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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply fantastic!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Live Echoes of the Swingin Band (Audio CD)
I bought this CD after hearing it at a Lindy Hop workshop with Frankie Manning. I only heard the first two songs but figured it if was good enough for Frankie it was good enough for me. It most definitely did not disappoint! Each track is simply amazing. Great swing with great sound quality. The new swing bands simply dont come close to this one.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
All times best recordings,
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This review is from: Live Echoes of the Swingin Band (Audio CD)
In 1958, the peak of the swinging age in the legendary Savoy Ballroom was 20 years pased. The world has been beboping for a decade and the teens were Rock and Rolling. However, one man had a dream; Gather the cream of the cream from the all the top bands - Dorsey, Lunceford, Goodmann, Basie, Miller, Shaw. Fred Reynolds (RCA Records), succeeded collecting the 18 absolute top big band musicians for a short but glittering moment. During the summer 1958 the band recorded 19 outstanding masterpieces in top HiFi stereo quality that confirm the true Savoy playing technique with the long solos. 9 of these are on this CD and the 10 other are on "More Live Echoes...".The tracks are true gems and highly sought after by modern day Lindy Hop swing DJs and dancers. Unfortunately, its not possible to give 10 stars. ...DJ SavoyVet
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A phenomenal album, finally available again!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Live Echoes of the Swingin Band (Audio CD)
After nearly 40 years, German BMG (RCA) has reissued this incredible Big Band Swing album. This is an all-star American Swing Band that sports incredible performances in high fidelity stereo. This band truly swings like few others, and the charts are gems. Standout songs on this album include Liza (The Clouds'll All Roll Away), The Campbells are Swinging, March of the Toys, and I'm Prayin' Humble, but every song on the album is outstanding. Words cannot describe the incredible energy of Don Lamond's drumming on the Chick Webb style chart of Liza, but the section work and instrumental solos throughout the album are equally superlative. The sequel album "More Live Echoes of the Swinging Bands" is equally good, and a "must have." I bought two copies because I'll probably wear out the first CD. This album merits continuous play by any true swing fan! Don't be dissuaded if you haven't heard of the Big 18 because a real Big Band Swing fan has heard each of these phenomenal sidemen in bands like Jimmie Lunceford's, Duke Ellington's, Woody Herman's, Bob Crosby's, and Tommy Dorsey's---just to name a few. The best of the best---they don't disappoint!
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