Charlie Spivak - The Chart Decade 1941-51 (3-CD)

It's a substantial showcase for his music, based around his distinctive trumpet sound, and a feast of characteristic swing era pop

Charlie Spivak was a trumpeter and bandleader of Ukrainian heritage, who played with a string of well-known bands during the 1920s and '30s, including those of Paul Specht, Ben Pollack, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Ray Noble and Glenn Miller, and it was with Miller's backing that he started his own orchestra in 1939. He was known as 'The Man Who Plays The Sweetest Trumpet In The World', playing powerful lead melody parts, although he was not especially noted as a great improviser. Although his roots were firmly in jazz, his orchestra had its greatest successes with down-the-middle dance music from Broadway, Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley, with many hits performed by his noted featured vocalists. This great-value 74-track 3-CD set comprises selected releases during this era on the Okeh, Columbia and London labels. It features all his nineteen career chart entries under his own name, including the Top 5 hits 'My Devotion', 'It's Been A Long, Long Time', 'Oh! What It Seemed To Be', '(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons' and 'Linda' - other top 10 successes were 'This Is No Laughing Matter', 'I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen' and 'There Must Be A Way'. Among his featured vocalists were Garry Stevens, Irene Day, Tommy Mercer, Jimmy Saunders, Rusty Nichols, Tommy Lynn and The Stardusters. It's a substantial showcase for his music, based around his distinctive trumpet sound, and a feast of characteristic swing era pop.

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Track Listing

• Mem'ry Of A Rose
• What's Cooking
• Don't Cry
• I Understand
• Intermezzo
• Slap Slap
• When The Sun Comes Out
• Time Was
• It's So Peaceful In The Country
• If It's True
• Let's Go Home
• Weekend In Havana
• Under Your Window
• This Is No Laughing Matter
• Autumn Nocturne
• Dreamsville Ohio
• I Surrender Dear
• Remember Pearl Harbor
• Angels Of Mercy
• I Remember You
• This Time
• I'll Remember April
• Brother Bill
• I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen

• My Devotion
• At Last
• White Christmas
• Too Ra Loo Ra Loo
• Let Me Love You Tonight
• A Wonderful Winter
• Every Time We Say Goodbye
• Sweetheart Of All My Dreams
• Summertime
• It Ain't Necessarily So
• You Belong To My Heart
• There Must Be A Way
• Can't You Read Between The Lines?
• It's Been A Long, Long Time
• You Are Too Beautiful
• Stranger In Town
• The Bells Of St Mary's
• Oh What It Seemed To Be
• Along With Me
• Flat Feet
• For Sentimental Reasons
• So Would I
• Let's Go Home
• Linda

• That Old Devil Moon
• Let's Put Our Dreams Together
• Why Did It Have To End So Soon?
• There Is No Greater Love
• The Old Refrain
• Mighty Lak A Rose
• Tomorrow
• Fine Thing
• It's Witchery
• A Little Bit Longer
• How Lucky You Are
• Golden Earrings
• The Gentleman Is A Dope
• Springtime In Charleston
• Now Is The Hour
• You Were Meant For Me
• The Last Thing I Want Is Your Pity
• This Is The Inside Story
• Don't Cry Joe [Let Her Go, Let Her Go
• Mona Lisa
• April In Paris
• Three Little Words
• Moonlight On The Ganges
• Angela Mia
• Walkin' My Baby Back Home

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Jazz

Language: English

Run Time: 210 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 09/09/22

UPC: 824046912321