Description
This CD brings together ten landmark recordings from 1941, capturing the big band era at its commercial and artistic peak. Glenn Miller’s ‘Chattanooga Choo Choo’ — one of the first recordings certified gold — sits alongside Duke Ellington’s definitive ‘Take The A Train,’ the signature tune that opened nearly every Ellington broadcast of the decade. Artie Shaw’s lush reading of ‘Star Dust’ and Tommy Dorsey’s swinging ‘Oh! Look At Me Now’ — the track that helped launch a young Frank Sinatra — round out a lineup that reads like a who’s who of the swing era. Whether you’re a lifelong enthusiast or discovering these orchestras for the first time, this CD is a rich snapshot of a defining moment in American popular music…
Track Listing:
- Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 – Freddy Martin And His Orchestra
- Chattanooga Choo Choo – Glenn Miller And His Orchestra
- Maria Elena – Wayne King And His Orchestra
- Star Dust – Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
- I Hear A Rhapsody – Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra
- Daddy – Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye
- Perfidia – Xavier Cugat And His Waldorf Astoria Orchestra
- Oh! Look At Me Now – Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra
- Take The “A” Train – Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra
- The Things I Love – Barry Wood
