Ray Anthony - Collection 1949-62Ray Anthony is a trumpeter, bandleader, composer and film star who led one of the most respected and successful big bands of the 1950s. Starting his career as a member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra in the early 1940s, he launched his own band after serving in the US Navy in WWII, and had his first hit with "A Dreamer's Holiday" in 1949, racking up a string of over 25 chart entries through into the 1960s. This great value 82 Track 3 CD set comprises

Johneron Davis

Almost none of the versions of the songs featured here have been on any previous Ace CD

It's a window onto a vibrant and exciting musical environment and includes a number of unfamiliar names and recordings of which even pop enthusiasts may not be too aware

With some time left at the end of the session

showcasing him in a variety of different musical environments

This excellent-value 50-track 2-CD collection comprises all Bob Crosby's forty and more career hits

he won four of them

They were a vocal group of the old school

the ensemble has chosen a selection of Mozart operas

their career being cut short by Jack Anglin's death in an auto accident in 1963

but is here featured as a leader

Sammy Kaye