The Tom Kubis Big Band - Keep Swingin': The Tom Kubis Big Band Plays Steve Allen

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 69:04

Size: 158.1 MB

Styles: Swing, Big band

Year: 1997/2008

Art: Front

[3:41] 1. Jumpy Blues

[4:45] 2. Tango Blues

[4:30] 3. Hoagy's Indiana

[3:37] 4. Le Jazz Hot

[3:12] 5. Oh, That Face

[3:44] 6. Sultry Samba

[4:44] 7. Cold September Morning

[2:54] 8. Jump, John

[3:35] 9. In The Winter, In The Summer

[3:00] 10. Mama Used To Do The Cha Cha

[5:12] 11. Something Mysterious

[6:56] 12. You Got To Have The Blues Sometimes

[3:29] 13. Keep Swingin'

[4:22] 14. Happy Tuesday

[2:05] 15. Chittlins

[4:41] 16. Payin' Your Dues

[4:29] 17. Livin' In L.A.

Steve Allen wrote a countless number of songs in his career, most of which have been long forgotten. On two CDs (of which this is the second), bandleader Tom Kubis and his orchestra perform Kubis' arrangements of some of Allen's tunes. Although the melodies are generally not memorable, the band's performances are impeccable, reasonably inventive, and swinging. Many soloists are heard from along the way, including Kubis himself (on tenor and soprano), trumpeters George Graham, Jeff Bunnell, and Stan Martin, all three trombonists, guitarist Grant Geissman, altoist Sal Lozano, and Rusty Higgins on tenor. Jack Sheldon guests on "Tango Blues" (which he sings) and "Chittlins," while Steve Allen himself sings the humorous if downbeat "Livin' in L.A." ~Scott Yanow

Keep Swingin': The Tom Kubis Big Band Plays Steve Allen

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