Si Zentner was a top trombonist with Les Brown, Harry James and Jimmy Dorsey before forming his own band. Johnny Mann, at a very young age, was a recognized music director, conductor, arranger and composer. Liberty Records blended chorus and orchestra for these two lps from 1961 and 1962, an 'exciting new sound' for the time, and still a fresh, bright, powerful sound today. 12 songs on each remastered lp, 'Serenade in Blue,' 'Breezin' Along With The Breeze,' 'Flamingo,' 'Ol' Man River,' 'St. Louis Blues,' 'Deep Purple,' 'Baubles, Bangles and Beads,' 'Dream,' 'Little White Lies,' 'Mississippi Mud,' 'Chattanooga Choo Choo,' 'At Last,' 'Paper Doll,' 'The Hut Sut Song,' 'It Happened In Monterey,' 'I'll Never Smile Again' and 'Rum and Coca-Cola' are some favorites. But in fact, each of these songs is a production number, a little symphony if you will. 'Great Band with Great Voices,' 'Great Voices of the Great Bands'-we'd like to buy an adjective for these titles, but in fact there's some very powerful, entertaining stuff here from the early sixties for not very much dough-so enjoy!