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Spitfire Band
Virtual Reality: Tradition Lives
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Opus #1 - The Spitfire Band, Oliver, Sy
2. Taking a Chance on Love - The Spitfire Band, Duke, Vernon
3. Two O'Clock Jump - The Spitfire Band, Basie, Count
4. And the Angels Sing - The Spitfire Band, Elman, Ziggy
5. Back Bay Shuffle - The Spitfire Band, MacRae
6. Elmer's Tune - The Spitfire Band, Albrecht, Elmer
7. South Rampart Street Parade - The Spitfire Band, Bauduc, Ray
8. Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week) - The Spitfire Band, Cahn, Sammy
9. Air Mail Special - The Spitfire Band, Christian, Charlie
10. Frenesi - The Spitfire Band, Dominguez, Alberto
11. Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - The Spitfire Band, Jessel, Leon
12. Song of India - The Spitfire Band, Rimsky-Korsakov, Ni
13. Salute to the Blizzard of '96 (Virtually Cool Medley): Winter Wonderl - The Spitfire Band, Allen, R.
14. No More Dancing [Closing Theme] - The Spitfire Band, Erbe, Micky

CD Details

All Artists: Spitfire Band
Title: Virtual Reality: Tradition Lives
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Alanna Records
Release Date: 7/9/1996
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Style: Swing Jazz
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 742545556627

Synopsis

Album Description

Raves from absolutely everywhere! Gold records in Canada. "The good old days never sounded this good!" - Mel Torme. "Incredibly dynamic... perfect reminder of what made the band business great" - Helen O'Connell. Take off with the special Spitfire arrangements of: "Taking a Chance on Love," "And the Angels Sing," and "Elmer's Tune," "Frenesi," "Saturday Night is the Loneliest Night of the Week" and many more...

CD Reviews

THIS CD WAS A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT TO ME.

02/28/1999

(1 out of 5 stars)

"WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CD I HAD GREAT EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT IT MIGHT BRING. AFTER REVIEWING IT I WAS DEFLATED. I THOUGHT HOW COULD A BIG BAND CD HAVE SUCH BAD ARRANGING. I GUESS ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. THIS HAS TO BE THERE WORST CD. OUT OF ALL THE TRACKS LISTED I LIKED 2 SONGS."

WHAT WERE THOSE NEGATIVE REVIEWERS LISTENING TO?!

James B. Noel | CT | 03/28/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"One reviewer said this was "there" worst CD. Sic, music fans, consider the source!This CD is superb. I have been a big fan of The Spitfire Band for a good long while and this is my favorite of their (ahem) CD's. In fact, it's one of my favorite discs, period. It's a bit jazzier than some of their other work, such as The Make Believe Ballroom, but that demonstrates the band's versatility. Track 7, South Rampart Street Parade, is a delightful quick trip to Preservation Hall. I dare you to listen to Air Mail Special without tapping at least one of your feet. Yet there are classics such as the lead-off track, Opus #1, that uphold the band's reputation of making you want to go fly a B-17 and vote for FDR.Don't believe a word written by the naysayers - buy this!"