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Good....If you like this sort of thing

John A Lee III | San Antonio, TX | 11/28/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This will probably not appeal to too many. You have to actually like the 1960s version of "Big Band". If you do like that sort of thing, you will probably like this.



There is much reason to compare this to some of Herb Alpert and the TJB type of music. It has a bit less flavor and used a bigger band but it is the same sort of instrumental romp, heavy on brass, which features simple but catchy tunes.



These guys are not as good as the TJB and the quality of the recordings (One is even Mono!) is not as high as that of Herb Alpert but it is still an enjoyable session.

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Sparkling music

R. Emilio Adonis | Nos, Chile | 06/22/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The only common thing between Bob Crewe Generation (BCG) and Herb Alpert's TJB's is the use of brass, being the maximum similitude in "Music to watch girls", where trumpets are played almost in the same tone and style than Herb Alpert, but the rest of Bob Crewe recordings are in their own category. Of course, I like also TJB's but Bob Crewe has made wonderful arrangements for this collection of songs. While Herb plays his music from the heart, Bob Crewe plays from the brain. I think that the imaginative arrangements made by Bob are in some way nearer to the Esquivel style, (considering Esquivel as the master of arrangement). In Bob Crewe music you will find nice and sophisticated arrangement with saxes, strings, imaginative percussion and even some almost subliminal voices in between the instruments. All this, recorded with superb channel separation, with a sound far better than any Herb Alpert session that suffered from a more basic recording quality. If you like instrumental music from the sixties, I recommend this record . (Even when this record is well remastered for CD, the stereo vinyl version has a more rich and deep tones)"