Search - Elliot Lawrence & His Orchestra :: Matinee at the Meadowbrook

The first appearance on CD by one of the best postwar big bands! In fact, if Elliot Lawrence had come along at the start of the Swing Era instead of the end, he could have been a really big star; at age 20 he was leading a band that included Red Rodney and Gerry Mulligan! This September 7, 1946 broadcast from the Meadowbrook Ballroom captures his orchestra at the height of its popularity, with such unusual flourishes as a French horn, oboe and bassoon coloring tunes like 'What Is This Thing Called Love?; Introducing the Maestro; To Each His Own; Blue Skies; Tumblin? Tumbleweeds; Jack! You?re Dead; Evolution of Jazz; On the Sunny Side of the Street; Millionaires Don?t Whistle', and 'All the Things You Are'. Another forgotten big band, another 'Collectors? Choice Music' exclusive!