Greenbank School, Ottawa
Not a lot of info on this collection from
Greenbank School in Ottawa.
Actually, there is no info at all on it. No year, no stories on who
they are. Here are the only credits:
Band - Mr. W.J. Smith Orchestra - Miss M. McDougall Choir - Mr. D. Heath
Production - W. J. Smith
Cover - J. Voyce Produced and recorded at Greenbank School,
Ottawa
Raindrops - This
one should qualify as a good attempt. It gets a bit out of tune, but
you'll still sing along with a familiar Bacharach tune.
Ode To Joy -
What's a school compilation without a little Beethoven?
Never On
Sunday - A jazzy number with the Greenbank Jazz Combo
Barbara Allan
- A classic choir piece
The highlight of this record is attributed
to "Laurie and Beckie" and wow. This is a great folk track, with two
young girls who can harmonize like they were the B-52s. Truly
excellent track.
Is There A
Future

Another pristine vinyl album for us. I found
this one at the Salvation Army store on Moodie in Bell's Corners
(Ottawa). In fact, I found 6 copies that had yet to be opened. I
refrained from getting them all, and settled on this one. There
aren't many details on the kids performing on this record, but
here's what I know.
Side 1 is dedicated to a series of
"highlights" from a show called "Captain Noah and His Flying Zoo" by Michael
Flanders and Joseph Horovits. The sample below is the first 3
minutes of this side. I won't lie to you...this is not the best
version you will likely hear of this song. The band isn't really
playing in time with each other, and the vocals are hard to
interpret, but like many school groups, this shows a lot of effort.
Excerpt from "Captain
Noah"
Side 2 has 7 tracks of the school bands in
various incarnations. The best performance on here, however, goes to
Martin Hirniak and his solo guitar take on "Waltz" by
Carulli.
Waltz
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