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Glenn Miller & His Orchestra Miller, Glenn/orchestra: On/radio (3cd)
Miller’s widespread fame was due in part to his three-a-week radio shows sponsored by Chesterfield. Here are 4 CDs of prime performances from those shows (with Glenn’s spoken intros); you’ll hear hits plus songs he never recorded elsewhere: 'Tuxedo Junction; Moonlight Cocktail; In the Mood; Indian Summer; Say “Si Si”; Jersey Bounce; One O’Clock Jump; At Last; Ciribirin', and more with the Andrews Sisters, Tex Beneke and others!
3 CD SET

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Glenn Miller American Popular Song 1943-1946 [pa]
Recording information: Hollywood Palladium (09/11/1943-07/16/1948); London, England (09/11/1943-07/16/1948); New York, NY (09/11/1943-07/16/1948); Paris, France (09/11/1943-07/16/1948).
Unknown Contributor Role: Tex Beneke.
Arrangers: Ralph Wilkinson; Jerry Gray; Norman Leyden; Bill Finegan.
Benny Goodman, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington laid much of the groundwork for the big band era (roughly 1934-1946), but Glenn Miller's band was probably the most popular of them all. Miller played a beautifully melodious trombone, and while his orchestras had less outright jazz content than those of Goodman or Ellington, his clever, classy pop song arrangements made his band enormously successful during the World War II years (both here and abroad). These recordings are mostly from the war years, with the personnel of the band drawn from the ranks of the American military.

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Shaw, Artie/gramercy 5: 6 Star Treats
Every track released by Artie’s peerless small group! And when you consider such talents as Billy Butterfield, Dodo Marmarosa, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Guarnieri and Barney Kessel played with the Gramercy 5, “peerless” is pretty spot-on! This is also where Shaw, ever the restless artistic spirit, really let his hair down musically and tried inventive new arrangements and instrumentation; includes 'Special Delivery Stomp; Summit Ridge Drive; My Blue Heaven; Mysterioso; Besame Mucho; Frenesi; Autumn Leaves; Begin the Beguine; Star Dust', and more. 85 swingin’ sides!
4 CD SET

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Casa Loma Orchestra Swingin' Decade
Casa Loma Orchestra: George Van Eps (guitar); Gus Bivona (clarinet, saxophone); Chuck Gentry, Plas Johnson , Babe Russin, Skeets Herfurt, Wilbur Schwartz (saxophone); Manny Klein, Uan Rasey, Conrad Gozzo, Pete Candoli, Shorty Sherock (trumpet); Milt Bernhart, George Roberts , Joe Howard, Si Zentner, Tommy Pederson (trombone); Mike Rubin (piano, bass instrument); Ray Sherman (piano); Emil Richards (vibraphone); Nick Fatool (drum).

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Casa Loma Orchestra Casa Loma In Hi-Fi!
Casa Loma Orchestra: George Van Eps (guitar); Gus Bivona (clarinet, saxophone, alto saxophone); Skeets Herfurt (saxophone, alto saxophone); Ted Nash (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Chuck Gentry (saxophone, baritone saxophone); Murray McEachern (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trombone); Babe Russin (tenor saxophone); Manny Klein, Conrad Gozzo, Shorty Sherock (trumpet); Joe Howard, Si Zentner, Walter Benson (trombone); Ray Sherman (piano); Mike Rubin (bass instrument); Nick Fatool (drums, drum).
Personnel: Kenny Sargent (vocals); Francis Howard (trombone).
Recording information: 06/18/1956-06/21/1956.
Glen Gray broke up his Casa Loma Orchestra in 1950. Six years later he was persuaded by Capitol to gather together alumni along with some studio musicians to recreate some of his more famous recordings for an LP. This album was a surprise hit, leading to Gray recording a series of records recreating the "sounds of the big bands." In reality these performances are quite predictable and are more nostalgic than creative. With trumpeters Manny Klein and Shorty Sherock, Murray McEachern on trombone and alto, tenor saxophonist Babe Russin, clarinetist Gus Bivona and pianist Ray Sherman contributing solos, the renditions of such songs as "No Name Jive," "Memories of You," "Maniac's Ball," "Casa Loma Stomp" and "Smoke Rings" are not without interest, but are generally not quite as exciting as the original versions. ~ Scott Yanow

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Getz, Stan: Getz Meets Mulligan
The most beautiful baritone and tenor tones in jazz joined forces on this 1957 Verve gem. Piano, bass and drums back the two sax stars on these ravishing renditions of 'This Can’t Be Love; That Old Feeling; I Didn’t Know What Time It Was; Anything Goes', and more!

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Various Artists The Bossa Nova Albums [Box]
The Bossa Nova Albums collects five of the pinnacle recordings from the best American foray into Brazilian jazz, which began in 1962 with the Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd collaboration Jazz Samba and peaked one year later with the fourth album in the ad hoc series, Getz/Gilberto (which would have been better titled Getz/Gilberto/Jobim). Getz/Gilberto's high place in musical history would be assured even without the immense success of Astrud Gilberto's vocalizing on "The Girl from Ipanema." The album was pivotal in repositioning American musical consciousness to include the soft textures and nimble playing of Joao Gilberto's guitar and Antonio Carlos Jobim's piano, and it influenced the material that a wide range of singers included on their albums. Admirably, Getz only continued to use his position to introduce great Brazilian musicians to the record-buying public; he recorded Jazz Samba Encore! with Luiz Bonf , a better guitarist than even Gilberto, and Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida (the latter recorded only two days after Getz/Gilberto was finished). Beyond the uniformly excellent music, this specific set does nothing more than repackage five separately available CDs, all of which featured up-to-date mastering but not the bonus tracks of previous editions; there isn't even a booklet or a single liner note beyond what was on the original LPs. For the full story and additional material, including tracks from the piecemeal Getz/Gilberto #2, Getz's The Bossa Nova Years box set is still the one to beat. ~ John Bush
5 CD SET

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Tex Beneke Tex Swings Eydie Sings
Personnel: Tex Beneke (vocals, tenor saxophone); Bill Raymond, Eydie Gorme (vocals); Earl Backus (guitar); Bill Ainsworth (clarinet, alto saxophone); Johnny Hayes, Bob Peck (tenor saxophone); Teddy Lee (baritone saxophone); Nick Capezuto, Eddie Zandy, Jack Steele, Art Depew, Al DeRisi (trumpet); George Monte, Paul Tanner, Jim Harwood (trombone); Mel Lewis (drums).
Arranger: Henry Mancini.

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Tex Beneke One Night Stands [pa]
Personnel: Tex Beneke (vocals); Ronnie Deauville (vocals).
Liner Note Author: Alan Price.
During the reign of big-band icon Glenn Miller, saxophonist Tex Beneke was one of his star soloists. After his death, Miller's widow asked Beneke to take over as the director of the orchestra. For decades, Beneke has kept Miller's flame burning, carrying on his melodious, easy-swinging style for old and new fans alike. ONE NIGHT STAND features Beneke and Miller's band live in 1947 and '48, when there was a powerful demand for the Miller style. In front of an appreciative crowd, the orchestra (with a string section!) breathes new life into Swing Era gems, from both the Miller songbook and others.

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