As is often true of Columbia's early-'90s CD series titled Best of the Big Bands, the music is more rewarding than the packaging, illogical programming, or vacuous liner notes. The recording dates and personnel of the 16 Les Brown recordings on this disc are inexcusably left off. However, most of Brown's biggest hits are here (including his theme "Leap Frog," "Sentimental Journey," "Bizet Has His Day," "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm," and "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time") and the program (although not in chronological order) is consistently satisfying. This is the Les Brown CD to get, at least until a better reissue series comes along. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Best of the Big Bands
05/22/2041
All Music Guide Review
Best of the Big Bands Track Listing
Credits of Best of the Big Bands
- Ann Mason
- Harp
- Ken Meisel
- Trombone
- Bobby Pring
- Trombone
- Jack Sperling
- Drums
- Butch Stone
- Vocals
- Bob Thorne
- Trumpet
- Hy White
- Guitar
- James Zito
- Trumpet
- Gordon Drake
- Vocals
- Richard L. Noel
- Trombone
- Richard Shanahan
- Drums
- Henry Stone
- Saxophone
- LaVerne Bowe
- Trumpet
- Clyde Brown
- Trombone
- Stumpy Brown
- Vocals
- Warren Brown
- Trombone
- Ronnie Chase
- Trombone
- Don Jacoby
- Trumpet
- Eddy Julian
- Drums
- Ray Kellogg
- Vocals
- Steve Madrich
- Saxophone
- Alfred Muller
- Trumpet
- Theodore Nash
- Saxophone
- Joe Petrone
- Guitar
- LaVerne Rowe
- Trumpet
- Billy Rowland
- Piano
- Mascagni Ruffo
- Saxophone
- Ed Scherr
- Saxophone
- Betty Taylor
- Vocals
- Wolfe Tayne
- Saxophone
- Jack Walker
- Trumpet
- George Weidler
- Saxophone
- Eileen Wilson
- Vocals
- Ralph Young
- Vocals
- Sy Zeutner
- Trombone
- Charlie Green
- Bass
- Ralph Pfiffner
- Trombone
- Tony Sellari
- Art Direction
- Chris Herles
- Mastering, Archival Restoration
- Don Paladino
- Trumpet
- Rita Cox
- Project Director
- Gina Bello
- Design
- Michael Brooks
- Producer
- Robert Fowler
- Trumpet
- Don Boyd
- Trombone
- James Williamson
- Saxophone
- Robert Higgins
- Trumpet
- Bailey. Eddie
- Trumpet
- Will Fredwald
- Liner Notes
- Four Hits & A Miss
- Vocals, Ensemble
- Jack Tucker
- Saxophone
- James Pratt
- Drums
- Lucy Ann Polk
- Vocals
- Tony Rizzi
- Guitar
- Jack Haskell
- Vocals
- Richard Gould
- Trombone
- Al Aarons
- Saxophone
- Frank Beach
- Trumpet
- Carl Berg
- Trumpet
- Geoff Clarkson
- Piano
- Didier C. Deutsch
- Compilation Producer
- Mark Douglas
- Trumpet, Saxophone
- Will Friedwald
- Liner Notes
- Tim Geelan
- Engineer
- Bobby Gibbons
- Guitar
- Robert Higgins
- Trumpet
- Ray Leatherwood
- Bass
- Bob Leininger
- Bass
- Doris Day
- Vocals
- Les Brown
- Clarinet, Leader, Saxophone, Sax (Alto), Main Performer, Bandleader
- Dave Pell
- Saxophone
- Warren Covington
- Trombone
- Abe Most
- Saxophone












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