Enoch Light
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Enoch Henry Light (August 18, 1907 – July 31, 1978) was an American classically trained violinist, danceband leader, and recording engineer. As the leader of various dance bands that recorded as early as March 1927 and continuing through at least 1940, Light and his band primarily worked in various hotels in New York. For a time in 1928 he also led a band in Paris. In the 1930s Light also studied conducting with the French conductor Maurice Frigara in Paris.
Throughout the 1930s, Light and his outfits were steadily employed in the generally more upscale hotel restaurants and ballrooms in New York that catered to providing polite ambiance for dining and functional dance music of current popular songs rather than out-and-out jazz.
At some point his band was tagged The Light Brigade and they often broadcast over radio live from the Hotel Taft in New York, where they had a long residency. Through 1940, Light and his band recorded for various labels including Brunswick, ARC, Vocalion and Bluebird. In 1955, Light founded Grand Award Records and served as president and A&R chief. In 1959 he founded a subsidiary label, Command Records. Grand Award and its subsidiary labels were sold to ABC-Paramount Records in October 1959. Light's name was prominent on many albums both as musician and producer.
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- Waltzing Matilda - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- Banana Boat Song - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- The Third Man Theme - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- Sunrise over Sumatra - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- Bali Ha'I - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- Mimi - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- Calcutta - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- The Cockeyed Mayor of Kaunakakai - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- Theme from the Sundowners - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- Lisbon Antigua - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- How Are Things in Glocca Morra? - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- The Poor People of Paris - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- Istanbul - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- Isle of Capri - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- Cielito Lindo - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- The Moon of Manakoora - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- Wee Bit of Heather Medley - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- Flying Down to Rio - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- By the River Sainte Marie - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- Ching Ching Ching Chow - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- Tales from the Vienna Woods - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- Colonel Bogey - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- The White Cliffs of Dover - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
- Under Paris Skies - Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2 - Enoch Light
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