Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Intro
Leif “Smokerings” Anderson & Knut Borge0:25
2Jubilee
recording of:
Jubilee (Hoagy Carmichael)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:40
3Singin’ the Blues
Bobby Hackett and his Orchestra3:07
4When Day Is Done
Coleman Hawkins All Star Octet3:25
5Organ Grinder’s Swing
alto saxophone:
Earl Carruthers (on 1936-08-31), Laforest Dent (on 1936-08-31), Dan Grissom (on 1936-08-31) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1936-08-31)
baritone saxophone:
Earl Carruthers (on 1936-08-31) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1936-08-31)
celesta and piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1936-08-31)
clarinet and reeds:
Earl Carruthers (on 1936-08-31), Dan Grissom (on 1936-08-31), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1936-08-31) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1936-08-31)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1936-08-31)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1936-08-31)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1936-08-31)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1936-08-31)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1936-08-31), Elmer Crumbley (on 1936-08-31) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1936-08-31)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1936-08-31), Eddie Tompkins (on 1936-08-31) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1936-08-31)
vocals:
Sy Oliver (on 1936-08-31)
conductor:
Jimmie Lunceford (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader) (on 1936-08-31)
recording of:
Organ Grinder’s Swing (on 1936-08-31)
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Mitchell Parish
composer:
Will Hudson
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:40
6Blues in E‐Flat
Red Norvo & His Swing Octet3:00
7Cryin’ Mood
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-03-24) and Edgar Sampson (on 1937-03-24)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-03-24) and Bill Thomas (bass, jazz) (on 1937-03-24)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-03-24)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1937-03-24)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-03-24) and Don Kirkpatrick (jazz pianist) (on 1937-03-24)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1937-03-24) and Teddy McRae (on 1937-03-24)
trombone:
Nat Story (on 1937-03-24) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-03-24)
trumpet:
Bobby Stark (on 1937-02-24, on 1937-03-24), Mario Bauzá (on 1937-03-24) and Taft Jordan (on 1937-03-24)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-03-24)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1937-03-24)
recording of:
Cryin’ Mood (on 1937-03-24)
writer:
Andy Razaf and Chick Webb
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:39
8Bluer Than Blue
Lil Hardin Armstrong & Her Swing Orchestra3:13
9You’re Not the KindHenry “Red” Allen and His Orchestra2:48
10Wolverine Blues
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra2:57
11Spain
drums (drum set):
Ray Bauduc (on 1940-02-06)
recording of:
Spain (on 1940-02-06)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Isham Jones
Bob Crosby’s Bobcats3:08
12The Very Thought of You
vocals:
Al Bowlly
recording of:
The Very Thought of You (on 1934-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Ray Noble and His Orchestra3:29
13Hors D’Oeuvres
Ambrose and His Orchestra3:13
14Stealin’ Apples
recording of:
Stealin’ Apples
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:05
15Swing Is Here
Gene Krupa’s Swing Band2:59
16Country Gal
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:00
17After You’ve Gone
Stuff Smith and His Onyx Club Boys3:14
18Summertime
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-06-08)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-06-08)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1939-06-08)
piano:
Meade Lux Lewis (on 1939-06-08)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-06-08)
part of:
Blue Note (by matrix number) (number: GM-533-14)
instrumental recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1939-06-08)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Sidney Bechet Quintet4:12
19The Turf
John Kirby and His Orchestra2:54
20Basin Street Blues
recording of:
Basin Street Blues (on 1937-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Bing Crosby & Connee Boswell3:01
21Poor Butterfly
The Benny Goodman Sextet2:53
22Ring Dem Bells
recording of:
Ring Dem Bells
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:27
23Song of the Islands
recording of:
Song of the Islands (Na Lei O Hawaii)
lyricist and composer:
Charles E. King (known as the composer of “Ke kali nei au”)
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:04
24You’ve Changed
recording of:
You’ve Changed
lyricist:
Bill Carey (US songwriter)
composer:
Carl T. Fischer (Native American jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI; Peer Int'l or Peer-International) and Southern Music Publishing Company
Harry James and His Orchestra3:14
25Snowfall
Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra3:01
2CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Keblah
recording of:
Keb-Lah
composer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) and Juan Tizol
Harry James and His Orchestra3:22
2These Foolish Things
Lester Young Quartet3:12
3Leave Us Leap
recording of:
Leave Us Leap
composer:
Edwin Finckel
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra3:04
4I Never Thought I’d Sing The Blues
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra3:01
5End of the World
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra3:55
6Esquire Bounce
Coleman Hawkins and His All Stars3:13
7Yesterdays
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra2:56
8Groovin’ High
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet2:41
9Cool Blues
Charlie Parker Quartet3:10
10In Walked Bud
Thelonious Monk Quintet2:56
11Blowin’ Up a StormWoody Herman & His Orchestra3:25
12Night in Tunisia
Boyd Raeburn & His Orchestra3:07
13Boyd Meets Stravinsky
Boyd Raeburn & His Orchestra2:53
14Whip‐Poor‐Will
Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra2:54
15Love Walked In
recording of:
Love Walked In
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:06
16Sleepy Baboon
Sonny Greer & His Rextet2:57
17Lotus Blossom
cover recording of:
Marahuana
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends3:23
18My Funny Valentine
recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet2:58
19Don’t Ever Say Goodbye
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:01
20Blue Jean Beguine
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:42
21Sweepin’ the Blues Away
Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra3:20
22Meet Me Where They Play the Blues
Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra3:50
23Lumby
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra5:32