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| Recording » Bing's First Stereo Album » 30/3/2012 2:02 pm |
- winterskn
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I know this discussion took place almost a year ago, but I have done some looking into "Bing With a Beat." By the way, this is a highly regarded album, with some jazz critics considering it one of the top 10 traditional jazz albums ever produced. It certainly is one of my very favorite LP's of Bing--ranking up there with "Fancy Meeting You Here," "High Society" and "Bing and Satchmo."
I've looked at the copies of the original LP on E-bay and other outlets. I have not found any copies of the LP in stereo. LPM-1473. I even found a release from Italian RCA, and it has the same number. They are all listed as "A New Orthophonic High Fidelity Recording." The amazing thing is that they had the tracks to lay down the album and release it in stereo and didn't do it until the release of the CD. I for one am so thankful for the remastering done in 2004 for that release. It sounds like Bing and the band just recorded it---and I love the feel that they are just jamming informally.
| Recording » "Bing Viejo" » 27/2/2012 11:07 pm |
- winterskn
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I have the original ANAHUAC LP issue. And, except for what I felt was a rather weak effort on "Blue Spanish Eyes" and the last note of "Eres Tu" which was a stretch, I find it to be a very enjoyable album. FRENESI is as good a recording as Bing made in the last 10 years of his life. Other highlights for me were "Maria Bonita," "The Breeze and I"
Even "Amapola," which came in for some a pretty critical critique by Ken Barnes in The Crosby Years, I find a wonderful and unique rendering-- Green Eyes is a wonderful recording as is Besame Mucho.
Finally, "Borrachita," a sad song about a female camp follower with the Mexican army, is, to my ear, a masterpiece-guitar playing, Bing's singing, and his whistling, which captures the mood perfectly, are all top-notch. His Spanish pronunciation is outstanding throughout-- no surprise there. I love most of this album. I love most of the Ken Barnes produced albums as well, but for me, "Bingo Viejo (Old Bing)" has a proud place in his later recordings. If you have never heard it---you are missing out.
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