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Recorded at St Hilda's College, Oxford in December 2023.

More about The Cutting Edge Big Band: https://www.cuttingedgebigband.com

Based in Oxford, England, The Cutting Edge Big Band has a stylish and exciting sound - beautiful melodies and joyously toe-tapping rhythms from serious musicians who love playing.

Whether wistful ballads or stomping dance numbers, this is classy entertainment in a variety of settings, with a set list tailored to every event.

The repertoire is rooted in the classic swing era of the ‘30s and ‘40s. Those days of romance: glamour, moonshine and tuxedos, the excitement of Harlem and invention of wild, new dance crazes. Think wartime tunes made famous by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald and Glenn Miller.

Then there are the mid-century classics that everyone knows - Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Dean Martin; and even the occasional tune from Stevie Wonder, the Beatles, Billy Joel, or the achingly cool Astrud Gilberto. Great melodies that have been sung by everyone from Rod Stewart to Michael Buble to Robbie Williams …

The band has been performing since 1982 and is now led by Chris Macklow, a man of easy vintage charm and smooth sophistication. His apparently laid-back style hides a ruthless attention to detail.