David McCallum - Music - A Part Of Me FLAC

• Performer: David McCallum
• Title: Music - A Part Of Me
• Genre: Jazz / Funk
• Cat #: ST 2432
• Label: Capitol Records
• Country: Canada
• Date of release: 1966
• Style: Soul-Jazz, Rhythm & Blues
• FLAC size 2386 mb
• MP3 size: 1213 mb
• Record From Vinyl, LP, Stereo

David Mccallum Canada Capitol Records Soul Jazz Rhythm Blues 1966

• Arranged By – H.B. Barnum
• Engineer [Recording] – Joe Polito
• Photography – George Jarman
• Producer – David Axelrod

At the time I was born my father was a musician, a violinist - he still is. As I grew up, I was surrounded by music and musicians. My parents wanted me to become one too. So they suggested I take violin lessons - like father like son.
Then they suggested the violincello mother played the violincello. Then thepiano - grandfather taught the piano!
Finally I gave in - my choice, much to their surprise, being the oboe and the English horn. I played both these instruments for many years and even studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Then I found out that I really wanted to be an actor. I had a choice: the theatre or music. I chose the theatre. Acting is a totally demanding profession and I was soon forced to give up all ideas of a musical career. I sold my oboe and I sold my English horn. As an actor, I needed the money. But the desire to
express myself in music never left and I still studied, including harmony, and the theory of music.

In the fall of 1965 I devised an idea for a record album using the combination of instruments used here. It was born out of my past and out of my enjoyment of the music of today. I wanted a sound that could play the current
hits and at the same time possibly project something of me - a part of me. I took the idea to Capitol Records and within ten days we had recorded the first session. My career as an actor had allowed me to return to my first interest in music. Out of sheer loyalty I used the oboe and the English horn - and the playing of Gene Cipriano on the record is exactly as I would have liked to
be heard. However this time I was here as composer and conductor.

Eight of the twelve tunes need no introduction. Of the other four, one was written by my arranger H. B. Bamum. Another by the producer of the album David Axelrod. Two of them are mine. But all of them are very much a part of me. I hope you like it.
DAVID McCALLUM

• Matrix / Runout: T1-2432P1
• Matrix / Runout: T-2-2432P1