Let's Go to Town With Billy May & His Orchestra [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED] 2CD SET
The made for radio recordings here make an interesting comparison with Billy May's commercial records of the 1950s period. Whilst the same base arrangement were generally used, the soloist had freedom to improvise. There is also a comparison to be made between the performance by May's studio Orchestra made up of the cream of Los Angeles session musicians and that of his road band where the majority of the musicians were relatively unknown youngsters. In fact, the performances sound just as exciting and original in the hands of the youngsters as they did by the seasoned studio professionals. A worthwhile Jasmine issue of interest to all Billy May and general Big Band fans which also contains titles not recorded commercially. 2CD set with a running time of 1 hour and 49 mins.