AVID Jazz continues with its Four Classic album series with a re-mastered 2CD release by Georgie Auld, complete with original artwork and liner notes.
“In The Land Of Hi-Fi”; “Misty”; “The Melody Lingers On” and “Good Enough To Keep”
For our four albums by swing tenor saxophonist Georgie Auld we are taking a musical journey through the many styles Auld has played over a career going back to the 1930’s when he joined the Bunny Berigan band from 1937-38. In a career spanning over fifty years Auld has also played with many of the greats including Artie Shaw (1938-39), Benny Goodman in the early forties, Erroll Garner, Dizzy Gillespie, Maynard Ferguson, Billy Eckstine and Ella Fitzgerald. We kick off with big band Auld with “In The Land Of Hi-Fi”, move on to solo Auld, “Misty” where the tenor is joined only by organ on one track and orchestra on four others, as the liner notes testify “a master in pretty mood”. “The Melody Lingers On” finds Auld joined by top vocal group the Mello Larks for some Manny Albam arranged music for dancing and easy listening! Finally we return to the sound of the Georgie Auld Sextet for “Good Enough To Keep” where the band re-visit the world of the Benny Goodman Sextet recordings of which Auld had been an integral part.
CD1
1-12: ‘In The Land Of Hi-Fi ’
1. In The Land Of Hi-Fi
2. For You
3. Until The Real Thing Comes Along
4. Tippin’ In
5. Sunday Kind Of Love
6. I May Be Wrong
7. Swingin’ In The Moore Park
8. If I Loved You
9. Dinah
10. They Can’t Take That Away From Me
11. My Blue Heaven
12. Love Is Just Around The Corner
13-24: ‘Misty’
13. Misty
14. Spring It Was
15. Francie’s Theme
16. Summer Time
17. Your Kiss
18. Blue And Sentimental
19. You’ll Love France
20. The Touch Of Your Lips
21. Unexpected
22. You’ll Never Know
23. Take My Word
24. Tenderly
CD2
1-12: ‘The Melody Lingers On ’
1. Moon Love
2. I Think Of You My Sweet
3. Indian Summer
4. Sailin’ On
5. Story Of A Starry Night
6. Full Moon And Empty Arms
7. Our Love
8. The Lamp Is Low
9. My Reverie
10. If You Are But A Dream
11. I’m Always Chasing Rainbows
12. Stranger In Paradise
13-24: ‘Good Enough To Keep’
13.Good Enough To Keep (Air Mail Special)
14. On The Alamo
15. Seven Comes Eleven
16. Soft Winds
17. Wholly Cats
18. Flying Home
19. Benny’s Bugle
20. Rose Room
21. A Smooth One
22. Sweet Lorraine
23. I’ve Found A New Baby
24. Scarecrow
