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Best 77 cents you will ever spend!

As I wrote once before, these SONY MUSIC SPECIAL PRODUCTS CDs are riddled with alternate takes.

Liner notes - none

Excellent CD with great sound with three to four alternate takes and a few limited release items.

1. Down, Down, Down (What a Song!) - Helen Forrest, Benny Goodman & His Orchestra - alternate take - trumpet screw up right at the end.

2. Roll 'Em - Harry James & His Orchestra - superb and a trifle slower than usual, rockin' in a solid groove, 40s or earlier 50s.

3. Caldonia - Woody Herman - alternate take with several different solos.

4. Bounce Me Brother With a Solid Four - Will Bradley, Ray McKinley - possible alternate, but I don't know the original that well.

5. Ooh-Dahdily-Dah - Louis Prima & His Band, Keely Smith - based on a riff from OOCJump - Prima BIG BAND!

6. Three to Get Ready - Les Elgart - not bad for a 50s band - these guys were really popular.

7. Watch the Birdie - Gene Krupa, Gene Krupa, Anita O'Day - possible alternate

8. Leap Frog - Les Brown - good jumping tune

9. Like the Moon Above You - Harry James & His Orchestra, Kitty Kallen - not bad, middle tempo

10. Boo-Wah Boo-Wah - Cab Calloway - pretty sure this is an alternate, both Chu and Dizzy sound different from the take I grew up on.

If you get these sides, please let me know about "BOUNCE ME" and "BIRDIE".

THX!

Eyeball wrote:http://www.amazon.com/Welcome-Swing-Tow ... B00004TUVP

Do you have this CD? If not, how and where are you hearing the tracks?

I have the CD which turns out to be part of a 3 CD set (I just found out). Most of the hot stuff seems to be on the Swing Town CD, though.

Box set - 3 bucks!

http://www.amazon.com/Swing-Bands-Swing ... 00005B8R1/