WIZARD RECORDINGS

 
 

RIVIERA MAGIC

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my thanks to you

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friends for life

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Featuring one of the few existing theatre organs to have remained in its original theatre setting. Installed in 1926 it has been lovingly restored and maintained by the Riviera Theatre & Organ Preservation Society.


Tracks: God Bless America, Springtime for Hitler, Daddy's Little Girl, New York New York, Deanna Durbin Medley- Ave Maria, Vienna-City of my Dreams, Waltzing in the Clouds, When April Sings, Beneath the Lights of Home, Crazy, Latin Medley- Mexican Hat Dance, La Golondrina, La Cucaracha, Spanish Eyes, Valencia, Highland Cathedral, The Lost Chord, Medley- San Francisco, Keep Your Sunny Side Up, My Buddy, Canadian Sunset, Wind Beneath My Wings, Red Sails in The Sunset, Georgia, The Perfect Song, I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Perfect Day, Medley- Whispering in the Chapel, In The Chapel in The Moonlight, Medley- Shuffle Off To Buffalo, Yankee Doodle Dandy, America The Beautiful, Battle Hymn Of The Republic, God Bless America (Reprise).


The DVD has an added documentary about the history and location of the theatre and its Mighty WurliTzer. A real treasure!



The 1927 3/8 Compton Organ has been lovingly restored by Byron and Friends and is the finest example of the John Compton Organ Works output from that era.


Tracks: Wizard March, 76 Trombones, When the Organ Plays at Twilight, Machushia, Roses of Picardy, Poem, I Love to Hear You Singing, It's a Grand Night for Singing, Sound of Music, Do Re Me, Edelweiss, Climb Every Mountain, My Hero, Punch and Judy Polka, Body and Soul, Powder Your Face With Sunshine, We'll Go Riding on a Rainbow, A Certain Smile, One of Those Songs, Softly Awakes my Heart, King Kong March, The Lords Prayer, Latin Selection, Brazil, El Cumbanchero, Dream, I Won't Send Roses, My Thanks to You, World War II Selection, There'll Always be an England, Run Rabbit Run, The White Cliffs of Dover, We'll Meet Again, Land of Hope & Glory.


The accompanying booklet gives full details of the organ and its installation.

 
 
 

EARLIER RECORDINGS



PIPE ORGAN CDs



Tracks: Lazy Days of Summer, "2nd Concerto, Ain't Misbehavin, Carolina Moon, Fascination, Georgia, Make Believe, Melody in F, You'll Never Know, Poor Butterfly, Somewhere a Voice, Rambling Rose, Tales of Hoffman, Unforgettable, Giannima Mia, Beautiful Dreamer, A Closer Walk, Waltz With You, Myfanwy, When Your Old Wedding Ring Was New, Love Everlasting, Friends for Life.


This recording was a follow-up to the

following listed CD which had been

recorded two years earlier while the organ

was still in its US home. It is interesting to

compare the two. Even making allowances

for different recording conditions, the

comparison between installations is worth

noting.










Tracks: Love Everlasting, When Your Hair Has Turned To Silver, I’m Confessing, When The Organ Played At Midnight, My Love Parade, Dream Lover, Yesterday, Vienna, City Of My Dreams, Moonlight ‘n’ Roses, Don’t Ask Me Why, It Is No Secret, Patricia, More, Falling In Love Again. Honeysuckle Rose, A Dream, O Holy Night, Love’s Last Word Is Spoken, My Thanks To You, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, Let Me Call You Sweetheart, Melody Of Love, When Day Is Done, You Light Up My Life, Birth Of The Blues, How Great Thou Art, Amazing Grace.


CLICK HERE to learn the history of this fine instrument, which has been praised by organists from around the world for its mellow sounds and accurate voicing.






Tracks: Imperial Echoes, Sunny Side of the Street, Our Love Affair, Some of These Days, Whispering, My Mothers Eyes, The Touch of Your Lips, Alabama Jubilee, Shuffling Along, Patricia,This is My Beloved, Yesterday, We'll Gather Lilacs, How Great Thou Art, One Moment in Time, The Desert Song, Dark Town Strutters Ball, Alexandra's Ragtime Band, Sweet Georgia Brown, Tiger Rag, Two Hearts in Waltz Time, The Lambeth Walk, Granada, You'll Never Walk Alone.


Another one of Byron’s favourite organs to play. This album has received many accolades from US fans and enthusiasts for the diverse program which brings this Mighty WurliTzer to life. Byron is heard at the peak of his artistic achievements.





Tracks: The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise, Under The Double Eagle, Autumn Leaves/Autumn Concerto, When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful/Ain't Misbehavin’/St. Louis Blues, Under The Linden Tree, Somebody Stole My Gal/Bye Bye Blues/Put Another Nickel In, Sanctuary Of The Heart,  Always, Forgotten Dreams, When You Tell Me That You Love me, Fascination, You’re The Cream In My Coffee,/Avalon/Bye Bye Blackbird/When You’re Smiling,Sweetheart/Lover Come Back To Me/The Desert Song/One Alone/The Riff Song,How Great Thou Art, Hello Hello Who’s Your Lady Friend/All The Nice Girls Love A Sailor, Give My Regards To Broadway/I Won’t Send Roses/My Mammy/April Showers/California Here I Come, Myfanwy, Sing As We Go/Wish Me Luck/The Lambeth Walk/We’ll Keep A Welcome/You’ll Never Walk Alone/The Best Of Times.


This album was recorded as a video release on VHS. Limited copies are still available. Please email or telephone to check availability.

Special Order DVD available in UK. Email or telephone to check availability.








Tracks: The Savoy American Medley, To a Wild Rose, Ivor Novello Selection, Taboo, Trumpet Tune in D (Purcell), When the Organ Played at Twilight / Roses of Picardy / Poem (Fibich), A Certain Smile / Twelfth of Never / What I Did for Love, Myfanwy / Cartref (Home) / Unwaith Etto'n / Nghymru Anwyl (Welsh Exile Song).


This album was recorded on the Christie Organ, housed in the vast Astra Theatre at Llandudno. Byron has always considered it to have been one of the finest Christie Organs in Britain. Sadly, it has now been lost forever, having been destroyed by fire whilst stored in a warehouse after the closing of the theatre.















ELECTRONIC ORGAN CDs



Tracks: CD ONE – Crazy, Last Arrow, Last Rhapsody, So in Love, Titanic, Walk Hand in Hand, Portuguese Washer Woman, Legend, 2nd Piano Concerto, Fantasy Impromptu, No Matter What, Honeysuckle Rose, Oliver Selection, Dream of Olwen.

CD TWO – Angel in Blue, Mario Lanza Selection, Whistle Down the Wind, Our Love Affair, Portrait of My Love, Rhondda Rhapsody, Ivor Novello Selection, Stardust, Les Miserables Selection.


This double CD album features the very popular musical partnership of Byron Jones with his longtime friend and colleague Peter Hayward. Recorded not long before Peter left the UK to live in Sweden, it is a warm reminder of the many occasions when these two instinctively paired musicians have enchanted audiences for more than a decade.










Tracks: Wizard March, You Light up My Life, You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, Green Leaves of Summer, All in a April Evening, Mack the Knife, S'wonderful, Patricia (waltz), Somebody Stole my Girl, Waiting for the Robert E Lee, Baby Face, No Matter What, Non Ti Scordar, Only A Rose, Rose Marie, Sway, Danny Boy, Powder Your Face with Sunshine, We'll All Go Riding on a Rainbow, Cavatina, Rock Around the Clock, Besame

Mucho, Come Prima, Call Me, The Best Things in Life

are Free, Pasadena, This is My Life.



Wersi Scala



Tracks: Quando Quando, My Mother's Eyes, She Taught Me to Yodel/Happy Wanderer, Misty, You're my World, Satin Doll, In a Monastery Garden, Loveliest Night of the Year, I Left my Heart in San Francisco, Old Piano Rage, Margie, Put Another Nickel In, My Thanks to You;, Red Roses for  Blue Lady, Smile, Do You Hear the People Sing, Hello Dolly, Cavatina, If I Loved You - and more.  (22 tracks in all)



The first album recorded on Byron’s new Wersi

Scala instrument takes you into a brand new era

of musical sound generated by the latest technology.










Wersi Spectra


Tracks: Will your Anchor Hold, Make me a Channel of your Peace, Blessed Assurance, All Hail the Power, Morning has Broken, Lead kindly Light, Who is on the Lord's Side, Cwm Rhondda, Stand up for Jesus, Tell me the Old Old Story, Open my Eyes, Let There be Peace, Great is Thy Faithfulness, The Lord's Prayer, Crown Him, They Who Tread, Calon Lan, Love That will not Let me Go, Jesus Loves Me, Arglwydd Dyma Fi, Put your Hand in the Hand.


Because of the huge success with his earlier recording, ’22 Of My Favourite Hymns’, Byron has recorded this new collection of favourites ‘By Request’.











Tracks: Swing, Foxtrot, Tango, Cha Cha, Gavotte, Waltz, Cha Cha, Saunter, Waltz, Tango, Dinky One-Step, Rumba.


Twelve tracks of popular tune medleys, all in strict tempo especially for sequence dancers but much-loved by Byron’s music-loving fans.














 

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