Percy Faith - Passage to Romance Mucho Gusto (24 tracks) +Album Reviews

A work of art!

Jeff Borger | sunny Florida | 12/11/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If music is art, than this CD is a masterpiece. Percy Faith has had many releases of his famed Theme from a Summer Place,but here we get classic orchestral pop sounds that haven't been heard since the LP days. Passport To Romance includes some fun songs..Little Bells and Big Bells...The Portuguese Washerwoman for example. Some are just beautifully haunting, like Merry Go Round or The Little Lost Dog. You may not recognize all of the songs,but they will certainly become favorites if you love instrumentals by a huge orchestra. The second half of the CD is Mucho Gusto! This was Percy's second album of Mexican Music and the accent is on favorite latin tunes like Besame Mucho, Maria Elena,and Cielto Lindo. Percy Faith was quite prolific in his work, so I hope that Collectables releases many more works by this guy, one of my very favorites!"

Absolute Faith

Brian H. Williams | Manteca, CA United States | 09/28/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Finally, a cd reissue of two great Faith albums that have been released in their entirety. Mucho Gusto was the follow up to Faith's legendary Viva! album. Viva is the better of the two albums, but it is a treat to have this album back in circulation. Passport to Romance is unique in the Faith repertory, in that he uses an accordian. The accordian was used regularly by Faith's competitor, Mantovani. Passport to Romance has splendid arrangements of songs from Europe, much like Faith's other classic album, Bon Voyage! A great cd issue of classic instrumental music!! Highly reccomended!"

FROM THE PACIFIC TO SOUTH OF THE BORDER

RAFA | MEXICO, D.F. Mexico | 05/07/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A GREAT EXAMPLE TO ENJOY "LE FLAVOUR DE LA FRANCE" BEAUTIFUL ARRENGEMENTS TO FRENCH MUSIC, NOT ONLY ROMANCE. THE MUSIC OF MEXICO, MY HOMELAND, WHAT A WONDERFUL SOUND OF THE TRADITIONAL MARIACHI MUSIC. THE CLASSIC PIECE OF MONCAYO, HUAPANGO, ORIGINALLY WRITTEN FOR SYMPHONIC ORCHSTRA WENT ALL AROUND THE WORLD THANKS TO PERCY FAITH PERFORMANCE. VERY MUCH RECOMMENDED AND A GOOD INTRODUCTION NOT ONLY TO MEXICAN MUSIC, BUT ALSO FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. BUY THIS ALBUM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE."

"Maestro Faith's performances captivate & mesmerize fans"

J. Lovins | Missouri-USA | 02/22/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"When very young, heard this exciting arrangement of "DELICADO" with harpsichord flowing up and down the corridors of my school...our music teacher was playing something that grabbed me immediately...had to hear more, and more was enough to hook me, but good!Composer/Arranger/Artist extraordinaire PERCY FAITH was a God sent...he changed my life completely...which brings us to the CD "Passport To Romance" and "Mucho Gusto!", the later title is one of my all-time favorites...not only can Faith arrange for Strings, but "Latin-American Music" is his cup of tea.Let's look at stand outs ~ "BONJOUR TRISTESSE"(Thorn/Ruccione), latin rhythms slowing seep into the beautiful strings and Faith's orchestration..."A THEME FROM THE THREEPENNY OPERA"(Brecht/Weill), wonderful counterpoints and passages as instrumentally high, but we remember Bobby Darin, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald singing this classic known as "Mack The Knife"..."BREAD, LOVE AND DREAMS", sounds like the opening to Elmer Bernstein's "The Magnificent Seven", but the tempo takes over with entire orchestra responding to a wonderful theme..."SCALINATEELA(Stay After School)"(Cioffi), romance is in the air, very much like the "Zorro" television theme, with Latin rhythmic blends well and Faith's terrific arrangement(played this one over and over again)...likewise with "SIERRA MADRE(Luna Gitana)"Highlights abound with "SOMBRA"(Merveilleux)(Desbois/Mistraki), tango creeps into the picture, and it's intoxicating with running strings as counter-balanced through brass and percussion..."MARIA ELENA"(Barcelata), a constant tune that has been recorded by many, but never with the elegance of this cue..."PERFIDIA"(Dominguez), also places into that category of a standard in genre of Latin Music recorded by various artists, Percy gives this a flowing arrangement with brass, strings and percussion sounding off..."ADIOS MARIQUITA LINDA"(Jiminez), this is a tune you've heard, but can never place it, listen to the blending of this renowned orchestra, with the baton of conductor Faith is pure poetry...Percy Faith's music is timeless!Total Time: 68:14 on 24 Tracks ~ Collectables Records COL-CD-6057 ~ (1999)"

Very Good

John F. Gatens | Fair Lawn, NJ USA | 11/22/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Mucho Gusto by Percy Faith CD is one of the best musical recording that you could want. Many years ago, I had the 12 inch record version. Of corse, after many playings, with bad needles, it was worn out. I had to discard it. Very happy to have the CD of it now.

John Gatens"

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