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SUPERB LATE TWENTIES BIG BAND, December 4, 2008
This review is from: Band Don Redman Built (Audio CD)
The Cotton Pickers' recording career ran from July 1928 until September 1931, during which time they cut 55 sides, not counting alternate takes, the majority in the first three years. So this 22-track CD is a selective sampling of that period, and completists would do better to look elsewhere. The band had two distinguishing features, the advanced arrangements of Don Redman, which they played superbly, and his wistful vocals. From that point of view there is not a weak track in the compilation, but some of the clarity which is present on the original recordings has been lost in the remastering process, which somewhat diminishes the impact.
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