American Big Bands

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1These Foolish Things
Benny Carter3:05
2Drummin' Man
Gene Krupa3:03
3Nola
Lionel Hampton3:16
4One O'Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie4:14
5On the Sunny Side of the Street
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部
part of:
American Splendor
Tommy Dorsey3:18
6Dinah's Boogie
Lionel Hampton2:46
7Mississippi Mud
Bix Beiderbecke3:28
8Jersey Bounce
Ozzie Nelson1:55
9Dippermouth Blues
recording of:
Dippermouth Blues
composer:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra2:45
10Christopher Columbus
recording of:
Christopher Columbus
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Leon “Chu” Berry
Benny Goodman3:36
11Begin the Beguine
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-07-24)
alto saxophone:
Hank Freeman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-07-24) and Les Robinson (on 1938-07-24)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1938-07-24)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1938-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (on 1938-07-24)
guitar:
Al Avola (on 1938-07-24)
piano:
Les Burness (on 1938-07-24)
tenor saxophone:
Tony Pastor (on 1938-07-24) and Ronnie Perry (on 1938-07-24)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1938-07-24), Harry Rodgers (on 1938-07-24), Harry Rogers (trombone player) (on 1938-07-24) and Ted Vesely (on 1938-07-24)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1938-07-24), John Best (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-07-24) and Chuck Peterson (trumpet) (on 1938-07-24)
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (on 1938-07-24)
conductor:
Artie Shaw (on 1938-07-24)
engineered at:
Victor Studio #2 (Cherokee B) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1938-07-24)
instrumental recording of:
Begin the Beguine (on 1938-07-24)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., 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
part of:
Jubilee
Artie Shaw3:14
12South Rampart Street Parade
Bob Crosby3:35
13Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
Glen Grey3:15
14Honeysuckle Rose
recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose
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)
Count Basie3:01
15In a Sentimental Mood
Dick Jurgens2:47
16In the Mood
instrumental recording of:
In the Mood (on 1939-08-01)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Wingy Manone
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein and Co. Limited and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Glenn Miller43:35
17Sugar Foot Stomp
recording of:
Sugar Foot Stomp
composer:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
version of:
Dippermouth Blues
Fletcher Henderson3:19
18Perdido
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
composer:
Juan Tizol
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra1:54
19Ciribirinin
recording of:
Ciribiribin (They’re So in Love) (Harry James theme song)
lyricist:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Alberto Pestalozza
is based on:
Ciribiribin (original Italian version)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Harry James2:33
20At the Woodchopper's Ball
recording of:
Woodchopper’s Ball
composer:
Joe Bishop and Woody Herman
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Woody Herman3:10
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Yes Indeed
Harry James3:06
2Drop Me Off in Harlem
recording of:
Drop Me Off in Harlem
lyricist:
Nick Kenny (in 1933)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1933)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:03
3Unsophisticated Sue
recording of:
Unsophisticated Sue
writer:
Harold Raymond, Andy Razaf and Nat Simon
Jimmie Lunceford3:13
4Sweet Lorraine
Artie Shaw3:06
5More Than You Know
Teddy Wilson3:09
6I Can't Give You Anything but Love
cover recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing and EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., 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)
Louis Armstrong2:57
7The Nearness of You
recording of:
The Nearness of You
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1938)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1938)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
Glenn Miller3:15
8All of Me
recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部
Jimmy Dorsey3:14
9Stop Look and Listen
Tommy Dorsey5:19
10Mean to Me
Phil Napoleon3:27
11King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Fletcher Henderson2:56
12California Here I Come
Lionel Hampton3:05
13All or Nothing at All
recording of:
All or Nothing at All
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Range Road Music Inc. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Harry James2:59
14Creole Love Call
recording of:
Creole Love Call
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:16
15May I Never Love Again
Ted Weems and His Orchestra2:58
16Deep Purple
recording of:
Deep Purple
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1938)
composer:
Peter de Rose
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Artie Shaw3:16
17I'm Coming Virginia
recording of:
I’m Coming Virginia
lyricist:
Will Marion Cook
composer:
Donald Heywood
Fletcher Henderson3:07
18Happy Feet
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1930-03-10)
recording of:
Happy Feet (on 1930-02-10)
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1930)
Paul Whiteman3:02
19The Boogie Woogie Man
Casa Loma Orchestra2:29
20The Jitney Man
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-11-17)
alto saxophone:
Scoops Carry (on 1941-11-17) and Leroy Harris (on 1941-11-17)
bass:
Truck Parham (on 1941-11-17)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Traylor (jazz drummer, vibraphonist, pianist, arranger, producer) (on 1941-11-17)
guitar:
Hurley Ramey (on 1941-11-17)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1941-11-17)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Crowder (tenor saxophone) (on 1941-11-17), Budd Johnson (on 1941-11-17) and Willie Randall (on 1941-11-17)
trombone:
George Hunt (on 1941-11-17), Joe McLewis (on 1941-11-17) and Gerald Valentine (on 1941-11-17)
trumpet:
Tommy Enoch (on 1941-11-17), Harry "Pee Wee" Jackson (US trumpeter) (on 1941-11-17) and Jesse Miller (trumpet) (on 1941-11-17)
vocals:
Billy Eckstine (on 1941-11-17)
orchestra:
Earl Hines and His Orchestra (on 1941-11-17)
Earl Hines and His Orchestra2:52
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1American Patrol
recording of:
American Patrol (swing version)
composer:
F. W. Meacham (in 1885)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor) (in 1942)
publisher:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment)
arrangement of:
American Patrol
Glenn Miller3:21
2Take the "A" Train
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:49
3One O'Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Harry James3:00
4Dipsy Doodle
Larry Clinton3:05
5King Porters Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Benny Goodman2:57
6Jazz Me Blues
recording of:
Jazz Me Blues
composer:
Tom Delaney
Count Basie2:52
7Doctor Jazz
Jelly Roll Morton3:25
8Alligator Crawl
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-10)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-10)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-10)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1927-05-10)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-10)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-10)
performer:
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven (in 1927)
recording of:
Alligator Crawl (on 1927-05-10)
lyricist:
Joe Davis (US lyricist, producer, publisher & promoter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
Louis Armstrong3:04
9Singin' the Blues
Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra3:01
10Maple Leaf Rag
Earl Hines Orchestra2:49
11Stuggle Buggy
King Oliver and His Orchestra2:59
12East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
recording of:
East St. Louis Toodle‐oo
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:03
13Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra3:14
14Taking a Chance on Love
recording of:
Taking a Chance on Love
lyricist:
Ted Fetter and John Latouche
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., SBK Miller Catalog, Inc. and Taking a Chance on Love Music Company
part of:
Cabin in the Sky
Tommy Dorsey3:01
15Jumpin' at the Woodside
recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (with lyrics by Jon Hendricks)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks (in 1957)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), WC Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, 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), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
version of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental)
Count Basie3:19
16Caldonia
recording of:
Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard?)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Fleecie Moore
writer:
Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherio Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (on 1945-04-16)
Woody Herman7:23
17Skyliner
recording of:
Skyliner (for brass band, Geldard)
composer:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader)
arranger:
Bill Geldard (British trombone player and composer)
arrangement of:
Skyliner
Charlie Barnet2:59
18I'll Never Be the Same
Gene Krupa3:43
19My Blue Heaven
Jimmie Lunceford3:15
20I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Know
Ted Weems and His Orchestra3:17