Al Caiola • Serenade in Blue

 
Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Guitarist Al Caiola initially made his reputation as a session musician, playing on records made by Percy Faith and Andre Kostelanetz, among others. Caiola was the conductor and arranger for United Artists Records in the late '40s and early '50s. After leaving UA, he signed with RCA, where he released a number of singles in the '50s. In the early '60s, he went back to United Artists, which is where he scored his first hit with the theme to the film The Magnificent Seven. The single peaked at 35 in early 1961 and it was quickly followed by the theme to the television series Bonanza, which climbed to number 19. For the rest of the '60s, Caiola released a number of easy listening instrumental albums and also hosted a television show, which was only aired for a short while. Caiola continued to record throughout subsequent decades; he died in Allendale, New Jersey in 2016 at the age of 96.

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Biografía de Stephen Thomas Erlewine
El guitarrista Al Caiola inicialmente hizo su reputación como músico de sesión, tocando en discos hechos por Percy Faith y Andre Kostelanetz, entre otros. Caiola fue la directora y arreglista de United Artists Records a finales de los años 40 y principios de los 50. Después de dejar UA, firmó con RCA, donde lanzó una serie de singles en los años 50. A principios de los años 60, regresó a United Artists, que es donde anotó su primer éxito con el tema de la película The Magnificent Seven. El single alcanzó su punto máximo en 35 a principios de 1961 y fue seguido rápidamente por el tema de la serie de televisión Bonanza, que llegó al número 19. Durante el resto de los años 60, Caiola lanzó una serie de álbumes instrumentales fáciles de escuchar y también presentó una televisión. Espectáculo, que solo se emitió por un corto tiempo. Caiola continuó grabando a lo largo de décadas posteriores; murió en Allendale, Nueva Jersey en 2016 a la edad de 96 años.

 

Credits:
    Alto Flute, Bass Clarinet, English Horn – Romeo Penque (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 8)
    Bass – Clyde Rombardi
    Drums – Kenny Clarke
    Piano – Hank Jones (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 8), Ronnie Bell (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 7)
    Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Bernie Privin (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 7)
    Guitar – Al Caiora


Notes:
    Recorded December 14th and 27th, 1955.
    Producer – Ozzie Cadena
    Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
    Recorded by SAVOY, Newark

 

 

 

 

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