JONES, Spike: Spiking The Classics (1945-1950)


Johann Strauss II/Sol Meyer

An der schonen, blauen Donau (The Beautiful Blue Danube), Op. 314 (arr. S. Jones)

Grayson, Carl, vocals
Porter, Del, vocals
Jones, Spike, percussion
Spike Jones City Slickers
Boys in the Back Room


An der schonen, blauen Donau (The Beautiful Blue Danube), Op. 314 (arr. S. Jones) 02:51
Franz Liszt/Del Porter

Liebestraum No. 3 (arr. S. Jones & D. Porter)

Ingle, Red, vocals
Jones, Spike, percussion
Morgan, Richard, narrator
Spike Jones City Slickers


Liebestraum No. 3 (arr. S. Jones & D. Porter) 03:11
Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov

The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57: Flight of the Bumble-Bee, "The Jones Laughing Record"

Jones, Spike, percussion
Spike Jones City Slickers


The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57: Flight of the Bumble - Bee, "The Jones Laughing Record" 02:44
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71

Scott, Susan, vocals
Jones, Spike, percussion
Studio chorus
Spike Jones City Slickers


I. The Little Girl’s Dream (Overture Miniature) 02:14
II. March 01:14
III. Land Of The Sugar Plum Fairy 01:06
IV. Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy 01:57
V. The Fairy Ball 00:27
VI. Chinese Dance 00:46
VII. Dance Of The Flutes 02:01
VIII. The Mysterious Room 00:55
IX. Arab Dance 02:08
X. Back To The Fairy Ball 00:29
XI. Russian Dance (Trepak) 01:13
XII. Waltz Of The Flowers 03:21
XIII. End Of The Little Girl’s Dream - Granny Speaks - Goodnight, Sleep Tight 01:56
Luigi Arditi

Ill Barkio (Il Bacio) (arr. S. Jones & E. Brandt)

Souez, Ina, soprano
Birdbath, Horatio Q., vocals
Jones, Spike, percussion
Spike Jones City Slickers


Ill Barkio (Il Bacio) (arr. S. Jones & E. Brandt) 03:23
Gioachino Rossini

Guillaume Tell (William Tell): Overture (arr. S. Jones & D. Weaver)

Weaver, Doodles, narrator
Jones, Spike, percussion
Spike Jones City Slickers


William Tell, Act 1: Overture (arr. S. Jones & D. Weaver) 03:25
Camille Saint-Saens/Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

6 Songs, Op. 6: No. 6, None But The Lonely Heart, "A Soaperetta" (arr. S. Jones & E. Brandt)

Grayco, Helen, vocals
Jones, Spike, percussion
Jones, Spike, vocals
Spike Jones City Slickers


6 Songs, Op. 6: No. 6, None But The Lonely Heart, "A Soaperetta" (arr. S. Jones & E. Brandt) 03:17
Eddie Maxwell/Spike Jones

Pal-Yat-Chee

Homer, vocals
Jethro, vocals
Gas, Frederick, vocals
Jones, Spike, percussion
Spike Jones City Slickers


Pal - Yat - Chee 03:23
Amilcare Ponchielli

La Gioconda, Act III: Dance Of The Hours (arr. S. Jones & D. Weaver)

Weaver, Doodles, narrator
Jones, Spike, percussion
Spike Jones City Slickers


La Gioconda, Act III: Dance Of The Hours (arr. S. Jones & D. Weaver) 05:11
Jacques Offenbach

Morpheus (arr. S. Jones & E. Maxwell)

Morgan, Freddy, vocals
Jones, Spike, percussion
Spike Jones City Slickers


Morpheus (arr. S. Jones & E. Maxwell) 02:56
Georges Bizet

Carmen (excerpts) (arr. J. Sommers & E. Brandt)

Gallagher, Eileen, soprano
Stanton, Harry, bass
Gas, Frederick, vocals
Jones, Spike, percussion
Jones, Spike, narrator
Hollywood Bowling Choral Group and Bull
Spike Jones City Slickers


Act I: Overture (Bizet Gets The Business) - The Bubble Gum Girls Stick Together - Carmen (A Square In Seville) 03:28
Act II: Don Schmozay And Soldiers - March (April, May, June And July) - Carmen Kills A Cadenza 02:49
Act III: The Giggle Song 03:25
Act IV: Typewriter Solo For Twelve Fingers - Toreador Song (It’s The Bull) - Finale (Also End) 03:12
Spike Jones

Rhapsody From Hunger(y)

Morgan, Freddy, vocals
Grayco, Helen, vocals
Jones, Spike, percussion
Spike Jones City Slickers


Rhapsody From Hunger(y) (arr. S. Jones) 03:17



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