Charlie Barnet - The Big Bands

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

Tracklist

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1The Gal From Joe's
3:24
2Echoes of Harlem
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader) (on 1939-04-05)
recording of:
Echoes of Harlem (on 1939-04-05)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:29
3Midweek Function
2:52
4Ebony Rhapsody
drums (drum set):
Ray Michaels (Jazz drummer from the Big Band era) (on 1939-06-26)
recording of:
Ebony Rhapsody (on 1939-06-26)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
is based on:
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106: No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244 no. 2 (original piano solo version)
2:53
5Lament for a Lost Love
3:20
6Duke's Idea
alto saxophone:
Gene Kinsey (on 1939-09-10) and Lloyd “Skip” Martin (on 1939-09-10)
double bass:
Phil Stevens (tuba) (on 1939-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Ray Michaels (Jazz drummer from the Big Band era) (on 1939-09-10)
guitar:
Bus Etri (on 1939-09-10)
piano:
Nat Jaffe (on 1939-09-10)
reeds:
Don McCook (saxophonist active in the Big Band Era) (on 1939-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader) (on 1939-09-10) and Kurt Bloom (on 1939-09-10)
trombone:
Ben Hall (trombonist) (on 1939-09-10), Bill Robertson (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-09-10) and Don Ruppersberg (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-09-10)
trumpet:
Billy May (on 1939-09-10), John Owens (swing-era trumpeter) (on 1939-09-10) and Lyman Vunk (on 1939-09-10)
3:06
7Leapin' at the Lincoln
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader) (on 1940-03-21)
2:49
8The Afternoon of a Moax
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (on 1940-04-16)
3:28
9Rockin' in Rhythm
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (on 1940-06-19)
recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm (on 1940-06-19)
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
is based on:
Kinda Dukish
3:13
10Pompton Turnpike
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader) (on 1940-07-19)
recording of:
Pompton Turnpike (on 1940-07-19)
writer:
Will Osborne and Dick Rogers (singer, comedian, songwriter & pianist)
2:58
11The Sergeant Was Shy
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader) (on 1940-07-19)
2:24
12Ring Dem Bells
2:36
13Wild Mab of the Fish Pond
3:18
14Wings Over Manhattan (1)
3:19
15Wings Over Manhattan (2)
3:19
16Merry-Go-Round
2:40
17Spanish Kick
2:50
18Harlem Speaks
recording of:
Harlem Speaks
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:46
19Things Aint' What They Used To Be
alto saxophone:
George Bone (US swing-era saxophonist) (on 1942-07-17) and Murray Williams (on 1942-07-17)
double bass:
Bob Elden (on 1942-07-17)
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Tommy Moore (on 1942-07-17)
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist) (on 1942-07-17)
saxophone:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader) (on 1942-07-17)
tenor saxophone:
Kurt Bloom (on 1942-07-17) and James Lamare (jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-07-17)
trombone:
Russell Brown (Swing trombonist) (on 1942-07-17), Kahn Keene (on 1942-07-17) and Bill Robertson (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-07-17)
trumpet:
Irving Berger (US Trumpet Player) (on 1942-07-17), Joe Ferrante (on 1942-07-17), Peanuts Holland (on 1942-07-17) and Charles Zimmermann (on 1942-07-17)
recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (on 1942-07-17)
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
2:40
20Washington Whirligig
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (on 1942-07-17)
3:16
21The Moose
2:45
22Pow Wow
2:47
23Drop Me Off in Harlem
alto saxophone:
Buddy DeFranco (on 1944-02-24) and Ray DeGeer (on 1944-02-24)
baritone saxophone:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1944-02-24)
drums (drum set):
Harold Hahn (on 1944-02-24)
guitar:
Turk Van Lake (on 1944-02-24)
piano:
Dodo Marmarosa (on 1944-02-24)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader) (on 1944-02-24) and Kurt Bloom (on 1944-02-24)
trombone:
Porky Cohen (on 1944-02-24), Ed Fromm (on 1944-02-24), Bob Swift (on 1944-02-24) and Tommy Pederson (on 1944-02-24)
trumpet:
Art House (on 1944-02-24), Roy Eldridge (on 1944-02-24), Al Killian (on 1944-02-24), Jimmy Pupa (on 1944-02-24) and Lyman Vunk (on 1944-02-24)
recording of:
Drop Me Off in Harlem (on 1944-02-24)
lyricist:
Nick Kenny (in 1933)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1933)
2:23
24Gulf Coast Blues
3:18
25Skyliner
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader) (on 1944-08-03)
recording of:
Skyliner (for brass band, Geldard)
composer:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader)
arranger:
Bill Geldard (British trombone player and composer)
arrangement of:
Skyliner
3:00