Best of the Big Bands

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Honeysuckle Rose
Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips2:50
2Opus #1
recording of:
Opus One (1943 song)
lyricist:
Sidney Reginald Garris
composer:
Sy Oliver
publisher:
Embassy Music Corp. (on 1943-06-23)
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
Tommy Dorsey3:18
3How High the Moon
Teddy Wilson3:21
4Body and Soul
cover recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Sarah Vaughan2:56
5One O’Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie4:22
6When My Baby Smiles at Me
Clyde McCoy2:42
7Wang Wang Blues
recording of:
Wang Wang Blues
lyricist:
Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929)
composer:
Henry Busse, Buster Johnson (American jazz musician) and Gus Mueller
Henry Busse2:33
8Thoughtless
Charlie Barnet2:37
9Afraid
Blue Baron Band3:28
10Worried
Al Trace3:05
11Ain’t It the Truth
recording of:
Ain’t It the Truth (Basie/Harding/Palmer)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist), Buster Harding and Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer)
Count Basie3:15
12I Hear a Rhapsody
Charlie Barnet2:34
13I Found a New Baby
recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Count Basie2:17
14Walkin’ My Baby Back Home
Les Elgart3:00
15Whatcha Know Joe
Gene Krupa with Ray McKinley2:12
16Jealous
Little Jack Little2:44
17There I’ve Said It Again
Vaughn Monroe3:05
18Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Claude Thornhill2:42
19Theme
Charlie Barnet1:01
20Lumpy
Charlie Barnet2:24
▶ CD 3