The Swing Era: The Music of 1937-1938

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Annotation

Artists listed in the tracklist are the original artists whose versions were recreated by Billy May & His Orchestra and the Glen Gray Casa Loma Orchestra for this set.

Annotation last modified on 2017-06-26 12:37 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Don'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?:??
A2Sleepy Time Gal
Glen Gray?:??
A3Annie Laurie
Jimmie Lunceford?:??
A4Summertime
Bob Crosby?:??
A5Every Tub
recording of:
Every Tub
writer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
Count Basie?:??
B1Blue and Sentimental
recording of:
Blue and Sentimental
composer:
Count Basie (pianist), Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) and Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
Count Basie?:??
B2What Is This Thing Called Love?
Artie Shaw?:??
B3The Dipsy Doodle
recording of:
Dipsy Doodle
lyricist and composer:
Larry Clinton (in 1937)
Tommy Dorsey?:??
B4Sing, Sing, Sing, Part 1
Benny Goodman?:??
B5Sing, Sing, Sing, Part 2
Benny Goodman?:??
▼ 12" Vinyl 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
C1John's Idea
recording of:
John's Idea
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
Count Basie?:??
C2Coquette
Jimmie Lunceford?:??
C3Liza
Chick Webb?:??
C4Nightmare
Artie Shaw?:??
C5March of the Bob Cats
Bob Crosby?:??
D1Back Bay Shuffle
Artie Shaw?:??
D2Smoke Rings
Glen Gray?:??
D3Little Rock Getaway
Bob Crosby?:??
D4I Can't Get Started
Bunny Berigan?:??
D5Quaker City Jazz
Jan Savitt?:??
▼ 12" Vinyl 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
E1For Dancers Only
recording of:
For Dancers Only
writer:
Sy Oliver, Don Raye and Vic Schoen
Jimmie Lunceford?:??
E2Music, Maestro, Please!
recording of:
Music Maestro Please
lyricist:
Herb Magidson (in 1938)
composer:
Allie Wrubel (in 1938)
medley of:
Spela maestro
Tommy Dorsey?:??
E3Powerhouse
Raymond Scott?:??
E4I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
recording of:
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1938), Henry Nemo (in 1938) and John Redmond (House vocalist) (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Duke Ellington?:??
E5Changes
recording of:
Changes
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1927)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1927)
Benny Goodman?:??
F1Boogie Woogie
recording of:
Boogie Woogie
composer:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith
Tommy Dorsey?:??
F2Twilight in Turkey
Raymond Scott?:??
F3Margie
Jimmie Lunceford?:??
F4Roll 'em
recording of:
Roll ’em
composer:
Mary Lou Williams
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 2016)
Benny Goodman?:??
F5South Rampart Street Parade
Bob Crosby?:??