AL CAIOLA / HIGH STRUNG＋CLEOPATRA and all that jazz
戦時中に硫黄島に従軍したという経歴があり、1960年代のテレビ番組の音楽を多く手掛け、プレスリーやシナトラとも共演したというギタリスト／コンポーザーのアル・カイオラによる二枚のアルバム「HIGH STRUNG」と「CLEOPATRA and all that jazz」（ディック・ハイマン参加）を24bitリマスターでカップリング!!! Al Caiola's mastery of the guitar was always abundantly clear, both in his recordings as a studio musician and in his stage performances, and it is just as self-evident in these two albums and in his relationship with the two solid jazz groups that accompany him on them. "High Strung" was recorded in 1959, and without climbing way out on a limb, Al and his supporting cast of guitars - George Barnes, Al Cassamenti, Don Arnone, John Pizzarelli, and Billy Bauer - set new ideas to a solid swinging beat in "electrifying" up-tempo evergreens and a couple of his own compositions, backed by an excellent rhythm section. As for "Cleopatra and All That Jazz," Al Caiola and his Nile River Boys introduced two fine renditions from the Alex North film score, plus nine standards and an original by Caiola. This septet, featuring such top soloists as Dick Hyman, Clark Terry, Phil Bodner, and Barry Galbraith, performed the leader's arrangements - ranging from the humorous to the wistful. Each man is consistently brilliant and together they run the gamut of popular jazz forms, from swing to bossa nova. （Blue Moon） 1. Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie-Pinkard-Casey) 2:30 2. Dipsy Doodle (Larry Clinton) 2:39 3. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie (Billy Mayhew) 1:51 4. Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Bob Nolan) 1:59 5. Strait Ahead (Al Caiola) 2:08 6. Cherry (Redman-Gilbert) 2:22 7. Hindustan (Wallace-Weeks) 2:04 8. Sandy (Al Caiola) 2:24 9. Idaho (Jesse Stone) 2:24 10. I Love You (Thompson-Archer) 2:15 11. Rosetta (Hines-Woods) 2:18 12. Undecided (Shavers-Robin) 2:08 13. Antony and Cleopatra Theme (Alex North) 2:50 14. Temptation (Freed-Brown) 2:56 15. Love for Sale (Cole Porter) 3:14 16. Mad About the Boy (Noel Coward) 2:21 17. Body and Soul (Green-Eyton-Sour-Heyman) 2:57 18. Cleo Baby (Al Caiola) 2:59 19. Caesar and Cleopatra Theme (Alex North) 2:40 20. Lover Man (Sherman-Davis-Ram�rez) 2:38 21. I Can't Give You Anything but Love Baby (McHugh-Fields) 3:24 22. Under a Blanket of Blue (Simmons-Marks) 3:05 23. All of Me (Simmons-Marks) 2:37 24. Be Mine Tonight (Lara-Skylar) 2:06 Tracks #1-12, from the LP "High Strung" (RCA Victor LSP-2031) Tracks #13-24, from the LP "Cleopatra and All That Jazz" (United Artists UAS 6299) Format：CD Label：blue moon (ESP)
