CBW 659: Mood Music Library,1973, Studies For Guitar And Drama Beat [download again]

Quick break from the gems to bring you a gift from my library collector friend.

This is a better than average library album with some interesting music; despite the title it's not all guitar soloing.  First example a representative track featuring the guitar, Tikiunka:






Incidentally, the guitarist's name is Erich Fresti and he is also credited as a German film composer-- not surprisingly.

On the second side an orchestral number called Bussy and Brassy:





Notice how this teen-beat 60s discotheque style moves almost imperceptibly into modulations and more intricate sounds, thanks to a composition by the formidable Illin:
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Studies-For-Guitar-And-Drama-Beat/release/4809311

Of course, this same E. Illin I commented on favourably in the past in the context of "Mixed Shorties", and Gert Wilden, the famous German composer, also contributes at the end of side b.  Check it out!

E. Illin and G. Heinz - Mixed Shorties, Music for Television, Film, Radio, Brull CBW 669 (from 1976)

As you can see, the first side is all from Heinz and most of the second too.  Eugene Illin only appears in the last three tracks, and he was the reason I purchased this of course, on the strength of the great compositions he provided for the Drama in Rhythm library LP.  The bio from discogs says:

" Czechoslovak composer and saxophonist. 
Born 2 November 1924 in Biskupice pri Dunaji (former Czechoslovakia), died 12 March 1985 in West Berlin, West Germany. "

Notice that Heinz is more of a straightforward composer.
This would be one that would fit well in the dusty shelf blog, perhaps it already appeared in there once?

VA - Drama in Rhythm 1971 [Library]

First of all I would like to thank our old pnf friend Maestro for permission to use this record, which is his purchase.  The whole rip is in fact a group effort with the help of another pnf friend, pollux, to whom we give credit for the amazing clean-up job and repairing the cover scans to a pristine condition.

I am utterly amazed sometimes by the quality of composition on these library records.  Why did these composers write such brilliant material for merely occasional, nonce use, in some forgotten movie or TV show?  But clearly that is the purpose of our resuscitation, to help people hear some of these fantastic compositions from the past that really don't deserve to be forgotten...

There are a few composers here in the limelight, including R. Wilhelm, J. Haider (the famous German bandleader I presume?), R. Christoph, and E. Illin (who really stands out for me with his abstract modern works).  Illin is this guy, I presume?

Here is some more information on this record.  Maestro himself is an expert on this topic and can detail us more on the fascinating history of these records, and C. Brull Ltd. in particular.  I will open the floor up to his comments now, and thank him again for his impressive generosity and kindness.

As well, I know he is requested some missing entries in this series which I urge him to mention.

A wonderful selection from youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGfk118GoGA