Tag: Bunny Berigan

From the Record Shelves #333 – Azure – Bunny Berigan’s big band is not considered one of the best ones of that era, and I’ve always found their music a bit sad. Maybe it’s a reflection of the bandleader’s unhappy existence at the time. But they had their good moments, such as this one (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #252 – Trees – A colorized photo and manipulated sound—I should hate this, but I don’t. This is an early LP reissue from 1959. I don’t know much about which methods they used to try to enhance the sound quality, but in this case, I think that they managed (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #231 – Flashes – As you can expect, there is a display of Bunny Berigan’s virtuosity and talent here, a lot of “take it, Bunny!” where he shows off his skills and power. Impressive as it is, I still prefer the reading of a handful of arrangements (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #42 – Something About an Old Love. I was happy to find this record recently. It swings and Bunny Berigan’s trumpet playing is always a pleasure to listen to. But there is another special thing about this tune (…) read more and listenread more and listen