Track Listing DISC 1: 1. Begin the Beguine 2. Special Delivery Stomp 3. Non Stop Flight 4. Deep Purple 5. Oh! Lady Be Good 6. Scuttlebutt 7. Shoot the Likker to Me, John Boy 8. St. James Infirmary Blues (Parts I & II) 9. Georgia on My Mind 10. April in Paris - (from "Walk A Little Faster") 11. Any Old Time 12. All the Things You Are 13. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise 14. Back Way Shuffle 15. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, (When Your Hearts on Fire) 16. Tabu 17. Blues in the Night 18. Concerto For Clarinet (Parts I & II)
DISC 2: 1. Frenesi 2. Summit Ridge Drive 3. Take Your Shoes Off, Baby 4. It Had to Be You 5. Don't Take Your Love From Me 6. Indian Love Call 7. Dancing in the Dark 8. Deep in a Dream 9. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me 10. Star Dust 11. Room With a View, A 12. Temptation 13. Streamline 14. Traffic Jam 15. What Is This Thing Called Love 16. Yesterdays 17. You're a Lucky Guy 18. Alone Together - (from the musical production "Flying Colors") 19. These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) 20. Nightmare
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Billie Holiday, Billy Butterfield, Buddy Rich, Helen Forrest, Hot Lips Page, Lena Horne, Roy Eldridge, Tony Pastor | | Producer: | Barry Feldman (Compilation) | | Distributor: | BMG (distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel include: Artie Shaw (clarinet); Tony Pastor (vocals, tenor saxophone); Hot Lips Page (vocals, trumpet); Helen Forrest, Lena Horne, Leo Watson, Billie Holiday (vocals); Barney Kessel (guitar); Al Hendrickson (electric guitar); Harry Bluestone (violin); Les Robinson (alto saxophone); Georgie Auld (tenor saxophone); Henry "Red" Allen, Manny Klein, Max Kaminsky, Roy Eldridge, Billy Butterfield, Johnny Best (trumpet); George Arus, Ray Conniff (trombone); Johnny Guarnieri (piano, harpsichord); Dodo Marmarosa, Skitch Henderson, Les Burness (piano); Buddy Rich (drums). Liner Note Author: Lloyd Rauch. Recording information: 1936 - 1941. ESSENTIAL is an appropriate title for this double-disc collection of Artie Shaw's music. The temperamental, progressive bandleader and clarinetist was one of the top figures in swing, and his arrangements and recordings of classic songs (Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine," for example) are definitive documents of the era. Shaw's own prowess as an instrumentalist, and his innovative techniques--his use of exotic melodies ("Frenesi") and orchestral strings ("Temptation"), for instance--further heighten his appeal. All of these qualities and more are represented on this comprehensive, superbly compiled set.
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