Artist's albums
Summer Vibrations
2022 · album
Far Away Places, Vol. 1 & 2
2021 · album
Stereo 35/MM, Vol. 1 & 2
2021 · album
Bossa Nova
2021 · album
All The Way
2015 · album
Allah's Holiday
2015 · album
Matilda
2015 · album
Mood Indigo
2015 · album
Perdido
2015 · album
The Gypsy In My Soul
2015 · album
Tremendo
2015 · album
Cha Cha Classics
2013 · album
Bossa Nova Brazilian Classics
2013 · album
The Best Of The Original Roaring 20's
2011 · album
Big Band Series
2011 · album
La Mejor Música Estereofónica Del Mundo, Vol. XIII
1970 · compilation
Because You're Mine
1952 · single
Delicado
1952 · single
Feet Up
1952 · single
High Noon
1952 · single
Jambalaya
1952 · single
The Glow Worm
1952 · single
I Want to Be Happy
1957 · album
Enoch Light Y Las Guitarras Radiantes
1969 · album
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Biography
Enoch Light was a popular bandleader of the 1940s and '50s who is best known for his Persuasive Percussion and Provocative Percussion albums of the mid-'50s. They were some of the first albums to exploit the capabilities of stereo recording and the practice of using 35mm film as a recording medium instead of tape. During the '30s, he headed the Enoch Light and the Light Brigade big band. The Light Brigade primarily played in theaters and on the radio, although they also toured Europe. The band also managed a hit in 1937 with "Summer Night," which was sung by Johnny Muldowney. After the Light Brigade disbanded, Light became a session musician, playing on various records and radio broadcasts, including Hit Parade. During the '40s, he recorded versions of popular hits for budget labels, for sale in discount stores. Light's career bounced back in the late '60s, when the Charleston City All-Stars, under his direction, had a series of hit albums entitled Roaring 20's. After their success, he founded the Command record label, which gave him an outlet for his sonically adventurous records. Light happened to begin the label around the time stereo became widely available, and he exploited the new technology to its fullest, creating albums that used the full sonic spectrum of stereo. The first of these albums were Persuasive Percussion and Provocative Percussion, and they were wildly popular, charting in the American Top Ten. One of the most notable features of these albums were their "ping-pong stereo," which featured the music jumping from the left speaker to the right, and vice versa. During this time, Light and Command also pioneered the practice of using 35mm film instead of tape as a recording medium. Light remained the managing director of Command until 1965. While he was the head of the label, he recorded classical albums, big-band records, and collections of film themes. After 1965, Command was bought out by ABC Records, who in turn was quickly bought out by MCA Records. MCA made Command into a budget label, pressing the albums on poor vinyl and putting them into discount stores. By 1970, the label was no longer profitable and MCA shut it down. Light continued working, both as an arranger/conductor and the head of Project 3 Records. His activity slowed in the '70s, though he did continue to record. Light died on July 31, 1978. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi