Suggestions: 40s Swing Collection Album

FR700 · 02-25-2015, 05:27 PM

Hi there,

I've been looking for an album with a collection of upbeat 40s big band swing (i.e. boogie woogie bugle boy + sing, sing, sing etc)
I can't seem to find any albums with a decent collection of this stuff (preferably mp3 but cd is cool) and thought somebody of these forums might know of any!!!

Big thanks,
FR007

Urban Hat€monger ? · 02-25-2015, 05:34 PM

I'm pretty sure I saw some infomercial at 4 in the morning by Time Life advertising such a collection
Perhaps try their site?

Psy-Fi · 02-25-2015, 06:19 PM

Get both of these from amazon.com and you're covered...

http://www.amazon.com/The-Best-Andre...VK4HB3980W7KZX

Amazon.com: VARIOUS ARTISTS: The Only Big Band CD You'll Ever Need: Music

innerspaceboy · 02-25-2015, 06:59 PM

I'll second Psy-Fi's recommendations.

Purely for complete-ist's sake if you just need this stuff en masse, there is a 500-CD box set called The World's Greatest Jazz Collection and two of the five 100-disc volumes would be appropriate -

Worlds Greatest Jazz Collection: Swing Time (All-Star Swing Groups with their most famous records)

Worlds Greatest Jazz Collection: Big Bands - The Giants of the Swing Big Band Era

FR700 · 02-26-2015, 12:50 PM

Wow, thanks for the fast and detailed replies!
I had a look at Time Life, but didn't have much luck I'm afraid!
I don't really have the need for buying a lot of these songs, but I'm sure if I were a complete-ist that would have been perfect.
I managed to pick up
amazon.co.uk/Only-Album-Youll-Unforgettable-Tracks/dp/B00PJBRYZY/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1424976279&sr=8-11&keywords=only+big+band+album
this album from iTunes for a fiver. Came across it due to the similar name to The Only Big Band CD You'll Ever Need, which I also plan to pick up, however cannot purchase it through iTunes, and Amazon is being difficult with their one click service, but once that gets sorted will grab that too!

Thankyou so much for all your help, you've made me very happy!!!
All the best,
FR007

02-25-2015, 05:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
FR700 Groupie Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 2	Suggestions: 40s Swing Collection Album Hi there, I've been looking for an album with a collection of upbeat 40s big band swing (i.e. boogie woogie bugle boy + sing, sing, sing etc) I can't seem to find any albums with a decent collection of this stuff (preferably mp3 but cd is cool) and thought somebody of these forums might know of any!!! Big thanks, FR007

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I'm pretty sure I saw some infomercial at 4 in the morning by Time Life advertising such a collection Perhaps try their site? __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

02-26-2015, 12:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
FR700 Groupie Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 2	Wow, thanks for the fast and detailed replies! I had a look at Time Life, but didn't have much luck I'm afraid! I don't really have the need for buying a lot of these songs, but I'm sure if I were a complete-ist that would have been perfect. I managed to pick up amazon.co.uk/Only-Album-Youll-Unforgettable-Tracks/dp/B00PJBRYZY/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1424976279&sr=8-11&keywords=only+big+band+album this album from iTunes for a fiver. Came across it due to the similar name to The Only Big Band CD You'll Ever Need, which I also plan to pick up, however cannot purchase it through iTunes, and Amazon is being difficult with their one click service, but once that gets sorted will grab that too! Thankyou so much for all your help, you've made me very happy!!! All the best, FR007