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With Thanks To My Friends by Jim Kerl's Swing Session Big Band
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fave it Swing/Big Band | Big Band
11 tracks | 38 minutes
Released Mar 2007
on Northwest Recording Artists
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:08 Undecided lyrics BUY MP3 02:08 Undecided lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:08 Undecided
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:24 Alley Cat lyrics BUY MP3 04:24 Alley Cat lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:24 Alley Cat
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:37 Goody Goody lyrics BUY MP3 02:37 Goody Goody lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:37 Goody Goody
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:11 Where or When lyrics BUY MP3 03:11 Where or When lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:11 Where or When
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:30 Caravan lyrics BUY MP3 04:30 Caravan lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:30 Caravan
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:24 Theme Without a Movie lyrics BUY MP3 03:24 Theme Without a Movie lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:24 Theme Without a Movie
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:51 Samba De Los Me lyrics BUY MP3 03:51 Samba De Los Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:51 Samba De Los Me
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:26 I Wanna Be Around lyrics BUY MP3 02:26 I Wanna Be Around lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:26 I Wanna Be Around
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:49 Skylark lyrics BUY MP3 03:49 Skylark lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:49 Skylark
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:18 Basie lyrics BUY MP3 03:18 Basie lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:18 Basie
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:20 Hava Nice Day lyrics BUY MP3 05:20 Hava Nice Day lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:20 Hava Nice Day
Swinging big band jazz and vocals, great soloists, and excellently recorded. This cd is a refreshing mix of staight ahead big band music that is sure to keep your toes tapping and put a smile on your face.
Bio / Background
When mention is made of the “Big Band Era”, people tend to think of the bands of the 1940’s that were so popular then. Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, and Tommy Dorsey were all household names, with new recordings sweeping the airwaves and record players of the nation on a weekly basis. Certainly this was a golden age for the big bands in terms of the number of bands working and the sheer quantity of musicians employed.
For me, however, the true “golden age” of big band music started in the 1960’s. The bands of Harry James, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson and the like began playing a looser kind of swing, with more emphasis on jazz and more room for individual soloists to express themselves. At the same time, vocalists such as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, and June Christy were being featured with these bands.
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