The SWR BIG Band Feat. Fola Dada Kings of Swing op. 1
2013
2013
Divid George Weiss
Duke Ellington
Fats Waller
Frederick Loewe
Harry James
Harry Warren
Irving Berlin
Joe McCoy
Jule Styne
Louis Armstrong
Nikolai Rimsky-Korssakoff
Sidney (Sid) Garris
Van Alexander
Ziggy Elman
Fola Dada
SWR Big Band
Pierre Paquette
Tr. 1 Sidney (Sid) Garris: Opus One
Tr. 2 Joe McCoy: Why Don't You Do Right
Tr. 3 Irving Berlin: Marie
Tr. 4 Jule Styne: Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friends
Tr. 5 Harry Warren: At Last
Tr. 6 Fats Waller: Stealin' Apples
Tr. 7 Van Alexander: A Tisket A Tasket
Tr. 8 Ziggy Elman: And The Angels Sing
Tr. 9 Duke Ellington: Isfahan
Tr. 10 Nikolai Rimsky-Korssakoff: The Flight of the Bumble Bee
Tr. 11 Harry James: Trumpet Blues
Tr. 12 Frederick Loewe: Almost Like Being In Love
Tr. 13 Louis Armstrong: Swing That Music
Tr. 14 Divid George Weiss: What A Wonderful World
This new collaboration with the SWR Big Band hänssler CLASSIC / SWR music proves once again the high professional level of this Stuttgart ensemble. The SWR Big Band is one of the best big bands in the world and has worked with such big names as Sammy Nestico, Phil Woods and Toshiko Akiyoshi. In this recording, the band itself is in the foreground. It is dedicated to the 'Kings of Swing' and features skilful arrangements of popular evergreens like 'Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend' and 'What A Wonderful World' for fun and lots of good humour. Let's swing!