Tony Evans – Simply Beautiful

Simply Beautiful by Tony Evans and His Orchestra is a 12-track ballroom dance music album built around the five International Standard dances: Quickstep, Foxtrot, Waltz, Viennese Waltz, and Tango. The collection provides clearly identified dance rhythms and practical track lengths for ballroom practice, teaching, social dancing, and general listening.

The album opens with three Quicksteps, including There’s No Business Like Show Business, the title track Simply Beautiful, and Dancing with the Night. The tempo then shifts into Foxtrot with New York, New York, Easter Parade, and Change Partners, giving dancers a contrasting group of smooth, traveling selections.

The Waltz section features Fascination, followed by Count Garden Rose as a Viennese Waltz. Anniversary Song provides a second Viennese Waltz selection before the album closes with three Tangos: Tango Roma, Tokyo Tango, and Moonlight Tango.

Because the tracks are grouped across distinct Standard ballroom rhythms, Simply Beautiful works particularly well as a compact practice album. Dancers can move from the lively character of Quickstep through Foxtrot and Waltz before finishing with the sharper rhythmic character of Tango.

Track List

1. There’s No Business Like Show Business – Quickstep – 2:28
2. Simply Beautiful – Quickstep – 2:08
3. Dancing with the Night – Quickstep – 2:07
4. New York, New York – Foxtrot – 2:59
5. Easter Parade – Foxtrot – 2:59
6. Change Partners – Foxtrot – 2:55
7. Fascination – Waltz – 3:24
8. Count Garden Rose – Waltz – 2:22
9. Anniversary Song – Viennese Waltz – 1:52
10. Tango Roma – Tango – 2:15
11. Tokyo Tango – Tango – 2:12
12. Moonlight Tango – Tango – 2:11

Ballroom Rhythms Included

• Quickstep – 3 tracks
• Foxtrot – 3 tracks
• Waltz – 2 tracks
• Viennese Waltz – 1 track
• Tango – 3 tracks