Golden Greats

~ Release by Woody Herman (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Jones Beachead (half past jumpin' time) (live)
3:32
2Apple Honey (live)
live recording of:
Apple Honey
composer:
Woody Herman
4:20
3Flying Home (live)
3:07
4Red Top (live)
live recording of:
Red Top
composer:
Woody Herman
4:30
5John Hardy's Wife (live)
4:27
6Laura
recording of:
Laura (1945 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
3:23
7I Wonder
3:20
8Caldonia
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)
3:05
9Happines Is Just A Thing Called Joe
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-02-26)
alto saxophone:
John LaPorta (on 1945-02-26) and Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1945-02-26)
baritone saxophone:
Skippy DeSair (on 1945-02-26)
bass:
Chubby Jackson (on 1945-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1945-02-26)
guitar:
Billy Bauer (US cool jazz guitarist) (on 1945-02-26)
piano:
Ralph Burns (on 1945-02-26)
reeds:
Woody Herman (on 1945-02-26)
tenor saxophone:
Pete Mondello (on 1945-02-26) and Flip Phillips (on 1945-02-26)
trombone:
Bill Harris (Jazz trombonist) (on 1945-02-26), Ed Kiefer (on 1945-02-26) and Ralph Pfeffner (on 1945-02-26)
trumpet:
Sonny Berman (on 1945-02-26), Pete Candoli (on 1945-02-26), Charles Frankhauser (on 1945-02-26), Carl Warwick (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-02-26) and Ray Wetzel (on 1945-02-26)
vibraphone:
Marjorie Hyams (on 1945-02-26)
vocals:
Frances Wayne (on 1945-02-26)
orchestra:
Woody Herman and His Orchestra (on 1945-02-26)
arranger:
Ralph Burns
recording of:
Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe (on 1945-02-26)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1940)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1940)
3:30
10Goosey Gander
recording of:
Goosey Gander
composer:
Woody Herman
3:26
11A Kiss Goodnight
3:23
12Northwest Passage
recording of:
Northwest Passage
writer:
Ralph Burns, Woody Herman and Chubby Jackson
3:16
13I've Got The World On A String
recording of:
I’ve Got the World on a String
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Mills Music, Inc. and S.A. Music Co.
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), 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)
3:25
14Put That Ring On My Finger
3:18
15The Good Earth
producer:
Woody Herman
alto saxophone:
John LaPorta (on 1946-03-25) and Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1946-03-25)
baritone saxophone:
Sam Rubinowitch (US baritone/alto sax player & flautist) (on 1946-03-25)
bass:
Chubby Jackson (on 1946-03-25)
drums (drum set):
Don Lamond (on 1946-03-25)
guitar:
Billy Bauer (US cool jazz guitarist) (on 1946-03-25)
piano:
Tony Aless (on 1946-03-25)
reeds:
Woody Herman (on 1946-03-25)
tenor saxophone:
Mickey Folus (on 1946-03-25) and Flip Phillips (on 1946-03-25)
trombone:
Bill Harris (Jazz trombonist) (on 1946-03-25), Ed Kiefer (on 1946-03-25) and Ralph Pfeffner (on 1946-03-25)
trumpet:
Sonny Berman (on 1946-03-25), Pete Candoli (on 1946-03-25), Conrad Gozzo (on 1946-03-25), Marky Markowitz (on 1946-03-25) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (on 1946-03-25)
vibraphone:
Red Norvo (on 1946-03-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1946-03-25)
recording of:
The Good Earth
writer:
Neal Hefti
2:36
16Bijou
recording of:
Bijou
composer:
Ralph Burns
3:27
17125th Street (live)
4:16
18Gee It's Good To Hold You
3:13
19Your Father's Moustache
recording of:
Your Father's Moustache
writer:
Woody Herman
3:27
20Wild Root
recording of:
Wild Root
writer:
Neal Hefti and Woody Herman
3:04
21Blowin' Up A Storm
recording of:
Blowin' Up a Storm
writer:
Neal Hefti and Woody Herman
2:27
22Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Imagen Music, Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:17
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