In addition to his many freewheeling Dixieland records for Coral (none of which have yet been reissued on CD), Pete Fountain also recorded some commercial sets for the label, some of which utilize an orchestra arranged by Charles Bud Dant. This was the first such project, featuring the clarinetist backed by strings, trombones, vibes, French horn and his regular rhythm section on ten songs associated with France, plus a pair of Dant originals. The emphasis is mostly on ballads, and Fountain sounds fine on such numbers as "I ...
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In addition to his many freewheeling Dixieland records for Coral (none of which have yet been reissued on CD), Pete Fountain also recorded some commercial sets for the label, some of which utilize an orchestra arranged by Charles Bud Dant. This was the first such project, featuring the clarinetist backed by strings, trombones, vibes, French horn and his regular rhythm section on ten songs associated with France, plus a pair of Dant originals. The emphasis is mostly on ballads, and Fountain sounds fine on such numbers as "I Love Paris," "Autumn Leaves," "La Vie En Rose" and "C'Est Si Bon." However, his more jazz-oriented dates for Coral are much more essential than this pleasing set of background music. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi
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