Two sides of the Les Brown Band
Anthony Cappiello | 01/10/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"One of my favorite big bands.This band had some of the finest musicians in the L.A. area.My favorite drummer Mel Lewis is on some of the tracks as well as Jack Sperling.Definitely a good buy."
Very Nice CD
Bruce Turner | seattle | 12/21/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I own quite a few CD's of Les' work, and this is the best I have heard. Certainly, out of all his CD's this one affords his soloists--which are all top notch (ie: "Mr. Clarinet," Buddy DeFranko, Frank Rosolino, Zoot Sims, etc.)the most room to say what they have to say. Many times I am dissappointed with the amount of solo room his sidemen get--because they are all so good, and the commercial nature of his work, and this CD does some to counter that. Also note that the band as a whole swings a little more than usual, the brass has more sting, the chords slightly more dissonant--good stuff! I would most certainly recommend this CD to anyone who has the slightest interest in quality big band music. For Les, it's slighlty more swingy and a tad less commercial that usual."