The Best of the Big Bands, Vol. 1-2
 |
Artist:
Various Artists
Label: Madacy Records
Category: Music
Average customer rating:
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2
UPC: 056775540524
EAN: 0056775540524
ASIN: B000000L5V
Release Date: 1995-04-16 |
Related Categories:
General
|
Jazz
|
Styles
|
Music
Swing General
|
Swing Jazz
|
Jazz
|
Styles
|
Music
Classic Big Band
|
Swing Jazz
|
Jazz
|
Styles
|
Music
Contemporary Big Band
|
Swing Jazz
|
Jazz
|
Styles
|
Music
Swing Jazz & Big Band
|
Compilations
|
Jazz
|
Styles
|
Music
General
|
Pop
|
Styles
|
Music
1940-1949
|
Decades
|
Compilations
|
Miscellaneous
|
Styles
|
Music
1930-1939
|
Decades
|
Compilations
|
Miscellaneous
|
Styles
|
Music
Tracks:
- Little Brown Jug - Glenn Miller Orchestra
- Pennsylvania 6-5000 - Glenn Miller Orchestra
- One O'Clock Jump - Benny Goodman
- Stompin' At The Savoy - Benny Goodman
- Mood Indigo/Sophisticated Lady - Duke Ellington
- Tootie For Cootie - Duke Ellington
- Woodchopper's Ball - Woody Herman
- Blue Flame - Woody Herman
- Chatanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller Orchestra
- Tuxedo Junction - Glenn Miller Orchestra
- Let's Dance - Benny Goodman
- King Porter Stomp - Benny Goodman
Tracks:
- Jersey Bounce - Benny Goodman
- Down South Camp Meeting - Benny Goodman
- Take The 'A' Train - Duke Ellington
- Blowing Up A Storm - Woody Herman
- String Of Pearls - Glenn Miller Orchestra
- In The Mood - Glenn Miller Orchestra
- Ain't Misbehavin' - Count Basie
- April In Paris - Count Basie
- Jumping At The Woodside - Count Basie
- Stardust - Benny Goodman
- American Patrol - Glenn Miller Orchestra
- Bugle Call Rag - Glenn Miller Orchestra
Similar Items:
-
Songs That Got Us Through WWII
-
The Only Big Band CD You'll Ever Need
-
Big Band Greatest Hits
-
Best of the Big Bands
-
The Best of the Big Bands
Customer Reviews:
Great basic collection.......2004-04-09
If you're just getting into big band music, this is a fine place to start. It contains the big numbers with few superfluous songs. I am usually wary of multi-disc collections of jazz works because frequently the audio quality is dismal. This is happily not the case here, and the value is astounding. I have all of these tracks on various other albums, but purchased this so I can have a convenient way to listen to the music in the car. This is a great collection of jazz works and the audio quality is quite good. There are some tracks which have a little too much background hiss, the Basie songs in particular, but the bulk of the disc is excellent. There are no live versions here, so if you're searching for the original recordings, you'll find them here.
I might quibble with the curious inclusion of Jimmy Dorsey's "The Nearness of You," hardly a jazz tune, but the majority of the songs will have you dancing in the aisles.
A magnificent stand out is Basie's "Jumpin' at the Woodside," and this is the 40's version, not the inferior 1952 Be Bop version which he released and is only included in various Big Band collections. You can't go wrong with this set. Three discs for under ten bucks is a small investment to hear some of the greatest music of the 20th century.
Music CD:
- The Best of the Big Bands, Vol. 1-2 ~ Various Artists
- Live at Carlos I ~ Hamiet Bluiett & Concept
- The Billy Taylor Trio with Candido ~ Billy Taylor Trio
- Movin'
- New York Latin ~ Various Artists
- Unspun ~ Unspun
- New Orleans: The Cradle of Jazz ~ Various Artists
- Toys ~ Uri Caine
- For the Kindness of Strangers ~ Dave Turner
- House of Jazz
Music CD
Music CD
Music CD
Oakland International
Go Slow Down ~ The BoDeans
Hobo With a Grin ~ Steve Harley
Mael Intuition: The Best of Sparks 1974-1976 ~ Sparks
Here It Is ~ Jevetta Steele
Return to Fantasy ~ Uriah Heep
The Pointer Sisters ~ The Pointer Sisters
Bad Boys II ~ Various Artists
Loud Rocks ~ Various Artists
One Shirt ~ Foundation