Junion

A video stream of the concert is available in Germany for free until March, 15th.
 
https://www.zdf.de/arte/arte/page-video-artede-anne-sophie-mutter-spielt-john-williams---violinkonzert-nr-2-100.html
 
Or until May,13th
 
https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/104492-000-A/anne-sophie-mutter-spielt-john-williams/
 

Ok, have replaced the bootleg and cover with the new official expanded edition of the digital release by Walt Disney Records.
 
Furthermore, I have added the expanded 4-LP edition by Mondo Records.
 
http://www.goplanete.com/johnwilliams/music/composer/themes.htm

Ok , there you go 
 

Alright, I have added this album and also another two singles of the Star Wars Skywalker Saga-Commemorative Edition from 2019 (7“disc vinyl)
 

Added the 21 CD box set of John Williams & The Boston Pops Orchestra and the limited vinyl reissue of Hook by Mondo to the discography.
 

 

I have added another collaboration album, "Dreamsville", to the Wiki discography as well as the EP. Lola Albright was a model, an actress and singer who became 92 years old. She played Edi Hart, the girlfriend of Peter Gunn on the series of the same name. She was singing on that series which is why "Dreamsville" was recorded during that time in February 1959 and released in August 1959 by Columbia Records. This album was arranged by Henry Mancini and featured his orchestra. 
 
Here is the wonderful song "Dreamsville" featuring John Williams on piano.
 
 
 
 

Here is a great article "TO LIFE! REMEMBERING "FIDDLER ON THE ROOF" ON ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY" by Michael Coate including passages from a sampling of original film reviews, the roadshow engagements and interviews with Mike Matessino, Greg Carson etc.
 
http://thedigitalbits.com/columns/history-legacy-showmanship/fiddler-on-the-roof-50th
 
 

Almost midnight here in Norway, but wanted to leave you with this weekend performance. It's the "title track" from Williams' solo album HERE'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR (aka WORLD ON A STRING) from 1957, featuring covers of Harold Arlen compositions. First and foremost, pay attention to Williams' elegant balance between soft and hard keyboard strokes throughout the piece.
 
 

Hey! It's weekend again. Time to share a little John Williams piano ditty. This is from the 1960 album BOTTOMS UP! by the George Roberts Sextet. Williams arranges and plays piano. There are plenty of great little piano solos throughout the album, but this is more about how he plays off of other musicians (the simultaneous chord hits in "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" are cute, for example). Perhaps this is my favourite track in terms of Williams playing on this particular album:
 
 

Hey, what's that? It's the weekend again?
 
Time for another John "Curly" Williams piano performance. This is a bit different. It's less about virtuoso playing and more about keeping time. Basically displaying Williams' left-hand bassline, as he gives momentum to the eternal classic "Brazil" (famously used in Terry Gilliam's film of the same name), much like he did on PETER GUNN. This is from the 1957 album THE JOHNNY WILLIAMS ORCHESTRA PLAYS SOUNDS FROM SCREEN SPECTACULARS, rereleased in 1958 as BIG HITS FROM COLUMBIA PICTURES, which had JW's print all over it as a proper "solo album" -- he arranged, he conducted, he played piano. The only thing missing was his own compositions, really. However, how Pickwick managed to transform the beautiful original artwork (from this and this) into this disastrous thing when they reissued it on CD in 1996 (and renamed it once again), is beyond me. Probably some contractual thing. I've been unable to find it on Youtube, and it's "scratched out" on Spotify, so here's an upload:
 
 
317322924_JohnWilliams-03Barroso_Russell_Brazil(fromThe.mp3

No prob, Docteur.
 
Since it's the weekend, I'll throw in another Williams gem here. This is from the 1956 album THE JOHNNY EVERGREENS by Russell Garcia and his orchestra. Garcia is still most famous for his score to the original THE TIME MACHINE (1960). He also occasionally posted on FSM untill he passed away in 2011, age 95. I did a thread on this particular album awhile back, because my theory was that it was the first professional "gig" Williams got after returning to LA in 1956. My hope was that it was recorded in, say, February or something of that year, but it appears it might be later (and hence not the first gig after all).
 
In any case, it's a pretty cool album featuring covers of Johnny Green compositions, with a stellar cast of musicians. Williams performs on two tracks, alongside trumpet master Don Fagerquist. "Body and Soul" is probably my favourite of the two -- Williams' elegant flourishes in the beginning have a kind of mournful quality.
 
 

I have added another collaboration album, "Dreamsville", to the Wiki discography as well as the EP. Lola Albright was a model, an actress and singer who became 92 years old. She played Edi Hart, the girlfriend of Peter Gunn on the series of the same name. She was singing on that series which is why "Dreamsville" was recorded during that time in February 1959 and released in August 1959 by Columbia Records. This album was arranged by Henry Mancini and featured his orchestra. 
 
Here is the wonderful song "Dreamsville" featuring John Williams on piano.
 
 
 
 

We absolutely don't care how they managed the content of the boxset as long as it is complete.
 
Real fans will reproduce the two dismembered original albums if they want to.
 
One thing I will do now, is to modify my disco to add "previously released recording" for the three repeating tracks on the Bernstein and Britannia albums...
 
@JunionDONE

Ok, done!

Great idea! I think it`s more intuitive now as you can select between albums as performer (conductor or pianist) and albums as composer. My only suggestion is to rename sub menu item "Concert works" to "Concert works performed by John Williams or others". Then it`s obvious that John Williams not just composed but also performed on several concert albums that cannot be found under menu item "John Williams as performer (conductor or pianist)".
 
I have added the 50th Anniversary Remastered Limited Edition (3-CD Set) of "Fiddler on The Roof" by La-La Land Records as well as the 40th Anniversary Edition Single (Picture Disc Vinyl) of "Raiders of The Lost Ark" by Walt Disney Records to the discography.
 

Done
 
First album track "Java Junction" was definitely arranged by Marty Paich.
https://www.jwpepper.com/Java+Junction/11355338.item

Yeah, it is really fascinating to do research of the beginning of John Williams` career. There is always something new to discover like for example his first album gigs with Dave Pell recorded in 1957.
 
Actually, Dave Pell mentioned him in the liner notes on the back cover of the original LP:
"As before, I have asked the best arrangers on the West Coast, possibly in the country, to write the arrangements for us- Marty Paich, Bill Holman, Shorty Rogers, Med Flory and a bright newcomer to our fold, John T. Williams."
 
Artist: Dave Pell Octet
Album: Jazz Goes Dancing (Campus Hop) Co-arranged by John T. Williams; RCA Victor; LPM-1662/LSP-1662 Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, November 12, 14 & 27, 1957 Released 1958; Reissued in 2013

Yeah, it is really fascinating to do research of the beginning of John Williams` career. There is always something new to discover like for example his first album gigs with Dave Pell recorded in 1957.
 
Actually, Dave Pell mentioned him in the liner notes on the back cover of the original LP:
"As before, I have asked the best arrangers on the West Coast, possibly in the country, to write the arrangements for us- Marty Paich, Bill Holman, Shorty Rogers, Med Flory and a bright newcomer to our fold, John T. Williams."
 
Artist: Dave Pell Octet
Album: Jazz Goes Dancing (Campus Hop) Co-arranged by John T. Williams; RCA Victor; LPM-1662/LSP-1662 Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, November 12, 14 & 27, 1957 Released 1958; Reissued in 2013

Yeah, it is really fascinating to do research of the beginning of John Williams` career. There is always something new to discover like for example his first album gigs with Dave Pell recorded in 1957.
 
Actually, Dave Pell mentioned him in the liner notes on the back cover of the original LP:
"As before, I have asked the best arrangers on the West Coast, possibly in the country, to write the arrangements for us- Marty Paich, Bill Holman, Shorty Rogers, Med Flory and a bright newcomer to our fold, John T. Williams."
 
Artist: Dave Pell Octet
Album: Jazz Goes Dancing (Campus Hop) Co-arranged by John T. Williams; RCA Victor; LPM-1662/LSP-1662 Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, November 12, 14 & 27, 1957 Released 1958; Reissued in 2013

Yeah, it is really fascinating to do research of the beginning of John Williams` career. There is always something new to discover like for example his first album gigs with Dave Pell recorded in 1957.
 
Actually, Dave Pell mentioned him in the liner notes on the back cover of the original LP:
"As before, I have asked the best arrangers on the West Coast, possibly in the country, to write the arrangements for us- Marty Paich, Bill Holman, Shorty Rogers, Med Flory and a bright newcomer to our fold, John T. Williams."
 
Artist: Dave Pell Octet
Album: Jazz Goes Dancing (Campus Hop) Co-arranged by John T. Williams; RCA Victor; LPM-1662/LSP-1662 Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, November 12, 14 & 27, 1957 Released 1958; Reissued in 2013

Yeah, it is really fascinating to do research of the beginning of John Williams` career. There is always something new to discover like for example his first album gigs with Dave Pell recorded in 1957.
 
Actually, Dave Pell mentioned him in the liner notes on the back cover of the original LP:
"As before, I have asked the best arrangers on the West Coast, possibly in the country, to write the arrangements for us- Marty Paich, Bill Holman, Shorty Rogers, Med Flory and a bright newcomer to our fold, John T. Williams."
 
Artist: Dave Pell Octet
Album: Jazz Goes Dancing (Campus Hop) Co-arranged by John T. Williams; RCA Victor; LPM-1662/LSP-1662 Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, November 12, 14 & 27, 1957 Released 1958; Reissued in 2013

Yeah, it is really fascinating to do research of the beginning of John Williams` career. There is always something new to discover like for example his first album gigs with Dave Pell recorded in 1957.
 
Actually, Dave Pell mentioned him in the liner notes on the back cover of the original LP:
"As before, I have asked the best arrangers on the West Coast, possibly in the country, to write the arrangements for us- Marty Paich, Bill Holman, Shorty Rogers, Med Flory and a bright newcomer to our fold, John T. Williams."
 
Artist: Dave Pell Octet
Album: Jazz Goes Dancing (Campus Hop) Co-arranged by John T. Williams; RCA Victor; LPM-1662/LSP-1662 Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, November 12, 14 & 27, 1957 Released 1958; Reissued in 2013

"Long ago (and far away)" is a song with music by Jerome Kern, and lyrics by Ira Gershwin from the 1944 film musical "Cover Girl". This song must have fascinated John Williams, as there exist different recordings with his involvement!

1. Recording at the Symphony Hall in Boston in December 1992; conducted by John Williams and released by the Boston Pops Orchestra on album "Unforgettable" (Sony Classical, SK 53380)

2. Recording for the album "The Johnny Williams Orchestra Plays Sound From Screen Spectaculars" (issued on Craftsmen C-8043 in 1957); reissued as "Big Hits From Columbia Pictures" (Tops L-1632; Golden Tone 9632S & Mayfair 9632S) and "Movie Memories" (Simitar/Pickwick, 1126-2 in 1996)

Another version of this song was recorded January 28, 1960. On that day John Williams took part in a recording session for the album "First Affair" with the popular American vocal quartet "The Four Freshmen". They have been very successful and nominated for a Grammy Award six times between 1958 and 1986.

Actually, John Williams played harpsichord on album track "Long Ago And Far Away" plus celeste on "I`ve Never Been In Love Before".
 
In this regard, here is a new collaboration album to be added to the JW discography. 
 
Artist: The Four Freshmen
Album: First Affair Featuring John Williams (celeste & harpsichord) on tracks "I`ve Never Been In Love Before" & "Long Ago And Far Away"; Capitol; (S)T1378; Recorded at Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, January 26-28 & February 1, 1960; Released September 5, 1960; Reissued in 2000 & 2002
 
 
 

Discography has been updated.
 


By the way, the film “The James Dean Story“ is available here: