Search - Hugo Strasser :: Gold Collection

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J. Wakefield | SLC, Utah | 12/09/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is the good stuff! Hugo Strasser has been one of the best band leaders in Europe for decades. This is all instrumental. Each track is musically complex, tight like any premium jazz combo, and very danceable.



Hugo himself is the solo clarinetist and his photo appears on the album cover. The rest of the band is comprised of two trumpets, two trombones, three saxophones, piano/keyboards, guitar, electric bass, and a percussionist.



The liner does not give tempos, and so here is the title, duration, and a suggested dance for each track:



So what's new, 2:48, Quickstep

True love, 3:04, Waltz

Chanson d'amour, 2:34, Foxtrot

Bye bye blackbird, 2:11, Quickstep

Guantanamera, 1:18, Chacha

Brasil, 2:22, Samba

Cumparsita, La, 2:46, Tango

Black-bottom, 2:15, Swing

Breeze and I, 3:00, Rumba

Smoke gets in your eyes, 3:16, Foxtrot

Cabaret, 2:26, Quickstep

Cumbanchero, El 3:03, Samba

In the mood, 3:20, Swing

Lambeth walk, 2:57, Quickstep

Doctor Schiwago melody, 2:35, Foxtrot

Hello dolly, 2:16, Quickstep"