Big Bands From Chicago
$44.95
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(6 hours on 6 Compact Discs)
BIG BANDS FROM CHICAGO- A collection of 14 complete remote broadcasts of the
1930s, '40s and '50s from Chicago as the nation's big bands send music
coast-to-coast from ballrooms, hotels and restaurants in the Windy City: Dick
Jurgens, Earl 'Fatha' Hines, Jan Garber, Kay Kyser, Jerry Gray, Benny Goodman, Eddy
Howard, Duke Ellington, Griff Williams, Woody Herman, Frankie Carle, Joe
Sanders' Nighthawks, Ted Weems, Count Basie. Digitally remastered remotes plus
16-page booklet with detailed broadcast information, program notes and history of
the bands and the locations. Compilation by big band historian Karl Pearson.