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swing is king once again, so Eric Records has assembled a compilation of authentic hits from swing bands of the 1930-40s, inc. songs by Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Stan Kenton, Bob Crosby, Artie Shaw, Lionel Hampton, Casa Loma, Bobby Sherwood & many o
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Recorded at Capitol Records Studio, Los Angeles, California between 1957 & 1964. Swinging Sounds Of The Great Bands Music Glen Gray Swinging Sounds Of The Great Bands Songs Swinging Sounds Of The Great Bands Music Review Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars)  Big band must have
This is a great collection of big band instrumentals that is timeles, and true to the originals, with better sound. Highly recommended to everyone from first timers, to officionado's.
Submitted by carlfmmuzik4u (Thousand Oaks, Ca. USA) 
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These were culled from Capital Records "Sounds of the Great Bands" series by Glen Gray with studio musicians. The charts were recreated by Billy May. In some cases the original musicians were assigned to do their parts again.
Submitted by jpakab (Dallas,TX)
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Sharp, Crisp, Sparkling, don't miss it.
At age 64 (now) I bought the original Capitol Albums in the late '50s (as a teenager) and early '60s. The re-creation and musicianship is fabulous. Don't miss the 2nd album on the Eric label, and the Glen Gray/Billy May CD titled "Shall We Swing" (Capitol/EMI).
You won't be sorry.
Submitted by Jim Moriarty (Toledo, Ohio)
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I was born after the heyday of the big bands and had only the 78s to listen to. So I was delighted, as a kid, to hear the recreations on LP that were done by these great studio players. I'm even happier that they're now showing up on CD. Know what? Some of the musicianship was better on the recreations--Shorty Shetrock, rip, was a far better player than Sonny Duhham, whose Memories of You Shorty recreated. A lot of these guys are now gone too, sadly.
Submitted by Richard (San Antonio, TX)
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