Big Band Jazz

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1In the Mood
instrumental recording of:
In the Mood (on 1939-08-01)
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
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:39
2One O’Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:08
3Linger in My Arms a Little Longer
recording of:
Linger in My Arms a Little Longer, Baby
lyricist and composer:
Herb Magidson
Louis Armstrong3:01
4Take the ‘A’ Train
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
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 Orchestra3:04
5I Can’t Get Started
Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra4:51
6San
bass saxophone:
Min Leibrook (on 1928-01-12)
clarinet:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1928-01-12)
cornet:
Bix Beiderbecke (American jazz cornettist, pianist and composer) (on 1928-01-12)
drums (drum set):
Harold McDonald (drummer active in the 1920’s) (on 1928-01-12)
guitar:
Carl Kress (on 1928-01-12)
piano:
Bill Challis (on 1928-01-12)
saxophone [C-melody sax]:
Frankie Trumbauer (on 1928-01-12)
trombone:
Bill Rank (on 1928-01-12)
trumpet:
Charlie Margulis (on 1928-01-12)
violin:
Matty Malneck (on 1928-01-12)
arranger:
Bill Challis (on 1928-01-12)
recording of:
San (on 1928-01-12)
lyricist:
Walter Michels (in 1920)
composer:
Lindsay McPhail (in 1920)
publisher:
Van Alstyne & Curtis (on 1920-12-10)
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra3:24
7American Patrol
recording of:
American Patrol (swing version)
composer:
F. W. Meacham (in 1885)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor) (in 1942)
publisher:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment)
arrangement of:
American Patrol
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:39
8All or Nothing at All
recording of:
All or Nothing at All
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 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Harry James3:03
9Snow Fall
recording of:
Snowfall
writer:
Claude Thornhill and Ruth Thornhill
publisher:
Chappell
Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra3:02
10Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra3:15
11Swing It
Benny Carter3:14
12Toby
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:26
13Darktown Strutters’ Ball
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:50
14My Blue Heaven
Jimmie Lunceford3:17
15I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
recording of:
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
George Bassman
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Mills 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 (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)
Tommy Dorsey3:44
16Chant of the Weed
recording of:
Chant of the Weed
composer:
Don Redman
Don Redman and His Orchestra3:16
17Christopher Columbus
recording of:
Christopher Columbus
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Leon “Chu” Berry
Fletcher Henderson3:06
18Boyd’s Nest
Boyd Raeburn & His Orchestra3:11
19Let Me Off Uptown
Gene Krupa3:08
20Meet the Band
Edgar Hayes and His Orchestra3:18
▼ CD 2
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1It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
Duke Ellington3:17
2My Reverie
Larry Clinton & His Orchestra3:28
3The Elks Parade
recording of:
The Elk's Parade
composer:
Bobby Sherwood (guitarist/trumpeter)
Bobby Sherwood & His Orchestra2:55
4The Sheik of Araby
Fats Waller3:07
5Cherokee
recording of:
Cherokee
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra3:25
6Stormy Monday Blues
recording of:
Stormy Monday Blues
writer:
Bob Crowder (tenor saxophone), Billy Eckstine and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
publisher:
7 Arts and Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases)
Earl Hines and His Orchestra with Billy Eckstine3:11
7Tuxedo Junction
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra3:18
8The Big Noise From Winnetka
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra2:36
9Flying 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 Hampton3:13
10Froggy Bottom
Andy Kirk3:06
11Do You Know Why?
bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1940-10-16)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1940-10-16)
guitar:
Clark Yocum (on 1940-10-16)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1940-10-16)
saxophone:
Heinie Beau (on 1940-10-16), Don Lodice (on 1940-10-16), Paul Mason (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-10-16), Johnny Mince (on 1940-10-16) and Fred Stulce (on 1940-10-16)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1940-10-16), Les Jenkins (on 1940-10-16) and Lowell Martin (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-10-16)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1940-10-16), Ray Linn (on 1940-10-16) and Chuck Peterson (trumpet) (on 1940-10-16)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1940-10-16)
conductor:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader)
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-10-16)
recording of:
Do You Know Why? (on 1940-10-16)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Frank Sinatra with the Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:12
12Kitty on Toast
alto saxophone:
Dalbert Bright (on 1940-02-27) and Willie Randall (on 1940-02-27)
double bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1940-02-27)
drums (drum set):
Oliver Coleman (on 1940-02-27)
guitar:
Hurley Ramey (on 1940-02-27)
piano:
Horace Henderson (on 1940-02-27)
tenor saxophone:
Elmer Williams (on 1940-02-27) and Dave Young (saxophone) (on 1940-02-27)
trombone:
Nat Atkins (on 1940-02-27) and Edward Fant (on 1940-02-27)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1940-02-27), Harry "Pee Wee" Jackson (US trumpeter) (on 1940-02-27) and Ray Nance (on 1940-02-27)
violin:
Ray Nance (on 1940-02-27)
arranger:
Horace Henderson
recording of:
Kitty on Toast (on 1940-02-27)
writer:
Fletcher Henderson and Horace Henderson
Horace Henderson and his Orchestra2:49
13In the Middle
Georgie Auld & His Orchestra3:13
14Traffic Jam
recording of:
Traffic Jam
composer:
Teddy McRae and Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw2:15
15Deep Forest
recording of:
Deep Forest
writer:
Reginald Foresythe, Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) and Andy Razaf
Earl Hines and His Orchestra2:31
16Bounce Me, Brother, With a Solid Four
recording of:
Bounce Me Brother (With a Solid Four)
writer:
Hughie Prince and Don Raye
Will Bradley and His Orchestra3:07
17Lonely Boy Blues
Jay McShann3:02
18The Honeydripper
Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra2:49
19Four Brothers
recording of:
Four Brothers
composer:
Jimmy Giuffre (in 1947)
Woody Herman & His Orchestra3:22
20Artistry in Rhythm
recording of:
Artistry in Rhythm
composer:
Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton3:22
▼ CD 3
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1Besame Mucho
Jimmy Dorsey3:05
2I Didn’t Know About You
cover recording of:
I Didn’t Know About You
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944)
is based on:
Sentimental Lady
Lena Horne3:07
3Jumpin’ at the Woodside
recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (with lyrics by Jon Hendricks)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks (in 1957)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), WC Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, 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), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
version of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental)
Count Basie3:08
4Oh Yes, Take Another Guess
cover 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)
Ella Fitzgerald with Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:32
5The Good Earth
recording of:
The Good Earth
writer:
Neal Hefti
Woody Herman & His Orchestra2:35
6Stompin’ 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 Orchestra3:23
7A‐Tisket A‐Tasket
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:52
8At the Woodchopper’s Ball
Woody Herman & His Orchestra3:19
9Things to Come
recording of:
Things to Come
composer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:45
10White Jazz
Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra3:08
11Father Knickerbopper
Ted Heath2:48
12No Variety Blues
recording of:
No Variety Blues
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Herman Fairbanks
Louis Armstrong2:58
13All of Me
Billy May & His Orchestra3:19
14Any Old Time
Artie Shaw3:11
15Bum’s Rush
Gigi Gryce and his Orchestra3:13
16Jazznocracy
Jimmie Lunceford2:45
17Sentimental Journey
Les Brown3:46
18Brazil
Xavier Cugat2:54
19Why Don’t You Do Right
recording of:
Why Don’t You Do Right?
lyricist and composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
publisher:
Edwin Morris Music and Morley Music Co
version of:
Weed Smoker’s Dream
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra with Peggy Lee3:14
20Put It There
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers2:35