Beneke,Tex Hey Ba-Ba-Re-Bop - The Singles Collection 1946-54 CD

Tex Beneke was a big band saxophonist and singer who joined the Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1941, and remained with him until Miller broke up his band the following year to join the Army Air Forces, with Beneke also enlisting in the Navy. Having performed on all Miller's big hits of that era, and with Miller having died over the English Channel in 1944, Beneke got permission from Miller's estate to form a "ghost band" in 1946, initially called "Tex Beneke With The Glenn Miller Orchestra, which eventually became Tex Beneke & His Orchestra a year or two later. This great-value 48-track 2-CD collection comprises selected A and B sides of his releases leading the Glenn Miller Orchestra and his own orchestra during these years on the RCA-Victor, MGM and Coral labels through to the mid-1950s. It features all his twelve hits under his own name from these years, including the Top 10 hits "Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop", "I Know", "Give Me Five Minutes More", "Passe", "A Gal In Calico", "Anniversary Song" and "St. Louis Blues March". As well as his own featured spots as vocalist, it also has performances by Garry Stevens, Artie Mann, Lillian Lane, Glenn Douglas, Gwen Bari and Ray Eberle, along with the vocal groups The Crew Chiefs and Moonlight Serenaders. It 's an entertaining set that sees Beneke recapturing the spirit of the Miller band, but also establishing a style of his own as the market changed in the post-war era.

1. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 2. It Couldn't Be True (Or Could It?) 3. Cynthia's in Love 4. The Whiffenpoof Song (Baa! Baa! Baa!) 5. Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop 6. I Know 7. Give Me Five Minutes More 8. Passe 9. Oh But I Do 10. A Gal in Calico 11. Falling Leaves 12. Speaking of Angels 13. Anniversary Song 14. Sunrise Serenade 15. My Young and Foolish Heart 16. Feudin' and Fightin' 17. Washington and Lee Swing 18. (How I'll Miss You) When the Summer Is Gone 19. Stormy Weather 20. I Have But One Heart 21. Lone Star Moon 22. Beyond the Sea 23. St. Louis Blues March 24. Saturday Date 25. Meadowlands (Russian Patrol) 26. Look for the Silver Lining 27. Hankerin' 28. Poinciana (Song of the Tree) 29. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) 30. Bye Bye Blues 31. Mississippi Flyer 32. Midnight Serenade 33. They Can't Take That Away from Me 34. Blues in the Night March 35. The Merrily Song (No Where in Particular) 36. I Can Dream, Can't I 37. Lazy River 38. Lazybones 39. Georgia on My Mind 40. Java Junction 41. I've Got a Heart Filled with Love 42. My Love An' My Mule 43. The Yodel Waltz 44. Unforgettable 45. S Wonderful 46. Singin' in the Rain 47. Danny's Hideaway 48. Chattanooga Choo Choo