Since 1985, the fifteen-piece San Francisco Starlight Orchestra has been bringing back the ballroom magic of the "twenties and early thirties" with a unique mix of jazz and dance music, authentic to the last note. For audiences mostly interested in jazz, such as those at festivals and concerts, the Orchestra concentrates on what is now called the "hot dance" music of the period, taken from such famous bands as those of Duke Ellington, Don Redman, Bennie Moten, King Oliver, Paul Whiteman, Jean Goldkette, Ben Pollack and Frank Trumbauer. When the SFSO plays for dancers, an assortment of fox trots, rumbas, tangos, Charlestons and waltzes are added to the play list.
These SFSO recordings represent the finest "hot dance" music being performed today.
San
Francisco Starlight Orchestra
CHEERFUL LITTLE EARFUL
With their second Stomp Off label CD, the San Francisco Starlight Orchestra indulges us once again in some delightful nostalgia - as they recreate the music of the great dance bands of the 1920's - with particular attention to the "symphonic jazz" of the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. ...more
CHARLESTON IS THE BEST DANCE AFTER ALL
The San Francisco Starlight Orchestra's first recording project is "Charleston Is The Best Dance After All." The tune selection is a little more varied than on the Stomp Off CDs. ...more
