Legends Jazz Greats: Up Front and Center (CD) by Various Artists

0780674109727. New condition. CD. This sampler of swing- and bop-era performances is a bit pointless, because all of the recordings (the majority of which are live) are already available elsewhere, generally on other budget Drive Archive CDs. There is a song apiece featuring Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb's Orchestra ("T'ain't What You Do"), Stan Getz (his 1946 rendition of "Don't Worry 'Bout Me"), Lester Young, Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker ("Groovin' High"), Errol Garner, Frank Sinatra with the Harry James Orchestra, Anita O'Day singing "How High the Moon" with the Count Basie Orchestra in 1948, Benny Carter, Terry Gibbs with Woody Herman's Second Herd and the Buddy Rich Big Band. The music is generally worthwhile, but only absolute beginners and the most casual listeners will want to pick up these performances in this format. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi

UPC: 0780674109727 Condition: New CD This sampler of swing- and bop-era performances is a bit pointless, because all of the recordings (the majority of which are live) are already available elsewhere, generally on other budget Drive Archive CDs. There is a song apiece featuring Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb's Orchestra ("T'ain't What You Do"), Stan Getz (his 1946 rendition of "Don't Worry 'Bout Me"), Lester Young, Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker ("Groovin' High"), Errol Garner, Frank Sinatra with the Harry James Orchestra, Anita O'Day singing "How High the Moon" with the Count Basie Orchestra in 1948, Benny Carter, Terry Gibbs with Woody Herman's Second Herd and the Buddy Rich Big Band. The music is generally worthwhile, but only absolute beginners and the most casual listeners will want to pick up these performances in this format. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi