Release Date: 11 July 2005
Label: Proper Box
Packaging Type: Box Set
No of Units: 4
Barcode: 805520020855
Genres: Jazz  
Release Date: 11 July 2005
Label: Proper Box
Packaging Type: Box Set
No of Units: 4
Barcode: 805520020855
Genres: Jazz  
Description
Artie Shaw led some of the classic big bands of the Swing Era and maintained a consistently innovative approach to making music throughout his career. A virtuoso clarinettist whose technique surpassed that of the "King of Swing", Benny Goodman, Shaw was self taught in the arts of playing and also arranging. His first big band contained a string quartet, but this lineup did not find commercial success so it was jettisoned in favour of a more conventional setup. Hits such as "Frenesi" and "Begin The Beguine" followed along with sides cut by Shaw's band-within-a-band, the Gramercy 5. At the height of the success, Shaw split the band, but was to return with new lineups in subsequent years which included a stellar array of soloists including Roy Eldridge, Hot Lips Page, Zoot Sims and many others. This 4 CD set presents the best across all of Shaw's varied output and contains a booklet telling his colourful story - the story of a musician who never seemed quite satisfied with the uses his vast talent was put to.
Tracklisting
Various Artists
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw
Peggy Lee
Various Artists
Tubby Hayes
Sonny Clark
Louis Prima & Keely Smith/Sam Butera
Dave Brubeck
Django Reinhardt
Phil Seamen