[Dixielandjazz] OT CD: Ambrose "Hors d'oeuvres"

[dwlit at cpcug.org]

Jerry Brown's Jazz 'n' Blues' last list offered

Ambrose and his Orchestra, "Hors d'oeuvres", Vocalion LTD 2009

It's a wonderful (to my ears) collection of 25 big band concert pieces
from the mid to latter 30s, some to 1945. Many tracks are Sid Phillips
charts/compositions. The band is g-r-e-a-t, as it the audio quality. A few
tunes you'll recognize--Memphis Blues, Copenhagen, Caravan,
Dardanella--but most you won't. That's OK, many tracks are exciting, most
are interesting.

It doesn't cost much to experiment, because Vocalions from Jazz'n'Blues
are budget priced.

--Sheik