Description
Big Bands Volume 1 is a rich sampler of the swing era’s finest, bringing together ten legendary bandleaders and vocalists on a single CD. Woody Herman’s driving ‘Woodchopper’s Ball,’ Count Basie’s timeless ‘One O’Clock Jump,’ and Ella Fitzgerald’s irresistible ‘A Tisket, A Tasket’ — recorded with Chick Webb — represent the full sweep of big band music at its most exuberant. Guy Lombardo, Jimmy Dorsey, Charlie Barnet, Glenn Miller, and Les Brown round out a lineup that reads like a who’s who of 1930s and 1940s American popular music. Whether you’re a long-time devotee or new to the genre, this CD offers an ideal introduction to the sound that defined a generation…
Track Listing:
- Woodchopper’s Ball – Woody Herman
- Sentimental Journey – Les Brown
- One O’Clock Jump – Count Basie
- Moonlight Bay – Glenn Miller
- Tangerine – Jimmy Dorsey
- Skyliner – Charlie Barnet
- A Tisket, A Tasket – Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb
- The Band Played On – Guy Lombardo
- Cement Mixer (Put-ti, Put-ti) – Charlie Barnet
- Tennessee Waltz – Guy Lombardo
