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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 Loren Schoenberg's biographical essay is a gem -- well-written, insightful, and free of banality and cliché. As for the music, it's classic swing, with performances by Billie Holiday, 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: Gershwin's "Summertime," Thomas Griselle's "Nocturne," Shaw's "Concerto for Clarinet," and Eddie Sauter's "The Maid With the Flaccid Air" take some pretty innovative turns, balancing out more pop-oriented fare like "Begin the Beguine" and "Deep Purple." (The latter would become a theme song of sorts for Marie Osmond some 35 years later.) The inclusion of three barnstorming radio broadcasts from 1939, "Everything Is Jumpin'," "My Blue Heaven," and "Diga Diga Doo," make the package all the more valuable. For a concise yet thorough introduction to Shaw's intelligent brand of swing, one couldn't ask for better.
© David R. Adler /TiVo
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Hank Freeman, Alto Saxophone - Billie Holiday, Vocal - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Cliff Leeman, Drums - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Al Avola, Guitar - Les Burness, Piano - Chuck Peterson, Trumpet - Claude Bowen, Trumpet - Les Robinson, Alto Saxophone - Artie Shaw, Composer - Artie Shaw, Lyricist - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Artie Shaw, Arranger - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - Ronnie Perry, Tenor Saxophone - Paul Brizzi, Engineer - George Arus, Trombone - Tony Pastor, Tenor Saxophone - Harry Rodgers, Trombone - Ted Vesely, Trombone - John McClanian Best, Jr., Trumpet - Sid Weiss, Bass
Originally Recorded 1938. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Hank Freeman, Alto Saxophone - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Cole Porter, Composer - Cole Porter, Lyricist - Bob Kitsis, Piano - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Al Avola, Guitar - Chuck Peterson, Trumpet - Les Robinson, Alto Saxophone - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - George Auld, Tenor Saxophone - Paul Brizzi, Engineer - Bernie Privin, Trumpet - George Arus, Trombone - Tony Pastor, Tenor Saxophone - Tony Pastor, Vocal - Harry Rodgers, Trombone - George Wettling, Drums - John McClanian Best, Jr., Trumpet - Les Jenkins, Trombone - Sid Weiss, Bass
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Hank Freeman, Alto Saxophone - Helen Forrest, Vocal - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Bob Kitsis, Piano - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Al Avola, Guitar - Chuck Peterson, Trumpet - Les Robinson, Alto Saxophone - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - George Auld, Tenor Saxophone - Paul Brizzi, Engineer - Bernie Privin, Trumpet - Buddy Rich, Drums - George Arus, Trombone - Tony Pastor, Tenor Saxophone - Harry Rodgers, Trombone - Peter DeRose, Lyricist - John McClanian Best, Jr., Trumpet - Les Jenkins, Trombone - Mitchell Parish, Composer - Sid Weiss, Bass
Originally Recorded 1939. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Hank Freeman, Alto Saxophone - Harry Geller, Trumpet - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Bob Kitsis, Piano - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Al Avola, Guitar - Chuck Peterson, Trumpet - Les Robinson, Alto Saxophone - Artie Shaw, Composer - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - George Auld, Tenor Saxophone - Paul Brizzi, Engineer - Bernie Privin, Trumpet - Buddy Rich, Drums - George Arus, Trombone - Tony Pastor, Tenor Saxophone - Harry Rodgers, Trombone - Les Jenkins, Trombone - Sid Weiss, Bass
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Eddie Sauter, Arranger - Bernie Glow, Trumpet - Dubose Heyward, Lyricist - Rudolph Tanza, Alto Saxophone - Jon Walton, Tenor Saxophone - Chuck Gentry, Baritone Saxophone - George Schwartz, Trumpet - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Bernard Kessel, Guitar - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Morris Rayman, Bass - David Roy Eldridge, Trumpet - Lou Fromm, Drums - Ralph E. Rosenlund, Tenor Saxophone - Michael Marmarosa, Piano - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - Paul Brizzi, Engineer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - George Gershwin, Composer - Augostino Ischia, Trombone - Harry Rodgers, Trombone - Louis Prisby, Alto Saxophone - Robert G. Swift, Trombone - Paul Cohen, Trumpet - Oliver Wilson, Trombone
Originally Recorded 1945. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Al Hendrickson, Guitar - Neely Plumb, Alto Saxophone - Allan Harshman, Viola - Nick Fatool, Drums - George Wendt, Trumpet - Johnny Cathcart, Trumpet - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Bob Morrow, Violin - Keith Collins, Viola - Bus Bassey, Tenor Saxophone - Lennie Hayton, Arranger - Jud DeNaut, Bass - Johnny Guarnieri, Piano - Fred Goerner, Acoustic Cello - Truman Boardman, Violin - Les Robinson, Alto Saxophone - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Artie Shaw, Arranger - Vernon Brown, Trombone - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - Paul Brizzi, Engineer - Jerry Jerome, Tenor Saxophone - Eugene Lamas, Violin - Bill Brower, Violin - Ted Klages, Violin - Billy Butterfield, Trumpet - Mitchell Parish, Lyricist - Alex Beller, Violin - Jack Jenney, Trombone - Hoagy Carmichael, Composer
Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Al Hendrickson, Electric Guitar - Neely Plumb, Alto Saxophone - Allan Harshman, Viola - Nick Fatool, Drums - George Wendt, Trumpet - Johnny Cathcart, Trumpet - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Frank Goerner, Violoncello - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Bob Morrow, Violin - Bus Bassey, Alto Saxophone - Jud DeNaut, Bass - Kenneth Collins, Viola - Johnny Guarnieri, Piano - Truman Boardman, Violin - Les Robinson, Tenor Saxophone - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Vernon Brown, Trombone - B. Bower, Violin - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - Al Beller, Violin - Paul Brizzi, Engineer - Jerry Jerome, Tenor Saxophone - Eugene Lamas, Violin - Ted Klages, Violin - William Christopher Handy, Composer - Billy Butterfield, Trumpet - Jack Jenney, Trombone
Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Hank Freeman, Alto Saxophone - Harry Geller, Trumpet - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Dave Barbour, Guitar - Bob Kitsis, Piano - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Chuck Peterson, Trumpet - Les Robinson, Alto Saxophone - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - George Auld, Tenor Saxophone - Paul Brizzi, Engineer - Bernie Privin, Trumpet - George Whiting, Composer - Buddy Rich, Drums - George Arus, Trombone - Tony Pastor, Tenor Saxophone - Walter Donaldson, Composer - Harry Rodgers, Trombone - Les Jenkins, Trombone - Sid Weiss, Bass
(P)Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Sam Rosenblum, Viola - Truman Boardman, Violin - Raoul Poliakine, Violin - Leonard Atkins, Viola - Eddie McKinney, Bass - Johnny Guarnieri, Piano - Steve Lipkins, Trumpet - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Lee Castle, Trumpet - Fred Goerner, Acoustic Cello - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Arthur Baker, Baritone Saxophone - Paul Brizzi, Engineer - George Taliarkin, Acoustic Cello - Alex Beller, Violin - Leo Persner, Violin - Bill Ehrenkranz, Violin - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - Bernard Tinterow, Violin - Max Berman, Violin - Les Robinson, Alto Saxophone - Morey Samuel, Trombone - George Auld, Tenor Saxophone - Paul Jordan, Composer - Paul Jordan, Arranger - Max Kaminsky, Trumpet - Mickey Folus, Tenor Saxophone - Edgardo Sodero, Acoustic Cello - Mike Bryan, Guitar - Dave Tough, Drums - Jack Jenney, Trombone - Morris Kohn, Viola - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Irving Raymond, Violin - Leonard Posner, Violin - Hot Lips Page, Trumpet - Charlie DiMaggio, Alto Saxophone - Ray Conniff, Trombone
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Sam Rosenblum, Viola - Truman Boardman, Violin - Raoul Poliakine, Violin - Leonard Atkins, Viola - Eddie McKinney, Bass - Johnny Guarnieri, Piano - Steve Lipkins, Trumpet - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Lee Castle, Trumpet - Fred Goerner, Acoustic Cello - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Arthur Baker, Baritone Saxophone - Paul Brizzi, Engineer - George Taliarkin, Acoustic Cello - Alex Beller, Violin - Leo Persner, Violin - Bill Ehrenkranz, Violin - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - Bernard Tinterow, Violin - Max Berman, Violin - Les Robinson, Alto Saxophone - Morey Samuel, Trombone - George Auld, Tenor Saxophone - Jerry Sears, Arranger - Max Kaminsky, Trumpet - Mickey Folus, Tenor Saxophone - Edgardo Sodero, Acoustic Cello - Mike Bryan, Guitar - Dave Tough, Drums - Jack Jenney, Trombone - Morris Kohn, Viola - Thomas Griselle, Composer - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Irving Raymond, Violin - Leonard Posner, Violin - Hot Lips Page, Trumpet - Charlie DiMaggio, Alto Saxophone - Ray Conniff, Trombone
Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Jon Walton, Tenor Saxophone - George Schwartz, Trumpet - Tony Faso, Trumpet - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Bernard Kessel, Guitar - Herbie Steward, Tenor Saxophone - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Morris Rayman, Bass - David Roy Eldridge, Trumpet - Lou Fromm, Drums - Pat McNaughton, Trombone - Michael Marmarosa, Piano - Ray Conniff, Trombone - Tom Mace, Alto Saxophone - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - Paul Brizzi, Engineer - Charles Coolidge, Trombone - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - George Gershwin, Composer - Lester Goldberg, Alto Saxophone - Harry Rodgers, Trombone - Paul Cohen, Trumpet - Charles Gentry, Baritone Saxophone
Originally Recorded 1945. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Al Hendrickson, Guitar - Neely Plumb, Alto Saxophone - Allan Harshman, Viola - Nick Fatool, Drums - George Wendt, Trumpet - Johnny Cathcart, Trumpet - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Bob Morrow, Violin - Bus Bassey, Alto Saxophone - Jud DeNaut, Bass - Kenneth Collins, Viola - Johnny Guarnieri, Piano - Fred Goerner, Acoustic Cello - Ray Conniff, Trombone - Truman Boardman, Violin - Les Robinson, Tenor Saxophone - Artie Shaw, Composer - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Artie Shaw, Arranger - Vernon Brown, Trombone - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - Paul Brizzi, Engineer - Jerry Jerome, Tenor Saxophone - Eugene Lamas, Violin - Bill Brower, Violin - Ted Klages, Violin - Billy Butterfield, Trumpet - Alex Beller, Violin - Jack Jenney, Trombone
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Hank Freeman, Alto Saxophone - Cole Porter, Composer - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Cliff Leeman, Drums - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Al Avola, Guitar - Les Burness, Piano - Chuck Peterson, Trumpet - Claude Bowen, Trumpet - Les Robinson, Alto Saxophone - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - Ronnie Perry, Tenor Saxophone - Paul Brizzi, Engineer - George Arus, Trombone - Tony Pastor, Tenor Saxophone - Harry Rodgers, Trombone - Ted Vesely, Trombone - John McClanian Best, Jr., Trumpet - Sid Weiss, Bass
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Al Hendrickson, Guitar - Neely Plumb, Alto Saxophone - Allan Harshman, Viola - Nick Fatool, Drums - George Wendt, Trumpet - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Clyde Hurley, Trumpet - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Bob Morrow, Violin - Keith Collins, Viola - Bus Bassey, Alto Saxophone - Lennie Hayton, Arranger - Jud DeNaut, Bass - Johnny Guarnieri, Piano - Fred Goerner, Acoustic Cello - Ray Conniff, Trombone - Truman Boardman, Violin - Edward Heyman, Lyricist - Les Robinson, Tenor Saxophone - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Vernon Brown, Trombone - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - Paul Brizzi, Engineer - Jerry Jerome, Tenor Saxophone - Eugene Lamas, Violin - Bill Brower, Violin - Ted Klages, Violin - Billy Butterfield, Trumpet - Alex Beller, Violin - Johnny Green, Composer - Jack Jenney, Trombone
(P)Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Mickey Folus, Tenor Saxophone - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Hot Lips Page, Trumpet - Lee Castle, Trumpet - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Dave Tough, Drums - Eddie McKinney, Bass - Johnny Guarnieri, Piano - Ray Conniff, Composer - Ray Conniff, Trombone - Les Robinson, Alto Saxophone - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - George Auld, Tenor Saxophone - Paul Brizzi, Engineer - Artie Baker, Baritone Saxophone - Morey Samuel, Trombone - Max Kaminsky, Trumpet - Charlie DiMaggio, Alto Saxophone - Mike Bryan, Guitar - Steve Lipkins, Trumpet - Jack Jenney, Trombone
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Hank Freeman, Alto Saxophone - Russell Brown, Trombone - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - George Koenig, Alto Saxophone - Cliff Leeman, Drums - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Al Avola, Guitar - Les Burness, Piano - Chuck Peterson, Trumpet - Claude Bowen, Trumpet - Artie Shaw, Composer - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Artie Shaw, Arranger - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - Paul Brizzi, Engineer - Ronnie Perry, Tenor Saxophone - George Arus, Trombone - Tony Pastor, Tenor Saxophone - Harry Rodgers, Trombone - John McClanian Best, Jr., Trumpet - Sid Weiss, Bass
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Eddie Sauter, Composer - Bernie Glow, Trumpet - Rudolph Tanza, Saxophone - Jon Walton, Saxophone - George Schwartz, Trumpet - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Bernard Kessel, Guitar - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Morris Rayman, Bass - David Roy Eldridge, Trumpet - Lou Fromm, Drums - Ralph E. Rosenlund, Saxophone - Stanley Fishelson, Trumpet - Michael Marmarosa, Piano - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - Paul Brizzi, Engineer - Augostino Ischia, Trombone - Harry Rodgers, Trombone - Louis Prisby, Saxophone - Robert G. Swift, Trombone - Charles Gentry, Saxophone - Oliver Wilson, Trombone
(P)Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Hank Freeman, Alto Saxophone - Jimmy McHugh, Composer - Harry Geller, Trumpet - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Dave Barbour, Guitar - Bob Kitsis, Piano - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Chuck Peterson, Trumpet - Dorothy Fields, Lyricist - Les Robinson, Alto Saxophone - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Artie Shaw, Arranger - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - George Auld, Tenor Saxophone - Paul Brizzi, Engineer - Bernie Privin, Trumpet - Buddy Rich, Drums - George Arus, Trombone - Tony Pastor, Tenor Saxophone - Harry Rodgers, Trombone - Les Jenkins, Trombone - Sid Weiss, Bass
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Album review
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 Loren Schoenberg's biographical essay is a gem -- well-written, insightful, and free of banality and cliché. As for the music, it's classic swing, with performances by Billie Holiday, 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: Gershwin's "Summertime," Thomas Griselle's "Nocturne," Shaw's "Concerto for Clarinet," and Eddie Sauter's "The Maid With the Flaccid Air" take some pretty innovative turns, balancing out more pop-oriented fare like "Begin the Beguine" and "Deep Purple." (The latter would become a theme song of sorts for Marie Osmond some 35 years later.) The inclusion of three barnstorming radio broadcasts from 1939, "Everything Is Jumpin'," "My Blue Heaven," and "Diga Diga Doo," make the package all the more valuable. For a concise yet thorough introduction to Shaw's intelligent brand of swing, one couldn't ask for better.
© David R. Adler /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:51
- Main artists: Artie Shaw
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Victor
- Genre: Jazz
(P)2001 BMG Entertainment
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