21 Swing Band All-Time Greats

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1At the Woodchoppers Ball
alto saxophone:
Joe Estren (on 1939-04-12) and Ray Hopfner (on 1939-04-12)
double bass:
Walter Yoder (on 1939-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Carlson (on 1939-04-12)
flugelhorn:
Joe Bishop (on 1939-04-12)
guitar:
Hy White (on 1939-04-12)
piano:
Tommy Linehan (on 1939-04-12)
reeds:
Woody Herman (on 1939-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
Pete Johns (30s jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-04-12) and Saxie Mansfield (on 1939-04-12)
trombone:
Neal Reid (on 1939-04-12)
trumpet:
Mac MacQuordale (on 1939-04-12), Steady Nelson (on 1939-04-12) and Clarence Willard (on 1939-04-12)
recording of:
Woodchopper’s Ball (on 1939-04-12)
composer:
Joe Bishop and Woody Herman
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Woody Herman3:18
2Boogie Woogie
recording of:
Boogie Woogie
composer:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith
Tommy Dorsey3:15
3I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
recording of:
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
George Bassman
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Mills 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), 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)
Tommy Dorsey3:41
4Amapola
recording of:
Amapola (English lyrics)
lyricist:
Albert Gamse
composer:
Joseph M. Lacalle (Joseph M. Lacalle)
translated version of:
Amapola (original Spanish lyrics)
Jimmy Dorsey3:26
5Besame Mucho
Jimmy Dorsey3:03
6I Can't Get Started
double bass:
Hank Wayland (on 1937-08-07)
drums (drum set):
George Wettling (on 1937-08-07)
guitar:
Tom Morgan (Big band era guitarist) (on 1937-08-07)
piano:
Joe Lipman (Joseph P. Lippman) (on 1937-08-07)
reeds:
Joe Dixon (on 1937-08-07) and Mike Doty (on 1937-08-07)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1937-08-07) and Clyde Rounds (on 1937-08-07)
trombone:
Al George (on 1937-08-07) and Sonny Lee (jazz trombonist) (on 1937-08-07)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1937-08-07), Irving Goodman (on 1937-08-07) and Steve Lipkins (on 1937-08-07)
vocals:
Bunny Berigan (on 1937-08-07)
recording of:
I Can’t Get Started (on 1937-08-07)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Bunny Berigan4:49
7Sing, Sing, Sing
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
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)
Benny Goodman8:47
8Why Don't You Do Right?
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
recording of:
Why Don’t You Do Right?
lyricist and composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
publisher:
Edwin Morris Music and Morley Music Co
version of:
Weed Smoker’s Dream
Benny Goodman3:18
9Begin the Beguine
recording of:
Begin the Beguine
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 Shaw3:20
10Back Bay Shuffle
clarinet:
Artie Shaw
recording of:
Back Bay Shuffle
composer:
Teddy McRae and Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw3:21
11Cherokee
recording of:
Cherokee
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Charlie Barnet3:29
12In 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 Miller3:37
13Chattanooga Choo Choo
recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1941)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部, 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:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Glenn Miller3:30
14Honky Tonk Train Blues
Bob Crosby3:14
15Take 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 Ellington3:01
16Never No Lament (Don't Get Around Much Anymore)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recording of:
Never No Lament
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington3:16
17One O'Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie3:06
18All 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 James3:00
19Ciribiribin
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-02-20)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 427 (1))
instrumental recording of:
Ciribiribin (They’re So in Love) (Harry James theme song) (on 1939-02-20)
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 James2:28
20Body and Soul
Coleman Hawkins3:07
21Flying Home
recording of:
Flying Home (sung/scat version, eg. by Ella Fitzgerald)
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd and Regent Music (BMI)
version of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
Lionel Hampton3:14

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ASIN:US: B000001HI3 [info]