Best of the Big Bands, Vol. 1 (1990)

About this title: In 2008 Sony BMG reissued one of Les & Larry Elgart's more substantial efforts, Best of the Big Bands, Vol. 1. This parade of polished and carefully executed instrumentals draws heavily upon their 1964 Columbia LP, Command Performance!, resulting in a smorgasbord of hits by such influential composers and bandleaders as Charlie Barnet, Count Basie, Tiny Bradshaw, Les Brown, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Ziggy Elman, Benny Goodman, Erskine Hawkins, Woody Herman, Glenn Miller, and Ray Noble. With Charles Albertine's tidy arrangements almost invariably anchored by big beefy ... read more

Tracks:

1. Skyliner [Barnet]
2. Mood Indigo [Bigard/Ellington/Mi]
3. Song of India [Rimsky-Korsakov]
4. So Rare [Herst/Sharpe]
5. Woodchopper's Ball [Bishop/Herman]
6. Sentimental Journey [Brown/Green/Homer]
7. Blues in the Night [Arlen/Mercer]
8. You Made Me Love You [McCarthy/Monaco]
9. My Heart Belongs to Daddy [Porter]
10. Tuxedo Junction [Dash/Feyne/Hawkins/]
11. Jersey Bounce [Bradshaw/Johnson/Pl]
12. One O'Clock Jump [Basie]
13. Caravan [Ellington/Mills/Tiz]
14. A String of Pearls [DeLange/Gray]
15. Little Brown Jug [Finegan/Traditional]
16. Green Eyes [Menendez/Rivera/Utr]
17. The Continental [Conrad/Magidson]
18. Cherokee [Noble]
19. And the Angels Sing [Elman/Mercer]
20. Poinciana [Bernier/Simon]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.