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List Price: £10.99
Our Price: £6.28
Artist:
Benny Goodman
 VGBG, 2003-09-12
Just after WWII many big bands were, for a number of reasons, unable to carry on.The first fourteen selections here reflect that trend and find the awesomely talented and former child prodigy Goodman in the company of pianists Teddy Wilson and Jimmy Rowles to fine effect in 1947. He seems as at home here as he sounds leading his tremendous big band. He and Wilson are evidently enjoying each others' company on the medium-tempo selections 'Shoe Shine Boy' and 'I'll Never Be The Same', and the collaborations with Rowles are highlighted by a lovely soft version of 'When You're Smiling'. It is a joy to hear Goodman explore what his instrument can do in the hands of a master. Just allow yourself to be amazed by the wonderful and breakneck takes of 'All I Do Is Dream Of You'. There are six tunes recorded some years later (in 1954). Pianist Mel Powell here again provides appropriately adroit accompaniment which is a wonder to hear. They work extremely well together. 'There'll Be Some Changes Made' is great trio fun. Another side of the great big-band giant, and well worth having!
List Price: £22.99
Our Price: £6.87
Artist:
Artie Shaw
 The Ideal Collection?, 2008-11-01
A ten CD set which gives a comprehensive overview of Artie Shaw's bands both small and large from the early Brunswicks until the end of the Second World War at a very reasonable price, this collection seems too good to be true! There is however a downside in that no discographical details are included and, much more importantly, all the tracks are taken from studio sessions. This is a pity as Shaw's bands very often sound better when recorded 'live' and in a number of cases airshot versions could well have been substituted for inferior studio tracks - 'Moonray' and 'Begin the Beguine' for example.
This carping apart, the set as a whole is a delight from beginning to end. Through one man's music we can hear the first tentative sounds of the swing era, one of the great bands of the late 1930's, the addition of strings and, finally, the influence of the deep romanticism of the closing years of the war. Of course one has one's favourite period - mine is the 1938/9 band with Helen Forrest, George Auld and Buddy Rich - but what is remarkable is the consistent high quality of all the groups featured in this anthology. Artie Shaw is the outstanding soloist throughout. He was one of the great clarinet players of jazz; easily as good as Benny Goodman - his great rival - but more melodic at slow tempo and with a richer tone.
The remastering has been well done. The packaging is perfectly adequate and, at the price asked, this must now be the very best introductory Shaw compilation in the current catalogue. An essential addition to any self-respecting big band collection.
List Price: £10.99
Our Price: £4.20
Artist:
Benny Goodman
Good Example of Swing, 2009-03-01
Not to put to fine a point of it - previous reviewers have mostly claimed that these sessions at times even surpass the original sessions, but that is a bit of an exaggeration. This is a really good example of swing nevertheless, recommended to fans of the Goodman's style defined in the 30's.
Incidentally, the cd shares the title with a film made about Goodman, but this is not a soundtrack - the title is the same in order to make the record company cash in on the success of the film.
List Price: £9.99
Our Price: £3.85
Artist:
Artie Shaw
The Very Best of Artie Shaw has two unbeatable advantages. Firstly, RCA own the original metal masters and so, in theory, they can get the cleanest transfers possible. Secondly, Artie Shaw himself made the selections. Who is going to gainsay the man himself when it comes to choosing his very best? As one might expect of such a maverick, there is solid good taste here (he's included the one commercial side Billie Holiday made with him during her brief stay in the band) along with the odd raised eyebrow (no "Frenesi", no "Blues in the Night", no "Traffic Jam", no "Serenade to a Savage"). RCA US have broken the habit of a lifetime and made good, sharp and clean transfers from their originals, making this perhaps the best-sounding reissue of this material. It's also a credit that "Star Dust", "Begin the Beguine", "Nightmare", "Concerto for Clarinet" (both parts) and "Chantez-les-bas" are included in the disc's 68 minutes. It's a cliché, but if you're only ever going to buy one Artie Shaw CD (and that'd be a pity), this should be it. --Keith Shadwick
Wrong Titles Listed Here, 2009-04-19
Although this is a great introduction to the music of Artie Shaw, buyers should realize that the tracks listed here are not the same as found on this Cd. The Cd shown here has different tracks.
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