PAUL WESTON - MUSIC FOR JENNIFER (1954) GMB

One of the most gorgeous of all so-called "easy listening" records was devoted to music from films that starred Jennifer Jones. This Paul Weston 10-inch LP from 1954 has everything - fine sound, lovely arrangements, excellent themes and a beautiful cover.

Paul Weston
Weston's liner notes claim that he got the idea for the album from Jones herself. Call me cynical, but I suspect he more likely got it from Jones' publicist. Whatever, it makes for a delightful program, later incorporated into a more generic "music from Hollywood" 12-inch LP.

Here are the films and composers represented:

Indiscretion of an American Wife - Alessandro Cicognini
Portrait of Jennie - Bernard Herrmann
Duel in the Sun - Dmitri Tiomkin
Since You Went Away - Max Steiner
Ruby Gentry - Heinz Roemheld
Song of Bernadette - Alfred Newman
Love Letters - Victor Young
Pistas
1 Autumn In Rome
2 Jennie's Song
3 Duel In The Sun
4 Since You Went Away
5 Indiscretion
6 Ruby
7 The Song of Bernadette
8 Love Letters

[danielmedina]

Beautiful music, this is the kind of music you turn on your system, place the old record of orchestra and just sit down in the dark room....and Dream the night away

[Soothsayer]

All themes are a delight and composed by seven Masters of film music.
Furthermore, Alessandro Cicognini scores with fine sound are hard to find.
Excellent Upload.

[AllenJones-wp]

Paul Weston's arrangements of AUTUMN IN ROME and SINCE YOU WENT AWAY are ravishingly lovely!

[Wixom]

This is style, grace and elegance moving in music. Thank you my mother for exposing me to beautiful music, classical opera and loving music as a child.

[viviandeleon]

Bella e inolvidable música, gracias por compartirla, esa si es música.

[tomperrone]

Fine music in Weston's OTHER orchestral style (strings, woodwinds, french horn, harp, and occasional romantic classical-style piano). Weston and lyricist Sammy Cahn adapted two themes from Alessandro Cicognini's score for "Indiscretion of an American Wife" into popular song-style melodies heard in this collection: "Autumn in Rome" [I remember a version recorded by Johnny Mathis] and "Indiscretion" [recorded by Weston's wife, Jo Stafford].

[antoniosouza]

Paul Weston excellent as usual. Wonderful... Antonio Castilho de Souza

[jimmieusery]

Very moving. Absolutely transcendent.

[guenzizabdelaziz]

Hi Gustavo
You are doing a Very good job. It is excellent.
We must not Forget that you were among the firsts. For several years.
Always Beautiful Music with great Orchestras.
Thank you.
Good Continuation!

[babyirene]

damn. So many crazy crazy albums. THank you thank you thank you!!

[howardcohen]

I WOULD like to hear the 12 inch album Music from Hollywood .