Caution! Men Swinging

Caution! Men Swinging Artist: Dennis Farnon
Label: RCA Fs Imports
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 743216110926
EAN: 0743216110926
ASIN: B00002812R


Release Date: 2004-11-16

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Tracks:

  1. Caution! Men Swinging
  2. Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year
  3. Lover, Come Back to Me
  4. Shoo Shoo Baby
  5. Just You, Just Me
  6. Isle of Capri
  7. South of the Border
  8. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
  9. Why Don't You Do Right?
  10. Three Little Words
  11. Resume Speed

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One of the most underrated albums ever!.......2005-03-23

Dennis Farnon's "Caution! Men Swinging" is a must-have title for anyone who loves '50's vintage Big Band Jazz.

Farnon possesed a unique harmonic concept and it is quite adaptable to the Big Band format. This is quite different from other albums of his such as "Maggo In Hi-Fi" or "The Enchanted Woods" (also worth having if you can find them on vinyl) which fell under the Easy Listening/Soundtrack catagory.

The band is made up of all of the leading L.A. studio musicians of the Mid-'50's, featuring excellent solo and ensemble work (similar to many Henry Mancini sessions of the same period). The arrangements are amongst the most unique ever put on record. Pay particular to his peculiar rendition of "Isle Of Capris".

It is a shame that this, and a handful of things he wrote for Charlie Barnet and Stan Kenton, among others, are basically the only Big Band recordings he ever made. The writing would merit study in serious jazz educational institutions.

Often mistakenly catagorized as Space-Age Pop, this is Big Band Jazz of the first order. Highly recommended if you can find it.

Music CD:

  1. Ellington Suites (20 Bit Mastering) ~ Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  2. New York Cool: Live at the Blue Note ~ Donald Harrison, Ron Carter & Lilly
  3. The King of Hot-Cha ~ Harry Roy
  4. Thou Swell ~ Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
  5. Red Lanta ~ Art Lande With Jan Garbarek
  6. Dream Come True ~ Earl Klugh
  7. Laid Back ~ Doc Powell
  8. You Are Not Alone ~ Kim Waters
  9. The Best Of The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition ~ Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington
  10. Birdland Birthday - Live at 95 ~ Benny Waters

Music CD

Music CD

Music CD

Make Me Wanna Holler ~ One Five Posse

Good Old Boys ~ Randy Newman

Travistan ~ Travis Morrison

Another Mellow Spring ~ Mellow

Over the Edge vs What I Want ~ The Go Find

Songs from the Ocean Floor

Live ~ Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen

Grand Champ ~ DMX

Back Street Biographies ~ Supherb

Dirty ~ Mr. Brady