The Exciting Terry Gibbs Big Band + Swing Is Here! [2LPs on 1CD!]

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* * * * * DOWNBEAT, 2LPs on 1CD, plus 16 page booklet
Digitally remastered two-fer containing a pair of albums from the Jazz great on one CD. Contains the complete original album The Exciting Big Band of Terry Gibbs, presenting an outstanding formation that includes such stars as Joe Maini, Richie Kamuca, Bill Perkins, Conte Candoli and Frank Rosolino. As a bonus, the complete LP Swing Is Here! presenting nearly the same band. Includes 16-page booklet.

All the vitality and sparkle of the Terry Gibbs' Dream Band is infectiously conjured up here. Spirit is the key word: it is certain that the essence of jazz captured in Gibbs' albums-Launching a New Band, and Swing Is Here!-has everything to do with the jazz nature of the musicians involved, and their unwavering loyalty to the idea of this big band, with Gibbs, the focal point, bringing all his musical effervescence to bear on these exciting performances. The penchant for Woody Herman's groove is apparent, and traces of Basie crop up from time to time in the clean, precise and powerful treatment of deftly written charts played with the emphasis on heat and swing. And they remain equally rewarding on all levels.