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	Artie Shaw & His Gramercy 5 Six Star Treats [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED] Genres: Jazz, Pop Artie Shaw led one of the great bands of the Swing Era and from that band he formed a small group called The Gramercy 5. Having a band within a band was a popular trend at the time and The Gramercy 5 were one of the best! ... more » « less
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All Artists: Artie Shaw & His Gramercy 5
Title: Six Star Treats [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED]
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Jasmine Music
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 11/18/2008
Album Type: Box set
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Style: Swing Jazz
Number of Discs: 4
SwapaCD Credits: 4
UPC: 604988032024

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Artie Shaw led one of the great bands of the Swing Era and from that band he formed a small group called The Gramercy 5. Having a band within a band was a popular trend at the time and The Gramercy 5 were one of the best! Presented here, spanning a period from 1940 to 1954, are what are thought to be ALL the commercially released titles by the band. Featuring the familiar Begin The Beguine which became a million seller along with the very popular Frenesi . Also included are the hits Summit Ridge Drive & Smoke Gets In Your Eyes .With bonus tracks that come from The Gramercy 5 s appearances on radio programmes including very rare performances on the Radio Hall Of Fame and Kraft Music Hall this is the seminal release unsurpassed by any other.

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CD Reviews

AN EXCELLENT PACKAGE AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE

Barry McCanna | Normandy, France | 12/14/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A more substantial offering from Jasmine is this 5-CD set, which claims to present the complete commercially released recordings. On the first CD the fifteen sides recorded for Victor are supplemented by ten 1945 airshots. The remaining four CDs all date from the early to mid-fifties, and the second includes vocals by Mary Ann McCall, June Hutton, and Connee Boswell. Like Ellington, Shaw was fond of revisiting favourite tunes. Thus there are several versions of some of the best-known Five numbers, and since the personnel varied considerably over the period they are all well worth having. This is excellent package at an affordable price.

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