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| The Instruments of the Dance Orchestra/Olde Englyshe | 
 enlarge | Artist: Ted Heath & His Musicke
Label: Dutton Vocalion UK
Category: Music
Buy New: $24.86
Buy New/Used from $24.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  (3 reviews)
Sales Rank: 497549
Format: Import, Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 765387410629
EAN: 0765387410629
ASIN: B00004YU8U
Release Date: November 14, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | The Orchestra: When The Saints Go Marching In | | • | The Saxophones | | • | The Saxophones: I Got Rhythm | | • | The Saxophones: Mad About The Boy | | • | The Saxophones: Skylark | | • | The Saxophones: The Boy Next Door | | • | The Woodwind | | • | The Woodwind: The Way You Look Tonight | | • | The Woodwind: Moonlight Serenade | | • | The Trumpets | | • | The Trumpets: Star Eyes | | • | The Trumpets: In A Sentimental Mood | | • | The Trumpets: I've Found A New Baby | | • | The Trombones | | • | The Trombones: I'll Close My Eyes | | • | The Trombones: Nice Work If You Can Get It | | • | The Brass Mutes | | • | The Brass Mutes: Crazy Rhythm | | • | The Brass Mutes: Mood Indigo | | • | The Brass Mutes | | • | The Brass Mutes: The Man I Love | | • | Percussion: Sand In My Shoes/Ring Dem Bells | | • | Rhythm Section And Orchestra: Moonlight In Vermont | | • | Rhythm Section And Orchestra: It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing | | • | The Lincolnshire Poacher | | • | Greensleeves | | • | D'ye Ken John Peel | | • | Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes | | • | There Is A Taverne In The Towne | | • | Barbara Allen | | • | Cherry Ripe | | • | Sweete Polly Oliver | | • | London Bridge Is Falling Downe | | • | Early One Morning | | • | The Lasse OF Richmond Hille | | • | The Foggie, Foggie Dewe |
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| Customer Reviews:
 It's a winner January 30, 2008
This is a wonderful album that every home should have. Terrific sound quality and a wonderful, simple, yet interesting explanation of the various instruments of the dance band and their role in creating an overall sound. Great tunes. The second album of traditional English tunes is nice listening too. It's unique, and its fun, so 5 stars from me.
 Ted's explanation of the band. March 12, 2006
The second half of this '2-LPs on one CD' disc is a very listenable collection of English "folk" tunes (Greenseleeves, Lincolnshire Poacher, London Bridge, etc). The first half (all 24 cuts of it)is a wonderfully entertaining, crisp and lucid explanation of how the instruments in a modern dance band line up, blend, and generally produce fine music. It includes an explanation of how Glenn Miller first achieved his unique sound. As well as educational, it is highly listenable.
 Four Stars for The Instruments of the Dance Orchestra February 28, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This disc, (actualy, the Instruments of the Dance Orchestra part), is truly a guilty pleasure. Anyone who is familiar with, and loves so-called Big Band music, or Swing music, or Jazz music, or whatever you want to call it, probably already knows much of the information that the great Ted Heath describes on this album, but I have never heard it done so elegantly.
For someone out there who may be on the verge of becoming interested in this type of music, grab this disc, if for no other reason, for the tunes that are used to describe each of the instruments in each of the sections, and for the pleasure of listening to the absolute top-notch musicians who made up that great band. Who knows, after this album, you might want to go out and grab some more of this great music.
Even though some of the "effects" instruments described later in the album now sound a little hokey (dated), you won't be dissapointed by the "riff tune" used for the finale. It is truly exciting, and worth the price of the whole disc.
For those of you who are familiar with this great music, think of this album as a refresher course on the music you love, and grab this guilty pleasure for yourself.
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