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Great American Big Bands, Remastered CD. 1930s & 40s Music. Tap Into The Upbeat Mood Of Post-Depression USA. Restored By Past Perfect Vintage
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Great American Big Bands, Remastered CD. 1930s Features
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.'
About Great American Big Bands, Remastered CD. 1930s
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
