Canadian Orchestra Leader Percy Faith Did Disco

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a sizable bit:











Most notably a remake of his own classic:
THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE ...




this song was on the TOP of Billboard's Hot 100 for nine consecutive weeks in 1960
....the longest #1 run of any instrumental ....ever ...


live presentation:






Disco probably came easy for Percy Faith . As an orchestrator he was known for his lush arrangements ( notice in the footage , the "101" strings & the three french horns ). It is he who is often credited with creating the Easy Listening or Mood Music format. :icon_cool:

NYC took to his updated disco version of SUMMER PLACE nudging it into the Top Ten of Marky's Censensus Chart:

139) SUMMER PLACE '76 - Percy Faith
(Columbia) B= 15; C=21; D= 25; F= 6; Total points = 67
4 week on the chart (11/1 - 12/6/75); 1 week in the Top 10; Peak: #6


markydefad

Percy Faith would pass away within a very short time of this , in February of 1976 , at age 68.




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[Disco Funk]

Interesting arrangement. The rhythm sounds like the stuff Tony Camillo did with Charo.

Disco Funk

[Videoskooter]

Great Discofied version but you know that I like stuff like that. Like Remmy says, Disco was very easy for arrangers like Percy Faith, James Last, Caravelli and others.

Philly did borrow heavily from European classical music so symphonic orchestras just needed to add some beat and rhythm. And others took those ingredients and turned it into the real Disco that we cherish so much. Disco was just an evolution from the old dance music our great-great-grandparents danced too.

I don't know if we have found musical works from the old Egyptians but I'm pretty sure that they made music and when you rework that and put some rhythmic spice over it, you would have a composition that would not be very far from Costandinos.

[SandraDee]

You guys are bringing up all my fave instrumental tracks this week! First 'Mysteries Of The World' & now 'Theme from a Summer Place'.:icon_razz: I'm so pleased.

[JussiK]

Don't forget this Percy Faith protodisco masterpiece:
YouTube - Enter the Dragon theme song - Percy Faith

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Great Discofied version but you know that I like stuff like that. Like Remmy says, Disco was very easy for arrangers like Percy Faith, James Last, Caravelli and others.

Philly did borrow heavily from European classical music so symphonic orchestras just needed to add some beat and rhythm. And others took those ingredients and turned it into the real Disco that we cherish so much. Disco was just an evolution from the old dance music our great-great-grandparents danced too.

well said VS , and a point that I think gets largely overlooked .:icon_surprised:

Don't forget this Percy Faith protodisco masterpiece:
YouTube - Enter the Dragon theme song - Percy Faith

Nice bonus song Jussi . :icon_biggrin:

Are you aware of this ????






and now some more Percy Faith disco :


from 1975: LA BALANGA





and tonights closing song:

Percy Faith doing :

MACARTHUR PARK





the old fashioned way .





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[Videoskooter]

Speaking of Caravelli:

I found this on vinyl 2day! Not bad at all!