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The Charlie Barnet Collection 1946-50
The Charlie Barnet Collection 1946-50

Charlie Barnet
Styles: Jazz
Catalogue Number: ADDCD3345
Saxophonist and playboy bandleader Charlie Barnet led one of the most swinging of the big bands during the 1930s and ‘40s, always disliking the popular ‘sweet’ orchestral music of that era, and pioneering a hard swinging approach as he fully integrated himself into his bands as an instrumentalist. Acrobat has already covered those eras of his career with our releases “Leapin’ At The Lincoln” (FABCD134) and “The Charlie Barnet Collection 1935-47” (FADCD2039), and this great value 45-track 2-CD set deals with the next few years of his recording career, as he recorded variously for the National, Aladdin and Capitol labels from 1946 through to 1950. It only involves one track duplication with the material on our 1935-47 collection. It comprises most of the titles recorded at the dozen or so sessions he recorded during these years, and which came out on singles. Like all musicians he could not record during 1948 because of the American Federation of Musicians’ recording ban. It features some noted musicians in his line-ups, including the likes of Shorty Rogers, Barney Kessel, Neal Hefti, Clark Terry, Doc Severinson, Maynard Ferguson and Manny Albam. It includes some new arrangements of material which he popularised in his earlier Bluebird recordings. For lovers of Barnet’s music and classy big band music in general, this is an enjoyable and as about as thorough a collection of his studio work during this era as can be accommodated in a 2-CD set.

Disk 1:
Track Title Artist
1 The New Redskin Rhumba Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
2 Cherokee Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
3 Bunny Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
4 Atlantic Jump [Atlantic Hop] Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
5 Caravan Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
6 At The Darktown Strutters Ball Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
7 I Cover The Waterfront Martha Raye with Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
8 Sweet Lorraine Martha Raye with Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
9 Deep Purple Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
10 Jubilee Jump Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
11 Juice Head Blues Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
12 Blue Lou Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
13 East Side, West Side (Sidewalks Of New York) Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
14 My Old Flame Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
15 Moods Charlie Barnet & His Band
16 Budandy Charlie Barnet & His Band
17 Charleston Alley Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
18 Pompton Turnpike Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
19 Rockin' In Rhythm Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
20 The Gal From Joe's Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
21 Southern Fried Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
22 Little John Ordinary Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
23 Dirty Rotten Shame Blues Charlie Barnet & His Cherokees
Disk 2:
Track Title Artist
1 Blue Moon Charlie Barnet & His Cherokees
2 Eugipelliv Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
3 Lonely Street Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
4 Cu-Ba Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
5 Easy Living Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
6 Charlie's Other Aunt Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
7 Overtime Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
8 O'Henry Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
9 Portrait Of Edward Kennedy Ellington Parts 1 & 2 Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
10 Rhapsody In Blue Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
11 Be-Bop Spoken Here Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
12 Gloomy Sunday Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
13 Over The Rainbow Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
14 All The Things You Are Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
15 Ill Wind Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
16 Pan Americana Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
17 Claude Reigns Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
18 Really? Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
19 Spain Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
20 My Crime Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
21 Theme For Cynthia Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
22 I'm A Dreamer, Aren't We All? Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
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