Big Bands of the Swinging Years

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Woodchoppers Ball
recording of:
Woodchopper’s Ball
composer:
Joe Bishop and Woody Herman
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Woody Herman4:31
2Begin the Beguine
recording of:
Begin the Beguine
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., 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:
Jubilee
Artie Shaw3:18
3Let's Dance
alto saxophone:
Paul Ricci (American big-band jazz saxophonist and clarinetist, 1914–2001) (from 1954-11-08 until 1954-11-17) and Hymie Shertzer (from 1954-11-08 until 1954-11-17)
baritone saxophone:
Sol Schlinger (saxophone, jazz) (from 1954-11-08 until 1954-11-17)
bass:
George Duvivier (from 1954-11-08 until 1954-11-17)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (from 1954-11-08 until 1954-11-17)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Donaldson (from 1954-11-08 until 1954-11-17)
guitar:
Steve Jordan (guitar) (from 1954-11-08 until 1954-11-17)
piano:
Mel Powell (American composer and jazz pianist) (from 1954-11-08 until 1954-11-17)
tenor saxophone:
Boomie Richman (from 1954-11-08 until 1954-11-17) and Al Klink (from 1954-11-08 until 1954-11-17)
trombone:
Will Bradley (US boogie woogie trombonist & bandleader) (from 1954-11-08 until 1954-11-17), Vernon Brown (from 1954-11-08 until 1954-11-17) and Cutty Cutshall (from 1954-11-08 until 1954-11-17)
trumpet:
Ruby Braff (US trumpet & cornet player) (from 1954-11-08 until 1954-11-17), Chris Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (from 1954-11-08 until 1954-11-17), Carl Poole (US trumpeter) (from 1954-11-08 until 1954-11-17) and Bernie Privin (from 1954-11-08 until 1954-11-17)
orchestra:
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (from 1954-11-08 until 1954-11-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1954-11-08 until 1954-11-17)
recording of:
Let’s Dance (Benny Goodman’s theme song) (from 1954-11-08 until 1954-11-17)
lyricist:
Fanny May Baldridge
composer:
Joseph Bonime, Gregory Stone and Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
Benny Goodman2:15
4Magenta Haze
recording of:
Magenta Haze
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:03
5Cherokee
recording of:
Cherokee
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Charlie Barnet7:08
6When the Saints Go Marching In
recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In (Louis Armstrong’s version)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Louis Armstrong
version of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
Louis Armstrong3:15
7So Rare
recording of:
So Rare
lyricist:
Jack Sharpe (American songwriter)
composer:
Jerry Herst
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Jimmy Dorsey2:40
8One O'Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie4:23
9Opus One
Tommy Dorsey3:18
10Oh Johnny
recording of:
Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!
lyricist:
Ed Rose (lyricist)
composer:
Abe Olman
publisher:
Forster Music Publisher, Inc. (on 1917-02-07)
Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb4:18