Best of Big Band

~ Release by The BBC Big Band Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

2 Jewel Cases + a little keyring sound gadget in a plastic slide tray in an oblong cardboard case, which resembles a juke box.

Cat# / Barcode (CD "One"): JB2 51471 / 628261147120
Cat# / Barcode (CD "Two"): JB2 51472 / 628261147229

This edition was also sold (US + CA) with 2x12 tracks:

Cat# / Barcode (set): BAF2 52077 + BAF SKU 69940 / 628261207725
Cat# / Barcode (CD "One"): BAF2 52078 / 628261207824
Cat# / Barcode (CD "Two"): BAF2 52079 / 628261207923

Annotation last modified on 2025-10-28 20:21 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Chattanooga Choo Choo
recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1941)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), 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:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
4:54
2Sing, Sing, Sing
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
7:41
3In the Mood
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
In the Mood
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Wingy Manone
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein and Co. Limited and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:30
4It's Wonderful
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
’S Wonderful
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music Company Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
3:00
5I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
2:39
6I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
3:34
7Begin in Beguine
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
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
3:12
8I'll Never Smile Again
3:00
9Anvil Chorus
recording of:
Anvil Chorus (arr. Gray for big band)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
arrangement of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
4:55
10Artistry in Rhythm
recording of:
Artistry in Rhythm
composer:
Stan Kenton
publisher:
Sierra Music Publications and Robbins Music Corp. (from 1945 to present)
4:00
11One O'Clock Jump
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
cover recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
3:02
12Song of India
3:06
13Little Brown Jug
orchestra:
The BBC Big Band
instrumental recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (composer/publisher) (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (composer/publisher) (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
cover recording of:
Little Brown Jug (catch all for arrangements)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
3:27
14Jersey Bounce
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Jersey Bounce
lyricist:
Robert B. Wright
composer:
Tiny Bradshaw, Edward Johnson (US songwriter) and Bobby Plater
2:51
15American Patrol
orchestra and performer:
The BBC Big Band
conductor:
Barry Forgie
recording of:
American Patrol (swing version)
composer:
F. W. Meacham (in 1885)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor) (in 1942)
publisher:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment)
arrangement of:
American Patrol
3:26
16Cherokee
recording of:
Cherokee
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
3:02