Tracklist

CD 1: Earl “Fatha” Hines
CD 2: Lester Young
CD 3: Teddy Wilson
CD 4: Benny Carter
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1Black Bottom
cover recording of:
Black Bottom
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
Benny Carter & The Ramblers3:04
2Nightfall
Benny Carter3:12
3Swinging the Blues
Benny Carter3:01
4Gloaming
Benny Carter & Sonora Swing Band2:48
5Carry Me Back to Old Virginni
Benny Carter & His Swing Quintet2:52
6I’ve Got Two Lips
Benny Carter2:48
7When Day Is Done
Benny Carter2:57
8Jingle Bells
Benny Carter & His Swing Quintet3:15
9Gin and Jive
Benny Carter and His Orchestra2:57
10New Street Swing
Benny Carter & The Ramblers2:32
11There’ll Be Some Changes Made
recording of:
There’ll Be Some Changes Made (on 1936-10-19)
publisher:
Harry H. Pace (in 1921)
lyricist:
Billy Higgins (1920s composer and singer)
composer:
W. Benton Overstreet
publisher:
Herman Darewski Music Publishing Co Ltd. and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) (in 1924)
Benny Carter & His Swing Quintet2:46
12Nagasaki
recording of:
Nagasaki
lyricist:
Mort Dixon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1928)
Benny Carter and His Orchestra2:59
13There’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
Benny Carter and His Orchestra3:05
14I Gotta Go
Benny Carter3:04
15Bugle Call Rag
alto saxophone:
Kai Ewans (on 1936-08-26)
double bass:
Kelof Nielsen (on 1936-08-26)
drums (drum set):
Erik Kragh (on 1936-08-26)
guitar:
Ulrik Neumann (Danish film actor and musician) (on 1936-08-26)
piano:
Christian Jensen (on 1936-08-26)
reeds:
Benny Carter (on 1936-08-26) and Aage Voss (on 1936-08-26)
tenor saxophone:
Knut Knutsson (on 1936-08-26) and Anker Skjoldborg (on 1936-08-26)
trombone:
Peter Rasmussen (trombone) (on 1936-08-26) and Palmer Traulsen (on 1936-08-26)
trumpet:
Olaf Carlsson (on 1936-08-26), Kurt Pederson (on 1936-08-26) and Axel Skouby (on 1936-08-26)
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag (on 1936-08-26)
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
Benny Carter & Kai Ewan's Orchestra2:23
16I’m in the Mood for Swin
recording of:
I'm in the Mood for Swing (in 1937-01)
composer:
Benny Carter
Benny Carter and His Orchestra2:35
17Swingin’ at Maida Vale
Benny Carter2:45