This 2-CD box set features the top male vocal talent to emerge from America’s big band era (roughly the 1920s through the 1950s). Offers 30 of the most popular, chart-topping male artists of that time including Johnny Mercer, Frankie Laine, Vic Damone, Dick Haymes, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Ozzie Nelson, Merv Griffin, and the Velvet Fog himself, Mel Torme - plus many more (See complete tracklist below).

CONDITION: Band New – Factory Sealed – Never Opened – Never Played
(See scans above).

- 32-tracks showcase America’s most iconic and best-loved big band male performers.
- Painstakingly remastered from original recordings – sounds like it was all recorded today!
- Comes with an 8-page fold-out pamphlet with informative notes on each song.

Place this CD in your player and you’ll be whisked away to a busy New York City speakeasy where the orchestra is hot and the ladies are ready to dance. Some great tunes here.

Makes a great gift, especially when paired with the Leading Ladies collection from the same Best of Big Bands series (also available here in the store).

Leading Men
Great Male Singers of the Big Band Era
The Best of the Big Bands Series
2- CD Box Set
Reader’s Digest Music – 2001

CD #1

01 Vaughn Monroe - Red Roses for a Blue Lady 2:34
02 The Ink Spots - Maybe 3:15
03 Louis Prima - Just a Gigolo 2:42
04 Skinnay Ennis - Shuffle Off to Buffalo 2:40
05 Don Rodney - You Were Meant for Me 2:17
06 Gordon MacRae - Prisoner of Love 2:56
07 George "Bon Bon" Tunnell - If I Didn't Care 2:46
08 Tony Pastor - I Can't Give You Anything But Love 3:26
09 Eddy Howard - A Dreamer's Holiday 2:53
10 Johnny Mercer - Sweet Lorraine 3:06
11 Dick Haymes - You'll Never Know 2:56
12 Johnny Desmond - The Last Time I Saw Paris 2:15
13 Don Cornell - I'll Walk Alone 3:06
14 Vic Damone - Again 3:25
15 Frank Sinatra - Moon Love 2:02
16 Mel Tormé - I'll Be Seeing You 2:48

CD #2

01 Ray Eberle - Moonlight Serenade 3:39
02 Merv Griffin - Bewitched 3:03
03 Dick Haymes - Till the End of Time 3:36
04 Bob Eberly - Blueberry Hill 2:35
05 Frankie Laine - That's My Desire 2:32
06 Johnny Mercer - Button Up Your Overcoat 2:35
07 Kenny Gardner - Music! Music! Music! 2:59
08 Billy Williams - Along the Navajo Trail 2:06
09 Ozzie Nelson - I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 3:36
10 Eddy Howard - These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) 2:15
11 Jimmy Rushing - Baby Won't You Please Come Home 1:49
12 Johnny Desmond - Symphony 3:26
13 Bing Crosby - High Hopes 2:40
14 Don Cornell - I'm Yours 3:08
15 Frank Sinatra - My Buddy 2:57
16 Mel Tormé - It's Easy to Remember 1:56

This set is part of the larger Best of the Big Bands series produced by Reader’s Digest Music (so you know the quality is good). Be sure to check out our other factory-sealed Big Band titles from this same collection.

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