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Title: Great Arrangements!
Review: One of the great big band arrangers, Eddie Sauter gets to test his chops with the greatest swing clarinetist of all time! While his future partner Bill Finnegan was busy writing top arrangements for the Glenn Miller orchestra Eddie was paving the way for experimental big band music. The arrangements showcase Goodman in a way Fletcher Henderson never did. Benny is really out there blowing up a storm especially on tunes such as "Benny Rides Again" and the incredible "Clarinet A La King". Artie may have had a bit more heart but Benny was "the" instrumental clarinet virtuoso. Eddie's arrangements of even the lighter pop material stand head and shoulders above their hit parade versions. With every repeated listening you can find subtleties not heard the first few go rounds. The version of "The Man I Love" sung by Helen Forrest is amazing. If you love big band jazz with an experimental flair this is a cd for you.
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