Fabulous Swing Collection Participated by Various Artists Studio : RCA by RCA Release Date : 1998-02-10 Publisher : RCA Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days EAN : 0090266898725 UPC : 090266898725 Avg. Customer Rating:(based on 18 reviews)
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Customer Reviews for 'Fabulous Swing Collection'
Swing!
Bought this for my Aunt and Uncle who are in their 80s and they loved it!
CONTENT
Once again, I look to buy Big Band Era albums and I come across an album that displays NO CONTENT, no list of songs, zip, nada, niente'.. As a former Creative Director of an ad agency, I ask the primal question, How do you expect to sell an album without listing the songs? I hit a pop-up menu that indicated it would play "samples," however, a second pop-up saddled the list blocking it from view and it said, "No samples available for this album." Nor, because of the pop-up block, no content available for the album either.
swing
Loved this one being a fan of the big band swing sound. Rate it highly.
Dead Sound
I'm very disappointed in this CD. The only high quality thing about it is its selection -great tunes!
The problem is with the sound quality. The tunes all sound as if they are being played at the bottom of a deep well. Muffled! I have a $5500 sound system, but it sounds like I'm listening to a $20 bargain radio when I play this CD.
I bought this CD because other reviewers had given it an average score of 4.5 out of 5. With such a high score, I'd hoped that this recording producer had used modern technology to make those wonderful swing tunes come alive. Nope. Exhumed from the grave, but still dead.
Add to that, there isn't a scintilla of stereo separation. The entire swing band got stuffed together into that same (single) deep well. Arrrrrgh! I know I've heard these tunes played in full, rich, stereophonic glory on radios before, so great recordings are out there somewhere.
I truly love these old swing tunes! They're amazing works of musical genius that deserve to be heard like they're being played in front of you. Thus, I will keep on searching for a CD that has modern sound production. Anyone know of any such CDs out there? I don't care whether or not the tunes are played by Benny Goodman or Tommy Dorsey themselves, I just want a high quality production of the music.
swing, swing, swing !!!
The Fabulous Swing Collection is one of the better single CD compilations we have of great swing music that took the country by storm in the 1930s and 1940s. This music still sounds great today; and many people have fond memories of the times they danced to these tunes when they were often performed live in dance halls and nightclubs. The quality of the sound is really rather good and I like the artwork.
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra open things up with a great rendition of "Don't Be That Way (Take 1)." The horn works very well for this number and Benny's band never lets us down! They do this flawlessly; and it sounds great even today. Glenn Miller & His Orchestra follow with their smash hit entitled "In the Mood." "In the Mood" is a number people remember well; this got lots of air play and many people danced to it back in the day. Similarly, "Opus One" by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra never disappoints; "Opus One" is a peppy little number that packs a huge, unforgettable punch and I always like hearing "Opus One."
Glen Gray & His Orchestra (with whom I'm less familiar) also make good with their hit, "Casa Loma Stomp." "Casa Loma Stomp" has a great beat and they never play a superfluous note! Great! Of course, we can't have a swing CD without the great Duke Ellington and his buddies doing their wonderful "Take the `A' Train;" "Take the `A' Train" hit the clubs big time and when you hear it you'll instantly know why. A personal favorite of mine is "Minnie the Moocher" by the incomparable Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra; Cab Calloway could really swing and that Cotton Club was all the better off for it!
Listen also for "Back Bay Shuffle" by Artie Shaw & His Orchestra; Artie Shaw instinctively knew how to make great music and "Back Bay Shuffle" showcases his talents nicely. There's even a special number from Glenn Miller again when he and his buddies play "A String Of Pearls." "A String Of Pearls" sounds like pearls should sound--and that's quite all right by me. "Swingin' Uptown" by Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra is great; but they could have omitted "Mary Had a Little Lamb" by Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra. Oh, well--no CD is perfect.
The CD ends very nicely. We get two solid numbers, "Flyin' Home" performed by Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra and then "Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing) (Parts 1 & 2)" by Benny Goodman & His Orchestra. "Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing) (Parts 1 & 2)" is classic swing music at its very apex and I think you'll like it very much if you haven't heard this one before.
This album is a great starter CD for people just getting into swing music; and it makes an affordable single CD swing music compilation, too. If you like this you should consider other CDs of swing music available for sale on this website.
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