This release continues Acrobat's compilations focusing on the work of some of the great Band Leaders

This release continues Acrobat's series of in-depth compilations focusing on the work of some of the great arranger/conductor/musician/composers of the post-war era, which has already featured Billy May, Nelson Riddle, Percy Faith and Hugo Winterhalter. Neal Hefti could have made a successful career in any one of the four disciplines, beginning as a trumpeter with Charlie Spivak, Charlie Barnet and Woody Herman, before becoming an arranger for Herman and many other artists and orchestras, perhaps most famously as arranger and composer on Count Basie's landmark 'Atomic Mr. Basie' album. Other major artists who benefited from his distinctively stylish and innovative arrangements ranged from jazz heavyweights Charlie Parker, Buddy Rich, Coleman Hawkins and Harry James to pop stars like Mel Torme, Gisele Mackenzie, Dean Martin, Doris Day, Della Reese and Frank Sinatra. He also recorded many fine orchestral concept albums in his own right. This great value 105-track 4-CD set brings together recordings from all these strands of his work in chronological order, covering the initial quarter of a century or more of what provide to be a lengthy and illustrious career. The set includes comprehensive booklet notes by compiler and journalist Geoff Wilding, the originator of our other sets in this series.

Track Listing

• Cherry
• Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet
• It Must Be Jelly, Jam Don't Shake Like That
• I Gotcha Covered
• Don't Get Too Wild Child
• Melody From The Sky
• As Long As I Live
• I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues
• Caldonia
• The Good Earth
• Wild Root
• Blowin' Up A Storm
• Chitlin' Switch
• Daily Double
• Handicap
• Mo Mo
• Gussie 'G'
• Sloppy Joe
• I Woke Up Dizzy
• Repetition
• Rhumbacito
• Kissin' Bug Boogie

• Coral Reef
• Waltzing On A Cloud
• It's A Happy Holiday
• Charmaine
• Uncle Jim
• Sahara's Aide
• Sure Thing
• Why Not
• In Veradero
• Lake Placid
• Falling In Love All Over Again
• Two For A Nickel, Three For A Dime
• Ruby
• Theme from Moulin Rouge
• Lucky Duck
• Jambalaya
• The Anything Can Happen Mambo
• Blue Skies
• Lonesome Polecat
• Dreamboat
• Two Hearts,Two Kisses
• Yesterdays
• Where Or When
• You're My Everything
• Don't Worry 'Bout Me
• Do You Ever Think Of Me
• You Are My Lucky Star
• Swing Low Sweet Chariot

• On The Trail
• The Bells Of St.Mary's
• Waltz Of The Flowers
• Bach Goes To Town
• Dagger Dance
• Song Of India
• Rhapsody In Blue
• Merry Go Round
• Andante Cantabile
• Ol' Man River
• Love Theme (Our Love)
• The Girl With The Flaxen Hair
• Ca C'est L'amour
• Sugartime
• The Kid From Red Bank
• Duet
• WhirlyBird
• Li'l Darlin'
• Rock-A My Soul
• Shadrack
• Two For The Blues
• Buttercup
• Ding Dong
• Doncha Go Way Mad
• When The Sun Comes Out
• Volare

• Ready Rudy
• Little Pony
• Cute
• Bright And Shiny
• Singin' In The Rain
• Make Someone Happy
• Ridin' High
• The Lady Is A Tramp
• Let's Get Away From It All
• Sunday Morning
• Sans Souci (a.k.a. Fountainbleu)
• The Band Played On
• Medley: This Year's Kisses / You Turned the Tables On Me
• You Can't Have Everything
• Medley: You'll Never Know / No Love No Nothin'
• Do It Now
• Cheatin' Billy
• I'm Not Lonely
• Inside The Outside Inn
• Tik A Tee,Tik A Tay
• C'est Si Bon
• The Poor People Of Paris
• I'm Beginning To See The Light
• I Get A Kick Out Of You
• Serenade In Blue
• Petite Fleur
• Take Five

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Jazz

Language: English

Run Time: 300 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 01/13/15

UPC: 824046707729