Salon To Swing

Archibald Joyce (Composer), Barry Neale (Composer), Haydn Wood (Composer), Arthur Pryor (Composer), Charles Ancliffe (Composer), Niklas Krotsch (Composer), Albert W. Ketelbey (Composer), George L. Cobb (Composer), Larry [Clarinet] Shields (Composer), Hoagy Carmichael (Composer), Jerome Kern (Composer), Zez Confrey (Composer), Ray Noble (Composer), Manning Sherwin (Composer), Artie Shaw (Composer), Anthony Godwin (Conductor), Palm Court Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra), Paul Searle-Barnes (Performer), Linda Murray (Performer), Stelios Alia (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Paul Searle-Barnes, Linda Murray, Stelios Alia
• Orchestra: Palm Court Theatre Orchestra
• Conductor: Anthony Godwin
• Composer: Archibald Joyce, Barry Neale, Haydn Wood, Arthur Pryor, Charles Ancliffe, et al.
• Audio CD (October 28, 1992)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Chandos
• ASIN: B000000AKX
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #394,396 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A gem from a bygone era!, March 14, 2007

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Dirk Pitt "Lost in the 30's..." (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Salon To Swing (Audio CD)

As far as I can research the orchestra as formed in 1978 by Mr. Anthony Godwin, bass clarinettist with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. He had inherited a complete library of theatre music dating from 1880 to 1930 and it's from this that their repetoire is mainly drawn. They try and re-create the sound and atmostphere of those early days by using instruments of that era. For instance on the song "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" the soprano Linda Murray is accompanied by David Norton on the musical saw.

A most excellent CD recreating the 20' and 30's Golden Age. Highly recommended!