The Centennial Collection (Bonus DVD) [Original recording remastered]

Artie Shaw | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 24, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B0002KQRZA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #284,612 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Begin the Beguine

2. Any Old Time

3. Back Bay Shuffle

4. Nightmare

5. Say It With a Kiss

6. Traffic Jam

7. Frenesi

8. The Man I Love

9. Summit Ridge Drive

10. Carioca

11. Stardust

12. The Man from Mars

13. Evensong

14. Suite No. 8

15. Summertime

16. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

17. Concerto for Clarinet, Pts. 1-2

18. There'll Be Some Changes Made

19. The Grabtown Grapple

20. Everything Is Jumpin'

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Intellectual King Of Swing, August 18, 2005

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Original Mixed Up-Kid "jg" (New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Centennial Collection (Bonus DVD) (Audio CD)

Not only was his music intricate not "simple" swing, but the man was an immense mind..the CD is great, wonderful recordings, many live broadcasts presented where Artie later on the DVD explains a preferance for live in the moment playing as different from studio wizardry..clearly a scholarly person the DVD shows you the man's uniqueness with his warm
ruminations on it all and life..discussing art and entertainment,his upbringing,his place in music history,his individuality,the similarities of Miles and Dizzy and how they differed all with a great DVD of movie clips and the stellar music CD.If you are into swing at all listen to this CD for a truly unique voice.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The amazing Artie Shaw, February 8, 2007

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Richard Whittemore - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Centennial Collection (Bonus DVD) (Audio CD)

This is a tremendous introduction to Artie Shaw, a band leader who captured the spunk of swing like no other. He grooves in an intense beat akin to a rock n' roll guitarist absorbed in pulsating to the magic of his instrument. Many of his numbers require full attention. This is not passive background music. If you want to swing in high gear you cannot overlook Artie Shaw.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Artie Shaw Good music / DVD RIPOFF, June 20, 2006

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RJM Music Man "RJM Music Man" (Philadelphia, Pa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Centennial Collection (Bonus DVD) (Audio CD)

I purchased this collection solely for the DVD. I have all of the music from the CD on various collections and it is indeed great music. I was hoping that the DVD was going to show many clips of his performances. Instead you get two video clips from a movie - the first clip is not even two minutes long and the second clip "Concerto For Clarinet" (a great song that is over nine minutes long), taken from the movie at about three minutes. There was a "School of Swing" segment that was ok, but nothing great. I can't believe that these are the only good clips available. The interview session is also just ok and after viewing it once I don't think you'll ever go back to it. Where's the performances???? There is nothing special here except the price - it's too high!!! If I was just rating the music it would get five stars. However I believe that most folks will make this purchase because of the video. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED.