Don Redman: At The Swing Cats Ball on CD

Don Redman (1900-1964)

At The Swing Cats Ball

CD (Compact Disc)

Conventional CD, playable with all CD players and computer drives, but also with most SACD or multiplayers.

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Label:: Fresh Sound
Year of recording ca.:: 1957
Item number:: 7417120
UPC/EAN:: 8427328603935
Release date:: 2.1.2006

+ Joe Wilder, Charlie Shavers u.a.

Featuring: Joe Wilder, Tyree Glenn, Hank Jones, Seldon Powell, Charlie Shavers, Al Cohn, Sonny Russo...

Don Redman has been one of the most influential people in the development of swing and the proliferation of big band jazz during the 20's and 30's. He actually was the first musician in jazz's history to write complex arrangements for big orchestras. The music in this CD is a compilation of two sessions recorded in New York in 1957. The first one has many song composed by Don Redman. The formation playing is variable but well balanced and includes great musicians as Joe Wilder, Seldon Powell and Coleman Hawkins who leaves his unique style. For the next session, Redman gathered a true big band. This time he had the collaboration of a few composers, most of them little known, taking care himself of alla arrangements and also participating as a musician. We can hear again Coleman Hawkins, Joe Wilder and Seldon Powell joined by Charlie Shavers and Al Cohn. (freshsoundrecords. com)