Hi-Stereo Swing Set for Kids - Durable Outdoor Play Equipment with Safe Design | Perfect for Backyard, Park, and Playground Fun" （如果原始标题中的"My Very Good Friends"是品牌名，则优化为：） "My Very Good Friends Hi-Stereo Swing Set - Safe & Sturdy Outdoor Play Equipment for Kids | Ideal for Backyards, Parks, and Playground Adventures

There really is a lot of meat on these bones, this is not the pleasant, simplistic music of Lawrence Welk. This is the powerhouse band of Mr Ted Heath, the greatest British Big Band leader, and one of the finest in the world. Heath started his own band when WWII was winding down, in fact, formed it on VE day. How good were they? No less than Count Basie once said that Heath's band was the only one that scared him. It was that good, and even outlasted Heath's death in 1969, not playing their last concert until the year 2000, with quite a few of the original players extant. A common lament of many big band enthusiasts is that the recording technology was not sufficiently advanced during the Big Band heyday, roughly 1935-45, to capture the amazing sounds. Heath was an early proponent of recording in the highest fidelity possible and was one of the pioneering recording artists to record in the famed "Phase 4" stereo of Decca studios. Having numerous Heath recordings I was well aware of the greatness of Heath's recordings, and if you buy this you will be also.The two albums on this CD-1. "My Very Good Friends the Bandleaders"- recorded February-April 1959 is a tribute to many of the bandleaders that Heath knew personally, and several he never met. Although the songs will be immediately recognized it is important to note that they are not the same arrangements, and are the better for it. In particular Miller's "Tuxedo Juction" has markedly different solos and shadings than the original recording and comes across as crisp and fresh, even timeless.Night Train, by Buddy Morrow, and one of the last hits by a Big Band, comes across closer to the original. The tightness of the arrangements and superior musicianship is clearly evident. The fidelity of the recording is a real treat and this one can be listened to loudly and may convince a few that big bands can wail as hard as any rock band. Some can anyway. A plus.2. "Ted Heath Swing in Hi-Stereo"- recorded June-July 1958. The first stereo recording session in Britain. Heath recorded this one in front of a live audience which is evident by the applause. And there is a lot to applaud here. Again, the sound is amazingly good, and the music is inspired. "Wrap Your troubles in dreams" is a personal favorite with all the bright brass work. But the show stopper is "Over the Rainbow" done with vibraphone and guitar- and it works well and plaintively evokes Garland's version. A plus for this album as well.Expensive but well worth it and may even convert a few who think "Big Band" means only Lawrence Welk