Great American Big Bands of the 1930s & 1940s Glenn Miller & Duke Ellington
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Various Artists - The Great American Big Bands Released 2006-05-29 on Past Perfect
1. 00:00:00 Count Basie Sent For You Yesterday
2. 00:03:00 Jack Teagarden Chicks Is Wonderful
3. 00:06:22 Benny Carter These Foolish Things
4. 00:09:26 Chick Webb When I Get Low I Get High
5. 00:11:56 Benny Goodman Christopher Columbus
6. 00:15:32 Louis Armstrong I Never Knew
7. 00:18:21 Joe Venuti Flop
8. 00:21:04 Duke Ellington Take The 'A' Train
9. 00:24:02 Harry James Strictly Instrumental
10. 00:26:57 Jimmy Dorsey All of Me
11. 00:30:15 Bunny Berigan The Prisoner's Song
12. 00:34:27 Bob Crosby Barrelhouse Bessie From Basin Street
13. 00:37:35 Jimmie Lunceford My Blue Heaven
14. 00:40:51 Glenn Miller A String Of Pearls
15. 00:44:07 Cab Calloway Run Little Rabbit
16. 00:47:20 Woody Herman Twin City Blues
17. 00:50:21 Ted Weems I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now?
18. 00:53:40 Tommy Dorsey Stop, Look and Listen
19. 00:59:00 Frankie Trumbauer I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music
20. 01:02:13 Casa Loma Orchestra A Study In Brown
21. 01:05:18 Artie Shaw Deep Purple
22. 01:08:34 Gene Krupa Drummin' Man
23. 01:11:36 Lionel Hampton Nola
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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. The extraordinary popularity of social dancing prompted the formation of a great many travelling orchestras, some linked to a lushly romantic style, others committed to altogether hotter rhythms. There were dance halls on every corner and minor musical masterpieces were turned out by the score, all designed to tap into the upbeat mood of post-Depression America.
While it was entirely possible for these bands to survive and achieve success without ever entering the studios, it is unarguable that major reputations were built (and sustained) through recordings. Twenty-three of these top-rated groups are represented here. Some of them stayed around for decades, others were short-lived; some were led by fine instrumentalists, black and white, and a few by artists who are active still. Although the basic format doesn’t differ much – big bands usually include trumpets, trombones, saxes and a rhythm section – these selections clearly show the stylistic diversity of the idiom. Each offers unique variations of ensemble balance and texture; soloists are recognisably individual. Who said big bands all sound the same?

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