Casa Musica – The Ballroom Mix 3 (2CD)

A Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton duet, Yuki Kajiura’s Lullaby and Demis Roussos’s Jerusalem of Gold share the opening Waltz section of The Ballroom Mix 3. These contrasting performers give its ten Waltz selections an individual character, offering alternatives to practising repeatedly with one singer or orchestra.

The programme then turns to Tango recordings by the Arthur Murray Orchestra, Danny Malando and El Choclo. Six Viennese Waltzes follow, bringing together Ornella Vanoni, Doris Day and Frank Sinatra, Julie Andrews and orchestral selections. This first part supplies three distinct dance sections before the second part concentrates on Foxtrot and Quickstep.

Foxtrot choices include Rosemary Clooney’s I Ain’t Got Nobody, Andy Williams’s Michelle and Livin’ Thing by the Beautiful South. The ten-track Quickstep section extends from Pet Me Poppa to Paul Anka’s Wonderwall and When Hollywood Goes Black & Tan by Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings. For teachers and couples building a varied Standard practice playlist, the mixture of named vocalists, duets and orchestras is the collection’s main attraction. Each recording remains listed under its dance, with the original sequence, timing and tempo figure available for selection.

Track List

Part 1

Waltz

Tango

Viennese Waltz

Part 2

Foxtrot

Quickstep