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Two of Billy's Capitol big band albums on one compact disc. Sorta-May, recorded in 1954, captures the usual brassy, strident kind of scoring that became his trademark on tracks like "Thou Swell," "You're the Top," "Just One of Those Things" and nice ballad takes of "You Go to My Head," and "Deep Purple." Sorta-Dixie employs a Dixieland front line -- Dick Cathcart on trumpet, Matty Matlock on clarinet, Moe Schneider on trombone, and Eddie Miller on tenor sax -- working in tandem with the big band to create some marvelous combinations between the two quite divergent styles on old warhorses like "Sheik of Araby," "Riverboat Shuffle," and "South Rampart Street Parade." May's explosive style comes through loud and clear on these crystal-clear transfers.
© Cub Koda /TiVo
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Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Composer - Billy May, MainArtist - Billy May & His Orchestra, Orchestra
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Billy May, MainArtist - Billy May & His Orchestra, Orchestra
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Fred Fisher, ComposerLyricist - Billy May, MainArtist - Billy May & His Orchestra, Orchestra
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Arthur Johnston, Composer - Johnny Burke, Composer - Billy May, MainArtist - Billy May & His Orchestra, Orchestra
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
J. Fred Coots, ComposerLyricist - Haven Gillespie, ComposerLyricist - Billy May, MainArtist - Billy May & His Orchestra, Orchestra
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Billy May, MainArtist - Billy May & His Orchestra, Orchestra
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Billy May, MainArtist - Billy May & His Orchestra, Orchestra - Albert Ketèlbey, Composer
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Billy May, MainArtist - Billy May & His Orchestra, Orchestra
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Billy May, MainArtist - Billy May & His Orchestra, Orchestra
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Chet Forrest, Composer - Rudolf Friml, Composer - Billy May, MainArtist - Herbert Stothart, Composer - Robert Wright, Composer - Billy May & His Orchestra, Orchestra
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Mitchell Parish, Composer - Peter De Rose, Composer - Billy May, MainArtist - Billy May & His Orchestra, Orchestra
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Jerome Kern, Composer - Billy May, MainArtist - Billy May & His Orchestra, Orchestra - Howard Reynolds, Author
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Two of Billy's Capitol big band albums on one compact disc. Sorta-May, recorded in 1954, captures the usual brassy, strident kind of scoring that became his trademark on tracks like "Thou Swell," "You're the Top," "Just One of Those Things" and nice ballad takes of "You Go to My Head," and "Deep Purple." Sorta-Dixie employs a Dixieland front line -- Dick Cathcart on trumpet, Matty Matlock on clarinet, Moe Schneider on trombone, and Eddie Miller on tenor sax -- working in tandem with the big band to create some marvelous combinations between the two quite divergent styles on old warhorses like "Sheik of Araby," "Riverboat Shuffle," and "South Rampart Street Parade." May's explosive style comes through loud and clear on these crystal-clear transfers.
© Cub Koda /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:45
- Main artists: Billy May
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)
- Genre: Jazz
© 1955 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
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