Complete Song Books by LES BROWN - Sheet Music Collection for Piano, Guitar & Vocals - Perfect for Performances, Music Lessons & Home Entertainment

I own quite a few CD's of Les' work, and this is the best I have heard. Certainly, out of all his CD's this one affords his soloists--which are all top notch (ie: "Mr. Clarinet," Buddy DeFranko, Frank Rosolino, Zoot Sims, etc.)the most room to say what they have to say. Many times I am dissappointed with the amount of solo room his sidemen get--because they are all so good, and the commercial nature of his work, and this CD does some to counter that. Also note that the band as a whole swings a little more than usual, the brass has more sting, the chords slightly more dissonant--good stuff! I would most certainly recommend this CD to anyone who has the slightest interest in quality big band music. For Les, it's slighlty more swingy and a tad less commercial that usual.