Big Band Bash!

by Billy May

Big Band Bash! cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1952-10-04
  • Label: Capitol
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.14/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Characterized by his famous 'slurping' saxophones and aggressive brass voicings, Billy May delivers a remarkably energetic, slightly humorous take on dance band music. 'Big Band Bash!' injects popular standards with a driving, cartoonish swing that perfectly suited the high-fidelity pop market. The album captures the extroverted, highly commercial side of 1950s instrumental arranging.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. You're Driving Me Crazy (2:59)
  2. When Your Lover Has Gone (3:15)
  3. Perfidia (3:02)
  4. My Last Affair (2:43)
  5. Diane (2:21)
  6. Please Be Kind (2:33)
  7. Tenderly (2:28)
  8. Orchids In The Moonlight (2:26)

Credits

  • Billy May And His Orchestra - primary artist
  • J. Eidson - illustration
  • Walter Donaldson - written-by
  • Einar Aaron Swan - written-by
  • Alberto Dominguez - written-by
  • Haven Johnson - written-by
  • Erno Rapee - written-by
  • Lew Pollack - written-by
  • Sammy Cahn - written-by
  • Saul Chaplin - written-by
  • Jack Lawrence - written-by
  • Walter Gross - written-by
  • Edward Eliscu - written-by
  • Gus Kahn - written-by
  • Vincent Youmans - written-by

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