Various Artists - Superstars of the Big Bands / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Long overshadowed by the historical importance of US Big Bands, the British scene of the pre-war years has been sadly neglected on CD. This 20 track overview presents the cream of UK based dance bands every bit as creative and relevant as their US counterparts. This overdue sampler presents recordings made between 1930 and 1945. The booklet contains full biographical and discographical details. Tracks include Billy Cotton (InchMargieInch), Lew Stone (InchWhite JazzInch), Henry Hall (InchGoody GoodyInch), Jack Hylton (InchSwing Is in the AirInch) and InchVictor Sylvester (InchGoodbye BluesInch). Acrobat. 2003. Album Tracks 1. She's My Slip of a Girl 2. I Like to Do Things for You 3. What a Perfect Combination - Ray Noble 4. Canadian Capers 5. Margie 6. That's What Life Is Made of 7. Wild Goose Chase 8. White Jazz - Lew Stone 9. Where Were You on the Night of June Third? 10. Goody Goody 11. I Stumbled Over Love 12. Swing Is in the Air - Jack Hylton 13. Swing High, Swing Low 14. Cotton Pickers' Congregation - Ambrose 15. Foggy Day 16. At the Woodchoppers Ball 17. Let the People Sing 18. I'm Nobody's Baby 19. October Mood 20. Goodbye Blues

W. Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Duke Ellington+, full length CD w. full color book. Album Tracks 1. Merry-Go-Round 2. Sophisticated Lady 3. I've Got the World on a String 4. Down a Carolina Line 5. Queer Notions 6. It's the Talk of the Town 7. Night Life 8. Nagasaki 9. Happy Feet 10. I'm Rhythm Crazy Now 11. Ol' Man River 12. Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day 13. Ain't Cha Glad? 14. I've Got to Sing a Torch Song

This collection captures the freshness and excitement of the first years of swing, as bands grew larger and arrangers worked to find a balance between melody and rhythm. From Gene Krupa and his Chicagoans to Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra, these delightful performances present the hot style of the 1930s and 1940s. Album Tracks 1. Break It Down 2. Darktown Strutter's Ball 3. Farewell Blues 4. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 5. Business in InchFInch 6. Ocean Motion 7. New Orleans Parade 8. Love in the First Degree 9. Barnyard Cakewalk 10. How Many Times 11. Go Joe Go 12. Tempo Di Jump 13. Eight Bars in Search of a Melody 14. The Last Round-Up 15. Boston Tea Party 16. Sailor Man Rhythm