Re-creations of hit recordings by famous swing bands; conducted by Billy May. Automatic sequence. "The day of the great entertainers" (64 p. illus.) with historical essays, program notes, and a discography listing the personnel of the bands on "the original recordings of the selections re-created in this volume," inserted.
Contents:
Night and day. I don't want to walk without you -- At the jazz band ball -- Concerto for Cootie (Do nothin' till you hear from me) -- It's sand, man -- Just one of those things -- Serenade in blue -- Humoresque -- Yesterdays -- Number 19 -- Solo flight -- My melancholy baby -- Day-dream -- Let me up -- Traffic jam -- Cherry point -- Blues rhapsody -- Indian summer -- Slow mood -- Sidewalks of Cuba -- It happened in Sun Valley -- Bakiff -- Get happy -- Boogie blues -- What's your story, morning glory? -- Unison riff -- Moon ray -- Lester leaps in -- Satan takes a holiday -- Night and day.
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