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| Sophisticated Swing |
| Les Elgart |
| első megjelenés éve: 2003 |
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| (2003)
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3 x CD |
| 7.560 Ft
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| 1. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Sophisticated Swing
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| 2. | The Gang That Sang Heart of My Heart
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| 3. | Bendix Bounce
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| 4. | Soon
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| 5. | The Weasel Pops Off
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| 6. | Geronimo
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| 7. | I Never Knew
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| 8. | (As Long as You're Not in Love With Anyone Else) Why Don't You Fall in
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| 9. | Comin' Thru the Scotch
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| 10. | Sophisticated Lady
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| 11. | The Turtle Walk
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| 12. | Time to Go
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| 13. | Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland
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| 14. | Cuddle Up a Little Closer
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| 15. | I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)
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| 16. | Darn That Dream
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| 17. | When Day Is Done
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| 18. | I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
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| 19. | Night and Day
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| 20. | Stardust
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| 21. | Dream
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| 22. | I'll Be Seeing You
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| 23. | For Me and My Gal
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| 24. | I'll See You in My Dreams/Goodnight Sweetheart
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| 2. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Cheerful Little Earful
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| 2. | If I Had My Way
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| 3. | Do You Ever Think of Me
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| 4. | The Man I Love
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| 5. | Blue Moon
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| 6. | You Are My Sunshine
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| 7. | Begin the Beguine
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| 8. | Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
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| 9. | Volga Boat Man
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| 10. | Juggin' Along
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| 11. | West
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| 12. | Yesterdays
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| 13. | The Nearness of You
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| 14. | Stumbling
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| 15. | Moonglow
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| 16. | The Swingin' Genie
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| 17. | Breezin' Along With the Breeze
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| 18. | Cocktails for Two
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| 19. | East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)
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| 20. | They Didn't Believe Me
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| 21. | Stella by Starlight
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| 22. | Designs for Dancing
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| 23. | The Mar-Cha-Cha
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| 24. | Anything Goes
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| 3. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Cherokee
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| 2. | All by Myself
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| 3. | Moonlight Shuffle
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| 4. | Pick Yourself Up
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| 5. | 'Deed I Do
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| 6. | Ginger Snap
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| 7. | When I Take My Sugar to Tea
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| 8. | These Foolish Things
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| 9. | Lullaby of the Leaves
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| 10. | Poinciana
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| 11. | Painting the Clouds With Sunshine
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| 12. | If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight
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| 13. | The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
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| 14. | It's De-Lovely
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| 15. | Off Shore
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| 16. | Scotch Hop
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| 17. | The Continental (You Kiss While You're Dancing)
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| 18. | I Concentrate on You
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| 19. | Trees
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| 20. | In the Still of the Night
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| 21. | Poor Butterfly
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| 22. | Green-Up Time
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| 23. | Sermon
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| 24. | Looking for a Boy
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Jazz / Lounge, Sweet Bands
Les Elgart
Charles Albertine Arranger
Curtis Brown Liner Notes
SOPHISTICATED SWING contains 6 LPs on 3 CDs:
* SOPHISTICATED SWING (1953)
* JUST ONE MORE DANCE (1954)
* THE GREAT SOUND OF LES ELGART (1959)
* IT'S DE-LOVELY (1961)
* THE BAND WITH THAT SOUND (1960)
* DESIGNS FOR DANCING (1960)
This 3-CD collection from Les Elgart features these six albums: Sophisticated Swing, Just One More Dance, Great Sounds of Les Elgart, It's Delovely, Band with the Sound and Designs for Dancing.
Les Elgart's band, the band with that sound, pursued a style of sweet music that was restrained but punchy and elegant yet very playful -- in similar company to Henry Mancini's fizzy champagne euphoria. Sophisticated Swing, a Collectables repackaging of three distinct two-fers, presents six original LPs ranging from 1953's Sophisticated Swing to 1961's It's De-Lovely. Arranger Charles Albertine took full advantage of emerging stereo technology without resorting to gimmicks, and the band is usually in top form. Those wishing to dip a toe in the waters should avoid the full plunge of a three-disc box, but each of the discs are also available separately. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
Les Elgart
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s
Born: Aug 03, 1917 in New Haven, CT
Died: Jul 29, 1995 in Dallas, TX
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Big Band, Swing, Standards, Lounge, Sweet Bands
Along with his brother Larry, trumpeter Les Elgart led one of the more popular swing orchestras of the '50s. His smooth, tightly arranged sound helped keep the declining big band style alive on the charts for a little while longer, and his later reunions with Larry often produced stylistic detours into contemporary easy listening trends. Elgart was born August 3, 1917, in New Haven, CT, to parents who both played the piano; he took up the trumpet in his early teens and was already performing professionally by the time he turned 20. During the early '40s, Elgart performed in orchestras led by Raymond Scott, Charlie Spivak, and Harry James, among others, and sometimes wound up in the same groups as his sax-playing brother, Larry. The two formed their own orchestra in 1945, and hired top-notch arrangers like Nelson Riddle, Ralph Flanagan, and Bill Finegan. However, a number of factors conspired against them: the Musicians' Union recording strike, the declining popularity of live swing music, conflicts over leadership, and the end of World War II. They wound up disbanding in 1946, and Les and Larry went their separate ways, making a living as freelancers in whatever orchestras could pay them.
The Elgart brothers reunited in 1952, with arranger Charles Albertine in tow. Taking advantage of new recording technology, they crafted a more nuanced, subtle sound that was lighter in tone and rhythm; it relied on tight brass and saxophone sections, and eliminated the piano and nearly all soloing. The 1953 LP Sophisticated Swing established this new blueprint, and a subsequent series of albums on Columbia over the next few years proved quite successful. Their biggest sellers were 1956's The Elgart Touch and the following year's For Dancers Also, both of which reached the Top 15 on the LP charts; they weren't as successful on the singles side, although they did have a minor hit with their theme to "The Man With the Golden Arm," and their original "Bandstand Boogie" was adopted by Dick Clark as the theme song for American Bandstand. Nominal co-leader Les spent more and more time handling the business side of things, and eventually stopped performing altogether in the late '50s; he left the band and moved to California, and Larry officially took over the musical direction (he'd pretty much taken charge already).
Les reunited with Larry once again in 1963, by which time Larry had moved into more of a contemporary easy listening sound, blending rock, pop, swing, exotica, lounge, and space age bachelor pad music. Charles Albertine returned as arranger early on, but soon left to work in the TV/film industry, and was replaced by Bobby Scott. Released in 1964, Command Performance! was their last charting album, but a number of other albums from this era later became popular with lounge collectors, particularly 1967's Girl Watchers. That was one of the brothers' final recordings together, as Les retired to Texas and performed only occasionally. (Larry, meanwhile, found commercial success in the early '80s as mastermind of the popular Hooked on Swing medley albums.) Les Elgart passed away in Dallas on July 29, 1995, of heart failure.
---Steve Huey, All Music Guide |
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