Strictly Dancing: Charleston

Strictly Dancing (Laserlight Series), French Charleston Orchestra | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 25, 1993)
• Original Release Date: June 9, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Delta
• ASIN: B000001VNT
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #278,574 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Yes, We Have No Bananas Today

2. Tres Moutarde

3. Chicago

4. Some of These Days

5. Japanese Sandman

6. Avalon

7. Charleston

8. Back to Charleston

9. Old Charleston

10. Alexander's Ragtime Band

11. Sugar Papa

12. Twelfth Street Rag

13. Ain't She Sweet

14. Mandy, Make up Your Mind

15. I'm Looking over a Four Leaf Clover

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Charleston Music, December 7, 2002

By 

Edward J. Vasicek "Author, pastor, columnist" (Kokomo, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Strictly Dancing: Charleston (Audio CD)

This CD is meant for dancing the Charleston, but it is fine listening. Most of the songs are instrumental, but those sung are sung in French (this is the "French Charleston Orchestra," after all). Because the band is small (I would guess 5 to 7 members at most), they do not do as good a job on the actual song titled, The Charleston" (which needs a larger band), but the other numbers are quite well done.

Tres Moutarde and Japanese Sandman are especially well done. This is a good CD.

Although not as "hot" as many of the other CD's I have reviewed, this one is perfected for dance timing, unlike CD's that are more or less for mere listening. But as a listener, I am not disappointed. Although previous reviewers were not as satisfied as I was, I disagree with their ratings. There are some better 20's eras CD remakes (click on my name to see my reviews), but this is still worth having. And if you dance the Charleston, this is the best.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Terrific, if you want Parisien-style Charleston, January 31, 2001

By 

Adam R Young - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strictly Dancing: Charleston (Audio CD)

I purchased this thinking it would have a lot of great, old-time 1920's Charleston-like jazz. It is jazzy, but in a French-style "reprise". There are songs that are sung, but they are sung in French. The orchestra is not exactly a great-American jazz band, but a small, caberet-like band. This isn't the worst album for Charleston music, but definitely not the best.

1 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What!, May 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Strictly Dancing: Charleston (Audio CD)

The CD Title is "Back to the Charleston". I t dosen't even have the charleston on the free listening! This is an OUTRAGE! I give this CD a 1. Even though I like the charleston.