Swing Super Hits, Vol. 1 is another compilation geared towards consumers caught up in the retro swing craze. It seems that swing, lounge, and plain old pop get lumped together on many compilations such as this, mixing the cream of the original swing crop with other genres, creating questionable inclusions. In this case, the choice of music is enjoyable, completely danceable, and budget priced. These ten tracks include Columbia material from Louis Prima, Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson, Cab Calloway, Woody Herman, Les ...
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Swing Super Hits, Vol. 1 is another compilation geared towards consumers caught up in the retro swing craze. It seems that swing, lounge, and plain old pop get lumped together on many compilations such as this, mixing the cream of the original swing crop with other genres, creating questionable inclusions. In this case, the choice of music is enjoyable, completely danceable, and budget priced. These ten tracks include Columbia material from Louis Prima, Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson, Cab Calloway, Woody Herman, Les Elgart, Les Brown, Anita O'Day with Gene Krupa, Johnny Griffin, and Chuck Willis. ~ Al Campbell, Rovi
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