Name: His First Three Bands: 1936-1940
Brand: Jazz Legends
SKU: 807011
Price: 20.05 USD
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His First Three Bands

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Album: His First Three Bands: 1936-1940
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Japanese Sandman, The
2)	Sugar Foot Stomp
3)	Sobbin' Blues
4)	Streamline
5)	Chant, The
6)	Begin the Beguine
7)	Back Bay Shuffle
8)	Nightmare
9)	Non-Stop Flight
10)	Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
11)	They Say
12)	It Had to Be You
13)	One Night Stand
14)	Traffic Jam
15)	Oh, Lady Be Good
16)	Frenesi
17)	Summit Ridge Drive
18)	Stardust
19)	My Blue Heaven
20)	Concerto for Clarinet, Pts. 1 & 2 - (Parts 1 & 2)

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Artie Shaw (clarinet); Helen Forrest (vocals); Georgie Auld, Tony Pastor (tenor saxophone); Billy Butterfield (trumpet); Johnny Guarnieri (piano, celeste); Al Avola, Al Hendrickson (guitar); Jud DeNaut, Sid Weiss (bass); Buddy Rich, Nick Fatool, George Wettling (drums).
Includes liner notes by Scott Yanow.
Personnel: Artie Shaw (clarinet); Helen Forrest (vocals); Wesley Vaughan, Tony Gottuso, Al Avola, Gene Stultz, Al Hendrickson, Bobby Sherwood (guitar); Robert Barene, Sam Rosenblum, Julie Schechter, Jerry Joyce, Mark Levant, Dave Cracov, Jerry Gray, Alex Law, Sid Brokaw, Harry Bluestone (violin); Samuel Persoff, Jack Gray, Stanley Spiegelman, David Sturkin (viola); James Oderich, Julius Tannenbaum, Bill Schumann (cello); Morton Ruderman (flute); Joe Kretcher (bass clarinet); Phil Nemoli (oboe); George Koenig, Blake Reynolds, Bud Carlton, Jack Stacey, Harry Freeman, Neely Plumb, Les Robinson, Hank Freeman (alto saxophone); Jules Rubin, Tony Zimmers, C. Bassey, Jerry Jerome, Dick Clark , Tony Pastor (tenor saxophone); George Thow, Manny Klein, Harry Geller, Tom Dicarlo, Malcolm Crain, George Wendt, Willis Kelly, Dave Wade , Chuck Peterson, John Best , Charlie Margulis, Jack Cathcart, Claude Bowen, Lee Castle, Billy Butterfield, Zeke Zarchy, Bernie Privin (trumpet); Jack Cave (French horn); Mark Bennett , Bill Rank, Ted Vesely, Babe Bowman, Russell Brown [7], Mike Michaels, George Arus, Jack Jenney, Randall Miller, Les Jenkins, Ray Conniff, Vernon Brown, Harry Rodgers, Buddy Morrow (trombone); Johnny Guarnieri (piano, celesta); Stanley Wrightsman, Fulton McGrath, Joe Lipman, Bob Kitsis (piano); George Wettling, Carl Maus, Nick Fatool, Sam Weiss, Cliff Leeman, Buddy Rich (drums).
Liner Note Author: Scott Yanow.
Recording information: 06/11/1936-12/17/1940.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Henry "Red" Allen; J.C. Higginbotham; Benny Carter .
Artie Shaw is acknowledged as one of the great jazz clarinetists and bandleaders of the swing era. Initially, Shaw's combination of odd, modernistic charts and his lack of leadership ability made it impossible to keep a functioning band together. By 1940, however, Shaw had worked out the kinks and found himself in the same league as Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey with a string of hits including "Begin the Beguine," "Stardust," and "Frenesi." Big band historian Scott Yanow has done an admirable job compiling these 20 tracks onto a single disc. Along with remastered sound and a budget price tag, this set will please both the collector and casual fan. ~ Al Campbell