America Swings: The Great Jan Garber

America Swings (Series), Jan Garber | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 15, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hindsight Records
• ASIN: B0000017ZX
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #460,772 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. My Dear

2. 'S Wonderful

3. Maria Elena

4. Star Dust

5. Its A wonderful World

6. Lovely To look at

7. Lady Be Good

8. Its only a Paper Moon

9. Birth Of The Blues

10. I'll See You In My Dreams

11. The Things we Did Last Summer

Editorial Reviews

With guest vocalists Tommy Traynor and Fritz Heilbron. Includes My Dear; It's Only a Paper Moon; Star Dust; More Than You Know; 'S Wonderful; Maria Elena , and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, October 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: America Swings: The Great Jan Garber (Audio CD)

It was my pleasure as a teenager to play with the Jan Garger band, joining him in Chicago at the Edgewater Beach Hotel and continuing on tour in seven states before the draft forced me into the fole of a pilot in the U. S. Marine Corps. Jan was a true professional and a joy to work for as were the other members, especially Muddy Berry who joined us from Kay Kyser on drums. My experiences with the band will always remain in memories as the greatest period in my life.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Correction of Jan Garber's sobriquet in your listings., November 25, 1998

By 

[e-mail] (Southbury, CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: America Swings: The Great Jan Garber (Audio CD)

Your designation of Jan Garber as "The Great" is wrong, isn't it? He always played with the title of "Idol of the Air Lanes" so far as I can remember. His was a fine orchestra, my favorite in the olden days. He conducted his orchestra into the '70s.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of the Sweet Music, December 16, 2007

By 

William M. Aul (La Jolla, CA United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: America Swings: The Great Jan Garber (Audio CD)

The selections and the arrangements are uniquely those of Jan Garber and truly the best of the 1930's "sweet music" dance numbers. Some have compared Garber to Lombardo, but Garber's music captures the melodious beauty of the 1930s styling more than any other artist. It is more than the sweet sound that made his orchestra so popular, it is now a musical connection to the culture and music of the inter-war period.