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Wasn't that the cokehead who used to holler on those infomercials?
My favorite is the Count Basie Orchestra "Second Testament" band.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Basie_Orchestra#The_.27Second_Testament.27Some of the very late 50's albums sounds surprisingly good. I'm not to crazy about the post Sonny Payne drummers.
Unfortunately, the Phontastic Crescendo recordings are hard to come by digitally. The sound is great, and the live swinging tracks demonstrate why the band was such a club attraction. Best of all, the band probably didn't know it was being recorded, allowing for a relaxed, powerful delivery.
Been doing some research and ran across this...Ordered this and will let you know how it is..Anyone know much about Marion Hutton? Have read what is on the interweb but can't say that I have heard her voice.
Anyone here besides myself enjoy big band-swing music?Probably not some of the younger members but some of us older members might enjoy it!!Currently listening to:St Louis Blues, sing, sing, sing!!"Some real magic goin on here"Tightest horn section you will ever hear!I grew up hearing this. My parents always had some 78's spinning and have enjoyed this for ever or so it seems!Bob2 just had to pick up this thread as I am also one of the more mature big band/swing affectionados. I have just recently gotten back into vinyl and did so to get and play my fav's from classical and big swing bands. My favorite big band is Glenn Miller I now have both of the special limited edition box sets in the binders plus the Army band set hours of just great swing listening. I also got very lucky and picked up off fleebay all three albums 56 original release of the Benny Goodman's 1938 Carnagie Hall concert these are NM+ LP's and the music coming out of those records is just amazing you even hear some back ground noises, my kit puts you at the stage or sometimes even on it just wow. Any of you folks that like excellent swing you have to get these. Sing Sing Sing is fabulous you can really hear Krupa at his best. OK nuff ranting. Never been much for compilation albums but this has some great versions of the songs such as the ones mentioned above! Have not hear this arrangement of sing, sing, sing..
Sun Ra and his Intergalaxtic Arkestra's Second Star to the Right: Salute to Walt Disney goes way beyond novelty. Novelties are hardly this entertaining or enduring. Ra got into a Disney phase around 1989 when asked to interpret "Pink Elephants on Parade" from Dumbo for a pop tribute album to Disney called Stay Awake. Ra was so taken with Disney's music and images that he started to play shows dedicated exclusively to the man. When performing this material, the Arkestra went so far as to wear the patented Mouseketeer ears and had a dancer dressed in a Dumbo costume! The chosen compositions run the gamut from the more obscure to themes every kid of all ages could sing along with: "I'm Wishing," "Second Star to the Right," the eerie "The Forest of no Return," and "Someday My Prince Will Come." The titles sound as if Ra could have written them himself. The arrangements are in the same swing manner as his Fletcher Henderson tributes. June Tyson's vocals bring a romantic appeal, while bassoonist and percussionist James Jacson does his best Louis Armstrong impression, leading the sing along on "Zip a Dee Doo Dah." This may not be an essential disc for the Sun Ra novice, but if you wonder what it would have been like hanging out at Sun Ra's commune in Philadelphia watching Dumbo with the rest of the Arkestra (a favorite Ra practice in his later years!), get this immediately. As a footnote, this joyous Leo release is from an audience tape, and while the fidelity is good, audiophiles should be advised that it does have muddy moments.
Difficult to find albums by any one band...Would like to find records but my turntable won't spin a 78. If anyone has a line on some 331/3 versions I would appreciate it!
Brian Setzer Orchestra.....
