The Ultimate Jazz Archive, Set 34: Big Band

~ Release by Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Earl Hines (see all versions of this release, 44 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Benny Goodman
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Benny Goodman3:09
2Goodbye
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)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:25
3If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight
recording of:
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1926)
composer:
James P. Johnson (in 1926)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:16
4Goody Moody
recording of:
Goody Goody
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
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:30
5Stompin’ 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 Goodman and His Orchestra3:16
6Christopher Columbus
recording of:
Christopher Columbus
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Leon “Chu” Berry
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:35
7Down 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)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:19
8Bugle Call Rag
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:01
9He Ain’t Got Rhythm
recording of:
He Ain’t Got Rhythm
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Benny Goodman2:45
10I Want to Be Happy
recording of:
I Want to Be Happy (No, No, Nanette)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Benny Goodman2:37
11Sing, 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 Goodman8:45
12Roll ’em
recording of:
Roll ’em
composer:
Mary Lou Williams
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 2016)
Benny Goodman3:13
13Sugar Foot Stomp
recording of:
Sugar Foot Stomp
composer:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
version of:
Dippermouth Blues
Benny Goodman2:49
14St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Benny Goodman5:01
15Don’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 and His Orchestra3:20
16One O’Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:15
17Smoke House Rhythm
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:59
18Topsy
recording of:
Topsy
composer:
Edgar Battle and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
publisher:
Leosong Copyright Service Ltd.
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:58
19The Kingdom of Swing
recording of:
The Kingdom of Swing
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:49
▼ CD 2: Tommy Dorsey
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Weary Blues
recording of:
Weary Blues
lyricist:
George Cates and Mort Greene
composer:
Artie Matthews
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:14
2Royal Garden Blues
recording of:
Royal Garden Blues
composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1919) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer) (in 1919)
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra2:52
3Tea on the Terrace
Tommy Dorsey2:47
4I’m in a Dancing Mood
recording of:
I'm in a Dancing Mood
composer:
Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman and Maurice Sigler
Tommy Dorsey2:46
5Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now
recording of:
Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Razaf Music
Tommy Dorsey2:45
6Jamboree
Tommy Dorsey2:09
7Mr. Ghost Goes to Town
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:16
8Lookin’ Around Corners for You
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra2:42
9Who’ll Buy My Violets?
recording of:
Who’ll Buy My Violets?
lyricist:
E. Ray Goetz and Eduardo Montesinos
composer:
José Padilla Sánchez (composer)
is based on:
La violetera
Tommy Dorsey3:13
10On a Little Bamboo Bridge
Tommy Dorsey2:41
11Melody in F
Tommy Dorsey2:55
12Song 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 Dorsey3:06
13Marie
recording of:
Marie (on 1937-01-29)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company
Tommy Dorsey3:16
14In a Little Hula Heaven
recording of:
In a Little Hula Heaven
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra2:19
15I’ll Dream My Way to Heaven
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra2:38
16Liebestraum
Tommy Dorsey3:28
17Mendelssohn’s Spring Song
Tommy Dorsey2:34
18The Sheik of Araby
recording of:
The Sheik of Araby
lyricist:
Harry B. Smith (in 1921) and Francis Wheeler (in 1921)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1921)
publisher:
Jerry Vogel Music, Mills Music, Inc., Redwood Music and Salabert
Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake Seven2:28
19Boogie Woogie
recording of:
Boogie Woogie
composer:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith
Tommy Dorsey3:08
20Hawaiian War Chant
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:04
▼ CD 3: Harry James
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jubilee
recording of:
Jubilee (Hoagy Carmichael)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
Harry James and His Orchestra2:49
2When We’re Alone
Harry James and His Orchestra2:38
3I Can Dream, Can’t I?
Harry James and His Orchestra3:00
4Life Goes to a Party
recording of:
Life Goes to a Party
writer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
Harry James and His Orchestra2:53
5Texas Chatter
recording of:
Texas Chatter
composer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
Harry James and His Orchestra2:53
6Song of the Wanderer (Where Shalli Go?)
recording of:
Song of the Wanderer
lyricist and composer:
Neil Moret
Harry James and His Orchestra3:03
7It’s the Dreamer in Me
recording of:
It's the Dreamer in Me
lyricist:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1938)
composer:
Jimmy Dorsey (in 1938)
Harry James and His Orchestra2:56
8One O’Clock Jump
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-01-05)
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump (on 1938-01-05)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Harry James and His Orchestra2:59
9Out of Nowhere
recording of:
Out of Nowhere
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Harry James and His Orchestra2:52
10Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)
recording of:
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1931) and Billy Moll (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
Harry James and His Orchestra3:01
11Lullaby in Rhythm
recording of:
Lullaby in Rhythm
lyricist:
Walter Hirsch (in 1938)
composer:
Clarence Profit (in 1938), Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (in 1938) and Edgar Sampson (in 1938)
Harry James and His Orchestra2:42
12Little White Lies
recording of:
Little White Lies
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Donaldson Publishing Co., Larry Spier Music LLC and Tobago Music Co.
Harry James and His Orchestra2:20
13Boo Woo
recording of:
Boo Woo
writer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
Harry James2:59
14Woo Woo
recording of:
Woo-Woo
writer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
Harry James3:13
15Home James
recording of:
Home James
writer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
Harry James2:35
16Jesse
Harry James2:43
17Ciribiribin
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 James and His Orchestra2:32
18Sweet Georgia Brown
recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Harry James and His Orchestra2:36
19Blame It on My Last Affair
recording of:
Blame It on My Last Affair
writer:
Irving Mills and Henry Nemo
Harry James and His Orchestra3:01
20Love’s a Necessary Thing
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-02-20)
Harry James and His Orchestra2:53
21’Tain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That Cha Do It)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-03-06)
recording of:
It Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It) (on 1939-03-06)
writer:
Sy Oliver and Trummy Young
Harry James and His Orchestra2:48
22Two O’Clock Jump
recording of:
Two O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist), Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
Harry James and His Orchestra3:15
▼ CD 4: Earl “Fatha” Hines
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rhythm Sundae
Earl Hines Orchestra2:54
2Pianology
Earl Hines Orchestra2:37
3Piano Man
Earl Hines Quartet2:35
4Tantalizing a Cuban
Earl Hines Orchestra2:58
5G.T. Stomp
Earl Hines Orchestra2:43
6Lightly and Politely
Earl Hines Orchestra2:28
7Boogie Woogie on St. Louis Blues
Earl Hines Orchestra2:44
8Deep Forest
Earl Hines Orchestra2:32
9Number 19
Earl Hines Orchestra2:47
10Call Me Happy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-19)
alto saxophone:
Leroy Harris (on 1940-06-19)
double bass:
Quinn Wilson (jazz bassist, tubist) (on 1940-06-19)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Burroughs (on 1940-06-19)
guitar:
Claude Robert (on 1940-06-19)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1940-06-19)
reeds:
Omer Simeon (on 1940-06-19)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Crowder (tenor saxophone) (on 1940-06-19) and Budd Johnson (on 1940-06-19)
trombone:
Ed Burke (trombonist) (on 1940-06-19), John Ewing (jazz trombonist - do not confuse with John Ewing, Jr.) (on 1940-06-19) and Joe McLewis (on 1940-06-19)
trumpet:
Shirley Clay (on 1940-06-19), George Dixon (trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist) (on 1940-06-19), Walter Fuller (trumpet) (on 1940-06-19) and Ed Sims (on 1940-06-19)
orchestra:
Earl Hines and His Orchestra (on 1940-06-19)
Earl Hines Orchestra2:39
11Easy Rhythm
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-12-02)
alto saxophone:
Leroy Harris (on 1940-12-02)
double bass:
Truck Parham (on 1940-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Burroughs (on 1940-12-02)
guitar:
Hurley Ramey (on 1940-12-02)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1940-12-02)
reeds:
Scoops Carry (on 1940-12-02) and Budd Johnson (on 1940-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
Franz Jackson (on 1940-12-02) and Willie Randall (on 1940-12-02)
trombone:
John Ewing (jazz trombonist - do not confuse with John Ewing, Jr.) (on 1940-12-02), Ed Fant (on 1940-12-02) and Joe McLewis (on 1940-12-02)
trumpet:
Harry "Pee Wee" Jackson (US trumpeter) (on 1940-12-02), Rostelle Reese (on 1940-12-02) and Leroy White (on 1940-12-02)
orchestra:
Earl Hines and His Orchestra (on 1940-12-02)
Earl Hines Orchestra2:52
12Comin’ in Home
Earl Hines Orchestra2:45
13Up Jumped the Devil
Earl Hines Orchestra2:47
14Jersey Bounce
Earl Hines Orchestra3:03
15South Side
Earl Hines Orchestra2:50
16Windy City Jive
Earl Hines Orchestra2:51
17Swingin’ on C
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-08-20)
alto saxophone:
Leroy Harris (on 1941-08-20)
bass:
Truck Parham (on 1941-08-20)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Traylor (jazz drummer, vibraphonist, pianist, arranger, producer) (on 1941-08-20)
guitar:
Hurley Ramey (on 1941-08-20)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1941-08-20)
reeds:
Scoops Carry (on 1941-08-20)
tenor saxophone:
Franz Jackson (on 1941-08-20), Budd Johnson (on 1941-08-20) and Willie Randall (on 1941-08-20)
trombone:
John Ewing (jazz trombonist - do not confuse with John Ewing, Jr.) (on 1941-08-20), George Hunt (on 1941-08-20) and Joe McLewis (on 1941-08-20)
trumpet:
George Dixon (trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist) (on 1941-08-20), Tommy Enoch (on 1941-08-20), Harry "Pee Wee" Jackson (US trumpeter) (on 1941-08-20) and Freddie Webster (on 1941-08-20)
orchestra:
Earl Hines and His Orchestra (on 1941-08-20)
Earl Hines Orchestra3:07
18The Father Jumps
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-10-28)
alto saxophone:
Leroy Harris (on 1941-10-28)
bass:
Truck Parham (on 1941-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Traylor (jazz drummer, vibraphonist, pianist, arranger, producer) (on 1941-10-28)
guitar:
Hurley Ramey (on 1941-10-28)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1941-10-28)
reeds:
Scoops Carry (on 1941-10-28)
tenor saxophone:
Franz Jackson (on 1941-10-28), Budd Johnson (on 1941-10-28) and Willie Randall (on 1941-10-28)
trombone:
Nat Atkinson (trombone) (on 1941-10-28), George Hunt (on 1941-10-28) and Joe McLewis (on 1941-10-28)
trumpet:
Tommy Enoch (on 1941-10-28), Harry "Pee Wee" Jackson (US trumpeter) (on 1941-10-28) and Jesse Miller (trumpet) (on 1941-10-28)
orchestra:
Earl Hines and His Orchestra (on 1941-10-28)
recording of:
The Father Jumps
Earl Hines Orchestra2:33
19The Earl
Earl Hines Orchestra2:44
20Blue Keys
Earl Hines Orchestra2:51