Great American Big Bands

Great American Big Bands
- Our window on a long gone world opens with a piece by the legendary Count Basie Orchestra of the late 1930s. From the simplest of riff patterns, developed in the heady atmosphere of Kansas City jam sessions, an arrangement like Sent For You Yesterday would emerge, complete with fine solos and propulsive section work, the momentum supplied by one of the most perfect rhythm teams in all of jazz.
- Jack Teagarden (1905-64), another Texan, was the most celebrated jazz trombonist of his day but a reluctant band leader, with little appetite for business. His playing was always relaxed, at its best in the company of his peers.
- Benny Goodman's triumph at the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles on August 21, 1935, marked the official start to the 'swing era'. Sidemen became the focus of unprecedented attention, much like soccer players today, and crowds gathered wherever Goodman appeared.
- Louis Armstrong (1901-71), the fabulous 'Satchmo', was the single most important innovator in early jazz. By 1942, he had become a popular entertainer and a familiar presence in musical films
- Bill Ashton, founder of the superb National Youth Jazz Orchestra, aptly summed up the virtue of these and all their counterparts when he said that 'there's nothing more exciting in music than a big band in full flight.'
What is it about big bands which explains their enduring appeal? American writer Gene Lees described their characteristic sound as 'one that will not go away'. Once heard, never forgotten in other words, and especially true for those who grew up with the idea that the best kind of fun came from dancing to the beat of a big band.

Track List:

Count Basie - Sent For You Yesterday

Jack Teagarden - Chicks Is Wonderful

Benny Carter - These Foolish Things

Chick Webb - When I Get Low I Get High

Benny Goodman - Christopher Columbus

Louis Armstrong - I Never Knew

Joe Venuti - Flop

Duke Ellington - Take The A Train

Harry James - Strictly Instrumental

Jimmy Dorsey - All Of Me

Bunny Berigan - The Prisoner's Song

Bob Crosby - Barrelhouse Bessie From Basin Street

Jimmie Lunceford - My Blue Heaven

Glenn Miller - A String Of Pearls

Cab Calloway - Run Little Rabbit

Woody Herman - Twin City Blues

Ted Weems - I Wonder Whos Kissing Her Now?

Tommy Dorsey - Stop, Look And Listen

Frankie Trumbauer - I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music

Casa Loma Orchestra - A Study In Brown

Artie Shaw - Deep Purple

Gene Krupa - Drummin Man

Lionel Hampton - Nola

Country	USA
Binding	Audio CD
EAN	5026554201019
Format	Import
IsAdultProduct
Label	Past Perfect
Manufacturer	Past Perfect
MPN	PPCD78101
NumberOfDiscs	1
PartNumber	PPCD78101
Publisher	Past Perfect
ReleaseDate	2008-02-26
Studio	Past Perfect

Great American Big Bands

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