Take a walk down memory lane with The Big Band Reader!Benny
Goodman, Cab Calloway, Count Basie, The Dorsey Brothers, Duke
Ellington, and Glenn Miller were musical masters of their eras,
enchanting and romancing audiences with their timeless classics.
Relive these wonderful songs and memories through The Big Band
Reader: Songs Favored by Swing Era Orchestras and Other Popular
Ensembles, a unique and exciting collection of over 140 songs from
over 70 bands that are categorized by themes, preferred numbers,
and top songs! Paying tribute to better known swing bands, sweet
bands (ensembles favoring softer, more sentimental numbers), and
some unheralded bands (good ensembles that did not receive much
attention or did not have a well-known leader), this book offers
music enthusiasts up to four biographical essays relating to
specific groups and their popular hits, giving you historical and
informative facts about the songs and the people who performed
them. Nostalgic and entertaining, The Big Band Reader is a
one-of-a-kind book that provides you with specific details and
research about your most cherished songs and their composers, such
as: The Artie Shaw Orchestra, well-known for their classic hit
"Begin the Beguine," by composer and lyricist Cole Porter The Benny
Goodman Orchestra and their crowd favorite "And the Angels Sing,"
written and composed by Johnny Mercer The Billy Eckstine
Orchestra's well-loved songs, including "Prisoner of Love," written
by Leo Robin and "A Cottage for Sale," written by Larry Conley and
composed by Willard Robison "Day in Day Out," with words and music
by Johnny Mercer and Rube Bloom, which was a favorite of three big
bands orchestras, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, and Bob Crosby Cab
Calloway of the Cab Calloway Orchestra, along with Jack Palmer, and
their hit "Jumpin'Jive" Thorough and fascinating, The Big Band
Reader includes an appendix of the big bands arranged by themes to
help you find a desired song or group. This remarkable reference
will enable you to walk down memory lane and reminisce about the
unforgettable songs of swing and its composers.
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