From Julie London’s purr to Bo Diddley’s muscular blues, from the Dance King of Havana, Beny Moré, to the Genius of Soul, Ray Charles, the soundtrack of Miami Beach 1959 was like the city itself - glamour and heat. Sun-kissed families swam and limboed by the hotel pool to sweet Frankie Avalon by day and hookers, hustlers and gamblers swayed in the same exact cabanas to wild Johnny Otis at night. This collection of songs taken from the TV show Magic City is designed to reflect this unforgettable time period...

This album collects together music from the '50s. From Bo Diddley's classic 'I'm a Man', to Ray Charles's beautiful 'Moon over Miami', this album is a great collection of various styles.

Personal favourites include Patti Austin's 'Tenderly'; Julie London's 'Chances Are'; Ray Charles's 'Moon over Miami' - these are this album's most beautiful tracks.

Fans of the show will relish the opportunity to pick this up.

Track listing:

01 - Bo Diddley - 'I'm a Man'
02 - Patti Austin - 'Tenderly'
03 - Frankie Avalon - 'Venus'
04 - The Diamonds - 'The Stroll'
05 - Tito Puente - 'Mambo Gallego'
06 - Albert King - 'Drowning On Dry Land'
07 - Johnny Otis - 'Willie and The Hand Jive'
08 - Julie London - 'Chances Are'
09 - Beny More - 'Mi Chiquita Quiere Guarachar'
10 - Lee Morgan - 'The Sidewinder'
11 - Ray Charles - 'Moon over Miami'

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Darren Rea