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Jimmy Dorsey "LIVE"

Keith A Stoffer | Baypoint, CA USA | 04/20/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This disc is of a "live" broadcast from the Cafe Rouge, New York back in 1948. As you can imagine the recording technology from 1948 is not all that great so don't expect perfect sound. There is suprisingly little solo work done by Jimmy. The band really seems to swing and definitely sounds like they are all having a great time! This disc will surely be a collector's item for fans of the great trumpeter Maynard Ferguson. Ferguson, 19 years old at the time of this recording, can be heard throughout the disc playing some stellar lead trumpet and soloing on more than one tune. The gem track has to be "Body And Soul" which features Maynard throughout the entire song. Even at his young age, he manages to convey a style all his own. The chart itself is a killer. 2 choruses in slow ballad tempo and then immediately into 2 more choruses in double-time swing tempo and back to 2 more choruses in ballad tempo, and finally a high-note ending. And yes, he does some great upper-register playing! Worth the price just hear what bands sounded like back in the 40's."