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"The Unheard Artie Shaw" features a selection of arrangements from the Artie Shaw archives that were never commercially recorded by his band. Bandleader and Swing Era scholar James Langton spent many years sorting through the tattered old manuscripts and painstakingly editing them for performance. This treasure trove of would-be classics, arranged for Shaw's 1938-39 band by Jerry Gray, Joe Garland, Eddie Durham, and even Shaw himself, includes what potentially could have been Shaw's most memorable contributions to the Swing Era canon. Several of them were performed live by Billie Holiday during her brief period with Shaw's band. The New York All-Star Big Band, in keeping with its name, boasts a stellar assemblage of New York City's best musicians, who expertly and authentically replicate the sound of Artie Shaw's 1938-39 band.
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released November 17, 2017
MUSICIANS:
James Langton - conductor, tenor saxophone
Dan Levinson - clarinet soloist
Molly Ryan - vocal on "Stairway to the Stars" and "And the Angels Sing"
Moanin' Mary - vocal on "Them There Eyes", "The Moon Looks Down and Laughs", "Trav'lin' All Alone", and "You Go to My Head"
Brian Pareschi - trumpet
Jon-Erik Kellso - trumpet
Joe Boga - trumpet
Jim Fryer - trombone
Harvey Tibbs - trombone
Matt Musselman - trombone
Marc Phaneuf - alto saxophone, clarinet
Matt Koza - alto saxophone, clarinet
Mark Lopeman - tenor saxophone, clarinet
Mark Shane - piano
Molly Ryan - guitar
Mike Weatherly - bass
Kevin Dorn - drums
Recording Dates: AUGUST 8 and 9, 2016
Recording Location: PETER KARL STUDIOS, BROOKLYN, NY
Recording Engineer: PETER KARL
Mixing and Editing: PETER KARL, JAMES LANGTON
Design and Art: JAMES HUTCHESON
Front Cover Photo: TOM SALVAS
Photos of Artie Shaw courtesy of REINHARD SHEER-HENNINGS
Liner Notes: JOHN McDONOUGH, JAMES LANGTON
Musical Director: JAMES LANGTON
Producer: JAMES LANGTON
Executive Producers: ALASTAIR ROBERTSON, REINHARD SHEER-HENNINGS