The Only Big Band CD You'll Ever Need

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Chattanooga Choo Choo
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-05-07)
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 Miller3:26
2Stompin' at the Savoy
recording of:
Stompin’ at the Savoy
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader), Edgar Sampson and Chick Webb
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog (ASCAP), Ragbag Music (ASCAP), Razaf Music, Rytvoc (ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and 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)
Benny Goodman3:15
3Take the "A" Train
alto saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1941-02-15), Otto Hardwick (on 1941-02-15) and Johnny Hodges (on 1941-02-15)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1941-02-15)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1941-02-15), Harry Carney (on 1941-02-15) and Johnny Hodges (on 1941-02-15)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1941-02-15)
double bass [bass]:
Jimmie Blanton (on 1941-02-15)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Sonny Greer (on 1941-02-15)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1941-02-15)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1941-02-15)
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1941-02-15) and Ben Webster (on 1941-02-15)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-02-15) and Joe Nanton (on 1941-02-15)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1941-02-15) and Ray Nance (on 1941-02-15)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1941-02-15)
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill) (on 1941-02-15)
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 Orchestra2:58
4Four Brothers
recording of:
Four Brothers
composer:
Jimmy Giuffre (in 1947)
Woody Herman4:17
5Tempo and Swing
recording of:
Tempo and Swing
Lionel Hampton3:23
6Begin 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 Shaw3:16
7Song of India
recording of:
Song of India
writer:
Red Bone (trombonist)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Russian composer)
piano arranger:
Edgar Fairchild
is based on:
Sadko: Scene IV. Song of the Indian Guest
Tommy Dorsey3:11
8In the Mood
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-08-01)
tenor saxophone:
Tex Beneke and Al Klink
trumpet:
Clyde Hurley
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 Miller3:34
9Margie
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1934-01-23)
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1934-01-23)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1934-01-23)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1934-01-23)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1934-01-22), Eddie Barefield (on 1934-01-23), Arville Harris (on 1934-01-23) and Walter Thomas (on 1934-01-23)
trombone:
Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1934-01-22) and DePriest Wheeler (on 1934-01-23)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1934-01-23), Edwin Swayze (on 1934-01-23) and Lammar Wright (on 1934-01-23)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1934-01-23)
recording of:
Margie (aka “My Little Margie”) (on 1934-01-23)
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) (in 1920)
composer:
Con Conrad (in 1920) and J. Russel Robinson (in 1920)
Cab Calloway3:11
10Bill's Mill
Count Basie2:41
11King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp (on 1935-07-01)
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Benny Goodman3:09
12Ya Gotta Try
recording of:
Ya Gotta Try
composer:
Sammy Nestico
Buddy Rich3:36
13It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:02
14Variety Stomp
recording of:
Variety Stomp
composer:
Abel Green, Fletcher Henderson and Jo Trent
Fletcher Henderson3:06
15Cherokee
Charlie Bamet3:21
16(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo
recording of:
(I’ve Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Glenn Miller3:15
17I'm in the Mood for Love
cover recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1935, in 1963) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2016)
Tommy Dorsey3:23
18Frenesi
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-03-03)
alto saxophone:
Bud Carlton (on 1940-03-03), Blake Reynolds (on 1940-03-03) and Jack Stacey (on 1940-03-03)
bass and double bass:
Jud DeNaut (on 1940-03-03)
bass clarinet and basset clarinet:
Joe Krechter (on 1940-03-03)
cello:
Irving Lipschultz (on 1940-03-03) and Jules Tannenbaum (on 1940-03-03)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1940-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Carl Maud (on 1940-03-03) and Carl Maus (on 1940-03-03)
flute:
Marty Ruderman (on 1940-03-03) and Morton Ruderman (on 1940-03-03)
French horn:
Jack Cave (on 1940-03-03) and John Cave (french horn) (on 1940-03-03)
guitar:
Bobby Sherwood (guitarist/trumpeter) (on 1940-03-03)
oboe:
Phil Nemoli (on 1940-03-03)
piano:
Stan Wrightsman (on 1940-03-03)
tenor saxophone:
Dick Clark (tenor saxophonist) (on 1940-03-03) and Jack Stacy (on 1940-03-03)
trombone:
Babe Bowman (on 1940-03-03), Randall Miller (on 1940-03-03) and Bill Rank (on 1940-03-03)
trumpet:
Manny Klein (on 1940-03-03), Charlie Margulis (on 1940-03-03) and George Thow (on 1940-03-03)
viola:
Jack Gray (on 1940-03-03), Jacques Ray (on 1940-03-03), Stanley Spiegelman (on 1940-03-03), Dave Sterkin (on 1940-03-03) and David Sturkin (on 1940-03-03)
violin:
Robert Barene (on 1940-03-03), Harry Bluestone (on 1940-03-03), Sid Brokaw (on 1940-03-03), Dave Cracov (on 1940-03-03), Peter Eisenberg (on 1940-03-03), Jerry Joyce (on 1940-03-03), Alex Law (on 1940-03-03) and Mark Levant (on 1940-03-03)
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (on 1940-03-03)
conductor:
Artie Shaw (on 1940-03-03)
instrumental recording of:
Frenesi (on 1940-03-03)
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
recording of:
Frenesi (on 1940-03-03)
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
Artie Shaw3:05
19Tuxedo Junction
Erskine Hawkins3:19
20Sing, Sing, Sing
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 Goodman58:38