The Essential Artie Shaw

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Annotation

Label: RCA/RVG Legacy Reissue - Catalog #: 69239

Recorded between: December 23, 1936 - August 2, 1953

Label: RCA/RVG Legacy Reissue - Catalog #: 69239

Recorded between: December 23, 1936 - August 2, 1953

Annotation last modified on 2006-05-06 21:33 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Begin the Beguine
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-07-24)
alto saxophone:
Hank Freeman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-07-24) and Les Robinson (on 1938-07-24)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1938-07-24)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1938-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (on 1938-07-24)
guitar:
Al Avola (on 1938-07-24)
piano:
Les Burness (on 1938-07-24)
tenor saxophone:
Tony Pastor (on 1938-07-24) and Ronnie Perry (on 1938-07-24)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1938-07-24), Harry Rogers (US big-band trombonist and arranger) (on 1938-07-24) and Ted Vesely (on 1938-07-24)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1938-07-24), John Best (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-07-24) and Chuck Peterson (trumpet) (on 1938-07-24)
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (on 1938-07-24)
conductor:
Artie Shaw (on 1938-07-24)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
recorded at and engineered at:
Victor Studio #2 (Cherokee B) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1938-07-24)
instrumental recording of:
Begin the Beguine (on 1938-07-24)
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
recording of:
Begin the Beguine (on 1938-07-24)
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
33:18
2Special Delivery Stomp
recording of:
Special Delivery Stomp
composer:
Artie Shaw
2:44
3Non Stop Flight
2:50
4Deep Purple
recording of:
Deep Purple
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1938)
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio)
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
3:15
5Oh! Lady Be Good
recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good!
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
3:11
6Scuttlebutt
3:13
7Shoot the Likker to Me, John Boy
2:51
8St. James Infirmary Blues, Parts I & II
6:23
9Georgia on My Mind
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-03-20)
alto saxophone:
Bus Bassey (on 1941-03-20) and Toots Mondello (on 1941-03-20)
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1941-03-20)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1941-03-20)
double bass:
Eddie McKinney (jazz bassist) (on 1941-03-20)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1941-03-20)
guitar:
Sam Herman (guitar, jazz) (on 1941-03-20)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1941-03-20)
tenor saxophone:
Jerry Jerome (on 1941-03-20) and Les Robinson (on 1941-03-20)
trombone:
Vernon Brown (on 1941-03-20), Ray Conniff (on 1941-03-20) and Jack Jenney (American jazz trombonist) (on 1941-03-20)
trumpet:
Lee Castle (on 1941-03-20) and Bernie Privin (on 1941-03-20)
viola:
Keith Collins (viola) (on 1941-03-20) and Bernard Ocko (on 1941-03-20)
violin:
Truman Boardman (on 1941-03-20), Kurt Dieterle (on 1941-03-20), Dave Herman (American big band violinist) (on 1941-03-20), Dave Kahn (on 1941-03-20), Leo Kahn (on 1941-03-20) and Leo Persner (on 1941-03-20)
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (on 1941-03-20)
recording of:
Georgia on My Mind (on 1941-03-20)
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
2:50
10April in Paris
recording of:
April in Paris
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:26
11Any Old Time
3:13
12All the Things You Are
recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
3:15
13Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise
recording of:
Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise (The New Moon)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
part of:
The New Moon: Act I
3:15
14Back Bay Shuffle
recording of:
Back Bay Shuffle
composer:
Teddy McRae and Artie Shaw
3:17
15(When Your Heart's on Fire) Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
3:17
16Tabu
3:11
17Blues in the Night
recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
3:16
18Concerto for Clarinet, Parts I & II
9:22
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Release group

part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 81)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000207711 [info]