Swing 39

Swing 39

Swing 39

ASIN: B00004YWEZ

Editorial Reviews
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Although the war was raging when Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, and the Quintet of the Hot Club of France recorded these tracks in 1939, their light-hearted swing on standards such as "Jeepers Creepers," "Tea for Two," and "My Melancholy Baby" recalls an earlier, more peaceful time. Reinhardt and Grappelli trade solos as if they are giving each other presents. They sound as if they are in a friendly competition to see not who is the fastest or flashiest, but rather who can play the most elegant, musical lines. This CD contains multiple takes of a number of songs, including "Japanese Sandman," "I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight," and the Reinhardt composition "Twelfth Year," but Reinhardt and Grappelli's inventiveness keeps them from sounding repetitive. Their intros and solos are different each time, and you get the feeling they could have recorded the same song a dozen times and come up with 12 different, but equally perfect, versions. The tracks on Swing 39 are among the last recorded in Paris by Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, and the Quintet of the Hot Club of France. Within a few months the group would be split up by the war, with Grappelli spending the duration in London and Reinhardt trapped in Paris. These tracks are a fitting tribute to not only a great band, but also to an era that was soon to disappear forever. --Michael Simmons

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King of the Clarinet 1938-39
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Restoration Of Radio Broadcasts Of Era Greats
  • Great music, just not complete.
  • Live radio performances from Artie Shaw's greatest band!
  • Swing that never grows old
  • A Terrific Shaw Collection!!!
 King of the Clarinet 1938-39
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
Manufacturer: Hindsight Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001813
Release Date: 1993-08-04

Tracks:

  1. You're Mine, You
  2. Go Fly a Kite
  3. Yesterdays
  4. Don't Worry 'bout Me
  5. My Heart Stood Still
  6. Traffic Jam
  7. Melancholy Lullaby
  8. In the Mood
  9. Sweet Adeline
  10. Lover, Come Back to Me
  11. Two Sleepy People
  12. I'm Coming Virginia
  13. One Foot in the Groove
  14. Just a Kid Named Joe
  15. Blue Interlude
  16. Day in, Day Out
  17. Leapin' at the Lincoln
  18. Artie Speaks
  19. Moonray
  20. What Is This Thing Called Love
  21. Small Fry
  22. Lambeth Walk
  23. Lilacs in the Rain
  24. Out of Nowhere
  25. Man from Mars
  26. Deep in a Dream
  27. Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise
  28. I Used to Be Color Blind
  29. Just You, Just Me
  30. Star Dust
  31. Night over Shanghai
  32. If I Had You
  33. Put That Down in Writing
  34. Sweet Sue
  35. Between a Kiss and a Sigh
  36. Together
  37. St. Louis Blues
  38. You're a Lucky Guy
  39. Shine on Harvest Moon
  40. I Can't Believe That You're in Love...
  41. Oh, You Crazy Moon
  42. I'm Yours
  43. What's New?
  44. It Had to Be You
  45. This Can't Be Love
  46. Everything's Jumpin'
  47. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
  48. I Cover the Waterfront
  49. Over the Rainbow
  50. Back Bay Shuffle
  51. Summer Souvenirs
  52. Ya Got Me
  53. Got This Mis'ry
  54. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
  55. Yam
  56. I Haven't Changed a Thing
  57. If What You Say Is True
  58. Maria My Own
  59. Last Night
  60. Hold Your Hats
  61. Nightmare
  62. Rose Room
  63. Comes Love
  64. Carioca

Tracks:

  1. Artie Speaks
  2. Moonray
  3. What Is This Thing Called Love
  4. Small Fry
  5. Lambeth Walk
  6. Lillacs In The Rain
  7. Out Of Nowhere
  8. Man From Mars
  9. Deep In A Dream
  10. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
  11. I Used To Be Color Blind
  12. Just You, Just Me
  13. Star Dust
  14. Night Over Shanghai
  15. If I Had You
  16. Put That Down In Writing
  17. Sweet Sue
  18. Between A Kiss And A Sigh
  19. Together
  20. St. Louis Blues
  21. You're A Lucky Guy
  22. Shine On Harvest Moon

Tracks:

  1. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
  2. Oh You Crazy Moon
  3. I'm Yours
  4. What's New?
  5. It Had To Be You
  6. This Can't Be Love
  7. Everything's Jumpin'
  8. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
  9. I Cover The Waterfront
  10. Over The Rainbow
  11. Back Bay Shuffle
  12. Summer Souvenirs
  13. Ya Got Me
  14. Got The Mis'ry
  15. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
  16. The Yam
  17. I Haven't Changed A Thing
  18. If What You Say Is True
  19. Maria My Own
  20. Last Night
  21. Hold Your Hats
  22. Nightmare (Closer)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Restoration Of Radio Broadcasts Of Era Greats .......2007-02-19

I just wanted to express my kudos to Hindsight records for releasing 3 great box sets of Artie Shaw, Harry James and also the fine broadcasts of Duke Ellington 1946-1947 collection.
It seems that copies are available at great prices here and this is not a review but an endorsement of all 3 sets as to quality and content.
All come with great notes and booklet, superb sound all done with integrity to the artist...
The radio broadcasts of Benny Goodman are found on Sony's 2 CD set which is also grand and for those collectors and lovers of big band it is welcome that this genre of music is still readily available with fine audio restoration.

3 out of 5 stars Great music, just not complete........2006-10-25

Given, this collection is not intended to be a "Complete recordings..." set, but it sure would have been nice that if Hindsight Records was going to take the time issuing an anthology with the care that they have with this, then they would have at least put out all the material they have at their disposal and have previously issued on their LP issues, "The Uncollected Artie Shaw" volumes 1 through 5 as well as their double album "Artie Shaw - 22 original big band recordings. (Vols. 1 & 2 are on CDs.) Those albums (with the exception of the last one I mentioned) contained complete individual broadcasts, so the tunes were laid out in a logical and chronological order without anything missing. True, maybe it can be said you don't need umpteen versions of the band's theme ("Nightmare") opening and closing each broadcast, but you'd at least have everything that was once on the Hindsight LPs including many other tunes other than the band's theme that haven't been re-released on this set of CDs.

Musically though, this is the great Shaw band of 1938-1939 performing live as they did for crowds in person and who were listening in via radio. And the band is phenomenal. THIS is what you heard when you listened to Artie Shaw and his "Begin The Beguine band" that struck gold and transfixed Swing fans of 1938-39. This contains many tunes that weren't recorded for RCA/Bluebird at the time so will be new to the ears of Shaw fans that only know of Artie via the records he made. As for the tunes that were recorded for RCA and are represented in LIVE versions here, get ready for a ride!! In my personal opinion, the broadcast recordings are FAR better than the actual studio recordings because the band was doing its "THING" and musicians were only concerned with the "heat of the moment". So, yes, there is background noise from the crowd and maybe the studio-recorded versions are more "perfect", but the feel for the music and arrangements on these recordings is far less "stiff" than on any of the recordings they made in a studio. And it is all brilliantly brought to life here.

Other than hearing how the whole band altogether played live though, the single most important aspect of these recordings is the absolutely stunning musicianship displayed by Artie playing his clarinet. Forget for a moment that he drilled and rehearsed the band to perfection and that he played a major role in the writing of all the band's arrangements. His level of ability is readily apparent both as an accomplished technician of the Clarinet (there is virtually nothing that he cannot execute) as well as being a brilliantly creative improviser in the truest jazz sense - that demonstrates he was an endless font of lines and ideas and was playing in a manner that few musicians on virtually any instrument could match at the time (and most others, since). And yes, it bothers me when I hear how Benny Goodman was always so much "better" or "swung" so much harder than Artie. Well, as for the degree to which Benny's band "swung", yes it may be true that they did so more often than Artie's band did. Benny sought nothing beyond being a "hot" band. Artie knew that his band HAD to be "hot" but it was not the total emphasis. Anyway, listen to "Carioca" or "Man From Mars" on this set and tell me that Artie's band couldn't swing just as hard as Benny's when Artie wanted it to and the arrangements they played dictated that they do. Beyond that, I find it ironic that Artie's band seems to play with a much "gutsier" beat on the hard-swing numbers than Benny's band usually actually did. On the standards or ballads, Artie seems to have it all over Benny when it comes to expressing a simple melody and weaving it into something of sheer rhapsodic beauty. As for technical ability on the horn, Artie and Benny had it down, as equals. But it seems to me that Benny was never the poet, able to spin out the lines and variations that Artie was when it came to inspired creativity as an on-the-spot improviser. And these recordings bear that out in no uncertain terms.

5 Stars for the music and what's included, 1 Star for not putting in print everything they have issued before, and in chronological order. 3 Stars for the collection.

5 out of 5 stars Live radio performances from Artie Shaw's greatest band!.......2004-03-15

[Important note: There is a mistake on the track listings above. The first CD obviously doesn't contain so many tracks! This is what is actually on the first CD: "Nightmare" "Rose Room" "Comes Love" "Carioca" "You're Mine You" "Go Fly a Kite" "Yesterdays" "Don't Worry About Me" "My Heart Stood Still" "Traffic Jam" "Melancholy Lullaby" "In the Mood" "Sweet Adeline" "Lover Come Back to Me" "Two Sleepy People" "I'm Coming Virginia" "One Foot in the Groove" "Just a Kid Named Joe" "Blue Interlude" "Day In, Day Out" "Leapin' at the Lincoln"]

A lot of shoppers might wonder what exactly this box set of three CDs from swing bandleader Artie Shaw actually contains. Here's the straight deal: these are recordings of live radio broadcasts of Artie Shaw and his Orchestra that were performed between November 1938 and November 1939. The broadcasts came from The Blue Room in the Hotel Lincoln in New York City, the Summer Terrace at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Roof in Boston, and the Café Rouge at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York. (Trivia note: this is the hotel that hosted Glenn Miller's Orchestra for years, and lead to using the hotel's phone number, Pennsylvania 6-5000, as a name for one of their pieces.) Although recordings of live radio are sometimes inferior, this collection has superb sound and captures the Shaw band at its peak: relaxed, creative, and swingin'. You'll hear many classics in new versions, as well as some wonderful rarities. There are a couple of duds, as Artie Shaw himself admits, but even these are interesting!

The Artie Shaw Orchestra of 1938-1939 was the best band he ever assembled, and the most popular. This is the orchestra that recorded "Begin and Beguine," Shaw's best-selling record, and contained a line-up of astonishing musicians: Buddy Rich on drums, Tony Pastor on tenor sax and vocals, Georgie Auld on tenor sax, Helen Forrest on lead female vocals, and of course Shaw himself playing the most brilliant clarinet music you'll ever hear. The music on these recordings shows them powering at their best, and you can see why they became America's most popular band of the time.

The sound does contain ambient crowd noise and applause, but the music comes through clearly and powerfully: I have no hesitation recommending this for the sound quality. And there are so many surprises and joys waiting here for the Artie Shaw enthusiast, or anyone who loves big band jazz and swing. For example:

DSIC 1: A sensational recording of the jazz standard "Rose Room." Helen Forrest singing one of Shaw's popular records, "Comes Love." Tony Pastor's hilarious vocals on a little-know gem, "Go Fly a Kite." Another Helen Forrest stunner, "Melancholy Lullaby." A fun original Artie Shaw number, "One Foot in the Groove." The big surprise, though, is "In the Mood." This recording came before Glenn Miller's version, and it's a stunner: Shaw himself describes it as "a more sophisticated, torrid, Black beat. It's post-Fletcher Henderson...kind of Jimmie Lunceford-Chick Webby." You might not be able to listen to the Glenn Miller version after you hear this, it's that good!

DISC 2: The best disc -- so much is great here! Helen Forrest crooning on "Moonray." An amazing Artie Shaw original, "Man from Mars," which shows how incredible this band was. "St. Louis Blues," which sounds better than the studio recording the band made of it. Another funny vocal from Tony Pastor, "Put That Down in Writing." The fast-moving "Just You, Just Me." And tons more. Plus, you get to hear Artie Shaw briefly interviewed by the radio announcer (he sounds pretty eager to away!).

DISC 3: A great fast rendition of "It Had to Be You." A version of "Back Bay Shuffle" of which Artie Shaw says, "I like it better than the record [version] because the time (as opposed to the tempo) is better." Tony Pastor sings a great version of "I Can't Give You Anything But Love." The disc ends on a furious foot-stomper, appropriately titled "Hold Your Hats."

The large book that comes with the set is jammed with information. There is commentary for each song, and quotes from Artie Shaw himself, who listened to these recordings and gave his own opinion on them. He is very candid, and dismisses many of the song as pop junk he was forced to play. About the lesser number "Summer Souvenirs," he comments, "Talk about sentimental drivel...a perfect example of what I mean by a sappy lyric. It's a typical example of the kind of [junk] we sometimes had to play." Concerning "I Haven't Changed a Thing," he says, "The tune is maudlin, it's a stupid melody, and a stupid lyric, but it was well done..." But he makes many wonderful comments on the superb numbers: "I always had the best vocalists. Helen is wonderful on this..." "We played every tune with integrity." "That was a hell of a beat. Yeah, that knocked me out. We're up and we stay there...right to the very end." (He's talking about "Hold Your Hats," by the way.) It's a great pleasure to have his commentary on his own music.

If you're new to Artie Shaw, you might want to get some of his studio recordings first, such as those available on the CD collections "Begin the Beguine" and "The Very Best of Artie Shaw." But you'll want to get this eventually. And Shaw's lovers can't miss this. Too many great treasures, and an awesome booklet loaded with Shaw's amazing personality.

5 out of 5 stars Swing that never grows old.......2002-05-13

Shaw's arrangements from this period have a clarity and transparency second to none. He also allowed the great soloists in his band plenty of important opportunities, and had the best of the girl vocalists, Helen Forrest, on the stand with the band enshrined here. Having directed performancs of some of these arrangements, I can assure you they are still powerful and exciting: One Foot In The Groove, for example, has such a natural, driving swing it could have been written yesterday.

Shaw himself is a miracle and perhaps one of the greatest clarinettists in every genre. You sometimes feel that every note he plays is a matter of life or death.

The sound here is "live," which means warts and all, but the results are that much more exciting and unpredictable than the studio equivalents, where they exist. This is the basic literature of the swing era, well documented and indispensable.

5 out of 5 stars A Terrific Shaw Collection!!!.......2002-03-13

I am a 17-year-old high school junior. I just want to say that this three CD collection of the Shaw man is one of the best collections of Shaw's music that I have heard. This collection can be played straight through with listening pleasure. And also, the 20-page booklet that comes with the collection is very informative and offers rare photos of the '38-'39 band. The vocals of Tony Pastor and the young Helen Forrest are very good, and the solos are very well done, with the solos by Shaw and Georgie Auld standing out the most. I recommend this collection to all big band enthusiasts, especially if you are a big Artie Shaw fan like I am.
Jazz Tribute No. 39: The Indispensable Django Reinhardt, 1949-1950
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Not the most "indispensable," but still Django
  • one of the best django anthologies
  • Blisteringly beautiful!
  • Great guitar showcase
 Jazz Tribute No. 39: The Indispensable Django Reinhardt, 1949-1950
Django Reinhardt
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ASIN: B000002WQY
Release Date: 1994-08-30

Tracks:

  1. Minor Swing
  2. Beyond The Sea (La Mer)
  3. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
  4. Django Castle (Le Manoir De Mes Reves)
  5. Dream Of You
  6. Menilontant
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  11. All The Things You Are
  12. A Tisket A Tasket
  13. September Song
  14. Heavy Artillery (Artillerie Lourde)
  15. Improvisation On Tchaikovsky's 'Pathetique' Andante
  16. Djangology
  17. Ou Es-Tu Mon Amour? (Where Are You My Love?)
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Tracks:

  1. Daphne
  2. I'll Never Be The Same
  3. Marie
  4. Jersey Bounce
  5. I Surrender Dear
  6. Halleluyah
  7. Anniversary Song
  8. After You've Gone
  9. Swing 42
  10. Stormy Weather
  11. Brick Top
  12. Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be)
  13. I Got Rhythm
  14. Honeysuckle Rose
  15. Saint-Louis Blues
  16. Sophisticated Lady
  17. Darktown Strutter's Ball
  18. Royal Garden Blues

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Not the most "indispensable," but still Django.......2002-12-08

This 2-CD set consists of two recording sessions in Italy (in 1949 and 1950) toward the end of Django Reinhardt's life. In the first session (1949), Django is joined by his old musical partner Stephane Grappelli on the violin, along with an Italian backup band consisting of piano, bass and drums (a little different from the makeup of the famous Quintet of the Hot Club of France). In the second session (1950), he's joined by his old friend Andre Ekyan on saxophone and clarinet, along with another backup band consisting again of piano, bass and drums. For serious Django fans, these sessions have a lot of musical interest, mostly because of the contrast to his earlier and better-known recordings with the Hot Club of France. The jazz landscape had shifted by the end of the war in 1945, and toward the end of his life Django was starting to experiment with different styles (including electric guitar, bebop, explorations of classical music, etc.), and these are all reflected in these recordings in Italy. One of their interesting features is the glimpse they provide into the musical directions that Django might have travelled if he had not died just a couple of years later at the age of 42. In any case, despite the fascinating aspects of this 2-CD set (along with Django's usual virtuoso guitar playing), there are other of his recordings that would probably better deserve the term "indispensable." The recordings that he's justifiably most famous for are from his remarkable prewar period with Stephane Grappelli and the Quintet of the Hot Club of France. The best collection from this period is contained in "The Classic Early Recordings in Chronological Order," which is a wonderful 5-CD set. If you'd rather just start with a single CD, then "The Best of Django Reinhardt" at least contains a few of his classic pieces. In any case, you'll probably like those earlier recordings so much that you'll end up eventually also buying this one (The Indispensable Django Reinhardt) anyway.

5 out of 5 stars one of the best django anthologies.......2001-12-27

definitely one of the better django compilations out there, it contains tracks (phenomenal ones!) that are missing in many of the django "box sets" out there. If you can't afford the expensive "Intégrale" series (all CDs so far amount to somewhere around 500 bucks), and are looking for some sort of django collection, I'd recommend either the "Past Perfect" 10-CD collection (sells for 39 bucks on ebay) or the 15 CD collection (50-60 bucks on ebay). With either one of those box sets and this 2 cd compilation (like i said it contains many tracks that are missing in django box sets), you're set!

5 out of 5 stars Blisteringly beautiful!.......2000-04-25

This has got to be one of the greatest jazz anthologies in print. Every track is well chosen and a great representation of Django at his peak. More than half of the tracks also feature his long-time co-virtuoso, Stephan Grappelly on the violin. With sweet, soft ballads and furiously fingered uptempos, this 36-track jewel is a must for jazz guitar fans and swing stars alike!

5 out of 5 stars Great guitar showcase.......1999-05-15

Django was probably the best guitar player ever, his playing is straight from the heart and at the same time very technical, flashy but sophisticated. It would be great to see him performing live. I was a true genius, a master of the instrument. Listening to his records makes me feel good, he really did justice to music.
Swing 39
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A must for lovers of early jazz.
  • Infectious
  • A must for Django fans
 Swing 39
Django Reinhardt
Manufacturer: Umvd Labels
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ASIN: B00004YWEZ
Release Date: 2001-04-24

Tracks:

  1. Jeepers Creepers
  2. Jeepers Creepers
  3. Swing 39
  4. Japanese Sandman
  5. I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight
  6. I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight
  7. Tea For Two
  8. Tea For Two
  9. My Melancholy Baby
  10. Time On My Hands
  11. Twelfth Year
  12. Twelfth Year
  13. My Melancholy Baby
  14. Japanese Sandman
  15. Tea For Two
  16. I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight
  17. Hungaria

Amazon.com

Although the war was raging when Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, and the Quintet of the Hot Club of France recorded these tracks in 1939, their light-hearted swing on standards such as "Jeepers Creepers," "Tea for Two," and "My Melancholy Baby" recalls an earlier, more peaceful time. Reinhardt and Grappelli trade solos as if they are giving each other presents. They sound as if they are in a friendly competition to see not who is the fastest or flashiest, but rather who can play the most elegant, musical lines. This CD contains multiple takes of a number of songs, including "Japanese Sandman," "I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight," and the Reinhardt composition "Twelfth Year," but Reinhardt and Grappelli's inventiveness keeps them from sounding repetitive. Their intros and solos are different each time, and you get the feeling they could have recorded the same song a dozen times and come up with 12 different, but equally perfect, versions. The tracks on Swing 39 are among the last recorded in Paris by Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, and the Quintet of the Hot Club of France. Within a few months the group would be split up by the war, with Grappelli spending the duration in London and Reinhardt trapped in Paris. These tracks are a fitting tribute to not only a great band, but also to an era that was soon to disappear forever. --Michael Simmons

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A must for lovers of early jazz........2005-06-26

Django Reinhardt's "Swing 39" is a gem. The music is joyous. "Jeeper Creepers," "Swing 39," and "Japanese Sandman" are infectious. This recording, as well as the soundtrack to Allen's "Sweet and Lowdown" and Bunny Berigan's "A Melody From the Sky" are among my favorites to slip in the player while I read or putter around the house. Couldn't recommend this more.

5 out of 5 stars Infectious.......2003-05-19

This album is quite simply infectious. Once you turn it on, you can't turn it off.

The Amazon reviewer calls some of the tracks "light-hearted swing" and they hit the nail on the head. The all string rhythm section (two guitars, double bass) creates a very relaxed and "light-hearted" mood over which Django and Stephane Grappelli play.

Then there is Django. His playing is inspired throughout, and with his virtuoso technique he creates simply magical solos. His solos range from joyous swing to extremely beautiful and expressive (check out "Time on my Hands"). Grappelli plays excellently as well, creating beautiful solos. Also, his playing perfectly complements Django. Actually, the entire band has terrific chemistry.

Overall, a great album and a great introduction to Django. All the titles are good. One of the most amazing things about this album is how individual each alternate take is (ex. each of the 3 versions of "Tea for Two" are different; and excellent). So don't skip over the alternate tracks!

4 out of 5 stars A must for Django fans.......2001-05-02

Any fan of Django will enjoy this CD. It is a part of Verve's "Jazz in Paris" collection, recorded in 1939 in Paris.

Some of the tracks are repeated which is interesting because it shows how Django and Grappelli can improvise and never play the same way twice.
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    Tracks:

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    2. My Melancholy Baby - Bing Crosby
    3. Indian Summer - Ginny Simms
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    5. And The Angels Sing - Anne Lenner
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    Mozart Collection (Over Ten Hours Of Beautiful Music)
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      		Mozart Collection (Over Ten Hours Of Beautiful Music)
      Barney Bigard
      Manufacturer: Delta
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      Berlin Philharmonic OrchestraBerlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B000001VV1
      Release Date: 1990-08-15

      Tracks:

      1. Tiger Rag
      2. Saturday Night Function
      3. Wall Street Wail
      4. Ring Dem Bells
      5. Old Man Blues
      6. Lightnin'
      7. Slippery Horn
      8. Stompy Jones
      9. Clarinet Lament (Barney's Concerto)
      10. Across The Track Blues
      11. Are You Sticking?
      12. Caravan
      13. Stompy Jones
      14. Pelican Drag
      15. Charlie The Chulo
      16. C Blues
      17. Smilin' The Blues Away
      18. I Know That You Know
      19. Solid Rock (Solid Old Man)
      20. Big Eight Blues
      21. Barney's Bounce
      22. Conversing In Blue
      The Best of Brass & Voices, Vol.1 / Halifax Choral Society / Britannia Building Society Band (Doyen)
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        		The Best of Brass & Voices, Vol.1 / Halifax Choral Society / Britannia Building Society Band (Doyen)

        Manufacturer: Doyen Records UK
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00005YI6S
        Release Date: 2007-04-14
        Nat King Cole & the King Cole Trio 1938-39
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          		Nat King Cole & the King Cole Trio 1938-39
          Nat King Cole Trio
          Manufacturer: Savoy
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B000008EFF
          Release Date: 1989-03-20
          Swing 39
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            		Swing 39

            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
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            ASIN: B000BR2OK6
            Release Date: 2005-12-13

            Album Description

            Japanese pressing has been remastered. Emarcy. 2005.
            Cream Series: Count Basie, Vol. 2 (1937-39)
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              		Cream Series: Count Basie, Vol. 2 (1937-39)
              Count Basie
              Manufacturer: Pearl
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              GeneralGeneral | Blues | Styles | Music
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              ASIN: B000006JTS
              Release Date: 1996-08-20
              Small Groups: Class of '39
              Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
              • A swell set of classic live Goodman performances
              		 Small Groups: Class of '39
              Benny Goodman
              Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

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              ASIN: B0000AQVE3
              Release Date: 2004-01-20

              Tracks:

              1. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
              2. Umbrella Man
              3. I've Found A New Baby
              4. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
              5. I Cried For You
              6. Pagan Love Song
              7. Deep Purple
              8. Opus 3/4
              9. The Man I Love
              10. Chicago
              11. Oh, Lady Be Good
              12. Old Fashion Love
              13. The Sheik Of Araby
              14. I Got Rhythm
              15. Tea For Two
              16. Stompin' At The Savoy
              17. Wishing
              18. China Boy
              19. Flying Home
              20. Star Dust
              21. AC-DC Current
              22. South Of The Border

              Product Description

              1. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
              2. Umbrella Man
              3. I've Found A New Baby
              4. World Is Waiting For The Sunrise, The
              5. I Cried For You
              6. Pagan Love Song
              7. Deep Purple
              8. Opus 3/4
              9. Man I Love, The
              10. Chicago
              11. Oh, Lady Be Good
              12. Old-Fashioned Love
              13. Sheik Of Araby
              14. I Got Rhythm
              15. Tea For Two
              16. Stompin' At The Savoy
              17. Wishing
              18. China Boy
              19. Flying Home
              20. Star Dust
              21. AC-DC Current
              22. South Of The Border


              Format: CD

              Customer Reviews:

              4 out of 5 stars A swell set of classic live Goodman performances.......2005-02-03

              A great collection of live Goodman recordings, taken from various broadcasts on the CBS "Camel Caravan" show, all throughout 1939. Teddy Wilson, Jess Stacy, Lionel Hampton and Charlie Christian are among the sidemen and, as you might imagine, these instrumental tracks are all really wonderful to listen to. A mellow, relaxed set that showcases some extraordinary musicianship, but that also has a nice little rhythm that can get you moving across the floor. Recommended.

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