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Title: This recording is PRICELESS!
Review: I bought this on vinyl in 1968 when I was in the south in the Army, and couldn't believe it when I saw it out on CD just now! Now the lucky drivers around me are going to hear "Down By The Riverside" blasting out of my car everyday! Any fan of big band jazz should buy this CD for "Down By The Riverside" ALONE! That trumpet section just simply screams on that cut. Their ensembles, solo choruses and the "fours" they alternate on are the best ever recorded in my opinion, and my father was a jazz musician, my ears have heard a lot of fabulous jazz.If you have a good system in your car you can educate thousands of drivers with this CD on what American music should sound like, and man, play it as loud as you can! One last thought: if you only can buy one more big band CD in your lifetime, make it this one...you owe it to your ears and to your soul.Dean Brassfield
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