Let's Swing

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Make Believe Ballroom Time
recording of:
Make Believe Ballroom Time
composer:
Harold Green (composer) (in 1940) and Mickey Stoner (in 1940)
Glenn Miller2:56
2Song of India
recording of:
Song of India
writer:
Red Bone (trombonist)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer)
piano arranger:
Edgar Fairchild
is based on:
Sadko: Scene IV. Song of the Indian Guest
Tommy Dorsey3:06
3Doin' the Suzie Q
recording of:
Doin' the Suzie-Q
writer:
J. Fred Coots and Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter)
Lil Hardin Armstrong2:47
4One O'Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie3:01
5Daddy
Sammy Kaye2:54
6Ol' Man Mose
recording of:
Ol’ Man Mose (on 1938-03-21)
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Zilner Randolph
Eddy Duchin2:26
7The Big Dipper
Larry Clinton3:00
8Peelin' the Peach
Paul Whitemans's Swing Wing2:31
9All or Nothing at All
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-09-01)
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-09-01)
bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1939-09-01)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Hawkins (jazz drummer) (on 1939-09-01)
guitar:
Bryan Kent (on 1939-09-01)
instruments:
Claude Lakey (on 1939-09-01)
piano:
Jack Gardner (piano) (on 1939-09-01)
saxophone:
Bill Luther (Jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-09-01) and Drew Page (on 1939-09-01)
trombone:
Russell Brown (Swing trombonist) (on 1939-09-01), Truett Jones (Jazz trombonist) (on 1939-09-01) and Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1939-09-01)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1939-09-01), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-09-01), Jack Palmer (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1939-09-01) and Jack Schaeffer (on 1939-09-01)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1939-09-01)
orchestra:
Harry James and His Orchestra (on 1939-09-01)
conductor:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-09-01)
performer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
arranger:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
cover recording of:
All or Nothing at All (on 1939-09-01)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Range Road Music Inc. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Frank Sinatra feat. Harry James2:56
10Sing, 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Benny Goodman8:42
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Stompin' at the Savoy
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:08
2The Big Apple
clarinet:
Johnny Mintz (on 1937-08-13)
double bass:
Gene Traxler (on 1937-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1937-08-13)
guitar:
Carmen Mastren (on 1937-08-13)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1937-08-13)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1937-08-13)
trumpet:
Pee Wee Erwin (on 1937-08-13)
vocals:
Edythe Wright (on 1937-07-24, on 1937-08-13)
recording of:
The Big Apple (on 1937-07-24)
lyricist:
Buddy Bernier
composer:
Robert Emmerich (writer "Our Love")
recording of:
The Big Apple (on 1937-08-13)
lyricist:
Buddy Bernier
composer:
Robert Emmerich (writer "Our Love")
Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake Seven2:39
3The Jitterbug
recording of:
The Jitterbug (The Wizard of Oz)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
Larry Clinton3:11
4Pompton Turnpike
recording of:
Pompton Turnpike
writer:
Will Osborne and Dick Rogers (singer, comedian, songwriter & pianist)
Charlie Barnet3:02
5Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar
recording of:
Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar (1940 song)
writer:
Hughie Prince, Don Raye and Eleanore Sheehy
Will Bradley5:10
6Flying Home
recording of:
Flying Home (sung/scat version, eg. by Ella Fitzgerald)
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd and Regent Music (BMI)
version of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
Lionel Hampton2:53
7Let Me Off Uptown
recording of:
Let Me Off Uptown
lyricist:
Redd Evans
composer:
Earl Bostic (saxophonist)
Gene Krupa3:00
8Organ Grinders Swing
Hudson-DeLange3:08
9Flag Foot Floogie
recording of:
The Flat Foot Floogie
composer:
Slim Gaillard, Bud Green and Slam Stewart
Louis Armstrong feat. The Mills Brothers2:55
10Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry
recording of:
Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Victor Schertzinger
Jimmy Dorsey3:08
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Eager Beaver
recording of:
Eager Beaver
composer:
Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton2:59
2Peckin
recording of:
Peckin’
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) and Ben Pollack
Ben Pollack3:04
3The Jumpin' Jive
recording of:
(Hep‐Hep!) The Jumpin’ Jive
writer:
Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba and Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Cab Calloway2:47
4The Jersey Bounce
recording of:
Jersey Bounce
lyricist:
Robert B. Wright
composer:
Tiny Bradshaw, Edward Johnson (US songwriter) and Bobby Plater
Benny Goodman2:53
5A-Tisket, A-Tasket
performer:
Chick Webb
recording of:
A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Van Alexander (aka Al Feldman)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13188)
Ella Fitzgerald feat. Chick Webb2:33
6Truckin'
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:58
7You Made Me Love You
recording of:
You Made Me Love You
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Percy Venable
Harry James3:13
8Back to Back
recording of:
Back to Back
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Glenn Miller2:26
9My Reverie
vocals:
Bea Wain and Eileen Watson
conductor:
Billy May
arranger:
Larry Clinton
recording of:
My Reverie (english lyrics)
lyricist:
Larry Clinton (in 1938)
writer:
André Baruch
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (in 1890)
is based on:
Rêverie, L. 68, CD 76 (for piano)
Larry Clinton3:21
10No Name Jive
recording of:
No Name Jive
composer:
Larry Wagner (American composer)
Glen Gray6:26
▼ CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1In the Mood
recording of:
In the Mood
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 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Glenn Miller3:30
2Posn'
Jimmie Lunceford2:57
3The Lindy Hop
Lil Hardin Armstrong2:48
4Begin the Beguine
recording of:
Begin the Beguine
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Jubilee
Artie Shaw3:12
5Boog It
recording of:
Boog It
writer:
Cab Calloway, Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Buck Ram
Gene Krupa3:25
6Why Don’t You Do Right
alto saxophone:
Clint Neagley (on 1942-07-27) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1942-07-27)
baritone saxophone:
Bob Poland (on 1942-07-27)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-07-27)
double bass:
Cliff Hill (bass) (on 1942-07-27)
drums (drum set):
Hud Davies (on 1942-07-27)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1942-07-27)
piano:
Mel Powell (on 1942-07-27)
tenor saxophone:
Leonard Sims (on 1942-07-27) and Jon Walton (on 1942-07-27)
trombone:
Charlie Castaldo (on 1942-07-27) and Lou McGarity (on 1942-07-27)
trumpet:
Al Davis (on 1942-07-27), Tony Faso (on 1942-07-27), Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1942-07-27) and Lawrence Stearns (on 1942-07-27)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1942-07-27)
recording of:
Why Don’t You Do Right? (on 1942-07-27)
lyricist and composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
publisher:
Edwin Morris Music and Morley Music Co
version of:
Weed Smoker’s Dream
Peggy Lee feat. Benny Goodman3:12
7Take the "A" Train
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 Orchestra2:54
8Caldonia
recording of:
Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard?)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherio Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (on 1945-04-16)
Woody Herman2:58
9Cow Cow Boogie
performer:
Freddie Slack
recording of:
Cow Cow Boogie
composer:
Benny Carter, Gene de Paul and Don Raye
Ella Mae Morse feat. Freddie Slack3:10
10Opus One
recording of:
Opus One (1943 song)
lyricist:
Sidney Reginald Garris
composer:
Sy Oliver
publisher:
Embassy Music Corp. (on 1943-06-23)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Tommy Dorsey2:54

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ASIN:US: B00000DGUC [info]