The Best of the Big Dance Bands

~ Release by Benny Goodman (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Let’s Dance
recording of:
Let’s Dance (Benny Goodman’s theme song)
lyricist:
Fanny May Baldridge
composer:
Joseph Bonime, Gregory Stone and Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
Benny Goodman0:51
2Don’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 Goodman3:22
3St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Benny Goodman3:50
4Stealin’ Apples
alto saxophone:
Al Block (US jazz flute/saxaphone) (in 1958-05) and Ernie Mauro (in 1958-05)
baritone saxophone:
Gene Allen (baritone saxophonist) (in 1958-05)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (in 1958-05)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (in 1958-05)
drums (drum set):
Roy Burns (in 1958-05)
guitar:
Billy Bauer (US cool jazz guitarist) (in 1958-05)
piano:
“Sir” Roland Hanna (jazz pianist) (in 1958-05)
tenor saxophone:
Seldon Powell (in 1958-05) and Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1958-05)
trombone:
Vernon Brown (in 1958-05), Willie Dennis (in 1958-05) and Rex Peer (in 1958-05)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (in 1958-05), John Frosk (in 1958-05), Billy Hodges (in 1958-05) and Taft Jordan (in 1958-05)
live recording of:
Stealin’ Apples (in 1958-05)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
Benny Goodman5:17
5One O’Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Benny Goodman2:59
6King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Benny Goodman3:29
7Somewhere
Woody Herman4:16
8Early Autumn
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1976-11-20)
recording of:
Early Autumn
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1949)
composer:
Ralph Burns (in 1949) and Woody Herman (in 1949)
Woody Herman3:56
9At the Woodchopper’s Ball
Woody Herman5:02
10Shiny Stockings
recording of:
Shiny Silk Stockings
writer:
Frank Foster (country singer-song writer)
publisher:
Lynnstorm Music Publishing Co.
Harry James2:00
11Sophisticated Lady
recording of:
Sophisticated Lady
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Harry James2:56
12Green Onions
Harry James8:22
13Jazz Connoisseurs
Harry James3:44
14Too Close for Comfort
recording of:
Too Close for Comfort (Mr. Wonderful)
writer:
Jerry Bock, Lawrence Holofcener and George David Weiss
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Memory Lane Music Ltd.
Harry James2:44
15Little Girl Blue
Harry James3:18

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ASIN:US: B000001J0D [info]