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RAY NOBLE
THE COMPLETE STANDARD TRANSCRIPTIONS |  |
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These later 1940 41 recordings of British "sweet band" leader Ray Noble leading the second of his American orchestras may be a bit fusty for most jazz fans. Although his first band, from the mid '30s, was a proving ground for many of America's best dance band leaders notably Glenn Miller, who picked up on Noble's fastidious perfectionism Noble himself never quite made the leap into full on American style big band. Thus these recordings sound a bit old fashioned and cerebral, as Noble tries out different compositional jokes and musical notions. He doesn't quite recapture the effervescent twee of his older work, nor the rugged mania of the Stateside swing scene, but it's still an interesting footnote to an influential career. |
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 Take Five
Grecian Melody
The Morris Dance
Oakland To Burbank
Oh, Lady Be Good
More Than You Know
Rigoletto
Lying In The Hay
El Massatino
Veredo Tropical
Swing Of The Kilts
Dinner Music Suite
Over The Waves
Groping In The Grooveyard
Wilshire Wobble
Magic Of Magnolias
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon
While My Lady Sleeps
Not A Star In Sight
Wherever You Are |
Personnel: Harry Johnson, Sam Furman, Don Bennee, Van Eps, more |
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