The Pied Pipers - Dream: The Singles Collection 1939-48 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

All In represents Pieces of a Dream at their creative peak. Joined by superstar guitarist Rohn Lawreence and up and coming saxophonist Tony Watson Jr., the group has composed 10 brilliant originals that run the gamut from the 'in the pocket' R&B to the sensuous Smooth jazz jams that have made them legends.

Tony Pastor was a jazz and big band saxophonist, singer and bandleader who was with Artie Shaw's orchestra during the '30s before launching his own band in 1940, subsequently enjoying a highly successful chart career through the 1940s with a distinctive style of upbeat and entertaining middle-of-the-road music, including the novelty-flavoured material popular in that era. In the later years of the decade, he provided an early career opportunity for Rosemary Clooney and her sister Betty, who recorded with Pastor through 1948-49, and who are featured on a dozen or more titles here. This 72-track 3-CD set comprises selected A and B sides from his singles on the Bluebird, RCA-Victor, Cosmo and Columbia labels during this era, and features all his fifteen US chart entries, including the Top 10 hits InchMaria ElenaInch, InchDance With A DollyInch, InchBell Bottom TrousersInch, Sioux City SueInch, InchRed Silk Stockings And Green PerfumeInch and InchThe Lady From Twenty-Nine PalmsInch. It features at least one side of a significant proportion of his releases during these years. Along with Tony Pastor himself and The Clooney Sisters, featured vocalists include Johnny McAfee, Eugenie Baird, Dorsey Anderson, Kay Little, Elisse Cooper, Kay Foster, Rita McCullough and Virginia Maxey. It's a substantial and enjoyable showcase for the music of an artist who is not much talked about these days but who made a significant contribution to the popular music of this primary decade and more of his career.

The great Grover Washington, Jr. Discovered, nurtured and produced Pieces of a Dream while James Lloyd and Curtis Harmonwere teenage phenoms still in high school. Since then they have toured the world, sold over three million albums, scored both smooth jazz and R&B radio hits while garnering legions of dedicated fans! We Got This is a funky, joyful musical celebration, filled with melodic grooves that have made Pieces of a Dream fan favorites. The 10 brilliant originals run the gamut from 'in the pocket' R&B to sensuous smooth jazz jams and are proof that Pieces of a Dream are at the top of their game!! The album kicks of with the infectious, jubilant Pieces original InchHeading Out,Inch followed by the super-funky InchWe Got This,Inch the sublimely beautiful InchPieces of You,Inch the vocal tinged, sure-fire hit InchBe There For You,Inch and more exciting Pieces of a Dream originals!