Freddy Martin Hits Collection 1933-53 (3CD)

Freddy Martin was a hugely successful bandleader, saxophonist and conductor whose orchestra played the sweet style of dance band and easy listening music which appealed to the broad spectrum of middle America during the 1930s through the 40s and into the early 50s during what is sometimes called the golden age of popular music. The great jazz tenor saxophonist Johnny Hodges called him Mr. Silvertone. He pioneered the Tenor Band style that became the norm in the dance band business, with an all-tenor sax section, and enjoyed successful lengthy residencies at prestigious hotels, as well as becoming a fixture on sponsored radio shows.\n\nHe recorded for Brunswick, before moving to RCA, first coming out on their Bluebird before switching to Victor and RCA-Victor, and during the 1930s, 40s and early 50s enjoyed a constant stream of big sellers, which mostly featured one or other of his vocalists, but with his big hits coming with classically-based orchestral pieces, notably his long-runnin