A Band is Born!

by Billy May

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1951
  • Label: Capitol
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 23:09
  • Community rating: 3.13/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Marking his debut as a celebrated bandleader, this dynamic collection captures a fresh, highly energetic approach to big band arrangements. The brass section frequently employs distinctive, sliding 'slurping' sax techniques that became the arranger's definitive commercial trademark throughout the decade.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Charmaine (3:05)
  2. Lean, Baby (3:16)
  3. Unforgettable (2:38)
  4. Fat Man Boogie (3:01)
  5. There Is No Greater Love (2:36)
  6. I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan (2:55)
  7. Mayhem (2:45)
  8. When My Sugar Walks Down the Street (2:50)

Credits

  • Billy May And His Orchestra - primary artist
  • Erno Rapee - written-by
  • Lew Pollack - written-by
  • Billy May - written-by
  • Gene Austin - written-by
  • Irving Mills - written-by
  • Jimmy McHugh - written-by
  • Irving Gordon - Written-By
  • Alvin Stoller - Vocals
  • Isham Jones - Written-By
  • Marty Symes - Written-By
  • Schwartz & Dietz - Written-By

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