If Dreams Come True, by George Gee Swing Orchestra

If Dreams Come True

by George Gee Swing Orchestra

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1.	All The Cats Join In 04:19		buy track
2.	Gin For Xmas 02:17		buy track
3.	Shorty George 02:50		buy track
4.	Sent For You Yesterday 03:32	lyrics	buy track
Well, don't the moon look lonesome Shining through the tree Well, don't the moon look lonesome Shining through the tree Don't your house look lonesome When your baby packs up to leave Well, I sent for you yesterday An here you come today Well, I sent for you yesterday An here you come today You can help me, baby Go out treatin me that way Come back and love me, pretty baby Come back right away Come back and love me, baby Hurry up right away Dont you know that Im unhappy When you treatin me that way Well, I sent for you yesterday An here you come today Well, I sent for you yesterday An here you come today You cant love me, pretty baby And treat me that way Pretty baby
5.	Down South Camp Meeting 03:08		buy track
6.	If Dreams Come True 03:45		buy track
7.	Puttin' On The Ritz 02:56		buy track
8.	It Had To Be You 05:08	lyrics	buy track
It had to be you, it had to be you I wandered around and finally found, that somebody who Could make me be true Could make me feel blue And even be glad just to be sad, thinking of you Some others I've seen Might never be mean Might never be cross, or try to be boss But they wouldn't do For nobody else gave me a thrill With all your faults, I love you still It had to be you, wonderful you It had to be you Some others I've seen Might never be mean Might never be cross, or try to be boss But they wouldn't do For nobody else gave me a thrill With all your faults, I love you still It had to be you, wonderful you It had to be you
9.	Ball of Fire 03:18		buy track
10.	You Can Depend On Me 03:39		buy track
11.	Lulu's Back In Town 02:35	lyrics	buy track
Gotta get my old tuxedo pressed, gotta sew a button on my vest, 'Cause tonight I've gotta look my best, Lulu's back in town. Gotta get a half a buck somewhere, gotta shine my shoes and slick my hair, Gotta get myself a boutonniere, Lulu's back in town. You can tell all my pets, all my Harlem coquettes, Mister Otis regrets, that he won't be aroun'. You can tell the mailman not to call, I ain't comin' home until the fall And I might not get back home at all... Lulu's back in town.
12.	Topsy 02:48		buy track
13.	Victory Stride 04:04		buy track

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"New York City bandleader George Gee (he is not listed as playing an instrument) and the Jump Jivin' Wailers little big band are into the swing thing, and re-create a dozen-plus-one classics and slightly obscure tunes from the golden era of jazz. Arranger and trumpeter Walt Szymanski contributes nine of the 13 charts done with a flair that emphasizes group interplay and slightly bolder accents than the originals. Clarinetist Daniel Block takes the lion's share of soloing, with tenor saxophonist Michael Hashim and Szymanski helping in that department secondarily. The experience Szymanski gained living and working in Detroit as the music director for drummer J.C. Heard's big band has obviously held him here in good stead. Another ex-Detroiter, baritone saxophonist Alex Harding is also a mighty presence. The music comes in-part from the book of Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, and American Popular songsmiths with a chestnut or knuckleball tossed in here and there. Block shines brightly on the Henderson flagwaver "Down South Camp Meeting," Eddie Sauter's fervent and fun "All the Cats Join In," and Benny Goodman's "If Dreams Come True." The whole band swings hardest collectively during the rapid-fire solos in Lionel Hampton's "Gin for Xmas" and James P. Johnson's strutting "Victory Stride." These are perfect vehicles for contemporary retro-swing endeavors. John Dokes sings as a pseudo-Jimmy Rushing on "Sent for You Yesterday," ex-Detroiter Carla Cook does the unrequited blues "It Had to Be You," and Szymanski vocally camps it up a bit for "Lulu's Back in Town." Though overall there are good if not clichéd choices of material, this for the most part is a listenable and enjoyable date, best appreciated by seasoned listeners."

Michael Nastos
www.allmusic.com

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released January 1, 2010

George Gee - bandleader
Mark Gross - alto saxophone
Michael Hashim - tenor saxophone
Alex Harding - baritone saxophone
Brian Bonvissuto - trombone
Steve Wiseman, Walt Szymanski - trumpets
Steve Einerson - piano
Marcus McLaurine - bass
Rick Briskin - guitar
Willard Dyson - drums
Carla Cook - vocals
John Dokes - vocals

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