What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

from my library (vinyl)



Another set in the Time-Life Big Band series. Always amazed that music this old is obtainable. All of these 21 tracks are from 1938-1941, which was Artie Shaw's peak period. On researching these artists, I find it funny that popular music even then was so fleeting. You had to get it while you could, because tomorrow something else may come along. Sure, these guys were around for a long time, but their popularity never maintained it's original level. Artie was was born in the big apple in 1910 and died in 2004. He never intended to be a musician. A published author was his goal. He finaly achieved that after retiring from music in 1954. Learned to play the saxaphone at age 13, switched to clarinet at sixteen, then joined a band and left home. It was the mid 30's before Artie got his own group together and hit the big time shortly after with Begin The Beguine. Some of the names in his bands through the years, Ray Conniff, Buddy Rich, Billie Holiday, Helen Forrest, Mel Torme. Only three vocal tracks on this album, which doesn't keep me from loving it. I have a fascination with this era of music and I'm not sure why, but no I wasn't there.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - El Rancho Grande

Best Track - Star Dust

1) Nightmare **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXdag7m0rgE
2) Traffic Jam **
live - Artie Shaw Orchestra - Traffic Jam - YouTube
3) Moon Glow ***
audio - Artie Shaw, Moonglow..wmv - YouTube
4) Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1bExrWWpPo
5) Carioca **
audio - 78rpm pressing: Carioca - Artie Shaw and his Orchestra, 1939 - Bluebird 10124/BP-1 - YouTube
6) Begin The Beguine ***
live - Artie Shaw Begin The Beguine Final - YouTube
7) Back Bay Shuffle ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItLtFo3wFzs
8) Non-Stop Flight ***
live - Artie Shaw - Nonstop Flight - YouTube
9) Any Old Time ***
audio - Artie Shaw,Helen Forrest - ANY OLD TIME - YouTube
10) Octoroon ***
audio - 78rpm pressing: Octoroon - Artie Shaw and his Orchestra, 1939 - Bluebird 10319 - YouTube
11) Indian Love Call **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqDgpDQKDeU
12) Zigeuner ***
audio - 78rpm press: Zigeuner - Artie Shaw and his Orchestra, 1939 - Bluebird 10127/BP-1 - YouTube
13) At Sundown ***
14) Gloomy Sunday **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL-JDAdhjO4
15) The Man From Mars **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjYv5j9kbEU
16) Frenesi **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMOHMYl5BCs
17) Star Dust ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUCe-b1IQeU
18) Adios, Mariquita Linda **
audio - Artie Shaw Adios, Mariquita Linda 1940 - YouTube
19) Vilia ***
20) El Rancho Grande **
21) Yesterdays ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bAj6Y_X8o4

3's - 12
2's - 9
1's - 0

Grade - 2.6

so many albums, so little time