History has not been kind to the sweet bands of the swing era, enormously popular in their time, but never given any critical notice, and therefore neglected by record company reissue people ever since, even though there is still a public nostagically clamoring to hear them. A good example is the band with the unlikely moniker of Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye. It ranked behind only Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey as the most successful big band of the '40s. Nevertheless, Kaye's recordings are ha...   [ read more ]

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The Sammy Kaye Collection encompasses several of bandleader Sammy Kaye's sweet light pop arrangements of familiar songs, including "Harbor Lights," "As Time Goes By," "Tennessee Waltz," "Wheel of Fortune," and "Why Can't This Night Go On Forever." Originally recorded for Decca Records in the '50s, these 25 tracks are far from a perfect Kaye retrospective, but it's a nice sampler of familiar items. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide

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