BILL RAMAL AND HIS TWIST BAND

Hallo und noch einmal schönen guten Abend, hallo Forum -

um das Forum am Leben zu halten ein neuer Beitrag :

Heute der Firma Warner Brothers ( WB ) ca 60 er Jahre.

Mit dem bekannten Intstumenten Cover - es gibt noch einige andere.

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Interpret : Bill Ramal ( mir völlig unbekannt )

Titel : Hey ! Ba- Ba-Re-Bop / Pretty Eyed Baby

Bestellnummer : WB A 5515
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So das war`s wieder einmal - und schönen Abend noch .


MFG // Euer - IHR // mr. beat - rock = N = roll


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Der Orchesterleiter Bill Ramal, der offensichtlich ein Spezialist für Holzblasinstrumente ist (oder war?), Flöte und Tenor-Saxophon sind jedenfalls belegt, war auch als Produzent tätig. Obwohl er auch bei sehr vielen bekannten Stars als Begleitung mit seinem Orchester aufscheint und eigentlich in der Musik-Szene sehr bekannt war, konnte ich bisher keinerlei biographische Daten über ihn finden.
Bei diesen Singles war er unter anderem beteiligt:
ARROW
02 58....725....KELLY OWENS COMBO Featuring BIG BILL RAMAL on Flute..Tweety (M6002)/KELLY OWENS COMBO Featuring BIG BILL RAMAL on Tenor..Wing Ding (M6003)
HARVARD
11 59....H-811....BILL RAMAL Arranged and Directed By RAMAL and GOTTFRIED..Down Home (H 6075)/Rock Lomond (H 6076)
WARWICK
08 60....M-572....THE CRAFTSMEN Arranged and Directed by RAMAL & GOTTFRIED..The Hucklebuck (60 WA 93)/Marty's Party (60 WA 94)
10 60....M-586....THE CRAFTSMEN Arranged and Direccted by Ramal & Gottfried..Walkin' With Mr. Lee (60-WA-123)/Tweedle Dee (60-WA-124)
NEDWARD
?? 61....N-1001....RON JEFFERSON with Bill Ramal and His Orchestra..That Wonderful Girl Of Mine (SIDE ONE)/Don't Take Your Lovin' From Me (SIDE TWO)
STRAND
02 61....25028....NICKY ROBBINS Orchestra Under the Direction of BILL RAMAL..Love Me (K 1,463)/No Matter What You Are (K 1,464)
SHELL
02 61....45-302....THE IVY THREE Arr. BILL RAMAL..Nine Out Of Ten (HS 518)/I Cried Enough For Two (HS 519)
AMY
03 61....8 1 8....STAN ROBINSON ARRANGED BY BILL RAMAL..North, South, East, West (BMI 5836)/The Exodus Of Pepe (BMI 5837)
COLUMBIA
05 61....4-42018....MARTY HILL with Bill Ramal..Summer Job (JZSP 53739)/Full Time Mama (JZSP 53740)
08 61....4-42073....MARTY HILL with Bill Ramal..Red Lips (JZSP 54477)/Give (JZSP 54478)
BEACH
08 61....B-1003A....BERNADETTE - Arranged & Conducted by Bill Ramal..Set Me Free/B….Don't Count Your Dreams
DUAL
01 62....45-504....(Arr. & Cond. by Bill Ramal) BOBBY PEDRICK..I'm Scared (MO8W 3706)/That Girl Is You (MO8W 3707)
TAMLA
04 62....T 54059....THE MIRACLES Arranged By BILL RAMAL..You Never Miss A Good Thing (DM V 036106)/I'll Try Something New (DM B 033206)
DIAMOND
05 62....D-114....GARY CRISS Arr. by BILL RAMAL..Welcome Home To My Heart (D 114A)/Our Favorite Melodies (D 114B)
WARNER BROS. (D) *)
06 62....A-5515....BILL RAMAL And His Twist-Band..Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop/Pretty Eyed Baby (WARNER BROS)
DIAMOND
08 62....D-122....GARY CRISS Arr. by BILL RAMAL..The Girl I Told You About (D 122A)/My Little Heavenly Angel (D 122B)
DUEL
08 62....516....BOBBY PEDRICK (Arr. & Cond. by Bill Ramal)..Two Ton Tessie (N9OW 1796)/Dining And Dancing (N9OW 1797)
10 62....520....BELLINO (Arr. by Bill Ramal)..Boss Bossa Nova (NO9W 3004)/Bossa Rock (NO9W 3005)
MERCURY
11 62....7 2 0 6 0....THE PLATTERS Orchestra Conducted by Bill Ramal..Heartbreak (YW 25636)/Memories (YW 25637)
DIAMOND
12 62....D-127....GARY CRISS Arr. by BILL RAMAL..Long Lonely Nights (D 127A)/I Still Miss You (D 127B)
MGM
12 62....K13116....CONNIE FRANCIS Arranged by Guilio Libano..Al Di La (62-XY-859)/CONNIE FRANCIS Arranged by Bill Ramal..I'm Gonna' Be Warm This Winter (62-XY-816)
02 63....K13123....BILL RAMAL..Sax Fifth Avenue (63-XY-356)/Hard Times (63-XY-357)
DUEL
03 63....525....BOBBY PEDRICK (Arr. & Cond by Bill Ramal)..If I Had My Life To Live Over (P5KM 3180)/If Mary Only Knew (P5KM 3181)
SHELL
05 63....45 - 313-V....MICHAEL ZARA and The Compliments Arr. & Cond. by Bill Ramal..Angels Of Mercy (HS 542)/Nobody Knows (HS 543)
DIAMOND
06 63….D-145….GARY CRISS Arr. by BILL RAMAL..Sweet, Warm And Soft (D-145A)/Little Joe (D-145B)
20th CENTURY-FOX
09 63….432….BILL RAMAL..Exodus (ZTSP 89288)/(Theme From) Dr. No (ZTSP 89289)
*) dafür habe ich in den USA kein "Original" gefunden. Möglicherweise wurde diese Single
.....ausschließlich für die TELDEC produziert

Keep Searchin'
Gerd

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Bill Ramal ist der Saxofonist Bellino Ramaglia, der mit Marty Wilson
und Billy Mure arbeitete.

Hallo Dieter!
Danke für die wichtige Information die uns jetzt wissen lässt, wer Bill Ramal tatsächlich war.
Die obige Disco kann natürlich nicht alle Singles erfassen, wo Bellino Ramaglia alias Bill Ramal maßgeblich mitgewirkt hat. Es ist mir aber aufgrund des neuen Wissensstandes ein Bedürfnis, wenigstens noch die Bellino-Single in die Disco einzubauen.

Keep Searchin'
Gerd

Noch ein interessanter Text zu Bill Ramal oder vielleicht Johnny Paris. Brian Young schickte mir vor einigen Jahren diese Mail:

You are quite right about Johnny Paris, not a good sax player. In fact, he was the worst of the five Hurricanes in the musicians' sense. Bill Ramal was an accomplished sax player, a New York session man, and had graduated the coveted Julliard School of Music here in the U.S. and a Columbia graduate. Bill Ramal told me over the telephone that Johnny was a very lousy sax player, and many times Ramal had to spend a few hours the day before a session to practice with him so that he could get his parts right in the studio when it came time to record. Either they would practice in a lower ballroom at the Hotel Forrest down the street from Bell Sound Studio in New York, or at the Brill Building, in one of the Big Top rehearsal rooms. Ramal told me that of the five Hurricanes, Dave Yorko was the most talented, a truly good guitar player, especially for his age and not having a college education. Harry Balk told me also in person several times, that Johnny was the worst player of the group.

Anyhow, yes many times BIll Ramal sat in for Johnny and played the sax parts so that the tune was smoother or more precise with a 'driving' sound. "Reveille Rock" and "Thunderbolt" were two songs I think that Bill said he played the sax parts on, and also "Storm Warning" (which he wrote for a session).

"Crossfire" took 20 or 30 takes to get down right. Yorko, Tesluk, and Balk each told me it was because JOHNNY couldn't get the sax parts right. Funny, because when Adam Kamorowski interviewed Johnny (I think in the 80's), Johnny said "Crossfire" took many takes to record because 'somebody' couldn't get their parts right (he never said it was because of HIM!).