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Giants of the Big Band Era [Acrobat]

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Album Details

Title: Giants of the Big Band Era [Acrobat]
Artist: Various Artists
Release Date: 3/4/2008
Label: Acrobat
Album Type(s): Various artists collection
UPC: 026656513527
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Piano Blues, Sweet Bands
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 0
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

Track Listings

At the Woodchopper's Ball :: Woody Herman
A String of Pearls :: Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
Jersey Bounce :: Benny Goodman
Jumpin' at the Woodside :: Count Basie
Opus One :: Tommy Dorsey
Heatwave :: Les Brown
One O'Clock Jump :: Cab Calloway
The Mooche :: Duke Ellington
Two O'Clock Jump :: Harry James
Flying Home :: Lionel Hampton
Perfidia :: Jimmy Dorsey
Frenesi :: Artie Shaw

Additional Releases

Year	Type	Label	Catalog #
2008	CD	Acrobat	51352

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Review

This 12-track collection containing the very best of the big bands in the 1940s is a well-chosen grouping, not all greatest hits per se, but all familiar themes and signature tunes people have always loved. Among the absolute prime cuts are Woody Herman's "At the Woodchopper's Ball," Count Basie's "Jumpin' at the Woodside," Lionel Hampton's "Flying Home," and Artie Shaw's "Frenesi." It's interesting that the Count Basie evergreens "One O'Clock Jump" and "Two O'Clock Jump" are not done by Basie, but Cab Calloway and Harry James, respectively. This single CD is easily recommended for new nostalgia buffs and veteran fans alike. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide

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