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 Big Bands' Greatest Hits

Label:
 Columbia ‎– G 30009, Columbia ‎– CG 30009
Format:
 2 × Vinyl, Double LP, Compilation, Promo, 12", 33 RPM
Country:
 US
Released:
 1970s
Genre:
 Jazz
Style:
 Swing / Big Band

Tracklist

A1     –Ray Noble And His Orchestra     The Very Thought Of You     3:09
A2     –Count Basie And His Orchestra     One O'Clock Jump     3:03
A3     –Gene Krupa, His Drums And His Orchestra     Drumboogie     3:08
A4     –Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra     Skyliner     3:01
A5     –Duke Ellington And His Orchestra     Take The "A" Train     4:18

B1     –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra     I Got Rhythm     3:02
B2     –Woody Herman And His Orchestra     Caldonia     3:03
B3     –Les Brown And His Orchestra     Sentimental Journey     3:12
B4     –Harry James And His Orchestra     All Or Nothing At All     2:58
B5     –Orrin Tucker And His Orchestra     Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!     2:37

C1     –The Modernaires     Juke Box Saturday Night     3:03
C2     –Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra     Beer Barrel Polka     2:36
C3     –Orrin Tucker And His Orchestra     Billy     2:00
C4     –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra     Sing, Sing, Sing     9:31
C5     –Russ Morgan And His Orchestra     Does Your Heart Beat For Me     3:00

D1     –Bunny Berigan And His Boys     I Can't Get Started     3:23
D2     –Clyde McCoy And His Orchestra     Sugar Blues     3:08
D3     –Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra     Snowfall     2:58
D4     –Frankie Carle And His Orchestra     Sunrise Serenade     3:07
D5     –Eddy Duchin     Chopin Nocturne In E Flat     2:44

Notes

- Big Band Music Description

 Should be used to describe recordings by a large orchestra which feature brass sections with multiple trumpets and trombones and a large reed section. A feature is that whole sections (the brass, the reeds) often play some parts of the tune in unison while leaving room for soloists at certain times. This style of orchestra began to be developed in the early 1920s by prominent dance band leaders such as Paul Whiteman and Fletcher Henderson, but the majority of 1920s dance bands were smaller groups and did not play in the "big band" style.

 It was not until 1929/30 or so that the majority of dance bands adopted this configuration (examples are the Casa Loma Orchestra, Mills Blue Rhthm Band, Duke Ellington's Orchestra) and big bands became the norm from the mid-1930s onwards. This style should be use sparingly before about 1930 as while there were other orchestras recorded similar to those led by Whiteman and Henderson (already mentioned) the majority of 1920s dance bands are not "big bands".

 From the 1930s onwards this style can be applied to recordings by any large orchestra. There were both jazz big bands (such as Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Jimmy Lunceford, Count Basie, etc.) and "sweet" big bands (such as Freddy Martin, Sammy Kaye, and Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians). This style is often linked to the "swing" style (as in "big bands of the swing era") but it is better to avoid use the big band and swing tags together as they do not mean exactly the same thing.

 In reality not all swing groups were big bands, and some big bands featured small groups made up of star musicians from the larger orchestra (Benny Goodman Trio/Quartet/Sextet, Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven, Artie Shaw's Gramercy Five, etc.) and it is these smaller groups which played in the "swing" style. A useful distinction is that big band recordings feature large amounts of section work (notably the brass and/or the reeds) while smaller "swing" groups were more about featured soloists backed by a rhythm section.

 The big band style was most prominent during the 1930s and 1940s but was still very popular up into the 1950s and many big band style recordings continued to be made during the 1960s and later. -wikipedia

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M
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NM-
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VG++/EX
(VERY GOOD ++/ Excellent) Disc plays near perfectly, but may have minor, light scuffs that do not interfere with the sound quality. There can possibly be a light hairline scratch or two but nothing that is obvious or affects play. Vinyl is bright and shiny; label is clean and unmarked. Sleeve is Excellent.
VG+
(VERY GOOD PLUS) Some visible surface wear, very minor scratches and scuffs, but minimal impact on the sound quality. Vinyl will still have good luster; labels may have minor imperfections (small labels or initials, etc.) but otherwise clean. Sleeve may have some shelf wear, or minor writing, no seem splits.