Plays And Sings Shaw

Tony Pastor (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 21, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables Records
• ASIN: B000JJSJKK
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #681,241 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Begin the Beguine

2. Traffic Jam

3. I'm Sorry for Myself

4. Frenesi

5. Back Bay Shuffle

6. El Rancho Grande

7. Moonglow and Picnic

8. Indian Love Call

9. Any Old Time

10. Summit Ridge Drive

11. On the Sunny Side of the Street

12. Nightmare

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Good fidelity---less than exciting material, October 12, 2008

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R. Dixon (Arkansas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plays And Sings Shaw (Audio CD)

On this disc Pastor does a nice job performing some of the songs he made with Artie Shaw. However, the music, while high fidelity, comes off as uninspired. It is certainly worth the modest price, but does not have the inspired quality of some other retrospective material recorded by other artists during this period. For outstanding high fidelity performances by Big Band Era artists give a listen to Charlie Barnet's Everest Years material, any Count Basie studio material from his Roulette recording period, Freddy Martin's "Smooth Sounds of the Great Dance Bands," Glen Gray's "Casa Loma in Hi Fi" (outstanding, and also released by Collectibles), Vaughn Monroe's "There I Sing It, Swing It Again," (also on Collectibles), Andy Kirk's "Mellow bit of Rhythm," or The Big 18's "Live Echoes of the Swinging Bands" (if you can find a copy). If you want to round out your library with big band re-creations, this definitely deserves a place.