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| 1 | Ritual Fire Dance | Stanley Black and his Orchestra |
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| 2 | Granada | Stanley Black and his Orchestra |
| 3 | Carmen Fantasy | Stanley Black and his Orchestra |
| 4 | Ay -Ay – Ay | Stanley Black and his Orchestra |
| 5 | Bulerias | Stanley Black and his Orchestra |
| 6 | Estrellita | Stanley Black and his Orchestra |
| 7 | Malaguena | Stanley Black and his Orchestra |
| 8 | Sevillanas | Stanley Black and his Orchestra |
| 9 | Valencia | Stanley Black and his Orchestra |
History
Stanley Black had his first composition broadcast on the BBC when he was only 12 years of age and at 15 won a Melody Maker arranging competition. In the 1930’s Black worked as a jazz player and composer working with a number of big names such as Joe Orlando and Lew Stone.
In 1944 he was appointed conductor of the BBC Dance Orchestra and held this role for nearly nine years sometimes broadcasting as often as six nights a week.
Black went on to compose, arrange and direct music for around 200 films after being appointed music director at Elstree Studios in 1958. At this time he was also principal conductor of the Associated British Picture Corporation Orchestra and musical director composer of that organisation from 1958 till 1963.
During his life, he conducted many of Britain’s major orchestras, and until the 1990s he was still directing regular broadcast sessions at the BBC studios, despite the onset of deafness in later life.
Stanley Black received numerous awards, including the OBE. He was made a life fellow of the Institute of Arts and Letters, and life president of the Celebrities Guild of Great Britain. He died in London in 2002, aged 89.
