The Very Best of Doc Severinsen

Doc Severinsen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 12, 1998)
• Original Release Date: September 23, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: AMHERST RECORDS
• ASIN: B000001O7A
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,153 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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  • #57 in Music > Jazz > Swing Jazz > Classic Big Band
  • #60 in Music > Jazz > Swing Jazz > Contemporary Big Band

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great album if you want to hear great lead trumpet, August 21, 2001

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Steve Frazier (Seattle) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Very Best of Doc Severinsen (Audio CD)

Doc Severinsen was at the height of his abilities when this was recorded. (I think this album is made up of selections from some albums cut with the Tonight Show orchestra in the mid-1980's).

The album is a hallmark of clean, clear "lead" trumpet playing -- Doc was always great at that kind of 50's/60's Big Band romping lead trumpet playing, and this album features him at his peak. There are a number of fun songs here, with great charts and playing by real pros.

You have to like stomping big bands to like the music on this album, and if you do, you'll like the album.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Best of Doc. S. is an appropriate title for this CD., September 12, 1998

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This review is from: The Very Best of Doc Severinsen (Audio CD)

Doc Severinsen is the greatest trumpeter of all time, and this CD proves why. One only needs to listen closely to the way Doc interacts with the band to realize that The Tonight Show Band was a one-of-a-kind ensemble that provided a perfect showcase for Doc's leadership and talent. Pay attention to the unique arrangements, and you will hear a re-composition of these classic tunes. Melody lines and rythmic harmonies are passed around among the sections so cleverly that I delight in these arrangements every time I hear them, and I listen to them a lot! This is particularly true of "Begin the Beguine", "Honeysuckle Rose", and "Take the A-Train". This CD truely IS the very best of Doc Serverinsen's Tonight Show Band Vol. I and II releases, and those were two of the best CDs ever made! By the way, see if you can catch something interesting near the end of "Begin the Beguine"... a phantom trill by Doc that they must have changed their minds about and re-recorded his solo. Some of the original trill, however, must have bled over and was picked up by the mics for the rest of the band. Interesting, but by no means detracting from the piece.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Doc is the man!, May 27, 1999

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[e-mail] (Ohio,USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Very Best of Doc Severinsen (Audio CD)

This is the greatest collection of Doc songs i've ever heard. Doc is one of the greatest trumpet players to ever live. This is a must have album for you jazz lovers!