Solo Spotlight
Download links and information about Solo Spotlight by Glen Gray. This album was released in 2004 and it belongs to Jazz, Pop genres. It contains 12 tracks with total duration of 28:00 minutes.
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| Artist: | Glen Gray |
| Release date: | 2004 |
| Genre: | Jazz, Pop |
| Tracks: | 12 |
| Duration: | 28:00 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Stella By Starlight | 1:55 |
| 2. | Beautiful Love | 2:16 |
| 3. | When I Fall in Love | 1:57 |
| 4. | I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You | 2:45 |
| 5. | Love Me | 1:47 |
| 6. | Golden Earings | 2:44 |
| 7. | Street of Dreams | 2:24 |
| 8. | Blue Star | 2:51 |
| 9. | My Foolish Heart | 2:01 |
| 10. | Love Letters | 2:27 |
| 11. | Around the World | 2:37 |
| 12. | Was I to Blame for Falling in Love With You | 2:16 |
Details
[Edit]After breaking up his Casa Loma Orchestra in 1950, for a time the former swing bandleader Glen Gray retired. However, within a few years he came up with the idea of "bringing back the big bands," at least in the studios. He put together all-star orchestras that recreated the recordings, and sometimes even the solos, of a wide variety of formerly popular swing bands, and had strong commercial success during the second half of the 1950s. The LP Solo Spotlight was a change of pace in 1959; the arrangements are new as Gray has his impressive band perform a dozen songs by the then-recently deceased Victor Young. Nearly every selection is a feature for a specific musician, so one gets a chance to hear altoist Skeets Herfurt; Murray McEachern on separate pieces for his trombone and alto; trumpeter Shorty Sherock; drummer Nick Fatool; trumpeter Manny Klein; pianist Ray Sherman; trombonist Joe Howard, and clarinetist Gus Bivona being showcased. In addition, three numbers feature the ensembles. Although nothing too innovative or surprising occurs, the music will please swing fans.