Fabulous Big Band Collection

Fabulous Collection (Series), Various Artists - Jazz - Swing/Big Band

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 10, 1998)
• Original Release Date: February 10, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000003FS7
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #82,931 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Opus One - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

2. Begin the Beguine - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra

3. Pennsylvania 6-5000 - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

4. Jivin' the Vibes - Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra

5. Tippin' In - Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra

6. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

7. One O'Clock Boogie - Count Basie Orchestra

8. Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra

9. Cherokee - Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra

10. This Love of Mine - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Frank Sinatra

11. Take the "A" Train - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

12. And the Angels Sing - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra

13. In the Mood - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

14. Four Brothers - Woody Herman & His Orchestra

15. Concerto for Clairnet - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

49 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Overall a very good primer to the big band sound of the 40s., October 11, 1998

By A Customer

The Fabulous Big Band Collection (like its companion CD The Fabulous Swing Collection) lives up to its billing and its spiffy cover art, providing in just over an hour a great primer to the big band sound of the '40s.

The one jarring note, and my one criticism, is that the Woody Herman selection "Four Brothers," was recorded some 30 years after every other song on the CD, during a sort of big band revival, and the sound quality is dramatically different from every other track. The piece does swing, but surely they could have found a recording of this piece, or any of a number of great recordings by Herman's Herds from the '40s, and the result would have been a much more homogeneous sound for the disc.

With that said, I would still highly recommend it. It's a great intro, and even if you already have an extensive big band collection, you'll find cuts not so commonly found on compilations, such as "Tippin' In" by Erskine Hawkins, "Jivin' the Vibes" by Lionel Hampton, or Duke Ellington's unusual treatment of "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got that Swing)" make this disc well worth a listen.

21 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars where's the big band?!, August 30, 2003

By	Elizabeth (Rochester, NY USA) - See all my reviews

The reviwes that I read on the site were so good, but when I got the CD there were only 4 fast moving songs! I was very disapointed! This music is the best of all times! It's supost to be fun and moving fast enough to tap your foot to. I'm actuly wondering if the swing CD would be better than this one.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Big Band CD Review, August 21, 2006

By	Ceaciru Horia (Bucharest , Romania) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

An excellent music , high quality sound , I will buy a new CD from Amazon soon.
Horia