Pete Fountain Presents the Best of Dixieland

Pete Fountain | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 23, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B000056PQL
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,010 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #23 in Music > Jazz > New Orleans Jazz
  • #26 in Music > Jazz > Dixieland

Customer Reviews

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classical Dixieland, July 29, 2003

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Bill Ahlstrom "Bill" (Milwaukee WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pete Fountain Presents the Best of Dixieland (Audio CD)

The songs on this CD are classical Dixieland selections.
Each selection is 2-3 min., much shorter than Pete and his band play in concert.

South Rampart Street Parade is broken up with drum interludes.
Otherwise this is a great CD.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pete Fountain's Best of Dixieland, March 2, 2006

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Jeffro (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews

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I purchased Pete Fountain Presents the Best of Dixieland for a Mardi Gras party my wife and I were hosting. The CD was actually my second choice after a CD with Mardi Gras parade music was out of stock. However, I was well pleased with the CD and actually think it makes for better listening than the parade music would have. If you are looking for some lively Dixieland jazz music to play in the background, you may want this CD. The only reason I am not rating the CD with 5 stars is that there is one song, the last one, which is really cornball. Given that there are 20 songs in all, and the other 19 are really good, I suppose it might deserve 5 stars after all.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pete is the king of Dixieland, a virtuoso on the clarinet, and a joy to hear, July 30, 2010

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Lurfy's Ma (California) - See all my reviews
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I have 7-8 Pete Fountain CDs. Every one of them is a treat. I love Dixieland music and no one does it better. Each CD has some standards, one or two funky originals, and some fun pieces. The arrangements are delightful and true to the genre. If you like Dixieland, you'll love Pete.