Artist:  Frank DeVol and His Orchestra

Title:  Bacchanal!

Date:  1956

Label:  Columbia Records   CL 1287

Tone Portraits Composed By:  Albert Harris

Notes:  Subtitled, "The Passions and Pageantry of Gods and Goddesses of Mythology" this record attempts to bring to life a plethora of the mighty folk from time long gone. Frank DeVol, who if I'm not mistaken played Happy Kine on the TV show Fernwood 2 Nite, conducts the orchestra here with a sensitive hand and makes a good attempt at bringing out the unique qualities of each of the subjects. The cover notes describe in detail the traits of each of the Gods and Goddesses and give you a mental picture to hang the music on. And of course our cover model is adorned in the trappings of a Godess and placed in front of the proper background. A fun record for the lounge set as well as the lover of orchestration in general. And as I was reminded by a visitor to the site he also composed the theme to "The Brady Bunch". His credit (as DeVol) follows "And Ann B. Davis as Alice."

Track Listing

Side 1

Hades
Orion
Diana
Circe
Pan
Helen of Troy
Pegasus
Neptune

Side 2

Persephone
Morpheus
Bacchus
Kronos
Aphrodite
Mercury
Helios