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The Centennial Collection - Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller was one of the most popular recording artists from the late 1930s until he died in a plane crash while leading an army big band in 1944. While his orchestra was more of a pop band with jazz leanings, with relatively few solos by individual members, his music had mass appeal during a... read more...
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![American Patrol [Four Star] - Glenn Miller](http://images.meetb.com/product/large/6405897.jpg "American Patrol [Four Star] - Glenn Miller")
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RAY ANTHONY
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Dream Dancing, Vol. 4: In...
Dream Dancing, Vol. 4: In the Mellow Mood - Ray Anthony
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The Man with the Horn...
The Man with the Horn [Living Era] - Ray Anthony
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Romantic Mood: Dream...
Romantic Mood: Dream Dancing, Vol. 3 - Ray Anthony
MITCHELL AYRES
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Dream Along with Me -...
Dream Along with Me - Mitchell Ayres
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Spotlighting Mitchell Ayres...
Spotlighting Mitchell Ayres and His Fashions in Music - Mitchell Ayres
From the evidence of this compilation, which includes two radio shows from 1943 and 1944 (both in front of Naval Reserve units), Mitchell Ayres'... -
Spotlighting Mitchell Ayres...
Spotlighting Mitchell Ayres & His Fas
CHARLIE BARNET
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Cherokee
Cherokee
ASV/Living Era's Cherokee is a good sampler of material from Charlie Barnet's prime, highlighted by the title track, "Leapin' at the Lincoln,"... -
1940, Vol. 2 - Charlie Barnet
1940, Vol. 2 - Charlie Barnet
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Orchestra: 1941 - Charlie...
Orchestra: 1941 - Charlie Barnet
BLUE BARRON
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Music of Yesterday & Today...
Music of Yesterday & Today - Blue Barron
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1946-1950 - Blue Barron
1946-1950 - Blue Barron
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The Uncollected Blue Barron...
The Uncollected Blue Barron & His Orchestra, Vol. 1 (1938-1941) - Blue Barron
COUNT BASIE
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The Best of Early Basie -...
The Best of Early Basie - Count Basie
Best of Count Basie Live contains a good portion of the live material that the Count Basie Orchestra recorded for Decca Records between 1936 and... -
The Complete Decca...
The Complete Decca Recordings - Count Basie
This magnificent three-disc set has the first 63 recordings by Count Basie's Orchestra, all of his Deccas. The consistency is remarkable (with not... -
1944-1945 - Count Basie...
1944-1945 - Count Basie Orchestra
The second collection of transcriptions from a period when the musicians union strike resulted in no commercial recordings being made, this set...
TEX BENEKE
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In Glenn Millers'...
In Glenn Millers' Footsteps: Blues Serenades & Marches - Tex Beneke
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Music in the Miller Mood...
Music in the Miller Mood [Sounds of Yesteryear] - Tex Beneke
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Five Minutes More: A...
Five Minutes More: A Tribute - Tex Beneke
Living Era's tribute to Tex Beneke presents a heartwarming selection of vintage swing recordings, beginning with two that he made as a member of...
BUNNY BERIGAN
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Swingin' High - Bunny Berigan
Swingin' High - Bunny Berigan
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Portrait of Bunny Berigan -...
Portrait of Bunny Berigan - Bunny Berigan
'92 reissue covering some mid-'30s Bunny Berigan sessions with The Dorsey Brothers, Artie Shaw, and Connie Boswell, among others. This set is... -
In The Mood With Bunny Berigan
In The Mood With Bunny Berigan
WILL BRADLEY
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Swingin' Down The Lane -...
Swingin' Down The Lane - Will Bradley
This third Will Bradley CD released by the Scottish Hep label has 18 of his orchestra's final 36 recordings (including "In the Hall of the... -
Basin Street Boogie:...
Basin Street Boogie: 1941-1942 - Will Bradley
RANDY BROOKS
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Tenderly (Randy Brooks...
Tenderly (Randy Brooks Version)
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More 1945-57 - Randy Brooks
More 1945-57 - Randy Brooks
LES BROWN
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Sentimental Journey...
Sentimental Journey [ASV/Living Era] - Les Brown
Sentimental Journey features the swinging sounds of Les Brown's big band and the pop vocals of Doris Day, who is featured on ten of the album's 24... -
Greatest Hits - Les Brown &...
Greatest Hits - Les Brown & His Band of Renown
Greatest Hits collects ten tracks recorded during Les Brown's tenure with Capitol Records in the '50s including the original versions of... -
Best of the Capitol Years -...
Best of the Capitol Years - Les Brown & His Band of Renown
By the time that Les Brown signed with Capitol Records in the mid-'50s he had already become an internationally acclaimed clarinet and sax player...
For some artists there is very little material available through on-line sites. Others have an abundance not even fully covered on this site. If you have questions about certain bands or want to know if there are any other CD's by them besides what we have posted, be sure to e-mail us.
