The Essential Big Bands

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Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Four Brothers recording of: Four Brothers composer: Jimmy Giuffre (in 1947)	Woody Herman		3:18
2	Satin Doll recording of: Satin Doll lyricist: Johnny Mercer (in 1953) additional composer: Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1953) composer: Billy Strayhorn (in 1953) publisher: Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Duke Ellington Music, Tempo Music Inc and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)	Duke Ellington		3:55
3	Squeeze Me recording of: Squeeze Me lyricist: Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) composer: Fats Waller publisher: MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)	Count Basie		5:49
4	Girl Talk	Neal Hefti		2:54
5	Tain't What You Do	Jimmie Lunceford		3:06
6	Air Mail Special	Benny Goodman		2:58
7	Sugar Foot Stomp recording of: Sugar Foot Stomp composer: Louis Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) version of: Dippermouth Blues	Harry James		4:42
8	Disc Jockey Jump	Gene Krupa		3:12
9	Skyliner recording of: Skyliner (for brass band, Geldard) composer: Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader) arranger: Bill Geldard (British trombone player and composer) arrangement of: Skyliner	Charlie Barnet		3:01
10	Blues for Pablo - cover recording of: Blues for Pablo composer: Gil Evans	Miles Davis & Gil Evans		5:13
11	I'll Never Say Never Again Again	Ted McNabb and Company		2:45
12	All the Things You Are recording of: All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”) lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939) composer: Jerome Kern (in 1939) publisher: Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) part of: Broadway Rhythm (film)	Gerry Mulligan		5:42
13	Battle Royal recording of: Battle Royal composer: Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)	Duke Ellington & Count Basie		5:32

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Release information

Barcode:: 5099746715021
Format:: CD
Length:: 52:07

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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Discos CBS

Release events

1990

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