Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in 2002 'Goodbye Swingtime' attempted to move away from the modern association of big bands with decadence and opulence and address it as a musical form worthy both of respect and indifference and whose merit should be judged on a piece by piece basis.
credits
from Goodbye Swingtime,
track released May 19, 2003
Written by M.Herbert/P.Wraight
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