Jazz / Easy Listening
Ralph Dollimore - Piano
* Artie Shaw - Arranger * Bernie Tyrrell - Liner Notes * Colin Brown - Compilation
Swings: Concert Recordings Live at the Royal Festival Hall 1954 is a detailed, 27-track set chronicling bandleader Geraldo's (Gerald Bright) 1954 engagements recorded live at the Royal Festival Hall. The sound quality is top-notch, and the performance features several arrangements by bandmember and pianist Ralph Dollimore, along with the compositions of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, George Gershwin and Billy Strayhorn. Fans who are nostalgic for sweet dance bands should definitely pick this up. ---Al Campbell, All Music Guide |