The Definitive Swing Sessions

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

The 68th release by stereoplay.

Annotation last modified on 2011-08-21 02:14 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Battle Royal
recording of:
Battle Royal
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & Count Basie5:35
2Concerto for Cootie
recording of:
Concerto for Cootie
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Cootie Williams & Duke Ellington3:21
3South Rampart Street Parade
Bob Crosby3:36
4The Big Noise From Winnetka
Bob Haggart & Ray Bauduc2:38
5Stampede
Fletcher Henderson3:08
6The Earl
Benny Goodman2:35
7Miss Brown to You
recording of:
Miss Brown to You
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Richard A. Whiting
Billie Holiday & Teddy Wilson3:04
8Lotta Sax Appeal
Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy2:59
9Body and Soul
recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Coleman Hawkins3:03
10Back Bay Shuffle
recording of:
Back Bay Shuffle
composer:
Teddy McRae and Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw3:16
11The Gentle Grifter
Artie Shaw & His Gramercy Five2:53
12G.T. Stomp
recording of:
G. T. Stomp
Earl Hines2:45
13Broadway
recording of:
Broadway
writer:
Bill Bird (US composer mostly known for co-writing "Broadway" in 1940), Teddy McRae and William Henri Woode
publisher:
Rayven Music
Count Basie2:59
14Straighten Up & Fly Right
The Nat King Cole Trio2:26
15Cherokee
recording of:
Cherokee
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Charlie Barnet3:20
16Shoe Shine (Boy) Swing
Jones‐Smith Incorporated3:03
17Chant of the Weed
recording of:
Chant of the Weed
composer:
Don Redman
Don Redman3:20
18Opus One
Tommy Dorsey2:59
19Little Jazz
Oscar Peterson & Roy Eldridge2:38
20After Hours
Erskine Hawkins3:23
21Everything I've Got
Blossom Dearie2:31
22Four Brothers
recording of:
Four Brothers
composer:
Jimmy Giuffre (in 1947)
Woody Herman3:17
23Buster's Last Stand
Claude Thornhill2:57
24Flying 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 Hampton3:11

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part of:Stereoplay Highlights/Special (number: 68) (order: 69)