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Kings of Swing in Britain

Kings of Swing in Britain

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Leslie Ormondroyd (on bass clarinet) with Henry Hall & BBC Dance Orchestra; Buffoon / Confrey Burton Gillis & Leslie Ormondroyd with Henry Hall & BBC Dance Orchestra Eccentric Robinson Freddy Gardner, Jack Simmons, Max Abrams. As part of the expansion into an ever broader range of musical styles, Clarinet Classics is proud to present this unique  collection of recordings of music featuring giants from the Golden Age of the swing era.

 

 

Kings of Swing in Britain

The catalogue would not be complete without representing the light jazz styles which were so popular in the early part of the 20th century and through the war years, when a dance band would not be complete without a lead clarinet player. Big bands became popular in America during the mid 1930s. Playing the pop music of the time, a style of jazz called swing, they provided a touring for Dances or concerts, presenting star soloists and featuring a vocalist or two. Every top swing band was lead by a virtuoso instrumentalist, and the clarinet ruled. Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw were the two patriarchs. Shaw was styled ‘King of the Clarinet’, and Goodman the ‘King of Swing’. Their enormous influence permeates these recordings.

Including:

  • Carl Barriteau
  • Sid Phillips
  • Freddy Gardner
  • Henry McKenzie
  • Harry Parry
  • Danny Polo

and many more….Take a walk down memory lane with the many standards performed by the leading bands and soloists of the day. Foot stomping music by Britain’s early swingers!

‘…the playing is delicious and the repertoire of popular standards will bring back a bygone age. This is an important and historical testament of light jazz for which the clarinet was so famous.’
REVIEWER’S COLLECTIVE

Playing Time: 76 mins.

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CC0051

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Weight 0.234 g
CD and Download options

CD + full download (mp3 & flac), Full download (mp3 & flac), Download 1 Buffoon, Download 2 Eccentric, Download 3 She Couldn't Say Boo To A Goose, Download 4 Nattering Around, Download 5 That's A Plenty, Download 6 Money For Jam, Download 7 Mr Polo Takes A Solo, Download 8 More Than Somewhat, Download 9 Hushabye, Download 10 Old Man Mose, Download 11 Concerto For Clarinet, Download 12 Champagne, Download 13 Indian Love Call, Download 14 Parry Opus, Download 15 Don't Be That Way, Download 16 Henderson Stomp, Download 17 Clarinet A La King, Download 18 Struttin' At The Astor, Download 19 I Never Knew, Download 20 I Got Rhythm, Download 21 Is It True What They Say About Dixie?, Download 22 The Clarinet Cadenza, Download 23 Henry IX, Download 24 Changing My Tune, Download 25 Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea, Download 26 Send For Henry

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