Film Albums: Rene Touzet Goes to the Movies (1962)

This is a fun album! It not only boasts that great album cover with the director's clapboard and all the titles listed, but the sound is fantastic - Rene Touzet mixes the musical style of Les Baxter with Peter Nero to get a uniquely Touzet sound. Rene Touzet was a Cuban bandleader and pianist so these covers of popular movie themes of the early 1960s definitely have a Latin rhythm to them. Can you imagine "Small World" in the style of Perez Prado's "Patricia"? That's what it does sound like. "Maria" is delightfully Spanish-sounding, "Exodus" becomes danceable, and "Moon River" was turned into a bossa nova - neato! Best of all - "Till There Was You" was transformed into a cha-cha!Ready to listen to Touzet? Click here to hear the entire album on Youtube. Track ListingSide One:Theme from The Wonderful World of Brothers GrimmTender is the NightSmall WorldMaria (West Side Story)Baby Elephant Walk (Hatari)Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffanys)Follow Me (Mutiny on the Bounty)Side Two: El CidMy…