Artie Shaw & His Orchestra - Begin The Beguine (1987)

01. Nightmare 
02. Indian Love Call 
03. Back Bay Shuffle 
04. Any Old Time 
05. Traffic Jam 
06. Comes Love 
07. What Is This Thing Called Love? 
08. Begin The Beguine 
09. Oh! Lady Be Good 
10. Frenesi 
11. Serenade To A Savage 
12. Deep Purple 
13. Special Delivery Stomp 
14. Summit Ridge Drive 
15. Temptation 
16. Star Dust 
17. Blues (parts I & II) 
18. Moonglow 
19. Moon Ray 
20. The Carioca

Artie Shaw - Bandleader, Clarinet,
John Best, Claude Bowen, Chuck Peterson (trumpets), 
George Arus, Ted Vesely, Barry Rogers (trombones), 
Les Robinson, Hank Freeman (alto saxes), 
Tony Pastor, Ronnie Perry (tenor saxes), 
Les Burness (piano), Al Avola (guitar), 
Sid Weiss (bass), 
Cliff Leeman (drums).

Recording Date
July 24, 1938 - July 23, 1941

Beginning not with the career-launching title track but with the bandleader's own haunting signature tune, "Nightmare," this is an outstanding slice from a brief period at the start of the Second World War. Included in 15 digitally remastered sides led by the eccentric clarinetist from 1938 to 1941 are performances by Buddy Rich, Billie Holiday (her only recording with Shaw), and even Ray Conniff. This is a great introduction to a mercurial, innovative musician who created an early form of fusion music by joining a string section and rhythm section to a big band. --- Mark Allan, Rovi

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