The musical brilliance of Steve Gray, Syd Dale and Roland Shaw is presented here for our listening pleasure, in a compilation of two albums drawn from the archives of Amphonic Music, one of the UK"s premier library music publishers. Recorded in the early 1980s, both Shades of Gray and It"s a Colourful World are a feast of melody, colour, rhythm and exotic harmonies, taking in styles such as jazz, funk, big band and light orchestral music, all blended into a glorious, kaleidoscopic whole. These albums demonstrate why Steve Gray, Syd Dale and Roland Shaw are regarded as being among the finest arranger-composers of their generation, while the immaculate musicianship, production and sound engineering are typical of the sheer quality of Amphonic Music"s output. Among the musicians and featured soloists are Ronnie Price (piano), Tommy Reilly (harmonica), Judd Proctor (guitar), Johnny Dean (drums) and Dave Richmond (bass guitar). REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL STEREO TAPES. Track listing: STEVE GRAY - SHADES OF GRAY (1980) STEREO 1: Powerdrive (Steve Gray) 2: Judd the O bscure (Steve Gray) 3: Bill"s Basement (Steve Gray) 4: A French Carousel (Steve Gray) 5: Only a Dream Away (Steve Gray) 6: Simply Sophisticated (Steve Gray) 7: El Sol (Steve Gray) 8: Finely Fluted (Steve Gray) 9: Strings A la M ode (Steve Gray) 10: Double Jointed (Steve Gray) 11: Starfire (Steve Gray) 12: Ballet (Steve Gray) SYD DALE/ROLAND SHAW - IT"S A COLOURFUL WORLD (1981) STEREO 13: San Francisco Bay (Syd Dale) 14: French Lace (Syd Dale) 15: Peacock Feathers (Syd Dale) 16: The Puppet Factory (Roland Shaw) 17: Flamingo Parade (Roland Shaw) 18: Dancing at the Palace (Roland Shaw) 19: Sunset in Seville (Roland Shaw) 20: Hot Hanna (Syd Dale) 21: La Croisette (Syd Dale) 22: Prater Park (Syd Dale) 23: Redwood Valley (Roland Shaw) 24: Pink Bacardi (Roland Shaw)