SWR Big Band & Fola Dada - Kings of Swing, Op. 1 (2013)

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Artist: SWR Big Band, Fola Dada, Pierre Paquette
Title: Kings of Swing, Op. 1
Year Of Release: 2013
Label: SWR Classic
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks + booklet)
Total Time: 46:04
Total Size: 318 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1. Pierre Paquette – Opus No. 1 (03:07)
2. Fola Dada – Why Don't You Do Right? (03:06)
3. Pierre Paquette – Marie (02:53)
4. Fola Dada – Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend (03:24)
5. Felice Civitareale – At Last (02:50)
6. Pierre Paquette – Stealin' Apples (03:39)
7. Fola Dada – A-Tisket, A-Tasket (02:51)
8. Fola Dada – And the Angels Sing (03:27)
9. Klaus Graf – Isfahan (04:26)
10. Marc Godfroid – Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57: Flight of the Bumble-Bee (arr. M. Nightingale) (03:34)
11. South West German Radio Big Band – Trumpet Blues and Cantabile (02:20)
12. Fola Dada – Brigadoon: Almost Like Being in Love (02:16)
13. Pierre Paquette – Swing that Music (03:01)
14. Fola Dada – What a Wonderful World (05:03)

One of the best Big Bands in the world, the SWR Big Band has worked with names such as Sammy Nestico, Phil Woods and Toshiko Akiyoshi. Here, it is the band themselves and their catchy range of popular swing classics that seize centre stage.

This recording is dedicated to the “Kings of Swing” and features skilful arrangements of popular works like “Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend”, and “What a Wonderful World”.

SWR Big Band - Kings of Swing, Op. 1.rar - 318.0 MB