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Good "strict tempo" dance music

J. Wakefield | SLC, Utah | 06/20/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The Swiss Ballroom Orchestra plays mostly instrumental music. All tracks are played in "strict tempo," and this makes it easier for newer dancers to stay with the beat. All 36 tracks are beautifully performed with an appropriate dance rhythm and tempo. This boxed set makes the "Let's Dance, Volume 5" of little use because 8 tracks are identical. If you enjoy the Columbia Ballroom Orchestra, you will enjoy this orchestra also.



There are some puzzles on the second disc. The third track is mislabeled as "Carnival, samba." It sounds more like rumba to me. Track 6 has a female vocalist, and it sounds a like a sedate Carol Channing. Track 10 is labeled as Paso Doble. Again, it sounds more like rumba to me.



Here are the titles, durations, and suggested dance for all 36 tracks:



Disc One

Cheek to cheek , 4:06, Foxtrot

Anything, 2:10, Quickstep

Great waltz, 3:25, Waltz

Golden Earring, 4:14, Tango

Continental, The, 3:49, Cha cha

Salamanca, 3:16, Paso Doble

Brazil, 2:55, Samba

I've got you under my skin, 4:19, Rumba

Zing! Went the strings of my heart, 2:58, Foxtrot

Jeepers creepers, 2:58, Quickstep

Skye Boat Song/Greensleeves/Amazing Grace, 2:53, Waltz

Poinciana, 2:24, Tango



Disc Two

Cherry pink and apple blossom white, 3:01, Cha cha

Viva Espana/Una Paloma Blanca/Hasta La Vista, 3:18, Paso Doble

Carnival, 2:18, Rumba (This is not a samba as listed on the label)

My prayer, 4:03, Rumba

New York, New York, 2:06, Foxtrot

I get a kick out of you (SB7f?), 2:01, Quickstep

Thornbirds Theme, 2:58, Waltz

Olvidado, 3:29, Tango

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La Da, 2:50, Cha cha

Apache/Wonderful Land, 3:00, Rumba (This is not Paso Doble as listed on the label)

Meditation/Little boat/One note samba, 3:25, Samba

Mash Theme, 2:23, Rumba



Disc Three

Nightingale sang in Berkeley Square, 4:40, Foxtrot

In the mood, 3:22, Quickstep

Three quarter, 2:52, Viennese Waltz (It has a slower introduction, and then hits a proper Viennese tempo)

Ole Guapa, 2:57, Tango

Over the rainbow, 4:04, Cha cha

Spanish gypsy dance, 2:06, Paso Doble

Mais que nada, 2:33, Samba

O sole mio, 2:06, Rumba

All of me, 4:00, Foxtrot

I got rhythm, 1:58, Quickstep

Vienne, mon amour, 2:48, Viennese Waltz

Night and day, 3:30, Tango"

Two out of three ain't bad

Peter Morelli | 05/20/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This collection of Ballroom Dance Music is one of the best I've found.The collection reflects good rhythmn as opposed to melody which is essential for DANCE music.Disc's 1 and 3 are excellent but I found Disc 2 to be weak.To be honest I have never found a Dance collection which I could rate as excellent.Most suffer from outdated,(not classic's which are timeless) best forgotten tunes and/or weak rhythmns."