The Age of Swing

~ Release by The BBC Big Band (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: The Age of Swing Volume 1
▼ CD 2: The Age of Swing Volume 2
#TitleRatingLength
1King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
cover recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
3:13
2Little Brown Jug
orchestra:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (composer/publisher) (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
cover recording of:
Little Brown Jug (catch all for arrangements)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
instrumental recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (composer/publisher) (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
3:29
3Solitude
cover recording of:
(In My) Solitude
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
recording of:
(In My) Solitude
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
3:35
4Eager Beaver
recording of:
Eager Beaver
composer:
Stan Kenton
3:26
5Serenade in Blue
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Serenade in Blue
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
cover recording of:
Serenade in Blue
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
3:29
6I Know Why
recording of:
I Know Why
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
3:48
7On the Alamo
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
On the Alamo
lyricist:
Gilbert Keyes and Joe Lyons (US songwriter & arranger)
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Forster Music Publisher, Inc. (from 1922-08-02 to present) and Tell Taylor, Inc. (from 1922-03-17 until 1922-08-02)
3:23
8The Hornet
3:06
9Listen to My Music
2:37
10Wrappin' It Up (The Lindy Slide)
recording of:
Wrappin' It Up
composer:
Fletcher Henderson
3:06
11Chattanooga Choo Choo
orchestra:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1941)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部, 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
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
instrumental recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1941)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部, 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
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
4:54
12Caravan
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Caravan
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937) and Juan Tizol (in 1937)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
2:35
13Apple Honey
recording of:
Apple Honey
composer:
Woody Herman
3:30
14I'm Getting Sentimental
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)
3:34
15Harlem Nocturne
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Harlem Nocturne (Mike Hammer)
lyricist:
Dick Rogers (singer, comedian, songwriter & pianist)
composer:
Earle Hagen (TV & film composer)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
2:49
16Leave Us Leap
recording of:
Leave Us Leap
composer:
Edwin Finckel
3:29
17You Made Me Love You
recording of:
You Made Me Love You
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Percy Venable
3:19
18Boogie Woogie Maxie
2:36
19Moonlight Sonata
recording of:
Moonlight Sonata (orch. Stokowski)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
orchestration of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
4:23
20South Rampart Street Parade
recording of:
South Rampart Street Parade (original 1937 instrumental version)
composer:
Ray Bauduc (in 1937) and Bob Haggart (in 1937)
3:05
▶ CD 3: The Age of Swing Volume 3
▶ CD 4: The Age of Swing Volume 4