Hep Jazz ( UK ) has a must-have, new 2-CD Artie Shaw title, "The Complete 1945 Spotlight Band Broadcasts" (catalog no. 84/85), with performances from military bases in southern California, awaiting release.
But there's a couple significant differences from previous issues of the material by other labels [ including the 2003 CD, "Artie Shaw: 1945 Spotlight Bands Broadcasts," Jazz Unlimited ( Sw ) 201 2088, and the CD "Spotlight On Artie Shaw" (Joyce JRC-1016), a reissue of a 1974 LP (Joyce LP-1003) ].
"These are from Artie's personal acetates," as I was told by e-mail. "The AFRS broadcasts which have been issued on the CDs you mentioned were only 15 minute edits."
Equally important, unless you were tuned in to the original programs which aired in September and October 1945, there are at least 12 songs or versions that you've never heard before: Dancing in the Dark, Out of This World, I Can't Get Started, It Might As Well Be Spring, If I Loved You, Together, Star Dust, I Cover the Waterfront, I'm Gonna Love That
Guy, Summertime, It Had to Be You, and Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise.
In fact, those aren't even documented in Vladimir Simosko's Artie Shaw discography!
"The actual programmes were 25 minutes and held complete, not fade-out performances, plus additional tunes," it was explained by Hep.
As a bonus, producer Alistair Robertson is also including three selections from the November 7, 1945 "Fitch Bandwagon" show: 'S Wonderful (previously-unissued), Night and Day, and Let's Walk.
The performances have been restored by Doug Pomeroy "and are fabulous," it was promised. "Plus great photos and good notes. A fine set in all regards."
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