The Big Band Sound, a 20-piece jazz orchestra

Our CD Recordings

The Big Band Sound is pleased to offer our fans a choice of two CDs:

And The Angels Swing! Live! contains a wide selection of up-tempo classics as well as beautiful ballads.
Live and Swingin'! is full of great tunes for swing dancing all night long!

Both CDs are jam-packed with over 73 minutes of music each! (Wow!)

And The Angels Swing! Live! CD

"The Big Band Sound is a dynamic ensemble to experience in a live setting, with each section executing at full bore and giving a tremendous lift to listeners and dancers alike. Believe me, there's nothing like being out front and up close when leader Dave Cole kicks off the tempo at another jam-packed swing dance or concert. But if you haven't heard them in person, And The Angels Swing! Live! fully presents the talents of the entire band, which continues to impress swing lovers all over the Hudson Valley. In fact, if I started listing highlights from this CD, I'm sure I'd wind up writing about every tune!"
- Scott Wenzel, Mosaic Records
The selections included on And The Angels Swing! Live! perfectly reflect an evening out listening to The Big Band Sound in-person: classic tunes from all the famous big bands, including furious flag-wavers, romantic ballads and everything in-between! This was recorded live at a "1940s Swing Dance" and it's sure to sweep you up in the emotions of the evening!

On And The Angels Swing! Live! , The Big Band Sound brings you wonderful big band jazz from the great orchestras of Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Harry James, Count Basie, and Randy Brooks, along with classic vocals with big band backing from Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra and Harry Connick Jr., as well as several other choice standards. 24 songs and over 73 minutes of music!

And The Angels Swing! Live!

And The Angels Sing
Take The "A" Train
Blue Skies
Tenderly
Almost Like Being In Love
Begin The Beguine
Georgia On My Mind
I've Heard That Song Before
Who's Sorry Now?
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
Beyond The Sea
Portrait Of Louis Armstrong
Shiny Stockings
Skylark
Little Jazz
Witchcraft
The Man With The Horn
It Had To Be You
All Of Me
I'll Never Smile Again
Ciribiribin
At Last
Cottontail
It's Been A Long, Long Time

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Live and Swingin'! CD

"On Live and Swingin'!, The Big Band Sound recreates many of the familiar songs from the Swing Era, blending in a few more recent works, everything designed for dancing and listening, as used to be the case when big bands were king of the hill. The Big Band Sound means to entertain, which it does, and this country would benefit greatly if many more like-minded ensembles were to pick up the gauntlet and keep on swingin' as well as they know how, simply for the sheer pleasure of helping other people unwind and enjoy themselves."
- AllAboutJazz.com
The selections offered by The Big Band Sound on Live and Swingin'! prove that nothing gets people swinging better than the sounds of the classic big bands! This was recorded live at a packed-house swing dance and you can just feel the members of The Big Band Sound feeding off of the incredible energy of the hundreds of dancers!

The Big Band Sound lives up to our name on Live and Swingin'! by including the best of the great orchestras of Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Doc Severinson, Louis Prima, Les Brown, Johnny Long, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Harry James and Stan Kenton. Also included are several of Frank Sinatra's classic songs with big band backing, a touch of the Andrews Sisters, and a couple of more contemporary compositions that follow in the brassy big band tradition. 22 songs and over 73 minutes of music!

Live And Swingin'!

Strike Up The Band
Marie
Satin Doll
By Myself [Click to listen]
It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
I've Got You Under My Skin
Jump, Jive and Wail
Leap Frog
Shanty Town
Fun Time
Sing, Sing, Sing
In The Mood
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Ya Gotta Try
Summer Wind
Swing, Swing, Swing
Two O'Clock Jump
Fly Me To The Moon
The Swinger [Click to listen]
Theme and Variations Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy [Click to listen]
Sweet Georgia Brown

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Publicity

These two CDs have been featured on the air locally on the Joe Daily In The Morning radio show as well as on the Good Morning Hudson Valley radio show. (refer to our Big Bands On Local Radio page for station details). Our CDs have also been featured on the Swingin' Down The Lane, "Somewhere In Time" and "One Night Stand" nationally syndicated radio shows. In addition, these CDs are such feel-good recordings that they are frequently used during public skating hours at the McCann Ice Arena!

And that's not all! Three of the songs from Live and Swingin'! (Marie, Leap Frog and Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy) are such swinging tunes that they were chosen for the soundtrack of the documentary film "Purple Mountain Majesty" by Big Schuss Productions.

Ordering CDs

And The Angels Swing! Live! and Live and Swingin'! can be purchased at any of our concerts or dances, or you can purchase them online by visiting PayPal.com and directing your $15.00 payment for each CD (shipping and handling included) to BigBandSound@compuserve.com. Or, send an email to BigBandSound@compuserve.com if you'd like to pay by check or money order.