John Gregory and the New Cascading Strings - Another Time, Another Place

" Without music, life would be a blank to me. "
―----- Jane Austen

John Gregory
John Gregory, known to all his friends as Johnny, was born in High Street Camden Town in London on October 12th 1924. He made his first broadcast in 1944. Although best known as a prolific record arranger having been with Philips for over 20 years, he was the BBC Radio Orchestra's principal guest conductor. He is also a composer and has written the music for some 27 films, scored over 500 compositions and made over 2000 records which span the broad scope from light music, to Latin American, to Oriental. In 1976 he received an Ivor Novello Award for "Introduction and Air to a Stained Glass Window" and is generally recognized as one of the best orchestral and string ensemble arrangers.
Gregory learned to play the saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, trombone and piano.
He studied harmony and counterpoint at the London College of Music in Great Marlborough Street.
From the mid fifties onward many series of easy listening LPs were commissioned with the Cascading Strings, which he formed, and the final blockbuster "Chaquito" which outshone every Latin American Orchestra from Argentina to Mexico. From 1956 to 1960 Johnny was riding high but the illusive "Star" recognition, he deserved, still had to be stamped on the record buying public. It was at this point Johnny thought it was time to move on.
In 1974 Johnny signed a contract with United Artists under the name of Arpeggio Music, and one with Philips for three albums a year with Chaquito (for which he made a total of 14 albums), and the Cascading Strings The same year he signed a contract with the BBC to conduct the prestigious Radio Orchestra. He maintains this was the best time of his whole career. He went on as principal guest conductor until 1991.

Another Time, Another Place
A song written by Mike Leander which is best known in the version sung by Engelbert Humperdinck in the early seventies. Together with some other titles, this song became one of Humperdinck's signature songs.

MHO
There is no doubt that John Gregory is one of the musical geniusses of our time. Here he transforms the Humperdinck song "Another Time, Another Place" into a slightly slower paced ballad and in doing so, concentrates on the melody. But at the same time he adds some delicious "details" such as the romantically sounding harp and an equally romantic sounding piano. All in all, a remarkable choice of repertoire but with this gent at the controls, nothing can go wrong, so this instrumental rendition of "Another Time" is definitely worth listening to.
ENJOY !

Видео John Gregory and the New Cascading Strings - Another Time, Another Place канала Socratess2007