Les Brown & His Band of Renown - Best of The Capitol Years [Original recording remastered]

Lee Brown | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 29, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B00005V5PT
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,542 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sounds like 4 year old recording...instead of 45 plus!, January 29, 2002

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W.Don Wood "Don Wood" (Matawan,, New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Les Brown & His Band of Renown - Best of The Capitol Years (Audio CD)

Let's face it, Capitol knew some "STUFF" about recording big bands in the fifties...Ray Anthony, Harry James, Benny Goodman,
....and if they could record Stan Kenton...well, they could record anyone! There are 25 (count 'em)tracks on this CD, all 24 bit digital re-masters from pristine ORIGINAL Capitol analog tapes; and while I am admitedly prejudice where Les Brown recordings are concerned...THIS IS A WINNER. The Brown band at this time had players like Dave Pell, Ray Sims, Don Fagerquist,
Dick Collins, Donn Trenner, Butch Stone, among others. MANY of
the included tracks have NEVER been on CD. Only draw back:NONE
of Les' concert material is included, like things from Capitol's
CONCERT MODERN or COMPOSER'S HOLIDAY...Buy this one if you like
melodic big band swing...Because...IT SWINGS!!!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Good CD For A Big Band Collection, November 11, 2006

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J. E. Billmann (West Bend, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Les Brown & His Band of Renown - Best of The Capitol Years (Audio CD)

I've listened to MANY Les Brown cds and LP's. If you want a good taste for Les Brown's music without buying lots of cds, this would be an excellent choice. Selections have been taken from the LPs "Dancers Choice",(my favorite) "Les Brown's in Town","Dance to the Bands", "Dance to South Pacific", and "College Classics". These are great arrangements for the most part and performed the way you would expect Les to have them perform. These tracks were originally recorded in the 50's but they sound great and solid on a cd. Ronnie Lang, Ray Sims, Dave Pell, Matt Utah are just a few of the heavyweights featured. Be warned however, only two Les Brown standards are included here - "Leap Frog" and "I've Got My Love....". If you want a cd with all of Les's famous standards, look for "The Les Brown Story".

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brown is even my favorite color, May 19, 2003

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R. Gregory (Jackson Hole, Wyoming) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Les Brown & His Band of Renown - Best of The Capitol Years (Audio CD)

Few swung as mightily as Les and no other band is quite so good at blowing brass testimonials to the late '40's. He's the ideal man to have up there on the stand for memories that keep insisting they won't go away.