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Bert Kaempfert - Swing

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Swing
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Artist(s)Bert Kaempfert
StudioTaragon
Release DateMarch 21, 2000
UPC Code783785107323
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Tracks

Disc 1
  1. At the Woodchopper's Ball - Bert Kaempfert, Bishop, J.
  2. Little Brown Jug - Bert Kaempfert, Traditional
  3. One O'Clock Jump - Bert Kaempfert, Basie, Count
  4. Lullaby of Birdland - Bert Kaempfert, Shearing, George
  5. Two O'Clock Jump - Bert Kaempfert, James, H.
  6. Air Mail Special - Bert Kaempfert, Christian, Charlie
  7. Apple Honey - Bert Kaempfert, Herman, Woody
  8. Intermission Riff - Bert Kaempfert, Wetzel, R.
  9. Jumpin' at the Woodside - Bert Kaempfert, Basie, Count
  10. Marie - Bert Kaempfert, Berlin, Irving
  11. It's Only a Paper Moon - Bert Kaempfert, Arlen, Harold
  12. In the Mood - Bert Kaempfert, Garland, Joe
  13. I'm Beginning to See the Light - Bert Kaempfert, James, Harry
  14. Perdido - Bert Kaempfert, Tizol, J.
  15. My Guy's Come Back - Bert Kaempfert, Powell, Mel
Disc 2
  1. Sermonette - Bert Kaempfert, Adderly
  2. Caravan - Bert Kaempfert, Ellington, Duke
  3. Opus One - Bert Kaempfert, Oliver, Sy
  4. Tuxedo Junction - Bert Kaempfert, Dash, Julian
  5. Stompin' at the Savoy - Bert Kaempfert, Goodman, Benny & Hi
  6. Take the 'A' Train - Bert Kaempfert, Strayhorn, B.
  7. Skyliner - Bert Kaempfert, Barnet, Charlie
  8. Honeysuckle Rose - Bert Kaempfert, Razaf, Andy
  9. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - Bert Kaempfert, Horton, Vaughn
  10. Jumpin' Blue - Bert Kaempfert, Kaempfert, Bert
  11. Soul Time - Bert Kaempfert, Kaempfert, Bert
  12. Love Me Happy - Bert Kaempfert, Kaempfert, Bert
  13. Petula - Bert Kaempfert, Kaempfert, Bert
  14. Pussy Footin' - Bert Kaempfert, Kaempfert, Bert
  15. Easy Glider - Bert Kaempfert, Kaempfert, Bert

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User Reviews

Average user review: 4.5 (3 reviews)

rating: 5 QuoteWow Quote
The original 12 track vinyl 'Swing' album is probably one of Bert's top 5 albums.

The band is stellar - the renditions are wonderful.

My god, what an incredible band this is here

You have got to have this if you like the 40s swing numbers.

This is one of his last entries - certainly more compelling to hear than his attempt at making jazz renditions of pop and country music in other albums he made around the same time

My favorite - Woodchopper's Ball January 5, 2005

rating: 3 Quote"Fips" takes on the big-band classicsQuote
Swing music would seem to be a natural medium for German orchestra leader Bert Kaempfert, whose early inspirations included the American big bands. And this set finds "Fips" and his combo doing a good job covering some of big band music's classics.

This Taragon edition of "Swing" is really two separate albums. The first twelve cuts of Side One are the original "Swing" album that Polydor released in '78. The other three cuts on Disc One, and all of Disc Two, are either covers or Kaempfert originals culled from the bandleader's regular Polydor/Decca/MCA output between 1966 and 1975.

Kaempfert's musicians shine on the energetic "One O'Clock Jump" (great solos by tenor saxes Ferdinand Powell, trumpet/cornet player Ack van Rooyen and trombonist Jiggs Whigham) and brilliant, bracing performances like Benny Goodman's "Air Mail Special" (wonderful solo by Whigham) and Woody Herman's "Apple Honey." Anyone who associates Fips and company with dentists'-office music is in for a shock.

While the Kaempfert orchestra is the equal of the legendary bands on some tracks, on others Kaempfert is surprisingly too mannered. On Ray Wetzel's "Intermission Riff" (the Stan Kenton standby), Count Basie's "Jumpin' At the Woodside" and Goodman's "Stompin' at the Savoy" from Disc Two, Kaempfert's arrangements never manage to convey the energy inherent in the music.

But on Disc Two, Kaempfert's arrangements add sparkle to the Duke Ellington chestnut "Caravan," and a modern sheen to "Opus One" and "Tuxedo Junction." And fans of the Bert Kaempfert/Herbert Rehbein originals will be happy to hear the return of "Easy Glider," the gorgeous instrumental from '74 that closes this interesting and mostly good collection. August 21, 2003

rating: 5 QuoteA good collectionQuote
Growing up with Bert K., Billy Vaughn, etc. I'm impressed with this. His touch is amazing. May 3, 2000

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