Tracklist

CD 1
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1If You Build a Better Mousetrap
alto saxophone:
Clint Neagley (on 1942-01-15) and Jules "Julie" Schwartz (on 1942-01-15)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1942-01-15)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-01-15)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1942-01-15)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Collier (on 1942-01-15)
guitar:
Tom Morgan (Big band era guitarist) (on 1942-01-15)
piano:
Mel Powell (on 1942-01-15)
tenor saxophone:
George Berg (on 1942-01-15) and Vido Musso (on 1942-01-15)
trombone:
Cutty Cutshall (on 1942-01-15) and Lou McGarity (on 1942-01-15)
trumpet:
Al Davis (on 1942-01-15), Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1942-01-15) and Bernie Privin (on 1942-01-15)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1942-01-15) and Art Lund (on 1942-01-15)
recording of:
If You Build a Better Mousetrap (on 1942-01-15)
writer:
Johnny Mercer and Victor Schertzinger
3:05
2At the Darktown Strutters' Ball
alto saxophone:
Clint Neagley (on 1942-01-15) and Jules "Julie" Schwartz (on 1942-01-15)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1942-01-15)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-01-15)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1942-01-15)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Collier (on 1942-01-15)
guitar:
Tom Morgan (Big band era guitarist) (on 1942-01-15)
piano:
Mel Powell (on 1942-01-15)
tenor saxophone:
George Berg (on 1942-01-15) and Vido Musso (on 1942-01-15)
trombone:
Cutty Cutshall (on 1942-01-15) and Lou McGarity (on 1942-01-15)
trumpet:
Al Davis (on 1942-01-15), Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1942-01-15) and Bernie Privin (on 1942-01-15)
recording of:
Darktown Strutters’ Ball (on 1942-01-15)
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks (in 1917)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
2:23
3When the Roses Bloom Again
alto saxophone:
Clint Neagley (on 1942-01-15) and Jules "Julie" Schwartz (on 1942-01-15)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1942-01-15)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-01-15)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1942-01-15)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Collier (on 1942-01-15)
guitar:
Tom Morgan (Big band era guitarist) (on 1942-01-15)
piano:
Mel Powell (on 1942-01-15)
tenor saxophone:
George Berg (on 1942-01-15) and Vido Musso (on 1942-01-15)
trombone:
Cutty Cutshall (on 1942-01-15) and Lou McGarity (on 1942-01-15)
trumpet:
Al Davis (on 1942-01-15), Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1942-01-15) and Bernie Privin (on 1942-01-15)
2:52
4Jersey Bounce
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-01-23)
recording of:
Jersey Bounce (on 1942-01-23)
lyricist:
Robert B. Wright
composer:
Tiny Bradshaw, Edward Johnson (US songwriter) and Bobby Plater
2:53
5When the Roses Bloom Again
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-01-23)
2:37
6A Zoot Suit
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-01-23)
vocals:
Art Lund (on 1942-01-23)
2:56
7Tangerine
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-01-23)
recording of:
Tangerine (1941 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Victor Schertzinger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
2:33
8A String of Pearls
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-02-05)
recording of:
A String of Pearls (on 1942-02-05)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Scarsdale Music (ASCAP)
recording of:
A String of Pearls
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Scarsdale Music (ASCAP)
2:56
9My Little Cousin
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-02-05)
recording of:
My Little Cousin (on 1942-02-05)
writer:
Sam Braverman, Cy Coben, Happy Lewis, Hyman Prizant and Abe Schwartz
3:14
10Ramona
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-02-05)
recording of:
Ramona (English version)
lyricist:
L. Wolfe Gilbert
composer:
Mabel Wayne (in 1928)
2:47
11The Wang-Wang Blues
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-03-10)
recording of:
Wang Wang Blues (on 1942-03-10)
lyricist:
Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929)
composer:
Henry Busse, Buster Johnson (American jazz musician) and Gus Mueller
2:49
12The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise (sextet version)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-03-10)
instrumental recording of:
The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise (on 1942-03-10)
lyricist:
Gene Lockhart (in 1918)
composer:
Raymond Roberts (in 1918)
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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and Chappell Music Ltd. (on 1919-01-24)
2:42
13The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise (quartet version)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-03-10)
instrumental recording of:
The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise (on 1942-03-10)
lyricist:
Gene Lockhart (in 1918)
composer:
Raymond Roberts (in 1918)
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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and Chappell Music Ltd. (on 1919-01-24)
2:43
14The Way You Look Tonight
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-03-10)
recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”) (on 1942-03-10)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., The Songwriters Guild and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
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
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 9)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
3:17
15St. Louis Blues
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-03-10)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1942-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
2:59
16Before (Rachmaninoff Special)
alto saxophone:
Sol Kane (on 1942-03-12) and Bud Shiffman (on 1942-03-12)
baritone saxophone:
Art Ralston (on 1942-03-12)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-03-12)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1942-03-12)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Collier (on 1942-03-12)
guitar:
Tom Morgan (Big band era guitarist) (on 1942-03-12)
piano:
Mel Powell (on 1942-03-12)
tenor saxophone:
George Berg (on 1942-03-12) and Vido Musso (on 1942-03-12)
trombone:
Cutty Cutshall (on 1942-03-12) and Lou McGarity (on 1942-03-12)
trumpet:
Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1942-03-12), John Napton (on 1942-03-12) and Bernie Privin (on 1942-03-12)
3:22
17I Threw a Kiss in the Ocean
alto saxophone:
Sol Kane (on 1942-03-12) and Bud Shiffman (on 1942-03-12)
baritone saxophone:
Art Ralston (on 1942-03-12)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-03-12)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1942-03-12)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Collier (on 1942-03-12)
guitar:
Tom Morgan (Big band era guitarist) (on 1942-03-12)
piano:
Mel Powell (on 1942-03-12)
tenor saxophone:
George Berg (on 1942-03-12) and Vido Musso (on 1942-03-12)
trombone:
Cutty Cutshall (on 1942-03-12) and Lou McGarity (on 1942-03-12)
trumpet:
Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1942-03-12), John Napton (on 1942-03-12) and Bernie Privin (on 1942-03-12)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1942-03-12)
cover recording of:
I Threw a Kiss in the Ocean (on 1942-03-12)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
2:58
18We'll Meet Again
alto saxophone:
Sol Kane (on 1942-03-12) and Bud Shiffman (on 1942-03-12)
baritone saxophone:
Art Ralston (on 1942-03-12)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-03-12)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1942-03-12)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Collier (on 1942-03-12)
guitar:
Tom Morgan (Big band era guitarist) (on 1942-03-12)
piano:
Mel Powell (on 1942-03-12)
tenor saxophone:
George Berg (on 1942-03-12) and Vido Musso (on 1942-03-12)
trombone:
Cutty Cutshall (on 1942-03-12) and Lou McGarity (on 1942-03-12)
trumpet:
Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1942-03-12), John Napton (on 1942-03-12) and Bernie Privin (on 1942-03-12)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1942-03-12)
recording of:
We’ll Meet Again (on 1942-03-12)
lyricist:
Hugh Charles
composer:
Hugh Charles and Ross Parker
publisher:
Dash Music Co. Ltd., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), World Music Co., World Music, Inc. and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
3:16
19Full Moon
alto saxophone:
Sol Kane (on 1942-03-12) and Bud Shiffman (on 1942-03-12)
baritone saxophone:
Art Ralston (on 1942-03-12)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-03-12)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1942-03-12)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Collier (on 1942-03-12)
guitar:
Tom Morgan (Big band era guitarist) (on 1942-03-12)
piano:
Mel Powell (on 1942-03-12)
tenor saxophone:
George Berg (on 1942-03-12) and Vido Musso (on 1942-03-12)
trombone:
Cutty Cutshall (on 1942-03-12) and Lou McGarity (on 1942-03-12)
trumpet:
Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1942-03-12), John Napton (on 1942-03-12) and Bernie Privin (on 1942-03-12)
2:08
20There Won't Be a Shortage on Love
alto saxophone:
Sol Kane (on 1942-03-12) and Bud Shiffman (on 1942-03-12)
baritone saxophone:
Art Ralston (on 1942-03-12)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-03-12)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1942-03-12)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Collier (on 1942-03-12)
guitar:
Tom Morgan (Big band era guitarist) (on 1942-03-12)
piano:
Mel Powell (on 1942-03-12)
tenor saxophone:
George Berg (on 1942-03-12) and Vido Musso (on 1942-03-12)
trombone:
Cutty Cutshall (on 1942-03-12) and Lou McGarity (on 1942-03-12)
trumpet:
Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1942-03-12), John Napton (on 1942-03-12) and Bernie Privin (on 1942-03-12)
recording of:
There Won’t Be a Shortage of Love (on 1942-03-12)
writer:
John Jacob Loeb and Carmen Lombardo
2:41
21Peter and the Wolf
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-03-12)
3:10
22You're So Easy to Dance With
alto saxophone:
Sol Kane (on 1942-03-14) and Bud Shiffman (on 1942-03-14)
baritone saxophone:
Art Ralston (on 1942-03-14)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-05-14)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1942-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1942-03-14)
guitar:
Tom Morgan (Big band era guitarist) (on 1942-03-14)
piano:
Mel Powell (on 1942-03-14)
tenor saxophone:
George Berg (on 1942-03-14) and Vido Musso (on 1942-03-14)
trombone:
Charlie Castaldo (on 1942-03-14) and Lou McGarity (on 1942-03-14)
trumpet:
Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1942-03-14), John Napton (on 1942-03-14) and Bernie Privin (on 1942-03-14)
vocals:
Art Lund (on 1942-03-14)
recording of:
You’re Easy to Dance With (from “Holiday Inn”) (on 1942-03-14)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
3:16
23All I Need Is You
alto saxophone:
Sol Kane (on 1942-03-14) and Bud Shiffman (on 1942-03-14)
baritone saxophone:
Art Ralston (on 1942-03-14)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-05-14)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1942-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1942-03-14)
guitar:
Tom Morgan (Big band era guitarist) (on 1942-03-14)
piano:
Mel Powell (on 1942-03-14)
tenor saxophone:
George Berg (on 1942-03-14) and Vido Musso (on 1942-03-14)
trombone:
Charlie Castaldo (on 1942-03-14) and Lou McGarity (on 1942-03-14)
trumpet:
Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1942-03-14), John Napton (on 1942-03-14) and Bernie Privin (on 1942-03-14)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1942-05-14)
3:20
24I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo
alto saxophone:
Sol Kane (on 1942-03-14) and Bud Shiffman (on 1942-03-14)
baritone saxophone:
Art Ralston (on 1942-03-14)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-05-14)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1942-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1942-03-14)
guitar:
Tom Morgan (Big band era guitarist) (on 1942-03-14)
piano:
Mel Powell (on 1942-03-14)
tenor saxophone:
George Berg (on 1942-03-14) and Vido Musso (on 1942-03-14)
trombone:
Charlie Castaldo (on 1942-03-14) and Lou McGarity (on 1942-03-14)
trumpet:
Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1942-03-14), John Napton (on 1942-03-14) and Bernie Privin (on 1942-03-14)
vocals:
Art Lund (on 1942-03-14)
recording of:
(I’ve Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo (on 1942-05-14)
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)
3:03
25Take Me
alto saxophone:
Sol Kane (on 1942-03-14) and Bud Shiffman (on 1942-03-14)
baritone saxophone:
Art Ralston (on 1942-03-14)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-05-14)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1942-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1942-03-14)
guitar:
Tom Morgan (Big band era guitarist) (on 1942-03-14)
piano:
Mel Powell (on 1942-03-14)
tenor saxophone:
George Berg (on 1942-03-14) and Vido Musso (on 1942-03-14)
trombone:
Charlie Castaldo (on 1942-03-14) and Lou McGarity (on 1942-03-14)
trumpet:
Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1942-03-14), John Napton (on 1942-03-14) and Bernie Privin (on 1942-03-14)
vocals:
Art Lund (on 1942-03-14)
3:19

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 1324) (order: 833)