I Had to Do It

~ Release by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Ti‐Pi‐Tin
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-03-09) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1938-03-09)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1938-03-09)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1938-03-09) and Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-03-09)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-03-09)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1938-03-09)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1938-03-09) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-03-09)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1938-03-09) and Vernon Brown (on 1938-03-09)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1938-03-09), Gordon Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (on 1938-03-09) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-03-09)
instrumental recording of:
Ti-Pi-Tin (on 1938-03-09)
writer:
María Grever and Raymond Leveen
recording of:
Ti-Pi-Tin
writer:
María Grever and Raymond Leveen
2:36
2Ooooo‐Oh Boom!
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-03-09) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1938-03-09)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1938-03-09)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-03-09)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1938-03-09)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1938-03-09) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-03-09)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1938-03-09) and Vernon Brown (on 1938-03-09)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1938-03-09), Gordon Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (on 1938-03-09) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-03-09)
vocals:
Martha Tilton (1930s singer with Benny Goodman) (on 1938-03-09)
recording of:
Ooooo-Oh Boom (on 1938-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Riley (US jazz trombonist & songwriter)
3:02
3Always and Always
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-03-09) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1938-03-09)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1938-03-09)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-03-09)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1938-03-09)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1938-03-09) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-03-09)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1938-03-09) and Vernon Brown (on 1938-03-09)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1938-03-09), Gordon Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (on 1938-03-09) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-03-09)
vocals:
Martha Tilton (1930s singer with Benny Goodman) (on 1938-03-09)
3:17
4Make Believe
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-03-09) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1938-03-09)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1938-03-09)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-03-09)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1938-03-09)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1938-03-09) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-03-09)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1938-03-09) and Vernon Brown (on 1938-03-09)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1938-03-09), Gordon Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (on 1938-03-09) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-03-09)
instrumental recording of:
Make Believe (Show Boat) (on 1938-03-09)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co. (in 1927)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
recording of:
Make Believe (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co. (in 1927)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
2:51
5The Blue Room
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-03-09) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1938-03-09)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1938-03-09)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-03-09)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1938-03-09)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1938-03-09) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-03-09)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1938-03-09) and Vernon Brown (on 1938-03-09)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1938-03-09), Gordon Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (on 1938-03-09) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-03-09)
instrumental recording of:
Blue Room (on 1938-03-09)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1926)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1926)
3:04
6It’s the Dreamer in Me
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-04-08) and Milt Yaner (on 1938-04-08)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1938-04-08)
double bass:
Harry Goodman (on 1938-04-08)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1938-04-08)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1938-04-08)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1938-04-08)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1938-04-08) and Art Rollini (on 1938-04-08)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1938-04-08) and Vernon Brown (on 1938-04-08)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1938-04-08), Gordon Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (on 1938-04-08) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-04-08)
vocals:
Martha Tilton (1930s singer with Benny Goodman) (on 1938-04-08)
3:02
7Lullaby in Rhythm
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-04-08) and Milt Yaner (on 1938-04-08)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1938-04-08)
double bass:
Harry Goodman (on 1938-04-08)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1938-04-08)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1938-04-08)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1938-04-08)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1938-04-08) and Art Rollini (on 1938-04-08)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1938-04-08) and Vernon Brown (on 1938-04-08)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1938-04-08), Gordon Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (on 1938-04-08) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-04-08)
recording of:
Lullaby in Rhythm (on 1938-04-08)
lyricist:
Walter Hirsch (in 1938)
composer:
Clarence Profit (in 1938), Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (in 1938) and Edgar Sampson (in 1938)
3:32
8I Never Knew
recording of:
I Never Knew
writer:
Roy Marsh and Paul Whiteman
2:23
9That Feeling Is Gone
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-04-08) and Milt Yaner (on 1938-04-08)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1938-04-08)
double bass:
Harry Goodman (on 1938-04-08)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1938-04-08)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1938-04-08)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1938-04-08)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1938-04-08) and Art Rollini (on 1938-04-08)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1938-04-08) and Vernon Brown (on 1938-04-08)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1938-04-08), Gordon Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (on 1938-04-08) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-04-08)
vocals:
Martha Tilton (1930s singer with Benny Goodman) (on 1938-04-08)
recording of:
That Feeling Is Gone (on 1938-04-08)
lyricist:
Walter Hirsch
composer:
Emmett “Babe” Wallace
3:13
10Sweet Sue, Just You
recording of:
Sweet Sue, Just You
lyricist:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist)
composer:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist) and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
3:27
11I Let a Song of Out of My Heart
recording of:
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1938), Henry Nemo (in 1938) and John Redmond (House vocalist) (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:24
12Feelin’ High and Happy
alto saxophone:
Noni Bernardi (on 1938-04-22) and Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-04-22)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1938-04-22)
double bass:
Harry Goodman (on 1938-04-22)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1938-04-22)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1938-04-22)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1938-04-22)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1938-04-22) and Art Rollini (on 1938-04-22)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1938-04-22) and Vernon Brown (on 1938-04-22)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1938-04-22), Gordon Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (on 1938-04-22) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-04-22)
vocals:
Martha Tilton (1930s singer with Benny Goodman) (on 1938-04-22)
2:34
13Why’d Ya Make Me Fall in Love?
alto saxophone:
Noni Bernardi (on 1938-04-22) and Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-04-22)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1938-04-22)
double bass:
Harry Goodman (on 1938-04-22)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1938-04-22)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1938-04-22)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1938-04-22)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1938-04-22) and Art Rollini (on 1938-04-22)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1938-04-22) and Vernon Brown (on 1938-04-22)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1938-04-22), Gordon Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (on 1938-04-22) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-04-22)
vocals:
Martha Tilton (1930s singer with Benny Goodman) (on 1938-04-22)
recording of:
Why’d ya Make Me Fall in Love (on 1938-04-22)
writer:
Walter Donaldson
2:33
14Don’t Wake Up My Heart
alto saxophone:
Noni Bernardi (on 1938-05-28) and Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-05-28)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1938-05-28)
double bass:
Harry Goodman (on 1938-05-28)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1938-05-28)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1938-05-28)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1938-05-28)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1938-05-28) and Art Rollini (on 1938-05-28)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1938-05-28) and Vernon Brown (on 1938-05-28)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1938-05-28), Gordon Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (on 1938-05-28) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-05-28)
vocals:
Martha Tilton (1930s singer with Benny Goodman) (on 1938-05-28)
recording of:
Don’t Wake Up My Heart (on 1938-05-28)
writer:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist), George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) and Pete Wendling (American composer)
2:41
15(I’ve Been) Saving Myself for You
alto saxophone:
Noni Bernardi (on 1938-05-28) and Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-05-28)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1938-05-28)
double bass:
Harry Goodman (on 1938-05-28)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1938-05-28)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1938-05-28)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1938-05-28)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1938-05-28) and Art Rollini (on 1938-05-28)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1938-05-28) and Vernon Brown (on 1938-05-28)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1938-05-28), Gordon Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (on 1938-05-28) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-05-28)
vocals:
Martha Tilton (1930s singer with Benny Goodman) (on 1938-05-28)
recording of:
Saving Myself for You (on 1938-05-28)
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
3:17
16Big John Special
alto saxophone:
Noni Bernardi (on 1938-05-28) and Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-05-28)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1938-05-28)
double bass:
Harry Goodman (on 1938-05-28)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1938-05-28)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1938-05-28)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1938-05-28)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1938-05-28) and Art Rollini (on 1938-05-28)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1938-05-28) and Vernon Brown (on 1938-05-28)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1938-05-28), Gordon Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (on 1938-05-28) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-05-28)
recording of:
Big John’s Special (on 1938-05-28)
writer:
Horace Henderson
3:06
17My Melancholy Baby
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
2:27
18Wrappin’ It Up
alto saxophone:
Noni Bernardi (on 1938-05-28) and Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-05-28)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1938-05-28)
double bass:
Harry Goodman (on 1938-05-28)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1938-05-28)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1938-05-28)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1938-05-28)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1938-05-28) and Art Rollini (on 1938-05-28)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1938-05-28) and Vernon Brown (on 1938-05-28)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1938-05-28), Gordon Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (on 1938-05-28) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-05-28)
recording of:
Wrappin' It Up (on 1938-05-28)
composer:
Fletcher Henderson
3:02
19What Goes on Here in My Heart?
alto saxophone:
Noni Bernardi (on 1938-05-28) and Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-05-28)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1938-05-28)
double bass:
Harry Goodman (on 1938-05-28)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1938-05-28)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1938-05-28)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1938-05-28)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1938-05-28) and Art Rollini (on 1938-05-28)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1938-05-28) and Vernon Brown (on 1938-05-28)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1938-05-28), Gordon Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (on 1938-05-28) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-05-28)
vocals:
Martha Tilton (1930s singer with Benny Goodman) (on 1938-05-28)
2:56
20A Little Kiss at Twilight
alto saxophone:
Noni Bernardi (on 1938-05-31) and Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-05-31)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1938-05-31)
double bass:
Harry Goodman (on 1938-05-31)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1938-05-31)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1938-05-31)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1938-05-31)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1938-05-31) and Art Rollini (on 1938-05-31)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1938-05-31) and Vernon Brown (on 1938-05-31)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1938-05-31), Gordon Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (on 1938-05-31) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-05-31)
vocals:
Martha Tilton (1930s singer with Benny Goodman) (on 1938-05-31)
3:05
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