As the title implies, this is very much a swing set.
Pianist Dick Hyman (a master of all pre-bop styles) has little difficulty emulating Teddy Wilson, Art Tatum and Count Basie (among others) plus his own style in an octet also featuring trumpeter Joe Wilder, trombonist Urbie Green, altoist-clarinetist Phil Bodner, baritonist Joe Temperley, rhythm guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, bassist Milt Hinton, drummer Butch Miles and (on three tunes) altoist Frank Wess.
The opening and closing numbers are ad-lib blues both titled "From the Age of Swing"; sandwiched in between are ten swing-era standards plus a couple of obscure Duke Ellington items.
Among the highlights are "Topsy," "Them There Eyes," "Rose Room" and "Mean to Me." No real surprises occur, but mainstream fans should like this swinging set.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | From the Age of SwingDick Hyman | Dick Hyman | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | You're Driving Me Crazy/ Moten SwingWalter Donaldson, Benny Moten | Dick Hyman | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | TopsyEdgar Battle, Eddie Durham | Dick Hyman | Play | 06:07 | 14 MB | 32 MB |
| 4 | Them There EyesMaceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey | Dick Hyman | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | Dooji WoojiDuke Ellington | Dick Hyman | Play | 06:05 | 13 MB | 32 MB |
| 6 | Soft WindsBenny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson | Dick Hyman | Play | 05:20 | 12 MB | 30 MB |
| 7 | 'Deed I DoWalter Hirsch, Fred Rose | Dick Hyman | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | Rose RoomArt Hickman, Harry Williams | Dick Hyman | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 19 MB |
| 9 | I Know What You DoJohnny Hodges, Irving Mills | Dick Hyman | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 10 | Mean to MeFred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk | Dick Hyman | Play | 05:34 | 12 MB | 29 MB |
| 11 | I'm Getting Sentimental over YouGeorge Bassman, Ned Washington | Dick Hyman | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 11 MB |
| 12 | From the Age of SwingDick Hyman | Dick Hyman | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 24 MB |
| 13 | What Is There to Say_ | Dick Hyman | Play | 04:48 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 14 | From the Age of Swing (alternate take) | Dick Hyman | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 21 MB |
| 67 mins | 155 MB | |||||
| 67 mins | 350 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred E. Ahlert | Composer |
| 2 | George Bassman | Composer |
| 3 | Edgar Battle | Composer |
| 4 | Phil Bodner | Clarinet, Guest Artist, Sax (Alto), Saxophone |
| 5 | Eddie DeLange | Composer |
| 6 | Walter Donaldson | Composer |
| 7 | Vernon Duke | Composer |
| 8 | Eddie Durham | Composer |
| 9 | Duke Ellington | Composer |
| 10 | Benny Goodman | Composer |
| 11 | Urbie Green | Guest Artist, Trombone |
| 12 | E.Y. "Yip" Harburg | Composer |
| 13 | Fletcher Henderson | Composer |
| 14 | Art Hickman | Composer |
| 15 | Milt Hinton | Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Guest Artist |
| 16 | Walter Hirsch | Composer |
| 17 | Johnny Hodges | Composer |
| 18 | Will Hudson | Composer |
| 19 | Dick Hyman | Composer, Piano, Primary Artist |
| 20 | Keith O. Johnson | Engineer |
| 21 | Butch Miles | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 22 | Irving Mills | Composer |
| 23 | Benny Moten | Composer |
| 24 | Maceo Pinkard | Composer |
| 25 | Bucky Pizzarelli | Guest Artist, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm) |
| 26 | Fred Rose | Composer |
| 27 | Paul Stubblebine | Digital Mastering |
| 28 | Dick Sudhalter | Liner Notes |
| 29 | Doris Tauber | Composer |
| 30 | Joe Temperley | Guest Artist, Sax (Baritone), Saxophone |
| 31 | William Tracey | Composer |
| 32 | Roy Turk | Composer |
| 33 | Ned Washington | Composer |
| 34 | Frank Wess | Guest Artist, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Saxophone |
| 35 | Joe Wilder | Flugelhorn, Guest Artist, Trumpet |
| 36 | Harry Williams | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |