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Enoch Light

vn, 1907-1978 US, Canton, Ohio
Musician / Conductor of Jazz and Pop
A.k.a. Enoch Henry Light

Classical violinist, bandleader, and recording engineer (born August 18, 1907 in Canton, Ohio, USA - died July 31, 1978 in New York, New York, USA). He led his own dance band from the 1920s to the 1940s which toured Europe in 1928-1929 (and made recordings in Paris). As A&R chief and vice-president of Grand Award Records, he founded Command Records in 1959. Light's name was prominent on many albums both as musician and producer. He released myriad albums in various genres of music under a variety of names during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Light recorded several successful big band albums with his earlier established band in the Command days Enoch Light And The Light Brigade, using the original scores, keeping the arrangements as close to the original as possible. He retired from music entirely in 1974 and died four years later. He is credited with being one of the first musicians to go to extreme lengths to create high-quality recordings that took full advantage of the technical capabilities of home audio equipment of the late 1950s and early 1960s, particularly stereo effects that bounced the sounds between the right and left channels.

     
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Pop
  • Soundtrack
  • Latin
  • Classical
Popular Tracks   
Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps on I Want to Be Happy by Enoch Light
Tabu on I Want to Be Happy by Enoch Light
Charleston on I Want to Be Happy by Enoch Light
Orchids in the Moonlight on I Want to Be Happy by Enoch Light
Tea for Two on I Want to Be Happy by Enoch Light
Mambo Jambo on I Want to Be Happy by Enoch Light
I'm in the Mood for Love on I Want to Be Happy by Enoch Light
Out of Nowhere on I Want to Be Happy by Enoch Light
Good Night Sweetheart on I Want to Be Happy by Enoch Light
Fly Me to the Moon on I Want to Be Happy by Enoch Light

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Spaced Out & Charge!Enoch Light2017Album
Eight Classic Albums Vol. 2Enoch Light2014Compil.
Persuasive Percussion 1, 2 & 3Enoch Light - Terry Snyder And The All Stars - The Command All-Stars2013Compil.
Eight Classic AlbumsEnoch Light2013Compil.
Persuasive Percussion 1, 2 & 3 - Provocative Percussion 1 & 2Enoch Light2011Compil.
Beatles ClassicsEnoch Light2009Compil.
Persuasive PercussionEnoch Light1996Album
Provocative PercussionEnoch Light1995Compil.
Persuasive PercussionEnoch Light / Terry Snyder And The All Stars1995Compil.
Provocative PercussionEnoch Light1987Compil.
The Music Of The 1920'sEnoch Light, The Charleston City All-Stars1983Compil.
The Best Of The Big BandsEnoch Light1980Album
Music Maestro PleaseEnoch Light1979Album
Grandes Éxitos De La Grandes BandasEnoch Light1978Album
Super SoloEnoch Light1975Album
The Roaring 20's Volume 3Enoch Light & The Charleston City All-Stars1974Compil.
Test Record (To Set Up / Calibrate / Check Out Your Quadraphonic System)Enoch Light, Jeff Hest1974Album
Big Hits Of The SeventiesEnoch Light1974Album
Big Hits Of The SeventiesEnoch Light1974Album
Lo Mejor De HollywoodEnoch Light1973Single
20 Memorable Hits From Irving Berlin & Cole PorterEnoch Light1973Album
Project 3 / Popular Science - Test Record (To Set Up / Calibrate / Check Out Your Quadraphonic System)Enoch Light, Jeff Hest1973Album
Impelling Dances Of Our TimesEnoch Light1973Album
Musical Explorations In SoundEnoch Light, The Command All-Stars1973Album
Tempestuous Latin DanceEnoch Light / The Command All-Stars / Bobby Byrne1973Compil.
The Greatest Movie Themes Of The Decade 1964/1974Enoch Light1973Album
Test Record (To Set Up / Calibrate / Check Out Your Quadraphonic System)Enoch Light, Jeff Hest1973Album
20 Great Movies ThemesEnoch Light, Bobby Byrne1973Album
4 Channel Dynamite QuadraphonicEnoch Light1972Album
4 Channel (Quadraphonic) DynamiteEnoch Light1972Album
4 Channel DemonstrationEnoch Light1971Compil.
The Roaring 20's 16 Greatest HitsEnoch Light & The Charleston City All-Stars1971Album
4 Channel StereoEnoch Light1971Album
The Many Moods Of Enoch LightEnoch Light1967Compil.
Monteverdi - 400th Anniversary AlbumEnoch Light1967Album
Command Presents The Wonderful World Of Stereo SoundDoc Severinsen, Dick Hyman, Enoch Light, Tony Mottola, The Ray Charles Singers, The Robert DeCormier Singers, Lee Evans1967Album
Screen Best Golden AlbumEnoch Light, Bobby Byrne And His Orchestra1966Album
Command PerformancesEnoch Light1964Compil.
Big Band Bossa NovaEnoch Light1963Single
Big Band Bossa NovaEnoch Light1962Single
Big Band Bossa NovaEnoch Light1962Album
The Best Of The Original Roaring 20'sEnoch Light, The Charleston City All-Stars1962Album
The Million Dollar Command SoundEnoch Light1961Album
Enoch Light & Sansui QS SoundEnoch Light & Sansui QS Sound1961Album
The Original Roaring 20's Volume 4Enoch Light & The Charleston City All-Stars1961Album
The Roaring 20's Volume IIIThe Charleston City All-Stars Conducted By Enoch Light1961Album
Persuasive Percussion - Vol. 4Enoch Light And The Command All-Stars1961Album
The Original Roaring 20's Volume 4Enoch Light & The Charleston City All-Stars1961Album
Introducing Command vol.2Enoch Light1960Album
Sing A Song With The Original Roaring TwentiesEnoch Light And The Charleston City All-Stars1960Album
Sing A Song, With The Original Roaring 20'sEnoch Light & The Charleston City All-Stars1960Album
The Roaring 20's Volume 3Enoch Light & The Charleston City All-Stars1960Album
1920 Hi-fi Volume 2Enoch Light & The Charleston City All-Stars1959Album
Show SpectacularThe All Star Show Orchestra Conducted By Enoch Light1959Album
March From The River Kwai / SugartimeEnoch Light / Dottie Evans & Judy Johnson With The The Monarchs1958Single
Melody Of Love (Moments To Remember- Vol. 2)Enoch Light, Vincent Lopez, Lois Winter, Artie Malvin1958Compil.
The Roaring 20's Volume 8Enoch Light & The Charleston City All-Stars1957Single
The Roaring 20's Special EditionEnoch Light And The Charleston City All-Stars1957Album
The Roaring 20's Volume 3The Charleston City All-Stars Conducted By Enoch Light1957Single
The Song Of Daniel Boone (The Daddy Of Them All) / Honky Tonk Piano with Orch.Loren Becker with Enoch Light / Knuckles O'Toole1955Single
Toot Toot TootsieEnoch Light, The Charleston City All-StarsSingle
Big Brass & PercussionEnoch LightAlbum
Mode 1925Enoch Light, The Charleston City All-StarsAlbum
Theme From "The Sand Pebbles" (And We Were Lovers)Enoch LightSingle
The Roaring 20's Vol. XEnoch Light And The Charleston City All-StarsSingle
1920 Hi-fi Volume 1Enoch Light & The Charleston City All-StarsAlbum
The Roaring 20's - Volume 9Enoch Light And The Charleston City All-StarsSingle
Amor Pagano En PercusiónEnoch LightAlbum
The Original Roaring 20's Volume 5Enoch Light, The Charleston City All-StarsAlbum
Chicago / Happy Days Are Here AgainEnoch LightSingle
Songs From Westward Ho The Wagons Plus Other Great Western Song HitsBob Eberly, Jimmy Blaine, Elton Britt, Rosalie Allen, Enoch LightAlbum
The Roaring 20'sEnoch Light & The Charleston City All-StarsAlbum
Presenting Enoch LightEnoch LightAlbum
S'WonderfulEnoch Light & The Charleston City All-StarsSingle
Percussion With Enoch LightEnoch LightAlbum
Baby It's Cold Outside Cha Cha / Yes, Sir, That's My Baby Cha ChaEnoch LightSingle
W h o / Hot LipsThe Charleston City All-Stars mit Enoch Light und Charlie Margulis, Bobby Byrne, Milt Yaner, Ezelle Watson, Paul Ricci, Nick Perito, George Barnes, Jack Lesberg, Terry SnyderSingle
The Roaring 20's - Volume 7Enoch Light And The Charleston City All-StarsSingle
Percusión Exótica En Paises De LeyendaEnoch LightAlbum
Presenting Enoch LightEnoch LightAlbum
Great Themes From Hit FilmsEnoch LightAlbum
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