The Girls and Boys on Broadway/The Sweetest Swingin' Sounds of "No Strings" [Import]

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Two Albums on One CD from Billy May, a Man Responsible for Some of the Most Successful and Influential Arrangements in Popular Music.

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The Girls and Boys on Broadway/The Sweetest Swingin' Sounds of "No Strings"
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • THE ONE AND ONLY BILLY MAY
  • Broadway Big Band Style and without Strings
  • Superior arrangements & performance. Billy May at his best!
 The Girls and Boys on Broadway/The Sweetest Swingin' Sounds of "No Strings"
Billy May
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000006TJU
Release Date: 1999-12-28

Tracks:

  1. Girls Against the Boys
  2. My Darling
  3. If I Were a Bell
  4. Where Did We Go? Out
  5. Guys and Dolls
  6. Rich Butterfly
  7. Heart
  8. Old Fashioned Girl
  9. Till There Was You
  10. Girls and Boys
  11. I've Never Been in Love
  12. I Gotta Have You
  13. No Strings
  14. Sweetest Sounds
  15. Love Makes the World Go
  16. Nobody Told Me
  17. Loads of Love
  18. Maine
  19. Eager Beaver
  20. Look No Further
  21. Orthodox Fool
  22. La La La
  23. Man Who Has Everything
  24. Be My Host

Album Details

Two Albums on One CD from Billy May, a Man Responsible for Some of the Most Successful and Influential Arrangements in Popular Music.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars THE ONE AND ONLY BILLY MAY.......2002-10-26

The irascible Billy May, premire arranger and conductor for so many of the greats, and on his own, is presented here with two of his albums for Capitol on one great CD. May's popularity rose for his dance albums, and that got him on board at Capitol to do some arranging and conducting. A favorite of the likes of Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra, needless to say those guys were no fools when it came to working with the best! His trademark lazy sax music and sharp brash arrangements for brass are probably the most recognizable of the era. But Billy wasn't all about swingin'; he could write a heartwarming slow ballad chart with equal ease (but somehow always found a way to get a brass blast in there somewhere!) The lusty undertones of WHERE DID WE GO? OUT! is one of the lesser known standouts on the GIRLS AND BOYS ON BROADWAY sides, which is worth the price of this CD just for the album cover (Billy May parading as a vendor selling chestnuts to the "cast kids"!) but there are other greats here, like Billy and the orchestra's reading of Frank Loesser's masterpiece GUYS AND DOLLS and the lovely TILL THERE WAS YOU from The Music Man, a tune Billy would later arrange for the great multi-octaved singer, John Gary with a similar chart.
While the NO STRINGS sides are, as my fellow reviewer mentions, not as exciting, they are still Billy May...and that means original and inventive, if nothing else! I love what is done with the charming LOOK NO FURTHER. The mood is perfectly captured and the slightest essence of swing is there (complete with the aforementioned "brass blast" on the bridge!) and the smart version of THE MAN WHO HAS EVERYTHING is also not to be missed. MAINE and LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO are two more of Richard Rodgers' fine songs that make the NO STRINGS sides valuable. Great "two-fer" to have in your collection!

3 out of 5 stars Broadway Big Band Style and without Strings.......2001-04-24

Billy May meets Broadway in this Big Band send-off of some of the Great White Way's classic selections. The first album on this CD twofer finds May conducting a rich brass section that raises the volume on Till There Was You and Heart. The second album, The Sweetest Swingin Sounds of 'No Strings,' is May's take on the Richard Rodgers 1962 musical "No Strings," in which Rodgers composed all tunes with only brass, reeds and percussions. On the downside, the show tunes tend to be overly arranged and May's blaring brass section seems to overwhelm most selections.

5 out of 5 stars Superior arrangements & performance. Billy May at his best!.......1999-04-29

I purchased the 12" LP when it first appeared in the late fifties...the sound is brass that bites along with Billy's slurping sax sounds. The stereo set-up has brass right reeds left and rhythm center. Capitol knew some stuff about recording big bands...and it shows. Absolutly superp! The second album from NO STRINGS does not come off as well, but buy for GIRLS & BOYS. The first 12 tracks are a workout for your stereo system.
The Girls and Boys on Broadway/The Sweetest Swingin' Sounds of "No Strings"
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    		The Girls and Boys on Broadway/The Sweetest Swingin' Sounds of "No Strings"
    Billy May
    Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
    Swing GeneralSwing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
    Classic Big BandClassic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
    Contemporary Big BandContemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
    Vintage Dance BandsVintage Dance Bands | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
    Orchestral PopOrchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
    Traditional PopTraditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music
    Traditional Vocal PopTraditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00000DHHN
    Release Date: 1997-07-28

    Tracks:

    1. Girls Against the Boys
    2. My Darling
    3. If I Were a Bell
    4. Where Did We Go? Out
    5. Guys and Dolls
    6. Rich Butterfly
    7. Heart
    8. Old Fashioned Girl
    9. Till There Was You
    10. Girls and Boys
    11. I've Never Been in Love
    12. I Gotta Have You
    13. No Strings
    14. Sweetest Sounds
    15. Love Makes the World Go
    16. Nobody Told Me
    17. Loads of Love
    18. Maine
    19. Eager Beaver
    20. Look No Further
    21. Orthodox Fool
    22. La La La
    23. Man Who Has Everything
    24. Be My Host

    Music:

    1. The Greatest Hits
    2. The Irish Tenors
    3. The Roulette Story [Box set] [Import]
    4. The Very Best of Michael Feinstein [Import]
    5. This Is Gold [Import]
    6. Torchin//You Are My Love [Original recording remastered]
    7. Totally Easy [Import]
    8. Touch of Class [Import]
    9. Traveling Miles
    10. Traveling Miles [Import]

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