Shaw'nuff! - Great Tunes By Artie Shaw - Francis Bay

 

Nightmare

Shaw'nuff!

Great Tunes by Artie Shaw

Featuring The Francis Bay Orchestra

Stereophonic Engineering and Artistic Direction by Peter Plum, Elite Musical Productions

Produced by Dave Hubert

Cover Photograph by Ray Avery

Product Design by Leon McFadden

Omega Records OSL 21

From the back cover: The Bay Big Band salutes to the great American and English big bands at the Brussel's World's Fair astounded and impressed all who heard their regular performances at the fair. Francis Bay, the leader and an extremely versatile musician and arranger, organized the Bay Big Band in 1954 to become the first regular Radio Dance Band after the end of World War II. The Bay Big Band recently won the highly coveted "Golden Gondo" trophy in a battle of the bands at Venice, Italy. The precision section work and fluid jazz improvisation of the soloists are a product of years of rehearsal and development shared by the same group of musicians without the constant changes in sidemen that have plagued our American bands in recent years. The musical rapport between sections of the band and between soloists is amazing. Francis Bay plays trombone, clarinet and alto saxophone and flute with equal ability and his regular programs on the Brussels N.I.R. Radio conceived by program manager Rob Boon can be heard weekly on the powerful station throughout England, France, Belgium and surrounding countries. – Dave Hubert

Begin The Beguine

Dancing In The Dark

Cross Your Heart 

When The Quail Come Back To San Quentin

Temptation

'S Wonderful 

Stardust

Frenesi

Moonglow

Nightmare