Charlie Barnet was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader of note.
These recordings are during the period 1935 ~ 1939 and are in mono NOT STEREO
Back in the 1930's ~ 1940's swing dancing was BIG, everyone who was cool was doing it! Swing dancing wasn't just one style, there were hundreds of swing dances, some examples (but not limited to) are the Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag, and Charleston. This is club music from 90 years ago hahaha! It is not slow boring music, some songs have BPM's up around 185 ~ 200 (in musical language that is called Prestissimo) - that's a damn fast song, after dancing one of these you would be absolutely exhausted. Listen to the audio track I have included "Knocking At The Famous Door" to hear what I am talking about
But this double album isn't just about the era or the dancing, the music is actually really cool jazz too! Fast, upbeat, quirky and exciting.
Charlie Barnet (The Indispensable) Volumes 1/2 1935 ~ 1939
RCA Records
Jazz Tribune series of releases
Cat# PM 445689
Mono recordings
French release
Gatefold cover is in both French & English. The cover is in very good condition, just a couple of light mildew/age spots on the white background but no tears, no writing, no seam splits and edge wear is very light from handling.
New inner plastic sleeves
Both vinyl are in very good condition, inspected under a white halogen light source and I can see no significant marks on either record. I then played all four sides ENTIRELY (every single track and it was fun) there are absolutely no issues with surface noise on any side and click/pops are simply not there - very nice clean play all round.
Outer protective plastic sleeve
Tracks: Growlin', Nagasaki, On A Holiday, Always, I'm Praying Humble, Tin Roof Blues, Knocking At The Famous Door, The Gal From Joe's, Jump Session, Swing Street Strut, Night Song, Some Like It Hot, Only A Rose, Echoes Of Harlem, Scotch And Soda, Miss Annabelle Lee, Lazy Bug, Midweek Function, I Never Knew, Ebony Rhapsody, Lament For A Lost Love, Cherokee, The All Night Record Man, The Last Jump, The Duke's Idea, The Count's Idea, Ogoun Badagris, Oh What You Said, The Wrong Idea, The Right Idea, Night Clow, Between 18th And 19th On Chestnut Street, Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie
Cherokee was one of Charlie Barnet's signature songs and in fact was referred to as "Cherokee Charlie"
