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1945 Spotlight Bands Broadcasts
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| The 32 tunes (71 min.) are released on CD here for the first time. The music consists of five radio broadcasts from shows performed for the U.S. Armed Forces at California military bases in 1945. The band heard here was formed by Artie Shaw for one year (1945), and included star trumpet player Roy Eldridge plus a young Dodo Marmorosa on piano and Barney Kessel on guitar. The musical style is big band swing jazz, including four Artie Shaw original compositions, some standards and some lesser-known tunes.
The band as a whole also turns in a great performance, not least of all because of Artie Shaw's insistence on musicianship of the highest order. Another highlight of the CD are the five tunes with the Gramercy Five, Shaw's band-within-a-band. Aside from all the exciting, tight, swinging music, this CD is important because it consists of Artie Shaw's last |
ARTISTS
Artie Shaw (Clarinet), Roy Eldridge, Stan Fishelson, Bernie Glow, George Schwartz, Ray Linn (Trumpets), Gus Dixon, Harry Rodgers, Ollie Wilson, Bob Swift (Trombones), Louis Prisby, Rudy Tanza (Alto Saxes), Jon Walton, Herbie Steward (Tenor Saxes), Chuck Gentry (Baritone Sax), Dodo Marmarosa (Piano), Barney Kessel (Guitar), Morris Rayman (String Bass), Louis Fromm (Drums), Imogene Lynn (Vocal) |
TRACKS
1. Introduction
2. Nightmare
3. Tabu
4. Little Jazz
5. Summit Ridge Drive
6. Lucky Number
7. Begin The Beguine
8. Introduction
9. Nightmare
10. My Heart Stood Still
11. On The Atcheson, Topeka And Santa Fe
12. Talk
13. Scuttlebutt
14. Gotta Be This Or That
15. Talk
16. Just Floating Along
17. Introduction
18. Nightmare
19. Blue Skies
20. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
21. Hop, Sklip And Jump
22. Jumpin' On The Merry-Go-Round
23. Introduciton
24. Nightmare
25. Bedford Drive
26. Along The Navajo Traid
27. The Sad Sack
28. 'S Wonderful
29. Introduction
30. Nightmare
31. Hindustan
32. Love Walked In
33. Can't Read Between The Lines
34. The Glider |
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