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Title: Early Elgarts
Review: I've never heard the CD of these two albums but I have listened to the LPs. Even if they remastered these two albums to make them sound good, you might be better off looking for the later Elgart stuff. These albums were recorded in the early to mid 50's. I found the arrangements to be very simplistic, predictable and boring. Don't listen for any piano solos. The Elgarts never used a piano in their recordings. The bass trombone is always evident which I think makes the Elgart sound somewhat distinctive. I've listened to many Elgart albums over the years and I would suggest "Great Sound of Les Elgart" or "Best Band on Campus" as alternates. The early Elgart recordings may be OK for dancing but not much for listening.
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