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Title: Beautifully faithful to the originals with great sound!
Review: When I was a kid, back in the '60's, my dad listened to a group of records called "The Swing Era" ... I believe from Time-Life. I grew up loving the swing rhythms and stylings of "Little Brown Jug", "Take the 'A' Train, and "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" as they popped and hissed out of our giant console stereo. I've tried digitally remastered versions of the originals, like "Glenn Miller-A Memorial", but have always been disappointed by, well, the pops and hiss, and the generally low fidelity that these great old songs were recorded with... not their fault! But "In the Big Band Mood" faithfully recaptures the music in new recordings by Michael Maxwell and his orchestra, and their rendition of what I consider to be one of the most perfect pieces of music of all time - "In the Mood" - is excellent. I highly recommend this album!
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