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The Song Is You -- CD

Stan Getz

1969/1996 LaserLight Digital

If any album by Stan Getz could be termed a sleeper, this one would be it. Released by producer Sonny Lester on his LRC label, and relatively unheralded due to distribution factors or sketchy information, this apparently is a summertime 1969 concert festival performance done somewhere in Italy. A scant few years away from teaming up with Chick Corea for the 1972 Captain Marvel date, this version of the Getz quartet is a dynamic coalition, including pianist Stanley Cowell, bassist Miroslav Vitous, and drummer Jack DeJohnette, all young and extraordinarily individualistic modern jazzmen. Getz sounds as good as he ever did, retaining some of the bossa nova tunes that boosted his rise to super stardom while allowing room for his bandmembers to bring in their own compositions and provide them a solo spotlight. Cowell is especially bold and euphoric, whether by design or his personal will power, displaying immense taste and inventiveness that also served him well during his time as a leader on his pivotal 1969 Black Lion/Arista-Freedom date Traveling Man aka Blues for the Viet Cong. From the opening strains of the title track "The Song Is You," it's clear something special is happening, as an extrapolated intro fueled by Cowell's piano expands the theme before it is settled and stated by Getz. Never straying far from his stylized bossa nova, Getz does four songs of Antonio Carlos Jobim's, anchored by the thick and sinewy basslines of Vitous during "O Grade Amor" and "Summer Night," mixing and matching contrasting implied beats courtesy of DeJohnette, 27-years-old at this time but already defining his signature sound. The drummer also composed the short, sweet, and spontaneous ballad "For Jane," and the multi-directional "Major General," morphing from the pedal point bass of Vitous to swing and bop as tight as can be, the rhythm section charged with kinetic energy. Cowell wrote "Dane's Chant," in a loose-tight churning whirl of 6/8 time inserted in 4/4 similar to a Dizzy Gillespie theme. As this is a Getz led date, you get the expected smooth and rounded tenor which he had developed in the '60s. His quietude is rendered in freer moods for the jazz/bossa medley "Tonight I Shall Sleep/Desafinado," while completely and purposefully restrained on "All the Things You Are." Vitous, at age 22, plays an unaccompanied solo, at times obtuse or harmonically sour, but lithe, quick, and diverse during "Folk Tune for Bass," advanced far beyond his years. The two-minute finale "One Note Samba" features an unattributed vocalist singing in mixed English and Portuguese, sounding similar to Flora Purim, but perhaps an Italian friend of Getz. The Song Is You is a missing link between a less than successful teaming with Bill Evans, and the more modern quartet music Getz played thereafter with Corea, Jimmy Rowles, Joanne Brackeen, or Kenny Barron. It's a very worthwhile item to own if you search for it, well recorded and performed by a group that could collectively be the most purely talented of any you might find who ever backed up Stan Getz. ~ Michael G. Nastos

Track Listing
1. Song Is You, The
2. O Grande Amor
3. For Jane
4. Dane's Chant
5. Major General
6. Folk Tune For Bass
7. Tonight I Shall Sleep / Desafinado
8. All the Things You Are
9. Summer Night
10. One Note Samba

Personnel: Stan Getz (tenor saxophone); Stanley Cowell (piano); Miroslav Vitous (bass); Jack DeJohnette (drums).Recorded in 1969.
 
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Ellis In Wonderland -- CD

Herb Ellis

1956/2006 Verve Records

The "swing machine", June 30, 2006
By Jazzcat "stef" (Genoa, Italy Italy) - See all my reviews
(TOP 1000 REVIEWER)
This review is from: Ellis in Wonderland (Audio CD)

The Oscar Peterson Trio plus Herb Ellis was a terrific swing machine. Probably one of the best, if not the overall best rhythmn team in Jazz. Its swing flows with an impressive naturality. Everything seems incredibly easy and natural for these guys. This album de facto is an Oscar Peterson swing machine album plus some talented soloist, Jimmy Giuffre, Sweet Edison for the first four excellent tunes. This album is from 1956 and it has that fifties patina that is especially sweet and lovely. The program is classic, blues, standards and ballads. Herb is really focused on this album. It is clear he was playing regularly with a strong routine. His command of the instrument is total here. His ideas are brilliant, his playing precise and he swings like crazy. This album together with the album Herb preferred "Nothing but the blues" is perfect if you want to own just a couple of albums from Herb. The tunes I love the most here are the first four because of the variety and the quality of the solos from the improvisors. Edison and Giuffre were terrific, but I repeat Herb is absolutly excellent here. in this album he palyed some of his best music for sure. The opener is a splendid bop blues, a typical blues "sonic magma" from the trio. The second and the third tunes are two wonderful standards. Exceptional the rendition of the ballad It could happen to me. Pogo instead is a bebop tune, fast and "aggressive" just as bebop should be. The last four tunes are played more relaxed maybe (it was a different session). The music at some point is almost counterpoint (in the jazz sense). I think this album is a must buy for Jazz lovers.

"Sweetheart Blues" (Herb Ellis) – 4:46
"Somebody Loves Me" (Buddy DeSylva, George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald) – 4:55
"It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:47
"Pogo" (Ellis) – 4:45
"Detour Ahead" (Lou Carter, Ellis, Johnny Frigo) – 4:03
"Ellis in Wonderland" (Ellis) – 3:52
"Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 6:20
"A Simple Tune" (Jimmy Giuffre) – 4:11

Herb Ellis – guitar
Jimmy Giuffre – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet
Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
Oscar Peterson – piano
Ray Brown – bass
Alvin Stoller – drums
 
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Oscar Peterson Trio + One Clark Terry -- Remastered CD

1964/2007 Mercury/Verve Records

This is part of Verve's Master Edition series.Some guest soloists get overshadowed by Oscar Peterson's technical prowess, while others meet him halfway with fireworks of their own; trumpeter Clark Terry lands in the latter camp on this fine 1964 session. With drummer Ed Thigpen and bassist Ray Brown providing solid support, the two soloists come off as intimate friends over the course of the album's ten ballad and blues numbers. And while Peterson shows myriad moods, from Ellington's impressionism on slow cuts like "They Didn't Believe Me" to fleet, single-line madness on his own "Squeaky's Blues," Terry goes in for blues and the blowzy on originals like "Mumbles" and "Incoherent Blues"; the trumpeter even airs out some of his singularly rambling and wonderful scat singing in the process. Other highlights include the rarely covered ballad "Jim" and the even more obscure "Brotherhood of Man" from the Broadway musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. A very engaging and enjoyable disc. ~ Stephen Cook

"Brotherhood of Man" (Frank Loesser) – 3:32
"Jim" (Caesar Petrillo, Milton Samuels, Nelson Shawn) – 3:01
"Blues for Smedley" (Oscar Peterson) – 6:56
"Roundalay" (Peterson) – 3:55
"Mumbles" (Clark Terry) – 2:01
"Mack the Knife" (Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) – 5:16
"They Didn't Believe Me" (Jerome Kern, Herbert Reynolds) – 4:21
"Squeaky's Blues" (Peterson) – 3:28
"I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) – 5:10
"Incoherent Blues" (Clark Terry) – 2:42
 
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Monterey Concerts -- Remastered CD

Cal Tjader

1959/1989 Prestige Records

Originally released on vinyl as the two-volume CAL TJADER'S CONCERT BY THE SEA in 1959, THE MONTEREY CONCERTS is the vibraphonist/percussionist's breakthrough recording under any name. The bass-less, percussion-heavy lineup--Tjader on vibes, Willie Bobo on drums and timbales, Mongo Santamaria on bongos, Lonnie Hewitt on piano, and Paul Horn on flute--offers a curious mixture of Latin rhythms and the sort of West Coast cool pioneered by Tjader's former employer Dave Brubeck. Evenly balanced between standards given Tjader-style cool arrangements and band originals like Santamaria's classic "Afro Blue" (given a definitive reading here, with the exception of John Coltrane's 1963 take), THE MONTEREY CONCERTS captures Tjader's best band at their collective peak, and is essential listening for all fans of Tjader's unique brand of Latin jazz.

Track Listing
1. Doxy
2. Afro Blue
3. Laura
4. Walkin' With Wally
5. We'll Be Together Again
6. 'Round Midnight
7. Love Me or Leave Me
8. Tu Crees Que?
9. S.S. Groove
10. Night in Tunisia, A
11. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
12. Lover, Come Back to Me
13. Tumbao

Personnel: Cal Tjader (vibes), Paul Horn (flute), Lonnie Hewitt (piano), Willie Bobo (drums, timbales) and Mongo Santamaria (bongos, percussion).Recorded April 20, 1959
 
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Passion Flower - Zoot Sims Plays Duke Ellington -- Remastered CD

Zoot Sims

1997 Pablo/OJC Records

Benny Carter provided the arrangements for the 16-piece band that accompanies the great tenor Zoot Sims on this set of Duke Ellington songs. The album is highlighted by "In a Mellow Tone," "I Got It Bad," "Passion Flower" and "Bojangles," but all nine selections are enjoyable and Sims is in top form. In fact it can easily be argued that Zoot Sims never made an indifferent or unswinging album, so it is not much of a surprise that this date is quite successful and should greatly appeal to straightahead jazz fans. ~ Scott Yanow

Track Listing
1. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
2. In a Mellow Tone
3. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
4. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
5. Black Butterfly
6. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
7. Your Love Has Faded
8. Bojangles
9. Passion Flower
 
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She Was Too Good To Me -- Remastered CD

Chet Baker

1974 CTI/CBS Records

One Of Chet Baker's Finest Recordings!
August 25, 2001
By Victor L. Sacino
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

I believe this is one of Chet's finest recordings.All tunes are beautiful.Don Sebesky's arrangements are beautiful. The band consists of all first rate players such as Ron Carter, Bob James, Steve Gadd, Jack DeJohnette,Hubert Laws, Paul Desmond and other fine players as well as a String section.Chet sings on "She Was Too Good to Me", "With A Song In My Heart","What'll I Do" and "My Future Just Passed".His voice, in my opinion is good here.I have to mention that on "She Was Too Good To Me", there is a quote from "The Man In My Little Girl's Life" , a very nice touch to such a gorgeous tune.Chet is at his very best here.Bob James, Paul Desmond and Hubert Laws(Funk In Deep Freeze) are at top form here.This is another of my all time favorites and I cannot recommend it too highly.(VLS)

Track Listing
1. Autumn Leaves
2. She Was Good to Me
3. Funk in Deep Freeze
4. Tangerine
5. With a Song in My Heart
6. What'll I Do
7. It's You or No One
8. My Future Just Passed - (previously unreleased)
 
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Supply and Demand -- CD

Amos Lee

2006 Blue Note Records

Amazon.com

Born to be mild? Amos Lee's sophomore effort for Blue Note follows firmly in the gentle guitar strums of his well-received 2005 debut and opening slots for Norah Jones and Bob Dylan. Little has changed the second time around, which will come as a relief to those enthralled by his first release. He remains a sensitive sort, mixing his insightful, reflective lyrics with lovely, unforced melodies played by backing musicians that stay on low boil. These tunes go down as smoothly as hot chocolate on a cold day, yet Lee brings an unassuming sincerity to the proceedings with his cozy, amiable voice. Comparisons to Bill Withers and James Taylor are accurate if inevitable, but when the gospel organ quivers into "Skipping Stone," it's clear Lee isn't stuck in a folk-pop rut.

Lee's approach is similar to the way Keb' Mo' treats the blues--he injects his cushy personality into an established genre, writes good if somewhat casual songs, and doesn't push the envelope too far. The final third of the album is perhaps too mellow, and a few midtempo tracks could have perked things up. But adult-contemporary fans looking for dependable Sunday morning music will welcome Supply and Demand as a quality follow-up brimming with subtle soul, style, and sophistication. --Hal Horowitz

Track Listing
1. Shout out Loud
2. Sympathize
3. Freedom
4. Careless
5. Skipping Stone
6. Supply and Demand
7. Sweet Pea
8. Night Train
9. Southern Girl
10. Wind, The
11. Long Line of Pain
 
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Dixie Chicken -- CD

Little Feat

1973/1990 Warner Bros. Records

Amazon.com essential recording

Everything came together for Little Feat's third album. An expanded lineup gave the Feat a more supple rhythmic base, Lowell George penned some of his strongest numbers, and they developed an oozy studio sound that suited them to a T. The title track, "Fat Man in a Bathtub," and "Two Trains" distilled compounded rhythms, wailing background vocals, and adroit wordplay into an intoxicating soul-rock swill. In many ways, Dixie Chicken stands as a kind of kissing cousin to the Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street, which hit the streets one year earlier. While not as expansive as the Stones' magnum opus, its highlights are every bit as spectacular. --Steve Stolder

1. "Dixie Chicken" (Lowell George, Fred Martin) – 3:55
2. "Two Trains" (George) – 3:06
3. "Roll Um Easy" (George) – 2:30
4. "On Your Way Down" (Allen Toussaint) – 5:31
5. "Kiss It Off" (George) – 2:56
6. "Fool Yourself" (Fred Tackett) – 3:10
7. "Walkin' All Night" (Paul Barrère, Bill Payne) – 3:35
8. "Fat Man In The Bathtub" (George) – 4:29
9. "Juliette" (George) – 3:20
10. "Lafayette Railroad" (George, Payne) – 3:40
 
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Melancholy Baby -- CD

Jaimee Paul

2011 Green Hill Records

What a voice!, January 25, 2011
By Song Collector (KY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Melancholy Baby [+Digital Booklet] (MP3 Download)

I recently discovered Jaimee Paul and I was eagerly anticipating this new CD. Several of the songs appeared on a recently released EP but the fullness of her delivery is showcased in the width and breadth of the songs presented here. In particular I can listen to her recording of Smile over and over, Buy this Cd or download it soon. It will be well worth your investment.

Don't Cry Baby
Ain't No Sunshine
Come Rain Or Come Shine
I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl
You've Changed
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
A Sunday Kind Of Love
Big Spender
Don't Explain
What'll I Do
People Get Ready
Smile
My Melancholy Baby (feat. Beegie Adair)
 
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The Key -- CD

Vince Gill

1998 MCA Nashville

Amazon.com essential recording

Over a decade of amiable and entertaining hits, Vince Gill has occasionally emitted flashes of greatness. On The Key, he finally opens up and taps his full artistic potential with a complete collection of stunningly powerful songs. Using spare instrumentation, and working amid a foundation of bluegrass and barroom country sounds, the recently divorced Gill concentrates on simply stated yet deeply felt songs about betrayal, loss, and the prospects of opening a bruised heart to another lover. Working with a variety of female harmony partners--including Patty Loveless, Alison Krauss, Shelby Lynne, and Sara Evans--Gill brings out the aching beauty of his tenor by settling into gorgeous melodies laid out with unadorned authority. By daring to bare his innermost feelings, he's achieved the greatness he's hinted at through the years. --Michael McCall

All songs written by Vince Gill except where noted.

"Don't Come Cryin' to Me" (Gill, Reed Nielsen) - 3:06
feat. Dawn Sears
"If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" (Gill, Troy Seals) - 4:38
"I Never Really Knew You" - 2:14
"Kindly Keep It Country" - 3:09
"All Those Years" - 3:57
"I'll Take Texas" - 2:05
"My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" - 3:53
duet with Patty Loveless
"There's Not Much Love Here Anymore" - 3:28
"Let Her In" - 3:03
"The Hills of Caroline" - 4:44
"Live to Tell It All" (Gill, Sonya Isaacs) - 3:36
"What They All Call Love" - 3:20
"The Key to Life" - 4:02
 
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Waiting For Columbus -- Remastered 2 CD Set

Little Feat

1978/2002 Warner Bros. Records

Amazon.com essential recording

Few rock concert documents can match this 1978 live album for sheer musicianship, or for its full-blooded representation of one of the best live bands ever. Little Feat's turbulent '70s pilgrimage had been studded with commercial detours when its second incarnation as a swampy, blues-rock sextet clicked musically, and these English and American dates, beautifully recorded by George Massenburg, capture the band in all its rowdy, precise glory. The late Lowell George's influence had been damped down in the studio, deferring to his bandmates' writing and singing, but Columbus is dominated by his gruff, lyrical vocal presence and the mercurial tang of his indelible slide guitar. With the Tower of Power Horns aboard to inject razor-sharp horn work, this romp through the Feat songbook of southern-fried rock represents a satisfying summation of the band's best works, every bit as engaging as their studio models. This is simmering, smart music measured by an honor roll of great songs with no lapses. The only caveat--and a minor one--is the deletion of two tracks to squeeze the original two LPs onto a single CD. --Sam Sutherland

2002 "Deluxe Edition" double CD

This edition not only restores all the original tracks, but includes several additional tracks recorded at the same appearances where the original tracks were recorded. Disc 1 has all the tracks from sides 1, 3, and 2 (in that order) of the original LP release. Disc 2 opens with side 4, continues with several previously unreleased tracks (6 through 12), and concludes with the three tracks that appeared on Hoy-Hoy!.

Disc one

"Join The Band" (Traditional) – 1:54 - Lisner Auditorium Washington D.C. August 10, 1977
"Fat Man in the Bathtub" (George) – 4:53 - Lisner Auditorium Washington D.C. August 8, 1977
"All That You Dream" (Barrère, Payne) – 4:29 - Lisner Auditorium Washington D.C. August 8, 1977
"Oh Atlanta" (Payne) – 4:20 - Lisner Auditorium Washington D.C. August 8, 1977
"Old Folks' Boogie" (Barrère, G. Barrère) – 4:26 - The Rainbow Theatre London England August 4, 1977
"Dixie Chicken" (George, Kibbee) – 8:53 - The Rainbow Theatre London England August 3 & 4, 1977
"Tripe Face Boogie" (Hayward, Payne) – 7:09 - The Rainbow Theatre London England August 2 & 3, 1977
"Rocket in My Pocket" (George) – 3:57 - The Rainbow Theatre London England August 2, 1977
"Time Loves a Hero" (Barrère, Gradney, Payne) – 4:19 - The Rainbow Theatre London England August 4, 1977
"Day or Night" (Payne, F. Tate) – 5:30 - The Rainbow Theatre London England August 4, 1977
"Mercenary Territory" (George, E. George, Hayward) – 4:36 - The Rainbow Theatre London England August 2, 1977
"Spanish Moon" (George) – 5:36 - Lisner Auditorium Washington D.C. August 8, 1977

Running time: 60:02

Disc two

"Willin'" (George) – 4:42 - Lisner Auditorium Washington D.C. August 8, 1977
"Don't Bogart That Joint" (E. Ingber, L. Wagner) – 1:01 - Lisner Auditorium Washington D.C. August 8, 1977
"A Apolitical Blues" (George) – 3:51 - The Rainbow Theatre London England August 3, 1977
"Sailin' Shoes" (George) – 6:23 - Lisner Auditorium Washington D.C. August 10, 1977
"Feats Don't Fail Me Now" (Barrère, George, Kibbee) – 5:35 - Lisner Auditorium Washington D.C. August 9, 1977
"One Love Stand" (Barrère, Gradney, Payne) – 4:27 - Lisner Auditorium Washington D.C. August 9, 1977
"Rock and Roll Doctor" (George, Kibbee) – 4:17 - Lisner Auditorium Washington D.C. August 9, 1977
"Skin It Back" (Barrère) – 5:40 - The Rainbow Theatre London England August 2, 1977
"On Your Way Down" (Allen Toussaint) – 6:25 - Lisner Auditorium Washington D.C. August 10, 1977
"Walkin' All Night" (Barrère, Payne) – 4:12 - Lisner Auditorium Washington D.C. August 8, 1977
"Cold, Cold, Cold" (George) – 5:18 - The Rainbow Theatre London England August 4, 1977
"Day at the Dog Races" (Barrère, Clayton, Gradney, Hayward, Payne) – 12:12 - Lisner Auditorium Washington D.C. August 9, 1977
"Skin It Back" (Barrère) – 4:40 - Lisner Auditorium Washington D.C. August 8, 1977
"Red Streamliner" (Payne, F. Tate) – 4:59 - Lisner Auditorium Washington D.C. August 8, 1977
"Teenage Nervous Breakdown" (George) – 4:12 - Lisner Auditorium Washington D.C. August 9, 1977

Running time: 77:54
 
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Sunshine On Leith -- CD

The Proclaimers

1988 Chrysalis Records

Sunshine on Leith is The Proclaimers' second and best known album, released in August 1988. The album had three singles, including the title track, "I'm On My Way," and "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)," which also became a hit following its inclusion on the soundtrack to Benny & Joon five years later in 1993. It is about their birthplace, Leith, and the title track Sunshine on Leith is played by Hibernian F.C. at the beginning of matches.

All Songs Written By Craig & Charlie Reid, except where noted.

"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" – 3:33
"Cap in Hand" – 3:24
"Then I Met You" – 3:50
"My Old Friend the Blues" – 3:06 (Steve Earle)
"Sean" – 3:23
"Sunshine on Leith" – 5:16
"Come on Nature" – 3:34
"I'm on My Way" – 3:45
"What Do You Do?" – 3:38
"It's Saturday Night" – 3:24
"Teardrops" – 2:32
"Oh Jean" – 5:55
 
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Swinging with Tommy Dorsey -- CD

Tommy Dorsey

2002 Collectable Records

This budget-priced, ten-track collection is notably skimpy, boasting nothing more in its packaging than song titles and times, plus a couple of photographs of Tommy Dorsey. But it also features some of Dorsey's best and best-known numbers, including the number one hits "The Music Goes 'Round and Around," "Marie," and "Music, Maestro, Please!" The million-seller "Boogie Woogie" and other instrumental favorites "Opus One" and "Song of India" are also featured. There are numerous longer and better compilations of Dorsey's music, of course. The idea of this one is that during a trip to the drugstore the consumer may spy it -- selling for only five bucks or so -- on a rack, make an impulse purchase, pop it in the CD player in the car, and enjoy the big-band memories on the way home. For that, it's fine. ~ William Ruhlmann

Track Listing
1. Boogie Woogie
2. Music Goes 'Round and Around, The
3. Marie
4. Who?
5. Opus No. 1
6. Song of India
7. Yes Indeed
8. Music, Maestro, Please
9. Chinatown, My Chinatown
10. They Can't Take That Away from Me
 
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Benny In Brussels - Vol. 1 & 2 -- Remastered CD

Benny Goodman

1958/2001 Columbia/Collectibles Records

Classic Benny, Rare Recording January 9, 2002
By Mark Borchers
Format:Audio CD

The availability of this CD is great news for fans of the King of Swing. You won't see this hard-to-find set at your local superstore.

These recordings were made during the World's Fair in Brussels around 1958. Benny put an orchestra together to play in the American pavillion. According to the liner notes, it was a tremendous hit and gave a tremendous boost to America's languishing reputation in the arts.

The significant thing about this recording is that it's classic Goodman style, but the recording quality is light years better than the recordings you've heard from his heyday in the '30's and '40's. The band is crisp and driving, and Benny's virtuoso solos show even more artistry, if possible, than his earlier material. Benny's version of "One O'Clock Jump" would make Count Basie proud, and by itself makes the CD worth buying.

This CD is a fantastic find for Goodman fans - don't miss it!

1. Let's Dance
2. Don't Be That Way
3. Hallelujah
4. Obsession
5. Brussels Blues
6. More Than You Know
7. The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise
8. Jubilee
9. Roll 'Em
10. Stealin' Apples
11. Memories of You
12. Balkan Mixed Grill
13. Gershwin Medley: The Man I Love/Oh, Lady Be Good/Somebody Loves Me
14. St. Louis Blues
15. Mr. Five by Five
16. March of the Belgian Paratroops
17. One O'Clock Jump
18. Goodbye
 
The Man in the Brown Shorts™ brought about six new disks, this one's first up:

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Well, crap, either that Balin CD is NOT a greatest hits, or Miracles was a Jefferson Golfcart tune... :(

Next up, Every 1's a Winner! :banana-dance:

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Botch said:
Well, crap, either that Balin CD is NOT a greatest hits, or Miracles was a Jefferson Golfcart tune... :(

Next up, Every 1's a Winner! :banana-dance:

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Nice! I loves me some "Hot Chocolate"! :happy-partydance:

But I thought they had 15 Greatest Hits!
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