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David Read: Hot Stuff: Keyboards: David Read’s Albums: September release: Added 24/11/14

Track	Dance	Music Titles	Data on CD		Reviewed Data
			Time	bpm	bpm	Seq	Grades
1	Quickstep	I get a kick out of you / Mack the knife	2:10	48	48	6	X
2	Quickstep	Leaving on a jet plane	2:10	48	48	6	X
3	Foxtrot	Let it be	3:30	29	29	6	X
4	Foxtrot	Solitaire	3:30	29	29	6	X
5	M. Waltz	One moment in time	3:23	31	31	6	PP*
6	M. Waltz	God bless the outcasts	3:22	31	31	6	PP*
7	Rumba	Save the best for last	3:55	26	26	6	X
8	Rumba	Colours of the wind	3:56	26	26	6	P
9	Cha Cha	Hot stuff	3:12	32	32	6	PPP
10	Cha Cha	If I could talk to the animals	3:12	32	32	6	P
11	Tango	It’s a sin	3:12	32	32	6	PP
12	Tango	Tonight	3:13	32	32	6	P
13	Blues	High hopes	3:31	29	29	6	P
14	Blues	The beautiful briny sea	3:31	29	29	6	PP
15	Jive	Hit the road Jack	2:56	35	35	6	P
16	Jive	Da do run run	2:55	35	35	6	P
17	Swing	Pick yourself up	2:10	48	48	6	X
18	Swing	Side saddle	2:09	48	48	6	P
19	Saunter	You don’t have to say you love me	3:39	28	28	6	P
20	Saunter	The clouds will soon roll by (V)	3:39	28	28	6	P
21	Foxtrot	Sailing	3:30	29	29	6	PPP
22	Foxtrot	When will I see you again	3:29	29	29	6	PP
Total Playing Time: 70 minutes
Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’)

* PPP if volume levels are suitably adjusted

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David Read: Xmas Time: Keyboards: David Read’s Albums: September 2014 release: Added 24/11/14

Track	Dance	Music Titles	Data on CD		Reviewed Data
			Time	bpm	bpm	Seq	Grades
1	Quickstep	Let it snow let it snow	2:09	48	48	6	PP
2	Quickstep	Rocking around the Xmas tree	2:09	48	48	6	PP
3	Foxtrot	White Christmas	3:32	29	29	6	P
4	Foxtrot	Infant holy	3:34	29	29	6	P
5	Rumba	Little donkey	3:56	26	26	6	P
6	Rumba	Last Christmas	3:54	26	26	6	P
7	Cha Cha	Good King Wenceslas	3:12	32	32	6	PP
8	Cha Cha	Mary’s boy child	3:12	32	32	6	P
9	Tango	Ode to joy	3:12	32	32	6	X
10	Tango	Hark the herald angels sing	3:12	32	32	6	X
11	Saunter	Have yourself a merry little Christmas	3:42	28	28	6	PP
12	Saunter	Santa Claus is coming to town	3:42	28	28	6	P
13	M. Waltz	Once in royal David’s City	3:21	31	31	6	P
14	M. Waltz	It came upon a midnight clear	3:21	31	31	6	P
15	Jive	All I want for Christmas	2:57	34	34	6	X
16	Jive	I wish it could be Xmas every day	2:58	35	34	6	X
17	V. Waltz	The zither carol	1:44	60	60	6	P
18	V. Waltz	Holly and the ivy / Silent night	1:44	60	60	6	P
19	Bonus	Xmas Mayfair Quickstep	3:25	-	-	-	-
Total Playing Time: 59 minutes
Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’)

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David Read: I’ve Got Rhythm: Keyboards: David Read’s Albums: June 2014 release: Added 14/09/14

Track	Dance	Music Titles	Data on CD		Reviewed Data
			Time	bpm	bpm	Seq	Grades
1	Quickstep	Lullaby of Broadway	2:07	48	48	6	P
2	Quickstep	I’ve got rhythm	2:08	48	48	6	P
3	Foxtrot	I won’t send roses	3:30	29	29	6	P
4	Foxtrot	Falling in love with you	3:30	29	29	6	PP
5	M. Waltz	A letter to daddy	3:20	31	31	6	PP
6	M. Waltz	On my own	3:18	31	31	6	PP
7	Rumba	The cannon suite	3:54	26	26	6	X
8	Rumba	A whole new world	3:56	26	26	6	X
9	Cha Cha	Every day	3:11	32	32	6	X
10	Cha Cha	Rasputin	3:12	32	32	6	PP
11	Tango	Food glorious food	3:10	32	32	6	X
12	Tango	Reviewing the situation	3:13	32	32	6	PP
13	Mambo	Brown girl in the ring	2:08	46	46	5+	P
14	Mambo	It’s a holi-holiday	2:10	46	46	6+	P
15	Saunter	Spread a little happiness	3:36	28	28	6	P
16	Saunter	Dream a little dream	3:35	28	28	5+	P
17	Swing	Cabaret / Good morning	2:08	48	48	6	P
18	Swing	12^th Street rag	2:05	48	48	6	PP
19	Blues	One singular sensation	3:30	29	29	6	P
20	Blues	Singing in the rain	3:30	29	29	6	P
21	M. Waltz	Put you together again	3:20	31	31	6	P
22	M. Waltz	Hushabye mountain	3:18	31	31	6	P
Total Playing Time: 68 minutes
Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’)

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David Read: Stepping Out: Keyboards: David Read’s Albums: April 2014 release: Added 24/08/14

Track	Dance	Music Titles	Data on CD		Reviewed Data
			Time	bpm	bpm	Seq	Grades
1	Quickstep	Stepping out	2:09	48	48	6	X*
2	Quickstep	Get happy	2:09	48	48	6	X*
3	Foxtrot	Thank you for the music	3:30	29	29	6	X**
4	Foxtrot	Unchained melody	3:29	29	29	6	P
5	M. Waltz	Somewhere out there	3:22	31	31	6	PP
6	M. Waltz	Betty Grable	3:20	31	31	6	X
7	Rumba	Perfect day	3:55	26	26	6	PP
8	Rumba	Only you	3:55	26	26	6	P
9	Cha Cha	I will survive	3:12	32	32	6	P**
10	Cha Cha	YMCA	3:11	32	32	6	X***
11	Tango	I am what I am	3:11	32	32	6	X**
12	Tango	The world in union	3:11	32	32	6	P
13	Saunter	We’re a couple of swells	3:39	28	28	6	P
14	Saunter	I have a dream	3:38	28	28	6	P
15	Jive	Waterloo	3:24****	36	36	6	X
16	Jive	Chattanooga choo choo	3:26****	36	36	6	P
17	V. Swing	My favourite things	1:45	60	60	6	X
18	V. Swing	Que sera sera	1:42	60	60	6	P
19	Swing	Country roads	2:09	48	48	6	X
20	Swing	When I’m with my baby	2:09	48	48	6	X
21	M. Waltz	Bethena	3:21	31	31	6	X*****
22	M. Waltz	Antichi ricordi	3:21	31	31	6	PP
Total Playing Time: 67 minutes
Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’) * Increasing sound levels throughout track ** Relative sound levels in last third of track too high

*** Spoiled by ending

**** Actual times 2:51 and 2:54, respectively

***** Relative sound levels in last two thirds of track too high

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David Read: I Do Want To Dance: Keyboards: David Read’s Albums: June 2013 release: Added 20/08/14

Track	Dance	Music Titles	Data on CD		Reviewed Data
			Time	bpm	bpm	Seq	Grades
1	Quickstep	The continental	2:09	48	48	6	X
2	Quickstep	Bring me sunshine	2:08	48	48	6	X
3	Foxtrot	Misty	3:31	29	29	6	X
4	Foxtrot	Just the way you look tonight	3:31	29	29	6	X
5	M Waltz	Weekend in New England	3:24	30	30	6	P
6	M. Waltz	All I ask of you	3:26	30	30	6	P
7	Rumba	You raise me up	3:53	26	26	6	X
8	Rumba	The rose	3:54	26	26	6	X
9	Tango	Angelo	3:11	32	32	6	P
10	Tango	Rondo alla Turk	3:11	32	32	6	X*
11	Cha Cha	Is this the way to Amarillo	3:11	32	32	6	X
12	Cha Cha	Franki Valli medley	3:11	32	32	6	P
13	Blues	Australian medley	3:30	29	29	6	P
14	Blues	Matchstalk men & cats & dogs	3:29	29	29	6	P
15	Jive	Sweet 16	2:40	36	38	6	P
16	Jive	I do I do I do	2:40	36	38	6	P
17	Saunter	The glory of love	3:37	28	28	6	P
18	Saunter	I’d do anything / Truly scrumptious	3:36	28	28	6	P
19	Swing	Alexanders ragtime band	2:08	48	48	6	P
20	Swing	Come follow the band	2:09	48	48	6	PP
21	M. Waltz	Music of the night	3:26	30	30	6	PP
22	M. Waltz	I still call Australia home	3:27	30	30	6	X**
23	Rumba	Beauty and the beast	3:55	26	26	6	X
24	Rumba	I know him so well	3:56	26	26	6	P
Total Playing Time: 77 minutes
Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’) * Beautifully played rondo but not suitable for a tango

** Sound level much too high in last third of track

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David Read: Footloose And Fancy Free: Keyboards: David Read’s Albums: November 2013 release: Added 17/08/14

Track	Dance	Music Titles	Data on CD		Reviewed Data
			Time	bpm	bpm	Seq	Grades
1	Quickstep	No strings	2:08	48	48	6	X
2	Quickstep	Top of the world / Country roads	2:10	48	48	6	X
3	Foxtrot	Nobody does it better	3:32	29	29	6	X
4	Foxtrot	Stormy weather	3:28	29	29	6	P
5	M Waltz	Over the rainbow	3:18	31	31	6	PP
6	M. Waltz	Annies song	3:17	31	31	6	X*
7	Rumba	Lately	3:54	26	26	6	X
8	Rumba	The wind beneath my wings	3:54	26	26	6	P
9	Cha Cha	The edge of glory	3:12	32	32	6	P
10	Cha Cha	There’s a kind of hush	3:11	32	32	6	P
11	Tango	Besame mucho	3:10	32	32	6	PP
12	Tango	Super trooper	3:09	32	32	6	X
13	Blues	You’ve got a friend in me	3:30	29	29	6	P
14	Blues	Singing in the rain / Raining in my heart	3:29	29	29	6	P
15	Samba	Love is in the air	3:53	50	52	12	PPX
16	Samba	Tico tico	3:53	50	52	12	PPX
17	M. Waltz	3 times a lady	3:18	31	31	6	P
18	M. Waltz	Moulin Rouge theme	3:16	31	31	6	X**
19	Bossa	It’s not unusual	2:36	38	39	6	X
20	Mambo	Underneath the mango tree	2:09	46	48	6	X
21	Swing	Diamonds are a girl’s best friend	2:08	48	51	6	P
22	Swing	Fat Sam’s grand Sam	2:08	48	48	6	X
23	Tango	Eye of the tiger	3:19	31	31	6	PP
24	Mayfair	The Balmoral	2:30	n/a	32/64	4½/9	P
Total Playing Time: 75 minutes
Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’) X (non-standard introduction) * Beautifully played, worthy of PP except for division into three distinct sound levels

** Spoiled by last few bars

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David Read: I’m In Heaven: Keyboards: Maestro Records (CDTS 125) Added 12/12/06

Track	Dance	Music Titles	Data on CD		Reviewed Data
			Time	bpm	bpm	Seq	Grades
1	Quickstep	Cheek to cheek / They all laughed	2:09	48	48	6	P
2	Quickstep	42^nd street / We’re in the money	2:09	48	48	6	PP
3	Foxtrot	When I fall in love	3:29	29	29	6	P
4	Foxtrot	Over the rainbow	3:29	29	29	6	X
5	M. Waltz	Reach out and touch / You light up my life	3:24	30	30	6	XX
6	M. Waltz	Close every door to me	3:25	30	30	6	PPP
7	Tango	I could have danced all night	3:12	32	30	6	P
8	Tango	Who will buy	3:07	32	30	6	P
9	Rumba	Can you feel the love tonight	3:56	26	26	6	XX
10	Rumba	I’ve never been to me	3:56	26	26	6	XX
11	Cha Cha	If I were a rich man	3:10	32	32	6	P
12	Cha Cha	Eye level	3:10	32	32	6	PP
13	Blues	Wizard of Oz medley	3:33	29	29	6	P
14	Blues	Beatles medley	3:33	29	29	6	P
15	Swing	Who wants to be a millionaire	2:08	48	48	6	P
16	Swing	Glen Miller medley	2:08	48	48	6	P
17	Salsa	Ob la di ob la da	2:56	36	32	5+	PP
18	Salsa	Music box dancer	2:39	36	32	5	XX
19	Bossa Nova	Blame it on the bossa nova	2:35	40	40	6	P
20	Bossa Nova	Sometimes when we touch	2:43	36	38	6	XX
21	Caribbean Calypso	Dance the night away	2:51	36	36	6	PP
22	Caribbean Calypso	Hello Mary Lou	2:50	36	36	6	PP
23	In Line Cha Cha	Sway	3:10	32	32	6	P
24	In Line Cha Cha	Don’t stop movin’	3:11	32	32	6	PP
Total Playing Time: 68 minutes
Grades: P (good music) X (uninspiring) X (non-standard introduction)

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David Read: Keep Young And Beautiful: Keyboards: Maestro Records (CDTS 118) Added 17/03/09

Track	Dance	Music Titles	Data on CD		Reviewed Data
			Time	bpm	bpm	Seq	Grades
1	Quickstep	Keep young and beautiful	2:09	48	48	6	PP
2	Quickstep	Putting on the Ritz	2:09	48	48	6	PP
3	Foxtrot	Ain’t misbehavin’	3:28	29	29	6	PP
4	Foxtrot	Lullaby of Broadway	3:28	29	29	6	P
5	M. Waltz	Sunrise sunset	3:24	30	30	6	PP
6	M. Waltz	I dreamed a dream	3:24	30	30	6	PP
7	Tango	Habanera (Carmen)	3:08	32	32	6	PP
8	Tango	Winner takes it all	3:08	32	32	6	P
9	Rumba	The last farewell	3:53	26	26	6	X
10	Rumba	Words	3:54	26	26	6	X
11	Cha Cha	Flashdance	3:11	31	32	6	X*
12	Cha Cha	Sunny	3:11	31	32	6	PP
13	Swing	Walk in the Black Forest	2:07	48	48	6	P
14	Swing	Mac and Mabel / Barnham	2:08	48	48	6	P
15	Blues	Summer holiday	3:27	29	29	6	P
16	Blues	When I’m sixty four	3:27	29	29	6	P
17	Jive	Under the moon of love	2:50	36	36	6	P
18	Jive	My guy	2:49	36	36	6	P
19	Rumba	Just when I needed you most	3:51	26	26	6	X**
20	Rumba	Born free / Black beauty	3:54	26	26	6	PP
21	V Waltz	Upstairs downstairs	1:43	60	60	6	P
22	V Waltz	Mapp and Lucia	1:43	60	60	6	X
23	Salsa	Pizziricco	2:38	38	39	6	P
24	Salsa	Mah na mah na	2:43	38	38	6	X
Total Playing Time: 72 minutes
Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’)

* Good music but the Cha Cha rhythm is ill-defined

** Good music spoiled by final sequence

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David Read: Let’s Do It: Keyboards: Maestro Records (CDTS 116): Added 08/10/12

Track	Dance	Music Titles	Data on CD		Reviewed Data
			Time	bpm	bpm	Seq	Grades
1	Quickstep	Dames	2:07	48	49	6	P
2	Quickstep	Hello Dolly / Say has anyone seen my sweet Gypsy Rose	2:06	48	49	6	P
3	Foxtrot	Blue moon / Fly me to the moon	3:31	29	29	6	P
4	Foxtrot	Chanson d’amour	3:29	29	29	6	P
5	M. Waltz	Last of the summer wine	3:24	30	30	6	P
6	M. Waltz	Feed the birds	3:27	30	30	6	PP
7	Tango	Hernandos hideaway / New fangled tango	3:11	32	32	6	P
8	Tango	Don’t cry for me Argentina	3:07	32	32	8	P
9	Rumba	Together we are beautiful	3:54	26	26	6	P
10	Rumba	Can’t take my eyes off you	3:53	26	26	6	PX
11	Cha Cha	Those were the days	3:11	32	32	6	P
12	Cha Cha	Money money money	3:11	32	32	6	PP
13	Jive	Drifters medley	2:50	36	36	6	P
14	Jive	Reach	2:49	36	36	6	X
15	Saunter	Isn’t this a lovely day	3:41	28	28	6	X
16	Saunter	Let’s call the whole thing off	3:37	28	28	6	X
17	Swing	Let’s do it	2:04	48	49	6	X
18	Swing	All my loving	2:05	48	49	6	X
19	V. Waltz	Strauss medley	1:43	60	60	6	X
20	V. Waltz	Oom pah pah / Let’s go fly a kite / I feel pretty	1:43	60	60	6	X
21	Lilac Waltz	Promenade waltz	2:46	45	45	7	P
22	Party Samba	Copacabana	3:58	50	50	12	X
Total Playing Time: 68 minutes
Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’) X (non-standard introduction)

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David Read: Christmas Cavalcade: Keyboards: Maestro Records (CDTS 031): Added 17/07/12

Track	Dance	Music Titles	Data on CD		Reviewed Data
			Time	bpm	bpm	Seq	Grades
1	Quickstep	Jingle bells	2:09	48	48	6	P
2	Quickstep	Santa Claus is coming to town	2:09	48	48	6	P
3	Foxtrot	Winter wonderland	3:30	29	30	6	P
4	Foxtrot	White Christmas	3:30	29	30	6	P
5	Rumba	Mary’s boy child	3:55	26	27	6	P
6	Rumba	The snowman	3:55	26	27	6	P
7	Cha Cha	Deck the halls / Once in royal David’s city	3:10	32	32	6	P
8	Cha Cha	Hark the herald angels sing / Oh come all ye faithful	3:10	32	32	6	P
9	M. Waltz	When a child is born	3:24	30	30	6	PX
10	M. Waltz	Oh little town of Bethlehem	3:28	30	30	6	P
11	Quickstep	Rudolph the red nosed reindeer	2:08	48	48	6	X
12	Quickstep	In dulci jubilo	2:09	48	48	6	P
13	Jive	Jingle bell rock	2:49	36	34	6	P
14	Jive	Good King Wenceslas / We wish you a merry Christmas	2:50	36	34	6	P
15	Tango	Little drummer boy	3:11	32	32	6	P
16	Saunter	The holly & the ivy	3:34	28	28	6	P
17	Popular	Angels from the realms of glory	3:10	-	-	-	-
18	Popular	Christmas rapper	3:18	-	-	-	-
19	Popular	Away in a manger	2:51	-	-	-	-
20	Popular	Ding dong merrily on high	3:24	-	-	-	-
Total Playing Time: 63 minutes
Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’) X (non-standard introduction)

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