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The Artie Shaw Story

Artie Shaw

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Format: 4CD

Cat No: PROPERBOX85

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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

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. The Japanese Sandman
      • 2. One Two, Button Your Shoe
      • 3. There's Frost On The Moon
      • 4. Love And Learn
      • 5. Sobbin' Blues
      • 6. Copenhagen
      • 7. Cream Puff
      • 8. My Blue Heaven
      • 9. Streamline
      • 10. Sweet Lorraine
      • 11. All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
      • 12. It Goes To Your Feet
      • 13. Night And Day
      • 14. Blue Skies
      • 15. Someday, Sweetheart
      • 16. How Dry I Am
      • 17. Fee Fi Fo Fum
      • 18. The Blues, Pt. 1
      • 19. The Blues, Pt. 2
      • 20. It's A Long Way To Tipperary
      • 21. I've A Strange New Rhythm In My Heart
      • 22. Shoot The Likker To Me, John Boy
      • 23. Free Wheeling
      • 24. Let 'er Go
      • 25. Free For All
      • 26. Non-Stop Flight

      Disc 2

      • 1. Begin The Beguine
      • 2. Indian Love Call
      • 3. Comin' On
      • 4. Back Bay Shuffle
      • 5. Any Old Time
      • 6. Nightmare
      • 7. What Is This Thing Called Love?
      • 8. I Have Eyes
      • 9. Thanks For Everything
      • 10. Deep In A Dream
      • 11. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
      • 12. Copenhagen
      • 13. A Room With A View
      • 14. They Say
      • 15. Jungle Drums
      • 16. Lover Come Back To Me
      • 17. Rosalie
      • 18. The Donkey Serenade
      • 19. Zigeuner
      • 20. Carioca
      • 21. Deep Purple
      • 22. I'm Coming Virginia
      • 23. Pastel Blue
      • 24. Comes Love
      • 25. Traffic Jam
      • 26. Serenade To A Savage

      Disc 3

      • 1. All The Things You Are
      • 2. Moonray
      • 3. Frenesi
      • 4. Special Delivery Stomp
      • 5. Summit Ridge Drive
      • 6. Keepin' Myself For You
      • 7. Cross Your Heart
      • 8. Stardust
      • 9. Dr. Livingstone, I Presume?
      • 10. When The Quail Come Back To San Quentin
      • 11. My Blue Heaven
      • 12. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
      • 13. Concerto For Clarinet, Pt. 1 & 2
      • 14. Dancing In The Dark
      • 15. Moonglow
      • 16. It Had To Be You
      • 17. Don't Take Your Love From Me
      • 18. Blues In The Night
      • 19. Just Kiddin' Around
      • 20. St. James Infirmary, Pts 1 & 2
      • 21. Suite No. 8

      Disc 4

      • 1. Lady Day
      • 2. Jumpin' On The Merry-Go-Round
      • 3. 'S Wonderful
      • 4. Bedford Drive
      • 5. The Grabtown Grapple
      • 6. The Sad Sack
      • 7. September Song
      • 8. Little Jazz
      • 9. Summertime
      • 10. Lucky Number
      • 11. Scuttlebutt
      • 12. The Gentle Grifter
      • 13. Mysterioso
      • 14. Hop, Skip And Jump
      • 15. The Glider
      • 16. The Hornet
      • 17. I Got The Sun In The Morning
      • 18. What Is This Thing Called Love?
      • 19. Love Is The Sweetest Thing
      • 20. I Get A Kick Out Of You
      • 21. I've Got A Crush On You
      • 22. Tenderly
      • 23. I Can't Get Started
      • 24. Imagination