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THE GRAMERCY FIVE

THE COMPETE GRAMERCY FIVE SESSIONS

Description:
Many swing big band leaders featured small groups out of their orchestra as added attractions, particularly Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey with his Clambake Seven. and Bob Crosby 's Bobcats. In contrast, Artie Shaw recorded relatively few sides with his Gramercy Five. His original unit from 1940 found the great pianist Johnny Guarnieri playing harpsichord exclusively and matched Shaw's clarinet with trumpeter Billy Butterfield. Their eight recordings include "My Blue Heaven," "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," and a million seller, "Summit Ridge Drive." The remainder of this CD is from 1945 and features Shaw, trumpeter Roy Eldridge , and the two young modernists, pianist Dodo Marmarosa on piano and guitarist Barney Kessel. Shaw would lead a few other Gramercy Fives in the future, but these are his two most famous. The music is consistently brilliant with every note counting.

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Special Delivery Stomp

Summit Ridge Drive

Keepin' Myself For You

Cross Your Heart

Dr. Livingstone, I Presume?

When The Quail Come Back To San Quentin

My Blue Heaven

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

The Grabtown Grapple

The Sad Sack

Scuttlebutt

The Gentle Grifter

Mysterioso (Take 1)

Mysterioso (Take 2)

Hop, Skip And Jump

Personnel: Billy Butterfield, Johnny Guarnieri, Nick Fatool, Roy Eldridge, Dodo Marmarosa, Barney Kessel, others

Label:	RCA
Number:	7637
Item Code:	4617
Format:	CD
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Price:	$13.00
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