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Big Bands: Music from the War Years | 
 enlarge | Artist: Bbc Big Band Orchestra
Label: Madacy Records
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
Buy New: $6.99
You Save: $6.99 (50%)
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 3585
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 6.1 x 5.7 x 1.2
MPN: 52249
UPC: 628261224920
EAN: 0628261224920
ASIN: B000JMK68A
Release Date: November 21, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | In the Mood - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Garland | | • | Begin the Beguine - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Porter | | • | I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Gordon, M. | | • | Cherokee - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Noble, Ray | | • | One O'Clock Jump - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Basie, Count | | • | Perdido - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Lengsfelder, H.J. | | • | King Porter Stomp - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Morton, F. | | • | Little Brown Jug - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Finnegan, W.M. | | • | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Washington, Ned | | • | Harlem Nocturne - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Hagen, Earle | | • | You Made Me Love You - BBC Big Band Orchestra, McCarthy, J. | | • | Moonlight Sonata - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Beethoven |
Disc 2
| • | Chattanooga Choo Choo - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Gordon, Mack | | • | Take the A-Train - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Strayhorn, Billy | | • | Song of India - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Rimsky-Korsakov, Ni | | • | Sing, Sing, Sing - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Prima, Louis | | • | Pennsylvania 6-5000 - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Finnegan | | • | Sweet Georgia Brown - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Bernie, Ben | | • | A String of Pearls - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Gray, Jerry | | • | I'll Never Smile Again - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Lowe, Ruth | | • | Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Ellington, D. | | • | Tuxedo Junction - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Dash, Julian | | • | Volga Boatman - BBC Big Band Orchestra, | | • | Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Browns, L. |
Disc 3
| • | Moonlight Serenade - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Beethoven | | • | After You've Gone - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Creamer, H. | | • | American Patrol - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Meecham | | • | Sophisticated Lady - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Ellington, Duke | | • | I Can't Get Started - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Duke | | • | Jersey Bounce - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Bradshaw | | • | I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Ellington, E. | | • | Caravan - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Ellington | | • | Oh Lady Be Good - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Gershwin | | • | St. Louis Blues - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Handy, W.C. | | • | The Very Thought of You - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Noble, R. | | • | What Is This Thing Called Love - BBC Big Band Orchestra, Porter, Cole |
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| Customer Reviews:
Incredible Value with a small Beware November 12, 2008
Jordan K. Behling (Grafton, WI United States)
Everything's been pretty much said in the previous reviews. Sing Sing Sing is gonna raise the rafters if you've got decent bass response. Awesome.
My beware. I bought real cheap from marketplace. Tracks 11 and 12 are missing from all 3 CDs on my purchase. If you really want any of those songs off the more recent compilation, I suggest you buy from Amazon direct.
I cannot recommend this compilation enough as a pick me up. 40's soul with new millenium sound. Unbeatable!
Can't beat this.... September 20, 2008
D. Alder (Michigan)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this because of the great price, not really expecting such a well-done box set. All the classic tunes from this era are here. While some of the material is for your great-grandparents, some really swings with great performances by the players. The sound is fantastic due to the 24-bit remastering. For the price (I paid about $13) you can't beat this. Nice little case and a small booklet describing the history of jazz up to the big-band era. If you need one box set of this type of music, this will not disappoint.
21st Century Sound for Great 1st half 20th Century Music July 7, 2007
Dark Wolf CAMP (Mexico City, Mexico D.F. Mexico)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
For a long time I've been looking for a collection of Big Bands' music, every one of them give me a picture of that time, even with the noisy & "gissy" sound of those recordings. This collection bring us the better of those worlds, It's a great play by the BBC Big Band Orchestra, with all that music that bring us back to the time with no ipod, no cd and even no Cassette, with the wonderful audio projection of the Digital Era Sound.
Hope you enjoy it, like i am.
tremendous value on a load of exceptional music. March 26, 2007
fluffy, the human being. (forest lake, mn)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
when i bought this i thought that it was a set of recordings made during the 40's. not so. these are 21st century takes on these 40's big band classics. no disappointment here. while i love old-time recordings, having these great versions in all the glory of modern sound is fantastic. the sound is sooo exceptional. powerful and clear. it's as if the orchestra is in your house as the songs burst from your stereo. just a wonderful experience. and what a value! 36 tracks on 3 cds at a budget price. i wholeheartedly recommend this stuff.
A collection of some of the greatest Big Band tunes January 4, 2007
Andrew W. Johns (Alexandria, VA USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This three CD set includes 36 of the best known pieces of big band music from the second World War, and provides a terrific overview of the sound of that era. If you love the strong rhythms and bold brass sounds of this genre, you can't go wrong with this collection. The box set also includes a short booklet describing the history of big band music and explaining how a big band is organized, which provides some useful insights into the music. This is the music that entertained the troops during the war and maintained morale on the home front, and is exciting, warm and nostalgic. These recordings by the BBC Big Band Orchestra are crystal clear, which might be the only flaw in the set...you almost expect to hear the scratchy noise of a phonograph record or the crackle of an AM radio broadcast.
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