Skeets Tolbert and His Gentlemen of Swing 1940-1942

Synopsis of Skeets Tolbert and His Gentlemen of Swing 1940-1942

«Skeets Tolbert and His Gentlemen of Swing 1940-1942» is the compilation by Skeets Tolbert, released in 1998 by Melodie Jazz Classic, on CD.

The album brings together recordings by Skeets Tolbert and his Gentlemen of Swing made between 1940 and 1942, within the swing and jump blues of the era. It alternates instrumental pieces and vocal numbers, and includes collaborations by Wingy Carpenter, Buddy Johnson and Jean Eldridge, among other musicians from the band's repertoire.

It is part of the The Chronological Classics series; reference Classics 993, published in France.

Of interest to collectors of classic jazz and fans of reissues of recordings from the 1940s.