Richard Hayman & His Orchestra - Waltzing Cat - The Music of Leroy Anderson (1989)

Something nice and light & relaxing for Boxing Day - this was a charity shop find that I grabbed right away due to that title and cover, thought it would at least be worth a giggle.  It's actually a very good recording of the most well-known tunes by light music composer Leroy Anderson (1908-1975), performed by pops-orchestra bandleader Richard Hayman and his orchestra.  Lots of fun to be had in the way that Anderson wrote and arranged, with plenty of these tracks falling on just the right side of novelty.  Reminds me of music for old-time cartoons in places.  BBC Radio 4 listeners will also recognise 'The Typewriter' as the theme tune from The News Quiz.  Lovely stuff.

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