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THE STORY OF THE BIG BANDS
Manny Albam, one of the major influences and contributors to the development of big band music during the 40s, 50s, and 60s has arranged this musical retrospective. The period when swinging big bands were partof everyone's musical enjoyment.
15 Tracks
- Slow, saxes with clarinet lead1
SUNSET SERENADE
THE STORY OF THE BIG BANDSSCD2:14 - Swinging brass featuring solo clarinet2
COUNT THE STARS
THE STORY OF THE BIG BANDSSCD2:11 - Fast opener, brass and piano3
THE FOX HAT
THE STORY OF THE BIG BANDSSCD2:06 - Swinging the famous tune4
NUT CRACKERY
THE STORY OF THE BIG BANDSSCD2:50 - Sparse piano with band5
SWINGSTREET JUMP
THE STORY OF THE BIG BANDSSCD2:46 - Wah-wah trumpet solo with sliding saxes6
MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME
THE STORY OF THE BIG BANDSSCD2:34 - Mid-tempo, with a sweet trombone solo bridge7
TUXEDO STOMP
THE STORY OF THE BIG BANDSSCD3:10 - Up-tempo sax theme with solo clarinet8
HE'S BOISE'
THE STORY OF THE BIG BANDSSCD2:23 - Mid-tempo bass trombone groove with trumpet theme9
MIDNIGHT JUMP
THE STORY OF THE BIG BANDSSCD2:54 - Lively solo clarinet feature10
HE GLIDES AGAIN
THE STORY OF THE BIG BANDSSCD2:27 - Soft, melodic bossa nova11
SUGAR LOAF
THE STORY OF THE BIG BANDSSCD3:23 - Mid-tempo sax theme with wah-wah brass12
HEY BABY
THE STORY OF THE BIG BANDSSCD2:54 - A fusion of mambo and bebop13
MAMBOP
THE STORY OF THE BIG BANDSSCD3:12 - Sophisticated, up-tempo sax theme14
CYCLATRON
THE STORY OF THE BIG BANDSSCD2:46 - Big band rock15
A ROCK AND HARD PLACE
THE STORY OF THE BIG BANDSSCD2:31