Jiminy Crickets

Ray McKinley Orchestra | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 16, 1995)
• Label: Aerospace
• ASIN: B0000015BG
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #639,423 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Pete's Cafe

2. Harlem Nocturne

3. It's Only a Paper Moon

4. Harold in Italy

5. Carioca

6. I Kiss Your Hand, Madame

7. Jiminy Crickets

8. Soon

9. Stompin' at the Savoy

10. Breakin' in a New Pair of Shoes

11. Stardust

12. Cyclops

13. The Eighth Veil

14. No Baby, Nobody But You

15. Savannah

16. Blue Moon

17. Curtain Call

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Progressive big band jazz, April 21, 2001

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This review is from: Jiminy Crickets (Audio CD)

There was nothing quite like this 1947 Ray McKinley Band. By any standards, it was complex, ambitious and totally swinging and rivalled the bands led by Boyd Raeburn and Stan Kenton.

A great measure of its excellence, in addition to the great musicians, is owed to the brilliant arrangements of Eddie Sauter (of Benny Goodman and Sauter-Finegan fame). His arrangements were stimulating to musicians and listeners alike but required a lot of rehearsal by the musicians. But the end result was well worth it.

Some notable selections from this outstanding disc include "Blue Moon", "Paper Moon" (not arranged by Sauter) "Savannah" and a superb "Cyclops" with its starts and stops and brief solo interjections.

Some of the selections sound as if they were remastered from records and there is evidence of attempts to digitally remove pops and ticks.

But don't let that stop you from enjoying some of the finest big band jazz ever. For those of you "in the know", don't miss this one.