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Come Dancing in sequence

~ a review of sequence dance CDs ~

 

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Last, Randles, Green, Wilce: Millenium Magic 2001: Maestro Records (CDTS 097) Added 17/08/08

Track
Dance
Music Titles

Data on CD
Reviewed Data

Time

bpm

bpm

Seq
Grades

Tracks 1-6: David Last

1

Quickstep

Be gone dull care

-

-

48

7

X

2

Quickstep

Waltzing Matilda / Tie me kangaroo down

-

-

48

7

P

3

Cha Cha

You’ve got your troubles / Young girl

-

-

31

6

X

4

Cha Cha

YMCA / Working my way back to you

-

-

31

6

P

5

Rumba

I’m stone in love with you

-

-

26

6

X

6

Rumba

Love changes everything / My foolish heart

-

-

26

6

P

Tracks 7-12: Philip Randles

7

Jive

Tuxedo junction

-

-

36

6

P

8

Jive

Gonna build a mountain

-

-

36

5

P

9

M. Waltz

Cara mia / Moulin Rouge

-

-

30

6

P

10

M. Waltz

Let there be peace on earth

-

-

30

4

X

11

Swing

Oh Susanna / This old man / There’ll be a hot time in the old town tonight

-

-

48

6

P

12

Swing

Match of the day / When the saints go marching in

-

-

48

6

P

Tracks 13-18: Larry Green

13

Foxtrot

Happy days and lonely nights / Long ago and far away

-

-

29

6

P

14

Foxtrot

I know why / You’ll never know

-

-

29

6

P

15

Tango

Let’s do it / Makin’ whoopee

-

-

32

6

X

16

Tango

Somewhere my love / Love is a many splendoured thing

-

-

32

6

X

17

Rumba

Perhaps perhaps perhaps / For all we know

-

-

26

6

P

18

Rumba

I dreamed a dream / As if we never said goodbye

-

-

26

6

P

Tracks 19-24: Malcolm Wilce Duo

19

Samba

Mister cuckoo / Matilda

-

-

55

8

P

20

Samba

Quanta la gusta

-

-

55

6

P

21

Blues

Ain’t no pleasing you /Did you ever

-

-

30

6

P

22

Blues

Leaning on a lampost / Moonlight bay / Have you ever been lonely

-

-

30

5

P

23

Gavotte

Friends for life

-

-

24

6

X

24

Gavotte

World in union / Lord of the dance

-

-

24

5

X

Total Playing Time: 77 minutes

Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’)

 

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Sanford,Last,Lofts: Sapphire In Sequence: Guitar/Keyboards/Drums-Percussion: Maestro Records (CDTS 047) Added 20/09/08

Track
Dance
Music Titles

Data on CD
Reviewed Data

Time

bpm

bpm

Seq
Grades

1

Quickstep

You make me feel like dancing / Dancing in the dark / Dancing on the ceiling

2:00

50

50

6

X

2

Quickstep

The best thing for you / Dearly beloved / Paper moon

1:58

50

50

6

XX

3

Foxtrot

Time was

2:22

29

29

4

X

4

Foxtrot

Love walked in / Two sleepy people / As time goes by

3:36

29

28

6

P

5

M. Waltz

Theme from Thorn Birds

2:56

29

29

5

X

6

M. Waltz

Humming birds

2:54

29

29

5

X

7

Tango

Neopolitan tango

2:36

32

33

5

X

8

Tango

Guitar tango

2:34

32

33

5

P

9

Rumba

Return to me / Anema cora / O solo mio

3:40

28

28

6

PP

10

Rumba

Come closer to me / Always in my heart / Manha de carnival

3:40

28

28

6

P

11

Cha Cha

Un poquito de tu amor

2:36

32

32

5

X

12

Cha Cha

Pepito

2:41

32

32

5

X

13

Jive

Trackside jive

2:11

37

39

5

X

14

Jive

When / When you smile / Dancing party

2:34

37

39

6

P

15

Foxtrot

Singing in the rain / April showers / Strollin’

3:27

29

29

6

P

16

Foxtrot

Carolina in the morning/Rockabye your baby/You’re nobody till somebody loves you

3:32

29

29

6

P

17

Quickstep

Sunny side up / Forty second street / Four leaf clover

2:00

50

51

6

P

18

Quickstep

Ain’t we got fun / Yes sir that’s my baby

2:02

50

50

6

P

Total Playing Time: 50 minutes

Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’) X (non-standard introduction)

 

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Sequence Dance Extravaganza Vol 2: Keyboards, Orchestral, etc: Maestro Records (CDTS 021) Added 25/01/09

Track
Dance
Music Titles (Artist*)

Data on CD
Reviewed Data

Time

bpm

bpm

Seq
Grades

1

Blues

The ugly bug ball (1)

3:17

-

29

6

P

2

Blues

Easter parade (1)

2:54

-

29

5

X

3

Quickstep

Tom Pillibi (2)

2:07

-

48

6

X

4

Quickstep

Charlie girl / I love my baby / Five foot two eyes of blue (1)

2:04

-

49

6

P

5

Foxtrot

Sleepy time gal (3)

3:11

-

27

5

X

6

Foxtrot

Scatterbrain / Sam’s song (4)

3:04

-

28

5

P

7

M. Waltz

London by night (5)

3:03

-

28

5

X

8

M. Waltz

Beautiful dreamer (3)

3:05

-

28

5

X

9

Cha Cha

Halfway to paradise (2)

3:13

-

31

6

X

10

Cha Cha

That’s living alright / Atmosphere (2)

2:48

-

30

5

X

11

Rumba

Numero (3)

2:38

-

26

4

X

12

Rumba

Maggie (2)

2:37

-

26

4

X

13

Saunter

Maybe it’s because I’m a Londoner / Hometown (6)

4:02

-

25

6

P**

14

Saunter

Moonlight becomes you (3)

3:07

-

28

5

P

15

Tango

Tango el torro (7)

3:13

-

32

6

X

16

Tango

Arrivederci Roma / Return to me (7)

2:40

-

32

5

X

17

Foxtrot

I wonder why / Shine on harvest moon (5)

3:05

-

28

5

P

18

Foxtrot

More than you know (8)

3:03

-

28

5

X

19

M. Waltz

Charmaine / Desert song / Tennessee waltz (1)

3:26

-

30

6

X

20

M. Waltz

Are you lonesome tonight / Carolina moon / Edelweiss (1)

3:19

-

31

6

X

21

Quickstep

A wonderful time up there (2)

2:46

-

48

8

P

22

Quickstep

Who do you think you are kidding Mr Hitler (6)

2:06

-

48

6

X

23

Jive

Good luck charm / Have I the right (2)

4:06

-

34

8

X

24

Jive

This old house (4)

2:39

-

38

6

X

Total Playing Time:  minutes

Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’)

 

* Artists:

(1) Bryan Smith & His Happy Piano

(2) Malcolm Wilce Duo

(3) Jack Emblow & The French Collection

(4) Tommy Sanderson Orchestra

(5) Peter Hughes Orchestra

(6) Bryan Smith & Roy Hudd

(7) Philip Randles

(8) John Lee & Hammond Organ

**  When played at 28 bpm

 

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The Big Bands Lounge Four: Orchestral: Worldwide WRD (WR2CD5044) Added 12/12/06

Track

Dance

Artist: Music Titles

Data on CD

Reviewed Data

Time

bpm

bpm

Seq

Grades

CD 1

  1

M. Waltz

Hugo Strasser: Valse d’ete

3:32

28

28

  5+

XXX

  2

M. Waltz

Max Greger: Mona

2:28

29

29

  4

P

  3

M. Waltz

Hugo Strasser: Les bicyclettes du Belsize

3:02

28

28

  5+ 

PX

  4

M. Waltz

Bela Sanders: Sweet souvenirs of Stefan

2:23

29

29

  3+

PX

  5

M. Waltz

Bela Sanders: Limelight

2:45

29

29

  4+

PXX

  6

Tango

Max Greger: Tango Fernando

2:50

31

31

  5+

XXX

  7

Tango

Hugo Strasser: Tango medley

4:22

31

31

  8

P

  8

Tango

Paul Kuhn: Tango de la noche

2:32

31

32

  4+

XXX

  9

Tango

Bela Sanders: Tango notturno

3:12

31

31

  5+

PXX

10

Foxtrot

Hugo Strasser: Strangers in the night

2:34

28

28

  4

PP

11

Foxtrot

Hugo Strasser: Chanson d’amour

2:34

29

29

  4+

P

12

Foxtrot

Kai Warner: Where or when

2:25

29

29

  3+

XXX

13

Foxtrot

Hugo Strasser: Red roses for a blue lady

2:23

29

29

  4

P

14

Quickstep

Hugo Strasser: Bye bye blackbird

2:12

49

49

  6+

XX

15

Quickstep

Bela Sanders: Somebody stole my gal

2:33

50

50

  7+

PXX

16

Quickstep

Max Greger: Goody goody

2:54

49

49

  8+

PPXX

17

Quickstep

Hugo Strasser: American patrol

3:05

50

49

  8+

PX

18

Quickstep

Ray McVay: Anything goes

1:46

50

50

  5

PP

19

V. Waltz

Hugo Strasser: Chin chin cherie

2:40

59

59

  9+

PX

20

V. Waltz

Max Greger: Rosen aus dem sudden

4:54

59

59

 17+

PXX

CD 2

  1

Cha Cha

Gunter Noris: If I were a rich man (V)

2:38

31

32

  5

PP

  2

Cha Cha

Hugo Strasser: Cha cha Piccolina

3:06

30

30

  5+

XX

  3

Cha Cha

Paul Kuhn: Bahama mama

2:55

31

31

  5+

XXX

  4

Cha Cha

Max Greger: Call me irresponsible

2:49

30

30

  5

X

  5

Cha Cha

Kai Warner: Dancin’ on Saturday night (V)

3:22

30

30

  6

PX

  6

Samba

Hugo Strasser: Brazil

2:35

50

50

  7+

PX

  7

Samba

Hugo Strasser: Guten morgen Sonnenschein

2:58

49

49

  8+

PXX

  8

Samba

Ray McVay: Granada

2:01

50

50

  6

P

  9

Samba

Hugo Strasser: Samba cielito

3:15

49

49

  9+

PX

10

Rumba

Hugo Strasser: Tara’s theme

3:18

25

25

  4+

X

11

Rumba

Hugo Strasser: Love story

2:43

26

26

  4+

PXX

12

Rumba

Max Greger: Something’s gotten hold of my heart

3:56

25

25

  5+

XXX

13

Rumba

Kai Warner: Baker street

3:52

26

26

  5+

XXX

14

Rumba

Kai Warner: Woman in love

3:20

26

26

  5

XXX

15

Paso Doble

Paul Kuhn: Sol y mar

2:05

59

59

  7

PX

16

Jive

Hugo Strasser: Sweet Georgia Brown

3:38

38

38

  8+

PX

17

Jive

Hugo Strasser: String of pearls

2:42

40

41

  6+

PXX

18

Jive

Horst Jankowski: Cabaret

2:47

42

42

  6+

XXX

Total Playing Time: 113 minutes

Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’) X (out of sequence/phase) X (non-standard introduction) X (breaks)

 

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The Big Bands Lounge Three: Orchestral: Worldwide WRD (WR2CD5043) Added 12/12/06

Track

Dance

Artist: Music Titles

Data on CD

Reviewed Data

Time

bpm

bpm

Seq

Grades

CD 1

  1

M. Waltz

Hugo Strasser: Plaisir d’amour

2:58

29

29

  4+

PX

  2

M. Waltz

Paul Kuhn: Oleander

3:21

29

29

  5+

PX

  3

M. Waltz

Gunter Noris: Edelweiss

2:48

29

29

  4+

PX

  4

M. Waltz

Hugo Strasser: Fascination

3:43

28

28

  6

P

  5

M. Waltz

Rudi Bohn: Nocturno

3:36

29

29

  6

PX

  6

Tango

Paul Kuhn: Unter den rotten laterne

3:09

31

32

  6

PX

  7

Tango

Hugo Strasser: Noches de Estrelita

2:10

31

32

  4

XXX

  8

Tango

Gunter Noris: Stier (Taurus)

3:06

31

32

  5+

PX

  9

Tango

Hugo Strasser: Tanz mit mir in den morgen

2:31

31

31

  4+

XX

10

Foxtrot

Hugo Strasser: You’re nobody ‘til somebody loves

4:00

29

28

  6+

PX

11

Foxtrot

Paul Kuhn: Smoke gets in your eyes

3:23

29

30

  6 

PXX

12

Foxtrot

Rudi Bohn: Traenen luegen nicht

3:38

29

29

  6

PX

13

Foxtrot

Max Greger: As I love you

2:26

29

29

  4

PX

14

Quickstep

Paul Kuhn: How high the moon

2:23

48

48

  6+

PXX

15

Quickstep

Hugo Strasser: The lady is a tramp

3:05

49

49

 10+

P

16

Quickstep

Ray McVay: Never ending song of love

2:07

49

49

  6

PP

17

Quickstep

Rudi Bohn: Truxa fox

2:32

49

48

  7

PXX

18

Quickstep

Hugo Strasser: Heu’t ist spatzenkonzert

2:41

50

50

  8

PX

19

V. Waltz

Hugo Strasser: Delilah

1:54

59

59

  6+

PP

20

V. Waltz

Bela Sanders: Tulips from Amsterdam

2:08

59

59

  6+

PX

CD 2

  1

Cha Cha

Gunter Noris: Bambula cha cha cha (V)

3:22

31

31

  6+

PP

  2

Cha Cha

Hugo Strasser: The happy farmer

2:38

31

31

  4+

PX

  3

Cha Cha

Max Greger: Oh pretty woman (V)

2:56

30

30

  5

PXX

  4

Cha Cha

Max Greger: Oh Carol

3:16

31

31

  6

PP

  5

Cha Cha

Ray McVay: The shadow of your smile

2:15

31

31

  4

P

  6

Samba

Paul Kuhn: Marina

2:57

50

50

  8+

XXX

  7

Samba

Ray McVay: Help yourself

2:02

50

51

  6

XXX

  8

Samba

Hugo Strasser: Manana

2:26

50

50

  7+

PX

  9

Samba

Rudi Bohn: Matrimony

2:55

50

50

  8+

XXX

10

Rumba

Paul Kuhn: Orfeo Negro

3:23

25

25

  4+

XXX

11

Rumba

Kai Warner: The touch of your lips (V)

2:55

25

25

  4+

P

12

Rumba

Gunter Noris: Memory

3:33

25

25

  5

PP

13

Rumba

Hugo Strasser: I just called to say I love you

3:29

25

25

  5

P

14

Rumba

Max Greger: Maria

2:35

26

25

  3+

PX

15

Paso Doble

Hugo Strasser: Espana cani

2:07

59

58

  6+

PPX

16

Jive

Hugo Strasser: Chattanooga shoe shine boy

3:03

40

40

  7+

PX

17

Jive

Hugo Strasser: Space shuffle

3:22

41

40

  7+

XXX

18

Jive

Horst Jankowski: Rock ‘n’ roll medley

2:47

42

42

  6+

XX

Total Playing Time: 111 minutes

Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’) X (out of sequence/phase) X (non-standard introduction)

 

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The Essential Waltz Collection: Orchestral: Worldwide WRD (WR2CD5030) Added 12/12/06

Track

Dance

Artist: Music Titles

Data on CD

Reviewed Data

Time

bpm

bpm

Seq

Grades

CD1

  1

M. Waltz

Manuel & the music of the mountains: Theme from Papillon

3:44

29

29

  5+

PXX

  2

M. Waltz

Shirley Bassey: He was beautiful (V)

2:42

28

28

  4

PX

  3

M. Waltz

Henry Mancini Orchestra: Maggie’s theme

2:34

28

28

  3+

XX

  4

M. Waltz

Henry Mancini Orchestra: Theme from Mollie Maguires

2:51