Enoch Light and His Orchestra

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Enoch Henry Light (18 August 1905, in Canton, Ohio – 31 July 1978, in Redding, Connecticut) was a classical violinist, bandleader, and recording engineer. As A&R chief and vice-president of Grand Award Records, he founded Command Records in 1959. Light’s name was prominent on many albums both as musician and producer. In the 1930s, Light studied conducting with the French conductor Maurice Frigara in Paris. He is credited with being one of the first musicians to go to extreme lengths to create high-quality recordings that took full advantage of the technical capabilities of home audio equipment of the late 1950s and early 1960s, particularly stereo effects that bounced the sounds between the right and left channels (often described as “ping-pong”). The first of the albums produced on his record label, Command Records, Persuasive Percussion, became the first huge hit based solely on retail sales. His songs received little or no airplay on the radio, because AM radio, the standard of the day, was monaural. Light went on to release several albums in the Persuasive Percussion series, as well as a Command test record. Enoch Light released myriad albums in various genres of music under a variety of names during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Some were released under Grand Award Records, a subsidiary label he founded earlier. The music was intended for older audiences, as opposed to most popular music of the time, which was usually aimed at teenagers. During this time, he pionee

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Vintage Dance Orchestras No. 304 - EP: Provocative Cha Cha Cha

Far Away Places

Around the World In 80 Days

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101 Big Bands Latino

Vintage Dance Orchestras No. 305 - EP: Spectacular Sound

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Vintage Dance Orchestras Nº48 - EPs Collectors "Dancing With The Orchestra"

Vintage Dance Orchestras No. 173 - EP: C'est Magnifique, Cha Cha, Cha

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Ultimate Lounge Classics

Vintage Dance Orchestras No. 171 - EP: Tea For Two, Cha Cha Cha

Big Band Bossa Nova: The New Beat from Brazil

Let's Dance the Bossa Nova

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Feat All the Hits! (Remastered)

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