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Billy May | Format: Audio CD

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Product Details

Audio CD (April 16, 1995)
Label: Aerospace
ASIN: B0000015AZ
Also Available in: Audio Cassette

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #261,522 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars I love it., September 23, 1998

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Anyone who appreciates the unique style of Billy May will love this album and find it to be a terrific value as well.The 18 recordings on this album are equivalent to a two record set and include May standards such as, Charmaine, Diane, Tenderly,Perfidia, Cocktails For Two and All Of Me.

This album combines Quality and Quantity.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Comment on audio quality, September 2, 1999

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Purists (like me) should know that these original monophonic recordings have been electronically "stereoized" on this CD. Basic sound quality is very good, but untampered mono would have been even better.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of Billy May vol.1, February 15, 2001

"rayandann" (SALISBURY, WILTS United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

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As with all of Billy May's albums, this is another 'par excellence' and I recommend it to anyone with a love and/or interest if big band music at its very best.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good music, but no "Tri-Fi Drums"
Billy May's stereo recording of "Tri-Fi Drums" should have been included on this best-of. It's absolutely insane big band music with 3 drummers. Otherwise 5 stars.

Published on February 6, 2009 by Rob Keil

5.0 out of 5 stars 18 track cd!
Pop-oriented and "sweet" band cuts from the Billy May Orchestra, which enjoyed prominence in the early '50s before May sold the band to Ray Anthony in 1954. Read more

Published on June 26, 2008 by Patricia Hennessy

4.0 out of 5 stars No Tri Fi Drums?
I would like to give this recording 5 stars, but without Tri Fi Drums (Dan Ingram's closing theme) it cannot be considered a best of. Read more

Published on April 16, 2002 by Shadow

3.0 out of 5 stars THIS IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF BIG BAND CD.
I REALLY ENJOY TRYING NEW THINGS. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT. IT IS A BIG BAND ALBUM BUT WITHOUT STRINGS. Read more

Published on February 28, 1999

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