A second album of great, rare and danceable small group swing from Los Angeles' finest in Swing, ala the Benny Goodman Sextet, Artie Shaw's Gramercy Five, and Count Basie's Kansas City 6 and 7.

21 MP3 Songs
JAZZ: Swing/Big Band, JAZZ: Traditional Jazz Combo



Details:
Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five, featuring Hilary Alexander is back with a second album of rare, unique, but still always danceable, small-group swing. Drawing from the classic small-group sounds of the Benny Goodman Sextet, Artie Shaw's Gramercy Five, and Count Basie's Kansas City 6 and 7, the Campus Five has sought out rare tunes from the Cootie Williams Sextet, Hot Lips Page, Sir Charles Thompson, Illinois Jacquet and the 1944 Esquire All-Star Band. Complementing these hot platters are the smooth vocals of Hilary Alexander, with influences such as Ella Mae Morse, the early Anita O'Day and Peggy Lee.