The Big Bands of Hollywood
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1. Chiu Chiu - Desi Arnaz Orchestra
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2. Begin the Beguine - Desi Arnaz
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3. Easy Street - Desi Arnaz, Amanda Lane
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4. Cachita - Desi Arnaz Orchestra
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5. Till We Meet Again - Desi Arnaz Orchestra
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6. Speak Low - Desi Arnaz
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7. Rico Pulpa - Desi Arnaz
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8. Abraham - Mel Tormé
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9. Velvet Moon - Skip Nelson
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10. Pagliacci
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11. Swing Stuff
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12. Beer Barrel Polka - Chico Marx
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13. Mister Five by Five - Kim Kimberly
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14. Chicago Strut
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The Big Bands of Hollywood,Desi Arnaz,Delta,Big Band,Jazz,Latin,Latin Pop,Mambo,Tropical
The Big Bands of Hollywood
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- The basic Les Brown recording
- A dance band for the ages
- A Great Recording
- Les's Best
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Live at the Hollywood Palladium
Les Brown & His Band of Renown
Manufacturer: Jasmine Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B0002FHA5Q
Release Date: 2004-08-17 |
Tracks:
- Opening Announcement by Les Brown (Leap Frog)
- Montoona Clipper
- Caravan
- Strange
- Baby
- Speaklow (When You Speak Love)
- Rain
- Street of Dreams
- Brown's Little Jug
- I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
- Back in Your Own Backyard
- Invitation
- You're the Cream in My Coffee
Tracks:
- Midnight Sun
- Begin the Beguine
- Happy Hooligan
- I Would Do Anything for You
- Laura
- Jersey Bounce
- From This Moment On
- Crazy Legs (Family Joe)
- Flying Home
- One O'Clock Jump
- Cherokee (Indian Love Song)
- Sentimental Journey
- Closing Announcement by Les Brown (Sentimental Journey)
Customer Reviews:
The basic Les Brown recording .......2007-05-21
For those who were fortunate enough to hear the Les Brown band in person during it's peak years, this CD will bring back fond memories. His was THE dance band during those years and here are all his hit tunes. The recording is not of spectacular quality, but good enough. This is a "must have" for fans of the big bands.
A dance band for the ages.......2007-01-10
Anyone with a warm spot for the dance bands of yore will love this recording--guaranteed. Consisting of 26 tracks from live performances at the famous Hollywood Palladium, this two-disc set of Les Brown's 'Band of Renown' proves that jazz-based dance music could be the best dance music of all.
Featuring sophisticated arrangements and top-drawer soloists, such as Dave Pell (ts) and Ray Sims (trmb), Brown's band stands as an undersung assemblage whose music deserves prominent placement in the constellation of American music greats. The recordings pick up the background, on-floor electricity of the appreciative audience, who must have listened to--as much as danced to--this wonderful band.
A Great Recording.......2005-08-29
This is one of the best big band recordings ever made. Recorded in September 1953 before large enthusiastic crowds, this 2 disc set displays the Les Brown orchestra at its finest. In fact, Les later said no band of his ever sounded better. That is quite a statement considering his decades-long career.
The sound quality of these cuts is outstanding. I bought the LP on the Coral label in 1956 and, even then, was amazed at the clarity of the monaural sound. Whoever the sound engineers were, they really knew what they were doing. This is worth mentioning because during this period of the fifties live concert recordings were an uncertain thing at best. Jazz aficionados may recall the poor quality of the 1955 Errol Garner "Concert By The Sea" recording and the fiasco that surrounded the taping of Duke Ellington's historic July 1956 Newport Jazz Festival appearance, whereby large portions of it had to be re-done later in a New York studio. But that's another story.
When this Les Brown engagement was taking place, nobody knew it but the big band era was rapidly drawing to a close. Within two years or less, Bill Haley and the Comets, Elvis, Little Richard, Ray Charles and many others would usher in the rock n roll era and the music business would never be the same again.
So, from the twilight of an era, we have this magnificent recording to remind us what a big band full of great soloists could sound like. Dave Pell on tenor sax, Don Fagerquist on trumpet, Ronnie Lang on alto sax and Ray Sims on trombone are just a few of the great players featured on these wonderful arrangements. But for me, overshadowing them all is the superb drumming of Jack Sperling. After you've enjoyed these cuts several times - and you will - devote some time to paying attention to Sperling's work. Understated and restrained, his drumming is clearly the driving force behind this band, as a good drummer must be. Brown and his musicians were obviously enjoying themselves during these sets, and you will too.
Les's Best.......2004-10-20
This CD is an exact duplicate of the Japanese import entitled "Concert at the Palladium". This one is much cheaper. Although it was taped in 1953, the sound quality isn't all bad but I'm not sure if it has been digitally re-mastered. Regardless, this more big band jazz orientated cd gives the listener a chance to hear what is probably Les's best band ever. Some of the featured soloists include Don Fagerquist, Ronnie Lang, Dave Pell, Rolly Bundock, Ray Sims and others. This band really cooks, and, because it was recorded live, the spontaneity is obvious. This is a "must own" for any true Les Brown fan even though there aren't many of his old standards on this cd. There is lots of excitement here. It's too bad that the engineers injected the "fake" applause and cheering after and during solos and at the conclusion of numbers.
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- tommy and jimmy dorsey
- WOW!
- Nostalgia Galore
- WOW! Them Dorsey boys sure knew how to SWING IT!
- Fabulous!! Dorseys
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Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey: Swingin' In Hollywood (Film Soundtrack Anthology)
The Dorsey Brothers
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000007RQG
Release Date: 1998-07-14 |
Tracks:
- We'll Get It - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- Song Of India - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- So Long, Sarah Jane - Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- If I Had You - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- Thunder And Blazes - Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- Katie Went To Haiti - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
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- You Dear - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- One O'Clock Jump - Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- Noche De Ronda - Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- Milkman Keep Those Bottels Quiet - Nancy Walker & The M-G-M Studio Chorus, Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- I Know It's Wrong - Marilyn Maxwell, Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- Battle Of The Balcony Jive - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- I Should Care - Bob Allen, Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- National Emblem March - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- John Silver - Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- The Guy With The Slide Trombone (Hungarian Rhapsody) - Helene Stanley, Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- Boy! What Love Has Done To Me! (Extended Version) - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
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Rhino has lovingly created this compilation of the Dorsey brothers' film music, and the resulting 21 tracks all make for a fun listen of some of the finest musical work the siblings performed. Tunes from Jimmy's I Dood It ("Star Eyes," "So Long, Sarah Jane") and Lost in a Harem ("Noche de Ronda," "I Know It's Wrong") and Tommy's Thrill of a Romance ("Battle of the Balcony Jive," "The Guy with the Slide Trombone") are all highlights. The pair's melding of Dixie and pop idioms is near perfect. And though it's an album of contrasts--Jimmy's ensemble specialized in playing fast and swinging hard, while Tommy's went for mood and tone--all of the tunes originate from the early '40s, a great vintage when both Dorseys were in their prime, working for MGM. Nostalgia abounds. --Jason Verlinde
Customer Reviews:
tommy and jimmy dorsey.......2004-07-27
this CD is tremendous. 'well, git it' and 'one o'clock jump' are highlights as are 'star eyes' and 'opus one'. the swinging in stereo is great; i could play this CD every week and never get tired of it. the dorseys never disappoint. this CD could make a fan out of someone who never even heard of the dorsey brothers.
WOW!.......2004-03-10
Along with every one else's comments, some of these tracks are true STEREO recordings! Much, much better sounding than what the record companies were offering at the time!
Nostalgia Galore.......2004-02-14
SWINGIN IN HOLLYWOOD is unique because it features some of the best of the Dorsey brothers from the days when they were in their prime plus good music from World War II era movies. There is plenty of nostalgia here for both big band fans and movie buffs.The vocalists include Bob Eberly, The Pied Pipers, Helen O'Connell, Dick Haymes, Nancy Walker, Jo Stafford, Paul Carley, Marilyn Maxwell and Bob Allen.
The Dorsey brothers made eight films for MGM. Jimmy specialized in speed as in "One O'Clock Jump" from the movie I DOOD IT in 1943. Tommy was a master of mellow sounds as in "Katie Went To Haiti" from the film DUBARY WAS A LADY which was also made in 1943.
WOW! Them Dorsey boys sure knew how to SWING IT!.......2002-06-22
If you want to know what SWING and The Big Bands were all about, then get this phenomenal CD. It presents original soundtrack performances recorded by both Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey with their respective bands during the 1940s at MGM. Most of these tracks have never been released before, and if you're used to hearing this kind of music in scratchy form derived from old discs, wait until you hear the crystal clarity of the selections here. My favorite track? The unbelievable break-neck speed performance of "One O'Clock Jump" by Jimmy and his boys. You can't go wrong with this CD. A winner!
Fabulous!! Dorseys.......2002-04-28
Rino-RD75283 Really great bands, when the music world revolved around Big Bands. Movies! Glitter! Fun!! Both Dorseys, Jimmy and Tommy. Made some good movies and truly great Swinging and Romantic music.
The extended version of Jimmy's One O'clock Jump is worth the price by itself.
You would probably like Hep CD59, also, The two great bands on the smame shows from Casino Garden September 1946. Battle of the bands. Let the battles begin!!!
Armand.
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At the Hollywood Palladium
Les Elgart & His Orchestra
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000059LFB
Release Date: 2001-03-13 |
Tracks:
- Indian Summer
- Back In Your Own Backyard
- Volari
- That Old Black Magic
- Bye Bye Blues
- Strike Up The Band
- I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
- Dance Medley: Cecilia/If You Knew Susie/Five Foot Two
- Bidin' My Time
Product Description
1. Indian Summer
2. Back In Your Backyard
3. Volari
4. That Old Black Magic
5. Bye Bye Blues
6. Strike Up The Band
7. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
8. Dance Medley: Cecilia giIf You Knew Susie giFive Foot Two
9. Bidin' My Time
Format: CD
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In Hollywood, Vol. 2 (1940-1941)
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
Manufacturer: Hep Records
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000001MCE
Release Date: 1997-12-09 |
Tracks:
- Begin The Beguine
- Rose Room
- My Romance
- My Heart Stood Still
- Through The Years
- Stardust
- Temptation
- Love Of My Life
- The Blues (Lenox Ave. Suite)
- Prelude In C Sharp Major
- Sugar
- What Is There To Say
- Diga Diga Doo
- Yesterdays
- Dancing In The Dark
- There'll Be Some Changes Made
- Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
- Jungle Drums
- Rockin' Chair
- Georgia On My Mind
- Deep River
- Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
- Little Gate's Special
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- To A Broadway Rose
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- Front Seat at the Palladium.
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At the Hollywood Palladium
Frankie Carle & His Orchestra
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B0000631QE
Release Date: 2002-04-09 |
Tracks:
- When You're Smiling
- Rue De Romance
- Penguins At The Waldorf
- Who Do You Know In Heaven?
- Medley: You're My Everything/Oh! If You Knew
- It's A Great Feeling
- Two Little New Little Blue Little Eyes
- Carle's Boogie
- Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider
- Jada/Closing
Product Description
1. When You're Smiling
2. Rue De Romance
3. Penguins At The Waldorf
4. Who Do You Know In Heaven?
5. You're My Everything giOh! If You Knew
6. It's A Great Feeling
7. Two Little New Little Blue Little Eyes
8. Carle's Boogie
9. Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider
10. Jada giClosing
Format: CD
Customer Reviews:
Front Seat at the Palladium........2002-05-02
They did a very nice job of letting this "flow" together as one consistant radio broadcast. Some CD's have little splices in between songs and broadcast intro's and it's very distracting. This is a wonderful CD and wonderful sound as well. "Who Do You Know in Heaven" by Bob Locklin is a classic! I've heard a lot of Frankie Carle Orchestra and never heard Bob Locklin but hes very very good. Also Marjorie Hughes previewing for the first time anywhere "It's A Great Feeling" and "Penguins At The Waldorf" and you have one of the best half hours you've ever spent in your life!
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Harry James at the Hollywood Palladium/Trumpet After Midnight
Harry James
Manufacturer: Collectables
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ASIN: B000060OXR
Release Date: 2002-02-19 |
Tracks:
- Palladium Party
- Bye Bye Blues
- Please Take A Letter, Miss Brown
- Ain't She Sweet
- Sugar Foot Stomp
- How Could You Do A Thing Like That To Me
- Moonlight Bay
- Midnight Sun
- Moanin' Low
- Flash
- Autumn Leaves
- Judy
- The Moon Of Manakoora
- How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky)
- Symphony
- Moanin' Low
- If I Loves You
- I Had The Craziest Dream
- Theme for Cynthia
- Lush Life
- Bess, You Is My Woman
- I Never Knew (I Could Love Anybody Like I'm Loving You)
Album Description
Harry James was one of the most outstanding trumpeters of the Swing Era. Highlights of these two original Columbia albums include "Ain't She Sweet" with vocals by Buddy Rich, Lionel Hampton's "Midnight Sun," and Rodgers & Hammerstein's "If I Loved You."
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Radio Days: "Live" From The Hollywood Palladium
Les Brown
Manufacturer: Canby Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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| Swing Jazz
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ASIN: B00009RA71
Release Date: 2003-05-20 |
Tracks:
- April Showers
- Ask Anyone Who Knows
- You Don't Learn That In School
- Linda
- Ready To Go Steady
Album Description
From one of the great big band leaders, this rare live radio recording from the Hollywood Palladium, offers a great CD for any true collector of big band and jazz music.
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At the Hollywood Palladium
Ralph Flanagan & His Orchestra
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00005NVJV
Release Date: 2001-09-11 |
Tracks:
- Apple Blossom Time
- Leave It To Love
- All Of Me
- Oh! What A Beautiful Morning
- Gershwin Medley: Lady Be Good/The Man I Love/Someone To Watch Over Me/Embraceable You
- My Hero
- (Up A) Lazy River
- After You've Gone
- On The Beat
- Hot Toddy
Product Description
1. Apple Blossom Time
2. Leave It To Love
3. All Of Me - (featuring Jean McManus)
4. Oh What A Beautiful Morning
5. Gershwin Medley: Lady Be Good giMan I Love, The giSomeone To Watch Over Me giEmbraceable You
6. My Hero
7. Lazy River, (Up A)
8. After You've Gone
9. On The Beat
10. Hot Toddy
Format: CD
Customer Reviews:
Good old big band music.......2004-03-12
Ralph Flanagan in my opinion is second only to Glenn Miller in big band danceable music even though he never gained as much fame as some of the other bands of the era. The two bands, Miller's & Flanagan's, sound somewhat similar in style and both are great. Flangan's music always made you feel like dancing even if you didn't know how. The selections on this album are a fine example of his work
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Live in 1947 at the Hollywood Bowl
Duke Ellington
Manufacturer: Unique Jazz Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00004YBZT
Release Date: 2000-10-24 |
Tracks:
- Bluetopia
- Overture to a Jam Session
- Mooche
- Jumpin' Punkins
- Ring Dem Bells
- Handly Medley
- Beale Street Blues
- Memphis Blues
- St. Louis Blues
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- Air-Conditioned Jungle
- Golden Cress
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- Crescendo in Blue
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