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I like it a lot because it had the best big band songs of the 1940's.
It's always nice to have this music in your collection. The Only Big Band CD You'll Ever Need is a great CD for big band lovers.
The best thing was that these were original recordings (remastered), not remakes. Some of the songs included singing, but they weren't too bad and most of them were instrumentals. If you like Big Band music, with emphasis on the music, I think you will be very satisfied with this CD. I took a chance on buying this CD without knowing much about what it would contain. I was familiar with most of the song titles but was hoping it would contain mostly instrumental versions.
It truely is the only big band cd you will ever need. This was absolutely wonderful. It was used as background music for a 100th birthday part and it fit in perfectly.
The reason I deducted one-star is because of the murky sound quality on some material that was recorded before the 1940s. When I was a small child I remember hearing songs like "In The Mood" and "Stompin' At The Savoy" and taking an immediate liking to them even though they were recorded some 30-40 years before I was born.As an adult and listening to them now on THE ONLY BIG BAND CD YOU'LL EVER NEED, I'm amazed that those songs haven't lost their magic or charm. You just can't help listening to this CD and not tap your foot and/or bob your head. The perfect intro to this music of yesteryear.
Might I also suggest Hooked on Swing CD. This came out in the 80s and contains re-recorded medleys of some of these classic swing/big band songs and sounds great. Very enjoyable. THE ONLY BIG BAND.CD comes with a small booklet with an intro and information on each track to learn more.
Add songs like "Sing, Sing, Sing," "It Don't Mean A Thing," "Tuxedo Junction," "I'm In The Mood For Love," and "Ya Gotta Try," though the latter was recorded in the 70s by a modern big band, and the CD lives up to its name. I'm sure that most--if not all of these songs--have been re-recorded by other orchestras/bands but with this CD you get the originals. In fact, I like them even more. I know that this is a limitation from the source material and can't be helped, but I also know that some customers won't appreciate that muffled sound.
The songs included were recorded from 1927-1977. The beat is infectious and uplifting and I see why this music has such a long shelf life. Of course, I'm sure that this is just a great appetizer to even more tasty treasures waiting to be discovered in the swing/big band category of music.
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