Dancing with Duchin

This is a wonderful collection of Eddy Duchin songs. The selection, placement and quality of the music is superb. The clarity and richness of the remastering is remarkable, as one discovers while listening to Heart and Soul, So You're the One and Get Out of Town, just a few of the sparkling songs in this album. In addition, every singer is perfectly matched to each song. Listening to this music will transport you to a more romantic time, to the beautiful ballrooms and nightclubs of yesterday where women wore elegant gowns and great orchestras played. I highly recommend this CD, another brilliant gem to add to your collection.Note: If you enjoy music of this era, you will not want to miss the superb Ray Noble Orchestra with Al Bowlly as well as the delightful music of Hal Kemp, Joe Loss, Carroll Gibbons and 1930s Bing Crosby.

If you are looking for a CD of easy piano listening, this is the one you will enjoy. Eddy Duchin was before my time but I am so glad Amazon has brought him into my home and car CD for great piano entertainment as background music and an appreciation of talent that we know so little of in today's showcase of "Stars". Extradinary master of the piano utilizing the popular songs of the era in which he lived. I recommend this CD for those of you who truly love, "good music".

Wish there had been more piano..it was more orchestra.

If you like romantic music to dance or listen to you will not be disappointed, buy it. pg

Loved it

I quote Captain Beefheart here:If you got ears, you gotta listen!To Eddy Duchin that is. I reviewed another Duchin CD on these pages, and my thumb goes to the sky for this one. The fact is, if you're reading this review, you should buy this CD.On this CD Duchin's band, or bands (since several years and no doubt a changing lineup of instrumentalists and singers are represented), are in great form. The arrangements are, as always with Duchin, shapely, pungent, beautiful. Also, as ever with Duchin, the highlight of myriad highlights is his magical touch on the ivories. The sensitivity of Duchin's playing, whether soloing or responding to a singer or another instrumentalist, is up there with the very best.His band is, to my ears, matchless as well. While Duchin's style is undoubtedly "dated" (hey, they all get there eventually), when you get past it, it's actually a rather good thing. While "Swing" took over during the Duchin band's heyday, and Duchin and his mates made the necessary adjustments, they were at heart a "sweet" band. But their lighter touch has a big musical payoff: more moods are elicited here than from your average swing band; musical subtleties abound, like key modulations (always striking, sometimes stunning), flavoring these pieces in ways that would unfortunately be bygone within a decade, as a more muscular style took over.A big plus on this CD is the variety of singers Duchin used. His early recordings favor a relatively lightweight tenor (but excellent trumpeter!), Lew Sherwood. Later on, for much of his career, Duchin steered clear of female singers in an attempt to avoid the shall-we-say interpersonal problems that arose in an all-male band. On this CD you get a whole raft of singers, ranging from good to excellent, including June Robbins, Johnny Drake, Stanley Worth, and others.Standout tunes include "I Give You My Word", "You Walk By", the darkly moody "Get Out of Town", "It Al Comes Back to Me Now", but, well, there's hardly a bad one in the bunch. If you don't know this music, you will be surprised at what you've been missing.

This cd is really beautiful. Great remasterization. Beautiful arrangements, beautiful romantic and dance music. The singers simply excellent: June Robbins, Stanley Worth, Carolyn Horton, Penny Wise, Johnny Drake, Tony Leonard, etc. Softly and romantic voces. Simply excellent musical production.

Très bien