The Big Band Swing Things (1999)

About this title: This is a partial reissue of a disc the Canadian-based Spitfire Band did for Columbia several years ago called In Flight; it's a partial reissue because not all the tunes from the original session have been included, thus providing a meager 40 minutes of music. It's a bit misleading not to include this information on the back cover of the album so that prospective purchasers are aware they are in a sense buying a used car. The good news is that Alanna Records has remastered the album, as it has done for other Spitfire Band releases. As a result, the sound is wonderfully clear and crisp, just ... read more

Tracks:

1. Skyliner [Barnet]
2. It Happened in Monterey [Rose/Wayne]
3. Thou Swell [Hart/Rodgers]
4. Days of Wine and Roses [Mercer/Mancini]
5. Caravan [Mills/Tizol/Ellingt]
6. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise [Hammerstein/Romberg]
7. If I Were a Bell [Loesser]
8. Marie [Berlin]
9. Brazil [Russell/Barroso]
10. One [Kleban/Hamlisch]
11. Something's Gotta Give [Mercer]
12. Chattanooga Choo Choo [Gordon/Warren]
13. By Myself [Dietz/Schwartz]

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