Saturday Night Fever Medley Producer: John Davis Arranger: John Davis Performer: The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler Label: Midsong International Records MSI 011 - A-side Recorded: June 9, 1979
I found this on a really old tape, and which was quite worn. Which surprises me, 'cause none of the other tapes I have second-hand are worn nearly as bad, so whoever owned this must've really loved it to play it so much. I can sorta see why, it's pretty good for, like, a retro-themed party.
haha I bought the "saturday night Fiedler" record from a charity shop today because the artwork is hilarious had no idea what to expect but this is actually really good.
My grandmother who loved Arthur Fiedler gave me this same record as a birthday gift in 1980. It was recorded just before Fiedler died. I remember seeing the news break on CBS during the morning on July 10 that he passed away.
I was at the premier of Saturday Night Fiedler, on May 1, 1979 when Arthur Fielder opened his 50th Anniversary conducting the Boston Pops. -- When he played this there were disco dancers to accompany the music.The album came out one month before he died on June 10th, 1979. It was his last album. -- He also did a great version of "How Deep is Your Love" which he never recorded.
I remember ordering this thru my "record of the month" club outta the back of a TV Guide. You could tape a nickel to an envelope, and in turn, get 10-12 albums mailed to you. Lol. And, the talk about people gettin' music for free today!
You know what is REALLY amazing about this? It's that every one of these songs uses the exact same twelve notes as Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. And it doesn't sound anything like Stravinsky! Sheer genius!
I may date myself, but I actually played a lot of this (and I do mean Fiedler's Disco) with my JR and SR HS bands many years ago. It was pretty fun about 25-30 years ago.
Hmm...is this Arthur Fiedler's last recorded work? He died about a month after was this recorded. I don't how I feel about that. Yeah, it's great that he kept up with the times, but at the same time, it doesn't seem fitting for him to go out doing the Bee Gees.
This recording was actually conducted by Harry Dickson, as Fiedler was in the throes of his final illness when the sessions were scheduled. In my opinion, it does neither Fiedler nor Dixon (his assistant for over two decades) any credit.
I had heard OF this album at the time but hadn't actually heard it until now. Ouch. Surprisingly sloppy playing by the orchestra. It is as if they had never heard the originals.
