Showcase

Charlie Barnet | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 10, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sounds of Yesteryear
• ASIN: B00067REQA
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #761,325 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Theme-Redskin Rhumba/Cotton Tail

2. Charleston Alley

3. Zamboanga

4. Everything But You

5. The Victory Walk

6. Tulip or Turnip

7. Pompton Turnpike

8. Cherokee

9. Strolling

10. Poor Little Rich Girl

11. Makin' Whoopee

12. Haunted Town

13. The Sergeant Was Shy/Redskin Rhumba

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely Worth It For Any Charlie Barnet Fan, December 23, 2004

By 

David Nogar - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Showcase (Audio CD)

I was never familiar with the Showcase broadcasts until I purchased this album. In fact, they don't appear to be documented in any of my Charlie Barnet discographies. But if you like the music produced by this band and its leader during the mid-1940's, this album is a must-have.

From the crowd's cheers to the "Redskin Rhumba" intro on the first track, to the hardest-swinging version of "Cherokee" you will ever hear, finishing with an equally hard-swinging version of "The Sergeant was Shy," and everything in-between, you will play this album frequently.

The sound fidelity on this album is very good to excellent given the age of the source material. There are a couple of flaws in the recording, but it is unclear to me whether they were present in the original recordings or part of the mastering for this CD. Those few flaws nonetheless did not significantly detract from my enjoyment of this album.