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Swingin' Away

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George Gee was swinging when is wasn't cool to swing...perrish the thought. I was at Mr. Frankie Manning's Birthday Party at Roseland Ballroom on May 26th, 1999. I am a Count Basie fan, but when Mr. Gee's band started cooking, he had everybody's attention. Is it any wonder why he is New York's leading swing orchestra? Is it any wonder that his band was the band that played for Broadway's "Swing!" cast party after their opening? Frankie Manning himself insisted on having George at his birthday bash. George models himself after his idol, the fabulous William B., the Count himself. The energy is displayed through "Blues For Stephanie" and "Blues In Hoss Flat." Lance Bryant's compostion and singing of "She's Never Satisfied" makes him one of today's young, talented swing composers in the country. This CD is historical in nature because it captures Mr. Frankie himself calling out his own "Shim Sham" to nearly two thousand Lindy Hoppers that night! THIS CD WILL BECOME A COLLECTOR'S ITEM! If you are a swing fan or a Lindy Hopper worth his or her salt, this should be in your swing collection! No questions asked!

I was fortunate enough to be at this event live. I never thought the magic of that night could be captured on cd. IT HAS BEEN! This cd is AMAZING! It features some of the most swinging tunes known to man (or lady)! My personal faves are; "Take the A Train","Wednesday Night Hop" and of course "Stompin At The Savoy" (which Frankie Manning calls out the steps to the Shim Sham)! My fingers hurt from snapping at the end of this CD! A great live recording! I highly recommend it!

This CD recorded live in NY, at the Roseland (in 1999) is an EXCELLENT live CD. Most of the songs are ones we all love from George Gee, there are quite a few moderate tempo songs that are great to lindy hop (swing) to and frankie manning calling the shim sham is an added bonus - which is quite fun to listen to and follow along.

I was at the Frankie Manning birthday party at Roseland in New York City--this is a live album recorded there. Seldom is there the mix of great music and the energy of a live album that this one has. I was impressed by both the instrumental tracks and the vocals (I guess the singer on this album was nominated for a grammy for her own album just after this one came out.) I've now given this as a present to 5 people--three of whom are not regular jazz, swing or big band fans. THEY LOVED IT! One copy went to my wife's parents--who expressed it best.......we listen to it all of the time!

This band is doing what the great big bands were doing 40-50 years ago - today! Great sound. Carla Cook's vocals knock me out. And if you dance - this is a good one.

I was fortunate enough to be at this event live. I never thought the magic of that night could be captured on cd. IT HAS BEEN! This cd is AMAZING! It features some of the most swinging tunes known to man (or lady)! My personal faves are; "Take the A Train", "Wednesday Night Hop" and of course "Stompin At The Savoy" (which Frankie Manning calls out the steps to the Shim Sham)! My fingers hurt from snapping at the end of this CD! A great live recording! I highly recommend it! It is a must for any Swing dancers collection!