Saturday, September 27, 2014

The Al Nicholls Quartet - That Swing Thing

Size: 124,0 MB
Time: 53:34
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Jazz: Swing Jazz
Art: Full

01. Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart (5:12)
02. God Bless The Child (7:04)
03. Love For Sale (6:55)
04. I've Got A Crush On You (5:31)
05. Night And Day (6:12)
06. The Man I Love (6:21)
07. Last Train's Gone (4:45)
08. Time After Time (5:24)
09. Tea For Two (4:50)
10. Too Close For Comfort (1:15)

A Modern recording of (mostly) swing standards of the 1940's and 50's played with aplomb by four masters of their craft.

Stylish small group swing of the kind that became popular alongside the big band music of the late 1930's and 1940's. There are ten tracks here - some well known standards, plus a few less frequently heard. The playing is superb - 4 guys who have obviously learnt their craft well through years of playing "on the road" as well as in the studio. The arrangements are intelligent and well thought out, and throw up quite a few surprises. The sound quality is excellent - crisp and modern, considering this was recorded in the "live" environment of the excellent Goldtop Studios.

That Swing Thing

3 comments:

  1. very nice very smooth.thank you

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  2. Mai Neime you are a miracle worker!!! I was not expecting you to find this. After all Al Nicholls is little known in his own country let alone the rest of the world. I think he is the definition of swing - I love is work.
    Many thanks , I am so grateful.

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  3. @Marineband, soon I will post the Al Nicholas you are looking for.

    @Ol'baz, it's always a pleasure fulfill you're requests when they are possible.

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