The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Part 3/5: Big Bands - The Giants of the Swing Big Band Era

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Annotation

CD 74 appears to have been badly processed -- the left channel looks as if it had been normalized to point of severe clipping, while the right channel looks 'normal'. The audio fingerprint attached is that of the right channel only, and as all CD's are in mono (or at least supposed to be in mono), this probably works.

FIXME: Has this been available only as part of the 500-CD set? (Ignore re-sellers! It's out of print, apparently.)

Annotation last modified on 2014-08-31 08:07 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Fletcher Henderson 1931-32
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Oh It Looks Like Rain
recording of:
Oh, It Looks Like Rain (on 1931-07-31)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Milton Ager
Fletcher Henderson and His Connie's Inn Orchestra2:31
2Sweet Music
recording of:
Sweet Music (on 1931-07-31)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Fletcher Henderson and His Connie's Inn Orchestra3:11
3My Sweet Tooth Says I Wanna
recording of:
My Sweet Tooth Says I Wanna (But My Wisdom Says No) (on 1931-07-31)
writer:
Sidney Clare, Sam H. Stept and Joe Young (US lyricist)
Fletcher Henderson and His Connie's Inn Orchestra3:05
4Malinda's Wedding Day
recording of:
Malinda's Wedding Day (on 1931-07-31)
composer:
Frank Weldon
Fletcher Henderson and His Connie's Inn Orchestra2:41
5You Rascal You
recording of:
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You (in 1931-08)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Theard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Connie's Inn Orchestra3:09
6You Rascal You
recording of:
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You (in 1931-08)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Theard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Connie's Inn Orchestra3:07
7Blue Rhythm
recording of:
Blue Rhythm (in 1931-08)
writer:
Nat Leslie and Irving Mills
Connie's Inn Orchestra2:51
8Blue Rhythm
recording of:
Blue Rhythm (in 1931-08)
writer:
Nat Leslie and Irving Mills
Connie's Inn Orchestra2:52
9Sugarfoot Stomp
drums (drum set):
Walter Johnson (drums) (in 1931-08)
guitar:
Clarence Holiday (in 1931-08)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (in 1931-08)
reeds:
Coleman Hawkins (in 1931-08), Russell Procope (in 1931-08) and Edgar Sampson (in 1931-08)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (in 1931-08) and Claude Jones (in 1931-08)
trumpet:
Bobby Stark (in 1931-08) and Rex Stewart (in 1931-08)
tuba [brass bass]:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (in 1931-08)
recording of:
Sugar Foot Stomp (in 1931-08)
composer:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
Connie's Inn Orchestra2:55
10Low Down on the Bayou
recording of:
Low Down on the Bayou (in 1931-08)
writer:
Nat Leslie and Irving Mills
Connie's Inn Orchestra2:59
11Singin' the Blues
recording of:
Singin' the Blues (on 1931-10-15)
writer:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) and Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:05
12It's the Darndest Thing
recording of:
It's the Darndest Thing (on 1931-10-15)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:52
13Blues in My Heart
bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1931-10-16)
drums (drum set):
Walter Johnson (drums) (on 1931-10-16)
guitar:
Clarence Holiday (on 1931-10-16)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1931-10-16)
reeds:
Russell Procope (on 1931-10-16) and Edgar Sampson (on 1931-10-16)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1931-10-16)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1931-10-16)
trumpet:
Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1931-10-16), Bobby Stark (on 1931-10-16) and Rex Stewart (on 1931-10-16)
vocals:
Les Reis (on 1931-10-16)
recording of:
Blues in My Heart (on 1931-10-16)
writer:
Irving Mills
composer:
Benny Carter
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:21
14Sugar
recording of:
Sugar (on 1931-10-16)
writer:
George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:58
15Business in F
bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1931-10-16)
drums (drum set):
Walter Johnson (drums) (on 1931-10-16)
guitar:
Clarence Holiday (on 1931-10-16)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1931-10-16)
reeds:
Russell Procope (on 1931-10-16) and Edgar Sampson (on 1931-10-16)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1931-10-16)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1931-10-16) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1931-10-16)
trumpet:
Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1931-10-16), Bobby Stark (on 1931-10-16) and Rex Stewart (on 1931-10-16)
recording of:
Business in F (on 1931-10-16)
composer:
Archie Bleyer
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:12
1612th Street Rag
recording of:
12th Street Rag (in 1931-10)
publisher:
Euday L. Bowman (on 1914-01-30)
lyricist:
James S. Sumner
composer:
Euday L. Bowman
arrangement of:
Twelfth Street Rag
Connie's Inn Orchestra3:02
17Milenberg Joys
drums (drum set):
Walter Johnson (drums) (in 1931-10)
guitar:
Clarence Holiday (in 1931-10)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (in 1931-10)
reeds:
Coleman Hawkins (in 1931-10), Russell Procope (in 1931-10) and Edgar Sampson (in 1931-10)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (in 1931-10)
trumpet:
Bobby Stark (in 1931-10) and Rex Stewart (in 1931-10)
tuba [brass bass]:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (in 1931-10)
recording of:
Milenberg Joys (in 1931-10)
composer:
Ferdinand Morton, Paul Mares and Leon Roppolo
Connie's Inn Orchestra2:42
18Strangers
recording of:
Strangers (on 1932-03-10)
writer:
J. Fred Coots and Charles O'Flynn
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:20
19Take Me Away From the River
recording of:
Take Me Away From the River (on 1932-03-10)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:19
20Say That You Were Teasing Me
recording of:
Say That You Were Teasing Me (on 1932-03-10)
writer:
Fred Ahlert and Roy Turk
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:46
21Take a Picture of the Moon
recording of:
Take a Picture of the Moon (on 1932-03-10)
writer:
Little Jack Little and Joe Young (US lyricist)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:00
22I Wanna Count Sheep Till the Cows Come Home
bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1932-03-10)
drums (drum set):
Walter Johnson (drums) (on 1932-03-10)
guitar:
Clarence Holiday (on 1932-03-10)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1932-03-10)
reeds:
Russell Procope (on 1932-03-10) and Edgar Sampson (on 1932-03-10)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1932-03-10)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1932-03-10) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1932-03-10)
trumpet:
Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1932-03-10)
vocals:
Harlan Lattimore (on 1932-03-10)
recording of:
I Wanna Count Sheep Till the Cows Come Home (on 1932-03-10)
writer:
Little Jack Little and Joe Young (US lyricist)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:02
23Poor Old Joe
recording of:
Poor Old Joe (on 1932-03-10)
writer:
Hoagy Carmichael
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:56
▼ CD 2: Fletcher Henderson 1932-33
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Casa Loma Stomp
recording of:
Casa Loma Stomp (on 1932-03-11)
composer:
Gene Gifford
Fletcher Henderson and His Connie's Inn Orchestra3:11
2Blue Moments
Fletcher Henderson and His Connie's Inn Orchestra2:50
3How Am I Doin', Hey Hey
recording of:
How'm I Doin'? (on 1932-03-11)
writer:
Lemuel Fowler and Don Redman
Fletcher Henderson and His Connie's Inn Orchestra3:11
4Goodbye Blues
recording of:
Goodbye Blues (on 1932-03-11)
writer:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist), Arnold Johnson and Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Fletcher Henderson and His Connie's Inn Orchestra3:03
5Honeysuckle Rose
recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1932-12-09)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:11
6New King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:07
7Underneath the Harlem Moon
recording of:
Underneath the Harlem Moon (on 1932-12-09)
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:14
8Yeah Man!
recording of:
Yeah Man! (on 1933-08-18)
composer:
J. Russel Robinson (in 1932) and Noble Sissle (in 1932)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:53
9King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp (on 1933-08-18)
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:54
10Queer Notions
arranger:
Horace Henderson
recording of:
Queer Notions (on 1933-08-18)
composer:
Coleman Hawkins
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:48
11Can You Take It?
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:48
12Can You Take It?
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:59
13Queer Notions
recording of:
Queer Notions (on 1933-09-22)
composer:
Coleman Hawkins
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:31
14It's the Talk of the Town
instrumental recording of:
It’s the Talk of the Town (on 1933-09-22)
lyricist:
Al J. Neiburg (lyricist) and Marty Symes (lyricist)
composer:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
arranger:
Ib Glindemann
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:30
15Night Life
recording of:
Night Life (on 1933-09-22)
writer:
Will Hudson
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:23
16Nagasaki
recording of:
Nagasaki (on 1933-09-22)
lyricist:
Mort Dixon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1928)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:25
17Happy Feet
instrumental recording of:
Happy Feet (on 1933-10-03)
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1930)
Horace Henderson and his Orchestra2:49
18I'm Rhythm Crazy Now
instrumental recording of:
I'm Rhythm Crazy Now (on 1933-10-03)
writer:
Fletcher Henderson, Manny Kurtz and Irving Mills
Horace Henderson and his Orchestra3:16
19Ol' Man River
recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat) (on 1933-10-03)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Horace Henderson and his Orchestra3:07
20Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1933-10-03)
bass and double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1933-10-03)
drums (drum set):
Walter Johnson (drums) (on 1933-10-03)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1933-10-03)
piano:
Horace Henderson (on 1933-10-03)
reeds:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1933-10-03) and Russell Procope (on 1933-10-03)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1933-10-03)
trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1933-10-03) and Dicky Wells (on 1933-10-03)
trumpet:
Henry Allen (jazz musician) (on 1933-10-03), Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1933-10-03) and Bobby Stark (on 1933-10-03)
instrumental recording of:
Minnie The Moocher's Wedding Day (on 1933-10-03)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
recording of:
Minnie The Moocher's Wedding Day (on 1933-10-03)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
Horace Henderson and his Orchestra3:06
21Ain't Cha Glad
Horace Henderson and his Orchestra3:19
22I've Got to Sing a Torch Song
instrumental recording of:
I've Got to Sing a Torch Song (on 1933-10-03)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Horace Henderson and his Orchestra3:37
▼ CD 3: Fletcher Henderson 1934-36
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hocus Pocus
recording of:
Hocus Pocus
composer:
Will Hudson
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:14
2Hocus Pocus
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1934-03-06)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1934-03-06)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1934-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Victor Engle (on 1934-03-06)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1934-03-06)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1934-03-06)
reeds:
Russell Procope (on 1934-03-06)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1934-03-06)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1934-03-06) and Claude Jones (on 1934-03-06)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1934-03-06), Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1934-03-06) and Joe Thomas (jazz trumpeter) (on 1934-03-06)
recording of:
Hocus Pocus (on 1934-03-06)
composer:
Will Hudson
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:15
3Phantom Phantasy
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:14
4Harlem Madness
recording of:
Harlem Madness
writer:
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:29
5Tidal Wave
recording of:
Tidal Wave
composer:
Russ Morgan (Big Band orchestra leader)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:02
6Limehouse Blues
recording of:
Limehouse Blues
lyricist:
Douglas Furber
composer:
Philip Braham
publisher:
Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros. Mus. (ASCAP) (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:37
7Shanghai Shuffle
recording of:
Shanghai Shuffle
composer:
Larry Conley (jazz bandleader/songwriter/trombonist) and Gene Rodemich
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:03
8Big John's Special
recording of:
Big John’s Special
writer:
Horace Henderson
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:49
9Happy as the Day Is Long
recording of:
Happy as the Day Is Long
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:46
10Tidal Wave
recording of:
Tidal Wave
composer:
Russ Morgan (Big Band orchestra leader)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:03
11Down South Camp Meeting
recording of:
Down South Camp Meetin’
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Fletcher Henderson and Irving Mills
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), 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)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:56
12Wrappin' It Up
recording of:
Wrappin' It Up
composer:
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:39
13Memphis Blues
recording of:
The Memphis Blues
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1913)
composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1912)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:34
14Wild Party
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:00
15Rug Cutter's Swing
recording of:
Rug Cutter’s Swing
composer:
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:00
16Hotter Than 'Ell
recording of:
Hotter Than 'Ell
composer:
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:50
17Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:36
18Christopher Columbus
recording of:
Christopher Columbus
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Leon “Chu” Berry
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:01
19Grand Terrace Swing (Big Chief De Sota)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:59
20Blue Lou
recording of:
Blue Lou
composer:
Irving Mills and Edgar Sampson
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:06
21Stealin' Apples
recording of:
Stealin’ Apples
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:57
▼ CD 4: Fletcher Henderson 1936-37
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I'm a Fool for Lovin' You
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:37
2Moonrise on the Lowlands
recording of:
Moonrise on the Lowlands
lyricist:
Al J. Neiburg (lyricist)
composer:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:42
3I'll Always Been in Love With You
recording of:
I’ll Always Be in Love With You
lyricist:
Bud Green
composer:
Herman Ruby and Sam H. Stept
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:01
4Jangled Nerves (Jungled Nerves)
recording of:
Jangled Nerves
composer:
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:34
5Where There's You There's Me
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:27
6Do You or Don't You Love Me
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:01
7Grand Terrace Rhythm
recording of:
Grand Terrace Rhythm
composer:
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:42
8Riffin'
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:22
9Mary Had a Little Lamb
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:48
10Shoe Shine Boy
recording of:
Shoe Shine Boy
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Saul Chaplin
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:32
11Sing, Sing, Sing
recording of:
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Prima
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) (ended) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:32
12Until Today
recording of:
Until Today (on 1936-08-04)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:31
13Knock, Knock, Who's There?
recording of:
Knock, Knock, Who's There? (1936 version)
writer:
William Henry Davies, Vincent Lopez (American bandleader and pianist), Johnny Morris (Jazz pianist) and Johnny Tipson
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:56
14Jim Town Blues