The Birth of Swing (1935-1936)

~ Release by Benny Goodman (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Hunkadola, Take 1
recording of:
Hunkadola
lyricist:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist) and Jack Yellen
composer:
Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
3:02
2Hunkadola, Take 2
recording of:
Hunkadola
lyricist:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist) and Jack Yellen
composer:
Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
3:02
3I'm Livin' in a Great Big Way
recording of:
I’m Livin’ in a Great Big Way
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
2:33
4Hooray for Love
recording of:
Hooray for Love
writer:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) and Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
2:37
5The Dixieland Band
recording of:
Dixieland Band
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Bernie Hanighen
3:03
6Japanese Sandman
recording of:
The Japanese Sandman
lyricist:
Raymond B. Egan (in 1920)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1920)
3:31
7You're a Heavenly Thing
recording of:
You're a Heavenly Thing
lyricist:
Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Little Jack Little
2:59
8Restless
3:26
9Always
recording of:
Always
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Inc. and Irving Berlin Music
2:48
10Get Rhythm in Your Feet
2:26
11Ballad in Blue
2:41
12Blue Skies3:36
13Dear Old Southland
recording of:
Dear Old Southland (1921 Layton/Creamer jazz standard)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1921)
composer:
Ray Bloch (French-born composer/bandleader) and Turner Layton (in 1921)
2:20
14Sometimes I'm Happy
recording of:
Sometimes I’m Happy
lyricist:
Vincent Youmans
composer:
Irving Caesar
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
part of:
Hit the Deck (1927 musical)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
3:45
15King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
3:11
16The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea2:49
17Jingle Bells
recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
2:37
18Santa Claus Came in the Spring3:12
19Good-Bye
recording of:
Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Jenkins
publisher:
Devalbo Inc, La Salle Music Publishers, Inc., LaSalle Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:28
20Madhouse, Take 1
2:50
21Madhouse, Take 2
2:52
22Sandman
2:39
23Yankee Doodle Never Went to Town2:32
24No Other One
2:41
CD 2
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1Eeny Meeny Miney Mo
2:02
2Basin Street Blues
recording of:
Basin Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
2:59
3If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight
recording of:
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) (on 1935-11-22)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1926)
composer:
James P. Johnson (in 1926)
2:18
4When Buddha Smiles
recording of:
When Buddha Smiles
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
3:14
5It's Been So Long3:29
6Stompin' at the Savoy3:17
7Goody-Goody
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-01-24)
alto saxophone:
Bill Depew (on 1936-01-24), Toots Mondello (on 1936-01-24) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1936-01-24)
bass and double bass:
Harry Goodman (on 1936-01-24)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1936-01-24)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1936-01-24)
guitar:
George van Eps (on 1936-01-24) and Allan Reuss (on 1936-01-24)
piano:
Frank Froeba (on 1936-01-24) and Jess Stacy (on 1936-01-24)
tenor saxophone:
Dick Clark (tenor saxophonist) (on 1936-01-24) and Art Rollini (on 1936-01-24)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1936-01-24), Joe Harris (Missouri-born jazz trombonist and singer) (on 1936-01-24) and Jack Lacey (on 1936-01-24)
trumpet:
Pee Wee Erwin (on 1936-01-24), Harry Geller (on 1936-01-24), Nate Kazebier (on 1936-01-24) and Ralph Muzzillo (on 1936-01-24)
vocals:
Helen Ward (on 1936-01-24)
arranger:
William Henri Woode
recording of:
Goody Goody (on 1936-01-24)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Malneck Music, The Johnny Mercer Foundation, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), 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
2:33
8Breakin'Ina Pair of Shoes
2:34
9Get Happy
recording of:
Get Happy
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1929)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Remick Music Corp., S.A. Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Summer Stock
part of:
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue (1930)
3:09
10Christopher Columbus3:36
11I Know That You Know
recording of:
I Know That You Know (Caldwell & Youmans)
lyricist:
Anne Caldwell
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
2:06
12Star Dust
alto saxophone:
Bill Depew (on 1936-04-23) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1936-04-23)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1936-04-23)
double bass:
Harry Goodman (on 1936-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1936-04-23)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1936-04-23)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1936-04-23)
tenor saxophone:
Dick Clark (tenor saxophonist) (on 1936-04-23) and Art Rollini (on 1936-04-23)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1936-04-23) and Joe Harris (Missouri-born jazz trombonist and singer) (on 1936-04-23)
trumpet:
Pee Wee Erwin (on 1936-04-23), Harry Geller (on 1936-04-23) and Nate Kazebier (on 1936-04-23)
instrumental recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1936-04-23)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
2:55
13You Can't Pull the Wool Over My Eyes
2:36
14The Glory of Love
recording of:
The Glory of Love
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill (US songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
2:41
15Remember
recording of:
Remember
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1925)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
2:43
16Walk, Jennie, Walk
recording of:
Walk, Jennie, Walk
composer:
Bob Schafer and Sam Wooding
2:00
17House Hop (take 2)
2:26
18House Hop (take 3)
2:33
19Sing Me a Swing Song
recording of:
Sing Me a Swing Song (and Let Me Dance)
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
2:25
20Anything for You
2:51
21In a Sentimental Mood
recording of:
In a Sentimental Mood
lyricist:
Manny Kurtz and Irving Mills
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1935)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd., Lafleur Music Ltd., Mills Music and Sony/ATV Harmony
3:41
22I've Found a New Baby
arranger:
Fletcher Henderson
recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
2:13
23Swingtime in the Rockies
recording of:
Swingtime in the Rockies
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Jimmy Mundy
3:12
24These Foolish Things Remind Me of You
recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
2:44
CD 3
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1There's a Small Hotel
recording of:
There’s a Small Hotel (from “On Your Toes”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1936)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1936)
part of:
On Your Toes
part of:
Pal Joey
2:32
2You Turned the Tables on Me
recording of:
You Turned the Tables on Me
lyricist:
Sidney Mitchell
composer:
Louis Alter
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1936)
2:52
3Here's Love in Your Eyes
2:24
4Pick Yourself Up
recording of:
Pick Yourself Up (from “Swing Time”)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Swing Time (film)
2:53
5Down South Camp Meeting
recording of:
Down South Camp Meetin’
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Fletcher Henderson and Irving Mills
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), 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)
3:20
6St.Louis Blues (take 1)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
3:24
7St.Louis Blues (take 2)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
3:29
8Love Me or Leave Me (take 1)
recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Donaldson Publishing Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
3:40
9Love Me or Leave Me (take 2)
recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Donaldson Publishing Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
3:37
10Bugle Call Rag (#1)
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
2:37
11When a Lady Meets a Gentleman Down South
recording of:
When a Lady Meets a Gentleman Down South (on 1936-10-07)
writer:
Michael N. Cleary, Jacques Krakeur II and David Oppenheim (songwriter, composer)
2:40
12You're Giving Me a Song and a Dance
3:21
13Organ Grinder's Swing
recording of:
Organ Grinder’s Swing
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Mitchell Parish
composer:
Will Hudson
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
3:14
14Peter Piper
2:48
15Riffin' at the Ritz
3:30
16Alexander's Ragtime Band
recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
2:10
17Somebody Loves Me2:52
18'Tain't No Use
recording of:
T’Ain’t No Use
lyricist:
Herb Magidson
composer:
Burton Lane and Herb Magidson
2:46
19Bugle Call Rag
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
3:00
20Jam Session
2:56
21Goodnight' My Love
recording of:
Goodnight, My Love (1936)
lyricist:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
composer:
Mack Gordon
3:11
22Take Another Guess
recording of:
Oh Yes, Take Another Guess
lyricist:
Charles Newman (Charles Chas Newman, early 20th century songwriter)
writer:
Murray Mencher and Al Sherman (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
2:33
23Did You Mean It
recording of:
Did You Mean It? (on 1936-05-11)
writer:
Mort Dixon and Jesse Greer
2:21