All the Big Bands

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sentimental Journey
Les Brown and His Orchestra3:52
2Moonlight Serenade
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version)
composer and arranger:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
publisher:
Big 3 Music Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:23
3Golden Wedding
recording of:
Golden Wedding
composer:
Gabriel Marie (Father) (in 1887)
Woody Herman & His Orchestra3:11
4Opus One
recording of:
Opus One (1943 song)
lyricist:
Sidney Reginald Garris
writer:
Sid Garis, Jenny Meltzer and Sy Oliver
composer:
Sy Oliver
publisher:
Embassy Music Corp. (on 1943-06-23)
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra2:58
5Harlem Nocturne
Ray Anthony and His Orchestra3:03
6Concerto for Clarinet
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet
composer:
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra4:35
7Blue Moon
Bob Crosby's Bobcats2:34
8Artistry Jumps
recording of:
Artistry Jumps
composer:
Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra2:39
9Drummin' Man
recording of:
Drummin’ Man
writer:
Gene Krupa and Tiny Parham (Canadian-American jazz bandleader & pianist)
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra3:03
10Sunny Side of the Street
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. 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
part of:
American Splendor
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:16
11Jumpin' at the Woodside
recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), 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, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:05
12Mood Indigo
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:09
13Don't Be That Way
recording of:
Don’t Be That Way
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Edgar Sampson
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation and The Songwriters Guild
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:06
14I Can't Get Started
Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra4:47
15Cherokee
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 Orchestra3:22
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Take 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 Orchestra2:59
2Perfidia
Xavier Cugat and his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra3:01
3American Patrol
recording of:
American Patrol (swing version) (in 1942)
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 Orchestra3:20
4Song of India
recording of:
Song of India
writer:
Red Bone (trombonist)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolaï Rimski‐Korsakov)
piano arranger:
Edgar Fairchild
is based on:
Sadko: Scene IV. Song of the Indian Guest
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:11
5Flying Home
recording of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Ragbag Music (ASCAP) and Regent Music (BMI)
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:17
6March of the Bob Cats
Bob Crosby's Bobcats2:37
7Frenesi
recording of:
Frenesi
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:07
8One O'Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:01
9Stompin' 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 Orchestra3:19
10At the Woodchopper's Ball
Woody Herman & His Orchestra3:18
11Tangerine
recording of:
Tangerine (1941 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Victor Schertzinger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:13
12Ciribirbin
recording of:
Ciribiribin (They’re So in Love) (Harry James theme song)
lyricist:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Alberto Pestalozza
is based on:
Ciribiribin (original Italian version)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Harry James and His Orchestra2:33
13Drum Boogie
recording of:
Drum Boogie (Krupa jazz song)
writer:
Roy Eldridge and Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra3:12
14For Dancers Only
alto saxophone:
Ed Brown (1930s sax player) (on 1937-06-15), Dan Grissom (on 1937-06-15) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1937-06-15)
baritone saxophone:
Earl Carruthers (on 1937-06-15) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1937-06-15)
clarinet:
Ed Brown (1930s sax player) (on 1937-06-15), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1937-06-15) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1937-06-15)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1937-06-15)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1937-06-15)
guitar:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1937-06-15) and Al Norris (on 1937-06-15)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1937-06-15)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1937-06-15)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1937-06-15), Elmer Crumbley (on 1937-06-15) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1937-06-15)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1937-06-15), Eddie Tompkins (on 1937-06-15) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1937-06-15)
conductor:
Jimmie Lunceford (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader) (on 1937-06-15)
arranger:
Sy Oliver (on 1937-06-15)
recording of:
For Dancers Only (on 1937-06-15)
writer:
Sy Oliver, Don Raye and Vic Schoen
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:42
15Body and Soul
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra3:05
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Boogie Woogie
recording of:
Boogie Woogie
composer:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:13
2In 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 Orchestra43:34
3Caravan
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)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:51
4Jive at Five
recording of:
Jive at Five
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Harry “Sweets” Edison
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:42
5Caldonia
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
writer:
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 Herman & His Orchestra3:05
6Traffic Jam
recording of:
Traffic Jam
composer:
Teddy McRae and Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra2:18
7Hey-Ba-Ba-Re-Rob
recording of:
Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop
writer:
Curley Hamner and Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:24
8I'm Beginning to See the Light
alto saxophone:
Edward Rosa (on 1944-11-21) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1944-11-21)
baritone saxophone:
George Davis (40s jazz saxophone) (on 1944-11-21)
cello:
Al Friede (on 1944-11-21) and Cy Bernard (on 1944-11-21)
double bass:
Ed Mihelich (on 1944-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1944-11-21)
guitar:
Allen Reuss (on 1944-11-21)
piano:
Arnold Ross (on 1944-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
Corky Corcoran (on 1944-11-21) and Cliff Jackson (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-11-21)
trombone:
Charles Preble (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-11-21), Vic Hamann (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-11-21) and Jesse Heath (on 1944-11-21)
trumpet:
Irwin Berken (on 1944-11-21), James Campbell (jazz trumpeter and saxophonist) (on 1944-11-21), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1944-11-21), Al Ramsey (on 1944-11-21) and Yan Rasey (on 1944-11-21)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1944-11-21)
viola:
Al Neiman (violist) (on 1944-11-21), Bill Spear (on 1944-11-21) and Dave Sterkin (on 1944-11-21)
violin:
Al Saparoff (on 1944-11-21), Sam Caplan (on 1944-11-21), Sam Freed, Jr. (Violinist) (on 1944-11-21), Jack Gootkin (on 1944-11-21), Harry Jaworski (on 1944-11-21), John DeVoogd (on 1944-11-21), Gerald Joyce (on 1944-11-21) and Nick Pisani (on 1944-11-21)
vocals:
Kitty Kallen (on 1944-11-21)
orchestra:
Harry James and His Orchestra (on 1944-11-21)
arranger:
Johnny Thompson (big band arranger & conductor)
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light (on 1944-11-21)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Harry James and His Orchestra3:19
9Tiger Rag
recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version)
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:15
10Brazil
cover recording of:
Brasil (ended)
composer:
Ary Barroso
Xavier Cugat and his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra2:44
11Snowfall
Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra2:41
12Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
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 (holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra8:47
13Smokey Mary
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra3:04
14Blues in the Night
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:40
15Peg of Me Heart
Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra2:56