John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra - Complete Philips Recordings

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John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra - Complete Philips Recordings

21CD compilation by Decca consisting on as many albums. This is the listing for the first 10 discs.
The remaining 11 are listed in the Part 2 of this page.

CD 1: POPS ON THE MARCH
ORIGINAL RELEASE PHILIPS 6302 082 (1980)
  1. Under the Double Eagle (3:15) (Josef Franz Wagner) (1856-1908)
  2. Pomp and Circumstance March Nº. 4 (4:57) (Sir Edward Elgar) (1857-1934)
  3. Coronation March (4:36) (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky) (1840-1893)
  4. Orb and Sceptre (6:49) (Sir William Walton) (1902-1983)
  5. Strike Up The Band (2:46) (George Gershwin) (1898-1937)
  6. St. Louis Blues March (2:59) (William Christopher Handy) (1873-1958)
  7. Midway March (4:10) (John Williams) (1932)
  8. 76 Trombones (2:58) (Meredith Willson) (1902)
  9. South Rampart Street Parade (5:11) (Bauduc / Haggart)
  10. Conquest (3:36) (Alfred Newman) (1901-1970)

CD 2: POPS IN SPACE
ORIGINAL RELEASE PHILIPS 9500 921 (1980)
  1. March from Superman (4:27)
  2. Love Theme from Superman (4:49)
  3. The Asteroid Field from The Empire Strikes Back (4:15)
  4. Yoda's Theme from The Empire Strikes Back (3:21)
  5. The Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back (3:07)
  6. Main Theme from Star Wars (5:38)
  7. Princess Leia from Star Wars (4:06)
  8. Suite from Close Encounters of the Third Kind (10:09)

CD 3: THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT
ORIGINAL RELEASE PHILIPS 6302 124 (1980)
  1. That's Entertainment: (3:37) Arranged by Richard Hayman
    a. That's Entertainment ((A. Schwartz - H. Dietz)
    b. Let me Entertain You (J. Styne)
  2. Excerpts from "Fiddler On The Roof" (7:23)
    (Jerry Bock - Sheldom Harnick / Arr. John Williams)
    a. If I Were a Rich Man
    b. To Life
    c. Miracle of Miracles
    d. Sunrise, Sunset
    e. Matchmaker
    f. Tradition
  3. Selections from "A Little Night Music" (8:54)
    (Stephen Sondheim / Arr. Jonathan Tunick)
    a. Night Waltz
    b. Send In the Clowns
  4. Richard Rodgers Waltzes (6:0) (Richard Rodgers/arr. Leroy Anderson)
    a. Lover
    b. Falling in love with love
    c. Oh, What a Beautiful Morning
    d. It's a Grand Night for Singing
  5. Pops on Broadway (6:55) Arranged by Ralph Burns
    a. One (Hamlisch - Kleban)
    b. Tomorrow (Charnin - Stouse)
    c. Don't Cry For Me, Argentina (T. Rice - A. L. Webber)
  6. Selections from "Gigi" (8:58) (Frederic Loewe - Andrew Lerner / Arr. Robert Russel Bennett)
    a. The Night They Invented Champagne
    b. Gigi
    c. Watz at Maxim's
    d. I'm So Glad I'm Not Young Anymore
    e. The Parisians
    f. Say a Prayer for me Tonight
    g. Thank Heaven for Little Girls

We Wish You a Merry Christmas CD tracksCD 4: WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS
ORIGINAL RELEASE PHILIPS 416 287-2 (1980)
  1. We Whish You a Merry Christmas (1:57) (Traditional / Arr. Arthur Harris)
  2. Christmas Festival: (9:12) (Traditional / Arr. Leroy Anderson)
    a) Joy to the World
    b) Deck the Halls
    c) God rest ye merry, Gentelman
    d) Good King Wanceslas
    e) Hark, the herald angels sing
    f) The first Nowell
    g) Silent Night
    h) Jingle Bells
    i) O come, all ye faithful
  3. A Christmas Greeting (12:51) (Alfred Burt)
    a) Come, dear children
    b) All on a Christmas morning
    c) Christ in a stranger's guise
    d) Caroling, caroling
    e) Some chindren see Him
    f) O Harken Ye
  4. Hollyday Cheer: (9:33) (Arranged by Billy May)
    a) Let it snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! (Styne - Cahn)
    b) The Christmas Song (Tormé - Wells)
    c) Jingle Bell rock (Beale - Boothe)
    d) Have Yoursel a Merry little Christmas (Blane - Martin)
    e) All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth (Gardner)
    f) I'll be home for Christmas (Kent - Cannon/Ram)
    g) Silver Bells (Evans - Livingston)
  5. A Christmas Carol (2:15) (Charles Ives)
  6. Carol of the drums (3:34) (Katherine K. Davis)
  7. The Twelve days of Christmas (3:48) (Traditional / Arr. Billy May)

CD 5: POPS AROUND THE WORLD
ORIGINAL RELEASE PHILIPS 6514 186 (1981)
  1. Colas Breugnon (4:37) (Dmitri Kabalevsky)
  2. Boccacio (7:02) (Franz von Suppé)
  3. The Bronze Horse (6:57) (Daniel-François-Esprit Auber)
  4. Russlan and Ludmilla (5:23) (Mikhail Glinka)
  5. The Cowboys (8:52) (John Williams)
  6. L'Italiana in Algeri (8:04) (Gioacchino Rossini)
  7. Candide (4:16) (Leonard Bernstein)

CD 6: AISLE SEAT
ORIGINAL RELEASE PHILIPS 6514 328 (1982)
  1. E.T.: The Flying Theme (3:43) (John Williams)
  2. Chariots of Fire: Main Theme (4:08) (Vangelis (arr. Joseph Reisman)
  3. Raiders of the Lost Ark: March (5:28) (John Williams)
  4. Yes, Giorgio: If We Were in Love (4:57) (John Williams)
  5. New York, New York: Main Theme (3:21) (John Kander / Aarr. Bill Byers)
  6. Gone With The Wind: Tara's Theme (4:40) (Max Steiner / Arr. Angela Morley)
  7. The Wizard of Oz: Over the Rainbow (3:10) (Harold Arlen / Arr. Alexander Courage)
  8. Singin' In The Rain: Main Theme (3:39) (Nacio Herb Brown / Arr. Conrad Salinger & Alexander Courage)
  9. Friendly Persuation: Main Theme (3:52) (Dmitri Tiomkin / Arr. Angela Morley)
  10. Meet Me In St. Louis: The Trolley Song (3:29) (Ralph Blane & Hugh Edward Martin / Arr. Conrad Salinger & Alexander Courage)

CD 7: OUT OF THIS WORLD
ORIGINAL RELEASE PHILIPS 422 902-3 (1983)
  1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Introduction from "Also Sprach Zarathustra") (1:46) (Richard Strauss
  2. E.T.: Adventures on Earth (9:10) (John Williams)
  3. Alien: Closing Title (2:45) (Jerry Goldsmith)
  4. Star Trek - The Television Show: Main theme (3:36) (Alexander Courage)
  5. Battlestar Galactica: Main Title (3:26) (Stu Philips)
  6. Star Trek - The Motion Picture: Main Title (4:03) (Jerry Goldsmith)
  7. Twilight Zone: Theme And Variations (3:34) (Marius Constant / Arr. Stu Philips)
  8. Parade Of The Ewoks from Return Of The Jedi (3:30) (John Williams)
  9. Luke & Leia (4:22) (John Williams)
  10. Jabba, the Hutt (3:30) (John Williams) with Chester Schmitz on the tuba
  11. The Forest Battle (4:01) (John Williams)

CD 8: PETER AND THE WOLF / NUTCRACKER SUITE
ORIGINAL RELEASE PHILIPS 412 556-2 (1983)
  1. Peter and the Wolf (26:39) (Serge Prokofiev)
  2. Miniature Overture from The Nutcracker suite op. 71a (3:15) (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
  3. Character Dances: March (2:18) (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
  4. Character Dances: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy (1:42) (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
  5. Character Dances: Russian Dance: Trepak (1:08) (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
  6. Character Dances: Arabian Dance (3:19) (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
  7. Character Dances: Chinese Dance (1:05) (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
  8. Character Dances: Dance of the Mirlitons (2:19) (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
  9. Character Dances: Waltz of the Flowers (6:49) (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky)

CD 9: WITH A SONG IN MY HEART
ORIGINAL RELEASE PHILIPS 412 625-2 (1984)
  1. Falling in love with love (2:11) (Rodgers - Hart / Arr. Hyman)
  2. In the steal of the night (2:43) (Porter / Arr. Reisman)
  3. Spring is here (3:32) (Rodgers - Hart / Arr. Reisman)
  4. I'm old fashioned (2:32) (Kern - Mercer / Arr. Courage)
  5. The sleepin' bee (4:21) (Arlen - Capote / Arr. Williams)
  6. I Love Paris (2:42) (Porter / Arr. Hyman)
  7. The song is you (3:43) (Kern - Hammerstein / Arr. Courage)
  8. I love you (2:15) (Porter / Arr. Courage)
  9. Love is here to stay (3:36) (Gershwin - Gershwin) John Williams on piano
  10. All the thing you are (4:02) (Kern - Hammerstein / Arr. Hyman)
  11. Love walked in (2:39) (Gershwin - Gershwin / Arr. Hyman)
  12. With a song in my heart (2:43) (Rodgers - Hart / Arr. Courage)

CD 10: SWING, SWING, SWING
ORIGINAL RELEASE PHILIPS 412 626-2 (1984)
  1. Opus One (3:17) (Sy Oliver - Sid Garris / Arr. Larry Wilcox)
    Jerome Rosen, piano and Thomas Ferrante, clarinet
  2. Begin the beguine (3:16) (Cole Porter / Arr. Jerry Gray & Billy May)
    Thomas Ferrante, clarinet
  3. Sunrise Serenade (2:55) (Frankie Carle / Arr. Richard Hayman)
  4. Tuxedo Junction (2:53) (Julian Dash - Edward Hawkins - Buddy Feyne - William Johnson / Arr. Richard Hayman) Robert Winter, piano and Leone Buyse, flute
  5. Satin Doll (2:23) (Duke Ellington - Bully Strayhorn / Arr. Richard Hayman)
    Robert Winter, piano
  6. In the mood (3:27) (Joseph Garland / Arr. Glenn Osser)
  7. Sing, Sing, Sing (3:59) (Louis Prima / Arr. Dick Hyman) Percussion ensemble
  8. Stopin' at the Savoy (2:39) (Benny Goodman - Edgar Sampson - Chick Webb / Arr. Glenn Osser) Percussion ensemble
  9. Moonlight Serenade (3:47) (Glenn Miller / Arr. Richard Hayman)
  10. String of Pearls (3:09) (Jerry Gray / Arr. Richard Hayman)
    Charles Daval, trumpet
  11. Sleepy Lagoon (2:43) (Eric Coates / Arr. Richard Hayman) Leone Buyse, flute
  12. The Song of India (3:27) (Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov / Arr. Don Sebesky)
    Norman Bolter, trombone
  13. Snowfall (3:12) (Claude Thornhill / Arr. Dick Hyman)(John Williams) Thomas Ferrante, clarinet
  14. Swing, Swing, Swing (4:25)



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