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Jack Strachey (1894–1972) was an English composer and songwriter
Born John Francis Strachey in London on 25 September 1894, he began writing songs in the 1920s for the theatre and the music hall.
In the 1930s, he began to collaborate with Eric Maschwitz and in 1936 Strachey, Maschwitz (using the pen name Holt Marvell), and Harry Link co-wrote "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)", which was to provide a top ten hit for five separate artists.
Strachey scored another success in 1940, this time with Eric Maschwitz and Manning Sherwin, with the song "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square".
In the 1940s Strachey began to compose popular light music pieces for orchestra, and is best remembered in Britain as the composer of "Theatreland", "Pink Champagne", and especially "In Party Mood" (1944), which was the signature tune of Housewives' Choice.
Much in the style of “Theatreland” comes “West End”, a 1958 contribution to the Francis, Day and Hunter mood music library.
This is obviously a musical tribute to London's theatre scene, a genre very close to Strachey's heart.
The performance is by the New Century Orchestra conducted by Erich Börschel (FDH 199).