Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - The Chronological Classics: 1942-1945 '2002

Tracks list

Tracklist

01. Absent-Minded Moon
02. Hindustan
03. Carnival
04. Needlenose
05. Two In One Blues
06. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
07. Accentuate The Positive
08. Lady Day
09. Let's Take The Long Way Home
10. Jumpin' On The Merry-Go-Round
11. I'll Never Be The Same
12. Can't Help Lovin' That Man
13. 'S Wonderful
14. Bedford Drive
15. The Graptown Grapple
16. The Sad Sack
17. September Song
18. Little Jazz
19. But Not For Me
20. Tea For Two
21. Summertime
22. Easy To Love
23. Time On My Hands
24. Tabu

Lenny Bruce was a devoted fan of the Artie Shaw Gramercy Five. He also went out
of his way to make fun of Georgia Gibbs, the vocalist on Artie Shaw's January
20, 1942 recording of "Absent-Minded Moon." Lenny was playing up his preference
for the hipper side of Shaw, as demonstrated on "Hindustan" and every track
recorded at the session which took place the following day. These remarkable
sides, which sound better every time they are played back, were the last studio
recordings Shaw would make before joining the navy. Composer and arranger Paul
Jordan crafted a number of transitionally modern-sounding charts for this band.
There are several heavies in the lineup: Dave Tough and Johnny Guarnieri worked
well together under any circumstances. Georgie Auld, Ray Conniff and Max
Kaminsky were fortunate to be blowing their horns alongside Hot Lips Page, a
seasoned trumpeter who conveyed the lyrical potency of ten ordinary musicians.
The string section provides just the right amount of lilt without injecting too
much fluff. There is a gorgeous rendition of "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless
Child," with Shaw's clarinet in full blue cry and a gutsy vocal by Page. The
Shaw discography, interrupted by a world war, resumes nearly three years later
with Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer's famous "Accentuate the Positive." Vocalist
Imogene Lynn, dutifully intoning Mercer's imitation Afro-American revival
lyrics, sounds a bit affected after the soulful gravity of Hot Lips Page. But it
is important to place this popular hit record within historical context. By
November of 1944 America needed a straight shot of optimism, and this catchy,
morale-boosting number did more for the war against fascism than any number of
giddy or poker-faced exercises in rhetorical patriotism. This is Artie Shaw &
His Orchestra at their finest. Roy Eldridge gave the band extra punch, and the
records he made with Shaw are uniformly solid, melodious and attractive. Billie
Holiday, who had worked with Shaw in 1938, is invoked in Jimmy Mundy's "Lady
Day." Poetically, its chord progressions seem to reference Billie's difficult
life and maybe even the abusive racism she encountered while touring with Shaw
at a time when black women simply did not appear with white bands. Buster
Harding's "Little Jazz" is the definitive portrait of Eldridge. "Summertime" is
exceptionally fine, with magical tonalities provided by Dodo Marmarosa and
Barney Kessel. This special chemistry is all the more evident on two sides by
the Gramercy Five. Certainly one of the best Artie Shaw reissues, and well-worth
seeking out. 
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