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The George Gee Big Band: Settin' the Pace

Read "Settin' the Pace" reviewed by Elliott Simon

by Elliott Simon

Although they're not typically household names, a strong case can be made that no single group has had more of an influence on the sound of American music than arrangers. One thing that can't be disputed though, is that the arranger is front and center when it comes to big band swing. A first-person participatory tribute ...

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Buddha Boogie

By George Gee Swing Orchestra

Label: Swing 46
Released: 2004
Track listing: Buzzin

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Settin' The Pace

By George Gee Swing Orchestra

Label: GJazz Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Out of Nowhere; Settin' the Pace; Lover Come Back to Me; In a Sentimental Mood; Mambo Inn; Ready Now That You Are GG; Bass in Yo' Face; The Very Thought of You; When Your Lover Has Gone; Autumn Leaves; I Don't Want to Learn to Sing the Blues; Scrapple From the Apple.

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Swingin' at Swing City Zurich

By George Gee Swing Orchestra

Label:
Released: 2004
Track listing: Trumpet Blues and Cantabile; Why Don

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George Gee Big Band: Settin' The Pace

Read "Settin' The Pace" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella

The full-bodied big band arrangements of Frank Foster make this session swing with a lush tonality and a finger-snappin' groove. The New York ensemble that George Gee has put together tackles each standard piece with a passionate love for the art. And the timing is right. Settin' The Pace also serves as a fine tribute to ...

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George Gee and the Jump, Jive and Wailers: Buddha Boogie

Read "Buddha Boogie" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

George Gee, as energetic and enthusiastic a bandleader as you are likely to meet, has at least two bands under his baton, the larger Swing Orchestra and the Jump, Jive and Wailers, which is actually a tentet. And he may have three, if the Swing Orchestra isn’t a renamed version of Gee’s Make Believe Ballroom Orchestra, ...

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The George Gee Swing Orchestra: Swingin' at Swing City Zurich

Read "Swingin' at Swing City Zurich" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

According to the liner notes, George Gee’s Swingin’ at Swing City Zurich was recorded in a train station, the Hautbanhoff, an assertion that isn’t hard to believe once one hears the outcome. Having enthusiastically reviewed two of Gee’s earlier albums ( Swingin’ Live!, Swingin’ Away ), also recorded in concert, I was rather let down by ...

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George Gee and His Make-Believe Ballroom Orchestra: Swingin' Live! / Swingin' Away

Read "Swingin' Live! / Swingin' Away" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

By now, most people who are musically inclined know that “swing” is making a comeback. Not exactly sweeping the country, but at least more widespread and popular than it has been in recent years. The problem is that many of swing’s better–known exponents are far more flashy than capable, and while the music may deliver some ...


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