50 Big Band Classics

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Moonlight Serenade
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version)
composer and arranger:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
publisher:
Big 3 Music Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra?:??
2In the Mood
recording of:
In the Mood
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Wingy Manone
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein and Co. Limited and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra?:??
3Tuxedo Junction
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra?:??
4American Patrol
recording of:
American Patrol (swing version)
composer:
F. W. Meacham (in 1885)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor) (in 1942)
publisher:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment)
arrangement of:
American Patrol
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra?:??
5One O'Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie & His Orchestra?:??
6Blue and Sentimental
recording of:
Blue and Sentimental
composer:
Count Basie (pianist), Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) and Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
Count Basie & His Orchestra?:??
7Jumpin' at the Woodside
recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Count Basie & His Orchestra?:??
8Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie
recording of:
Clap Hands, Here Comes Charley
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1925), Joseph Meyer (US songwriter) (in 1925) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1925)
publisher:
Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (on 1937-03-24)
Count Basie & His Orchestra?:??
9I Can't Get Started
Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra?:??
10Jazz Me Blues
Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra?:??
11Drummin' Man
recording of:
Drummin’ Man
writer:
Gene Krupa and Tiny Parham (Canadian-American jazz bandleader & pianist)
Gene Krupa & His Orchestra?:??
12Love in My Heart
recording of:
Love in My Heart
Gene Krupa & His Orchestra?:??
13Rhumboogie
recording of:
Rhumboogie
writer:
Hughie Prince and Don Raye
Gene Krupa & His Orchestra?:??
14Night and Day
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra?:??
15Nightmare
recording of:
Nightmare
composer:
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra?:??
16Traffic Jam
recording of:
Traffic Jam
composer:
Teddy McRae and Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra?:??
17Stardust
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra?:??
18At the Woodchopper's Ball
Woody Herman & His Orchestra?:??
19Blue Flame
recording of:
Blue Flame
lyricist:
Leo Corday
composer:
Joe Bishop and Ray Noble
Woody Herman & His Orchestra?:??
20Hot Chestnuts
Woody Herman & His Orchestra?:??
21Ingie Speaks
Woody Herman & His Orchestra?:??
22Rhythm Is Our Business
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra?:??
23T'Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra?:??
24Lunceford Special
recording of:
Lunceford Special
writer:
Jimmie Lunceford (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader)
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra?:??
▼ CD 2
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1Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra?:??
2Come on With the "Come on"
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-06-27)
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-06-27)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-06-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-06-27)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-06-27)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1940-06-27)
reeds and reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-06-27)
saxophone and saxophone [alto, baritone saxophone]:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-27)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1940-06-27) and Walter Thomas (on 1940-06-27)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1940-06-27), Quentin Jackson (on 1940-06-27) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-06-27)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1940-06-27), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-06-27) and Lammar Wright (on 1940-06-27)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-06-27)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1940-06-27)
arranger:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WC-3162)
recording of:
Come On With the “Come On” (on 1940-06-27)
writer:
Cab Calloway and Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra?:??
3Jonah Joins the Cab
recording of:
Jonah Joins the Cab
writer:
Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra?:??
4King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra?:??
5Don't Be That Way
recording of:
Don’t Be That Way
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Edgar Sampson
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation and The Songwriters Guild
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra?:??
6Big John's Special
recording of:
Big John’s Special
writer:
Horace Henderson
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra?:??
7Clarinet a La King
recording of:
Clarinet à la King
writer:
Eddie Sauter
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra?:??
8A String of Pearls
recording of:
A String of Pearls
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Scarsdale Music (ASCAP)
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra?:??
9I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
recording of:
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
George Bassman
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Mills Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra?:??
10Melody in F
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra?:??
11Song of India
recording of:
Song of India
writer:
Red Bone (trombonist)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Russian composer)
piano arranger:
Edgar Fairchild
is based on:
Sadko: Scene IV. Song of the Indian Guest
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra?:??
12Boogie Woogie
recording of:
Boogie Woogie
composer:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra?:??
13Quiet Please
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra?:??
14Ciribiribin
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1939-11-08)
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-11-08)
baritone saxophone:
Bill Luther (Jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-11-08) and Drew Page (on 1939-11-08)
bass and double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1939-11-08)
brass:
Claude Lakey (on 1939-11-08)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1939-11-08)
guitar:
Red Kent (on 1939-11-08)
instruments:
Claude Lakey (on 1939-11-08)
piano:
Jack Gardner (piano) (on 1939-11-08)
saxophone:
Claude Lakey (on 1939-11-08), Bill Luther (Jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-11-08), Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-11-08) and Drew Page (on 1939-11-08)
trombone:
Truett Jones (Jazz trombonist) (on 1939-11-08), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1939-11-08) and Bruce Squires (on 1939-11-08)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1939-11-08), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-11-08), Jack Palmer (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1939-11-08) and Jack Schaeffer (on 1939-11-08)
lead vocals and lead vocals [vocal chorus]:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1939-11-08)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
orchestra:
Harry James and His Orchestra (on 1939-11-08)
conductor:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-11-08)
arranger:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
recording of:
Ciribiribin (They’re So in Love) (Harry James theme song) (on 1939-11-08)
lyricist:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Alberto Pestalozza
is based on:
Ciribiribin (original Italian version)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Harry James & His Orchestra featuring Frank Sinatra?:??
15Back Beat Boogie
recording of:
Back Beat Boogie
composer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
Harry James & His Orchestra?:??
16Flight of the Bumble Bee
recording of:
Flight of the Bumblebee (arr. Harry James)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Russian composer)
arranger:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
Harry James & His Orchestra?:??
17Trumpet Blues and Cantabile
recording of:
Trumpet Blues and Cantabile (for brass band, Geldard)
composer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
arranger:
Bill Geldard (British trombone player and composer)
Harry James & His Orchestra?:??
18Mood Indigo
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Indigo Mood Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra?:??
19It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra?:??
20Solitude
recording of:
(In My) Solitude
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra?:??
21The Sergeant Was Shy
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra?:??
22Take the "A" Train
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra?:??
23Echoes of Harlem
recording of:
Echoes of Harlem
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra?:??
24The Moose
Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra?:??
25Drop Me Off in Harlem
recording of:
Drop Me Off in Harlem
lyricist:
Nick Kenny (in 1933)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1933)
Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra?:??
26Skyliner
recording of:
Skyliner
composer:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader)
publisher:
Atlantic Music (BMI)
Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra?:??