Got Swing | 
| Artists: Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops
Label: Telarc
Category: Music
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 302266
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 089408059223
EAN: 0089408059223
ASIN: B000088EA9
Release Date: February 25, 2003
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| Tracks:
| • | String of Pearls - Erich Kunzel, DeLange, Eddie | | • | Stompin' at the Savoy - Erich Kunzel, Goodman, Benny | | • | Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - Erich Kunzel, Darling, Denver | | • | Straighten Up And Fly Right - Erich Kunzel, Cole, Nat King | | • | Sugar (That Sugar Baby O'Mine) - Erich Kunzel, Mitchell, Sidney | | • | Skyliner - Erich Kunzel, Barnet, Charlie | | • | Blues in the Night, song (from the film "Blues in the Night") - Erich Kunzel, Arlen, Harold | | • | Avalon - Erich Kunzel, DeSylva, B. G. | | • | It Don't Mean a Thing (If it Ain't Got That Swing) - Erich Kunzel, Ellington, Duke | | • | Nuages, for guitar - Erich Kunzel, Hendricks, Jon | | • | Jumpin' at the Woodside - Erich Kunzel, Basie, Count | | • | Flying Home - Erich Kunzel, Goodman, Benny | | • | I'll Be Seeing You, song - Erich Kunzel, Fain, Sammy | | • | Sweet Georgia Brown, song - Erich Kunzel, Bernie, Ben |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra here offer a veritable tour of the swing era. Kunzel has been conducting the orchestra since its formation in 1977. The set includes many of swing's cornerstone numbers, of course including Duke Ellington's "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)," which is also celebrated as the source of the genre's name. The music flourished in the '30s and '40s, popularized by composers and bandleaders such as Count Basie, Glenn Miller, and the Dorsey brothers. To help realize this project, a number of vocalists were enlisted, all of whom have current resumes rich with forays into the swing era: the Manhattan Transfer, John Pizzarelli, and Janis Siegel (who's also a member of the aforementioned vocal quartet). From soaring group vocals on such numbers as "Skyliner" to straight-ahead instrumental grooves as on Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton's "Flying Home," this 14-song set celebrates the swing era by making it sound fresh today. --David Greenberger
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| Customer Reviews:
 A very nice SACD June 9, 2004
Patrick Fewell (Phoenix, AZ)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a very enjoyable album. The sound quality is absolutely amazing! The first time I heard the clarinet solo on track #2, my jaw dropped at the amazing sound quality. The soloists on the album include John Pizzareli, and the Manhattan Transfer. They are great musicians that bring a bit of variety to this album. There is only one bad thing that I could say about this album is pretty minor. The hybrid SACD is supposed to be able to play on all CD players. I have had problems playing this on regular CD players.
 Disappointing Vocals August 20, 2003
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
The orchestral approach to swing used on this recording unfortunately makes this date sound anemic. The swing band sound that is in integral part of this song list is either missing or meagerly represented among the orchestral arrangements and the hollow sounding concert hall acoustics. Worst of all, the Manhattan Transfer are mixed down so far that they almost sound like they don't get their own mikes. For anyone who loves MT as much as I do, this recording is a sadly wasted opportunity. Very disappointing. They deserve so much better.
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