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SLOWER PACE

Raymond Leach | AUSTIN, TEXAS United States | 08/08/2000

(3 out of 5 stars)

"WHEN YOU THINK OF ARTY SHAW, OR TOMMY DORSEY, YOU USEALLY THINK OF FAST PACED DANCE MUSIC. THIS IS VERY MOOD MUSIC, TO PLAY IN THE BACKGROUND AT A PARTY, OR ROMANTIC INTERLUDE, BUT SADLY NOT A BOUNCE IN IT."

Excellent Assortment of their Swing Hits!!

Michael R. Lachance | Maine, USA | 01/02/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Some great swing hits from the Dorsey/Shaw library. And yes there is INDEED an abundance of swing on this disc! Infact, this CD has so much "cool" its almost a crime to say otherwise. You may find some pieces slower than others, and some may have more bounce than rock, but all in all you cant go wrong. This is an excellent Disc to add to your library if you dont own much material by either artist. The Dorsey tunes are all in the classic 1940's feel, wartime background music. Very brassy, very brash, but at the same time very smooth and cool. Somewhere in that gray area between Glenn Miller and Gene Krupa. The Shaw tunes are a bit less brassy, have a softer overall tone and would be the less "swinging" material on the disc. This doesnt detract from the material's merits. This stuff is "COOL". Overall, this CD contains alot of great music that you can really turn up loud and FEEL."