Bobby Darin Arranger Roger Kellaway receives French Jazz Academy Award

January 2nd, 2008

Bobby Darin’s friend and arranger, Roger Kellaway, will receive the “Best Record Of The Year” award in the “Classic Jazz” category from the French Jazz Academy at a ceremony on Monday, January 7, 2008 at the Grand Foyer of the Châtelet Theater in Paris, France. The award is for the Roger Kellaway Trio album “Heroes.”
Kellaway […]

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Bobby Darin sings I Will Wait For You

November 3rd, 2007

A romantic Bobby Darin number to heat up a chilly weekend…check it out at the DarinLand page on MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/darinland
–Michael M

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Bobby Darin sings “Night Song” (mp3)

October 13th, 2007

There’s a new song up on the DarinLand page at MySpace:
Check out Bobby Darin’s breathtaking rendition of “Night Song” from his 1966 LP “In A Broadway Bag.”
Use this link…
http://myspace.com/darinland

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Interview: Bobby Darin arranger Perry Botkin

September 10th, 2007

When you hear Bobby Darin swinging Count Basie-style on the “In a Broadway Bag” LP, this is largely thanks to arranger/conductor Perry Botkin. Botkin came into the project in the spring of 1966, with an intense desire to emulate the great Basie recordings he admired so much. One listen to the first five tunes on […]

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Bobby Darin CD Profile: Aces Back to Back

August 30th, 2007

Bobby Darin: Aces Back to Back (Hyena TMF 9324, 9/14/2004)
Producers: Joel Dorn, Jimmy Scalia
Format: CD (1 Disc) / DVD (1 Disc)
Tracks:
CD:
1. This Could Be The Start Of Something Big (Steve Allen)
2. Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (Bob Crewe)
3. Song Sung Blue (Neil Diamond)
4. All I Have To Do Is Dream - [with Petula Clark] […]

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Bobby Darin CD Profile: Sings the Shadow of Your Smile/In a Broadway Bag

August 16th, 2007

Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile (Atlantic 8121, April 1966)
CD Release: Edsel EDSS1012, 07/10/2007; Disky HR 902614, 12/14/2004
Recording Dates: December 13-15, 1965, Los Angeles, CA; February 4, 1966, Las Vegas, NV; March 23, 1966, Los Angeles, CA
Producer: Bobby Darin
Engineer: Walt Payne
Arrangements: Richard Wess*, Shorty Rogers**
Musicians:
DEC 13-Richard Wess (cond); Conte Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Al […]

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