Ray Conniff - Ultimate Collection
Facts
| Artist(s) | Ray Conniff |
| Studio | Sbme Import |
| Release Date | July 20, 2001 |
| UPC Code | 766483257347 |
About Ray Conniff - Ultimate Collection
Tracks
Disc 1- 'S Wonderful - Ray Conniff, Gershwin, George
- As Time Goes By - Ray Conniff, Hupfield, Herman
- It Had to Be You - Ray Conniff, Kahn, Gus
- Theme from Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto - Ray Conniff, Conniff, Ray
- Oh, What a Beautiful Morning - Ray Conniff, Hammerstein, Oscar
- Cheek to Cheek - Ray Conniff, Berlin, Irving
- Rosalie - Ray Conniff, Porter, Cole
- Buttons and Bows - Ray Conniff, Livingston, Jay
- An Improvisation on Liebestraume - Ray Conniff, Litz
- Just One of Those Things - Ray Conniff, Porter, Cole
- Brazil - Ray Conniff, Barroso, Ary
- Deep Purple - Ray Conniff, Parish, Mitchell
- Love Me Tender - Ray Conniff, Matson, Vera
- Love Letters in the Sand - Ray Conniff, Coots, J. Fred
- You're the Cream in My Coffee - Ray Conniff, DeSylva, Buddy
- Medley: Autumn Leaves/Just Walking in the Rain - Ray Conniff, Mercer, Johnny
- Medley: I Wish I Didn't Love You So/Bewitched - Ray Conniff, Loesser, Frank
- The Continental - Ray Conniff, Conrad, Con
- Lady of Spain - Ray Conniff, Damerell, Stanley
- Kiss of Fire - Ray Conniff, Allen, Lester
- Volare - Ray Conniff, Parish, Mitchell
- Mack the Knife - Ray Conniff, Blitzstein, Marc
- This Love of Mine - Ray Conniff, Sinatra, Frank
- You'll Never Know - Ray Conniff, Warren, Harry
- You Oughta Be in Pictures - Ray Conniff, Heyman, Edward
- Invisible Tears - Ray Conniff, Miller, Ned
- Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) - Ray Conniff, Tiomkin, Dimitri
- I'm Always Chasing Rainbows - Ray Conniff, Carroll, Harry
- So Rare - Ray Conniff, Sharpe, Jack
- Jamaica Farewell - Ray Conniff, Burgess, Iain
- Somewhere, My Love - Ray Conniff, Jarre, Maurice
- King of the Road - Ray Conniff, Miller, Roger [Coun
- Red Roses for a Blue Lady - Ray Conniff, Bennett, Roy
- Mrs. Robinson - Ray Conniff, Simon, Paul
- This Is My Song - Ray Conniff, Chaplin, Charles
- Georgy Girl - Ray Conniff, Dale, Jim
- Hawaiian Wedding Song - Ray Conniff, Hoffman, Al
- It Must Be Him - Ray Conniff, Becaud, Gilbert
- Spanish Eyes - Ray Conniff, Singleton, Charlie
- Gentle on My Mind - Ray Conniff, Hartford, John
- Turn Around, Look at Me - Ray Conniff, Capehart, Jerry
- Angel of the Morning - Ray Conniff, Taylor, Chip
- Those Were the Days - Ray Conniff, Raskin, Gene
- Do You Know the Way to San Jose? - Ray Conniff, Bacharach, Burt
- Besame Mucho - Ray Conniff, Skylar, Sunny
- Mame - Ray Conniff, Herman, Jerry
- Jean - Ray Conniff, McKuen, Rod
- A Man Without Love - Ray Conniff, Mason, Barry
- Bridge over Troubled Water - Ray Conniff, Simon, Paul
- Everybody's Talkin' - Ray Conniff, Neil, Fred
- Honey Come Back - Ray Conniff, Webb, Jimmy [1]
- I'll Never Fall in Love Again - Ray Conniff, Bacharach, Burt
- Snow Bird - Ray Conniff, MacLellan, Gene
- What Have They Done to My Song Ma - Ray Conniff, Safka, Melanie
- El Condor Pasa - Ray Conniff, Milchberg, Jorge
- Sweet Caroline - Ray Conniff, Diamond, Neil
- Delilah - Ray Conniff, Mason, Barry
- I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) - Ray Conniff, Backer, William
- Alone Again (Naturally) - Ray Conniff, OSullivan, Gilbert
- Playground in My Mind - Ray Conniff, Pockriss, Lee
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Ray Conniff, Marks, Johnny
- Here Comes Santa Claus - Ray Conniff, Autry, Gene
- Silver Bells - Ray Conniff, Evans, Ray
- Jingle Bells - Ray Conniff, Pierpont, J.S.
- White Christmas - Ray Conniff, Berlin, Irving
Similar CDs
| Ultimate Collection | The Ultimate Collection | The Essential Ray Conniff | Ray Conniff Collection | It Must Be Him/Honey |
User Reviews
Average user review:| Five Star Song Selection; Four Star Quality |
| Great deal for the money! |
The set samples most of the albums Conniff recorded from 1956 through 1973. Much of the music is presented chronologically, at least until you get to the third disc. At times, this can be annoying so you might want to hit the "random" button on your CD player.
What is interesting about this set is that it goes deeper into the albums than most compilations. For example, "Playground In My Mind" was chosen instead of the hit title song from the album HARMONY.
It is a shame that Sony Australia didn't get copies of the original tapes from Sony New York. At times, the sound quality suffers. Mono recordings were used instead of stereo on many tracks.
The packaging doesn't include any photos of Conniff but the liner notes are good (although Ray's work from 1974 through 2000 is almost completely overlooked).
If you are new to Conniff give this set a try. You can sample 65 songs (including 5 bonus Christmas tracks from Ray's first Christmas album) at a low price. If you like what you hear, buy the complete albums on CD from the USA. January 27, 2003
More reviews at Amazon.com ...
