Detailed Description
The Centennial Collection
CD
This RCA Victor
compilation features
some of
Shaw's finest work
spanning the years
1938-1945. As such, it's an interesting document
in the history of World War II America.
All 18 tracks are meticulously annotated, and
the biographical essay is a gem -- well-written,
insightful, and free of banality and
cliché. The music is classic swing, with performances
by Billie Holidays, Buddy Rich,
Roy Eldridge and many more. The sound is
top-notch by reissue standards. Shaw's masterful
clarinet is a powerful presence, but
there's also the writing and arranging to consider!
For a concise yet thorough introduction
to Shaw's intelligent brand of swing, one
couldn't ask for better.
- Begin The Beguine
- Any Old Time
- Back Bay Shuffle
- Nightmare
- Say It With A Kiss
- Traffic Jam
- Frenesi
- The Man I Love
- Summit Ridge Drive
- Carioca
- Star Dust
- The Man From Mars
- Evensong
- Suite #8
- Summertime
- Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
- Concerto For Clarinet, Parts 1 And 2
- There'll Be Some Changes Made
- The Grabtown Grapple
- Everything Is Jumpin'
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