Stereoplay Special CD 68: The Definitive Swing Sessions

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Battle Royal
recording of:
Battle Royal
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
The Duke Ellington Orchestra & Count Basie Orchestra5:33
2Concerto for Cootie
recording of:
Concerto for Cootie
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Cootie Williams & The Duke Ellington Orchestra3:19
3South Rampart Street Parade
recording of:
South Rampart Street Parade (original 1937 instrumental version)
composer:
Ray Bauduc (in 1937) and Bob Haggart (in 1937)
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra3:32
4The Big Noise From Winnetka
Bob Haggart & Ray Bauduc2:34
5Stampede
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:05
6The Earl
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:32
7Miss Brown to You
recording of:
Miss Brown to You
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
Billie Holiday & Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:02
8Lotta Sax Appeal
bass saxophone:
Andy Kirk (jazz saxophonist and tubist) (on 1936-03-04)
drums (drum set):
Ben Thigpen (on 1936-03-02)
guitar:
Ted Robinson (jazz guitarist) (on 1936-03-02)
piano:
Mary Lou Williams (American jazz pianist and composer) (on 1936-03-02)
reeds:
John Harrington (jazz saxophonist) (on 1936-03-02)
saxophone:
John Williams (jazz saxophonist) (on 1936-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
Dick Wilson (on 1936-03-02)
trombone:
Ted Donnelly (on 1936-03-02) and Henry Wells (jazz trombonist) (on 1936-03-02)
trumpet:
Paul King (jazz trumpeter) (on 1936-03-02), Harry Lawson (on 1936-03-02) and Earl Thompson (trumpeter) (on 1936-03-02)
Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy2:56
9Body and Soul
cover recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
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)
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra3:01
10Back Bay Shuffle
recording of:
Back Bay Shuffle
composer:
Teddy McRae and Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw3:14
11The Gentle Grifter
Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five2:49
12G.T. Stomp
recording of:
G. T. Stomp
Earl Hines and His Orchestra2:42
13Broadway
recording of:
Broadway
writer:
Bill Bird (US composer mostly known for co-writing "Broadway" in 1940), Teddy McRae and William Henri Woode
publisher:
Rayven Music
Count Basie Orchestra2:56
14Straighten Up and Fly Right
The Nat King Cole Trio2:24
15Cherokee
recording of:
Cherokee
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra3:18
16Shoe Shine (Boy) Swing
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1936-11-09)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1936-11-09)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1936-11-09)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1936-11-09)
trumpet:
Carl Smith (trumpeter) (on 1936-11-09)
vocals:
Jimmy Rushing (on 1936-11-09)
recording of:
Shoe Shine Boy (on 1936-11-09)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Saul Chaplin
Jones‐Smith Incorporated2:58
17Chant of the Weed
recording of:
Chant of the Weed
composer:
Don Redman
Don Redman and His Orchestra3:16
18Opus #1
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra2:55
19Little Jazz
Roy Eldridge & The Oscar Peterson Quartet2:35
20After Hours
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-10)
alto saxophone:
William Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger) (on 1940-06-10) and Jimmy Mitchelle (on 1940-06-10)
double bass:
Lee Stanfield (on 1940-06-10)
drums (drum set):
Ray Bauduc and James Morrison (drums, jazz swing-era) (on 1940-06-10)
guitar:
Bill McLemore (guitarist active ca. 1940) (on 1940-06-10)
piano:
Avery Parrish (on 1940-06-10)
reeds:
Haywood Henry (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-10)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Bascomb (on 1940-06-10) and Julian Dash (on 1940-06-10)
trombone:
Robert Range (on 1940-06-10) and Edward Sims (on 1940-06-10)
trumpet:
Marcellus Green (on 1940-06-10), James Harris (trumpet) (on 1940-06-10), Erskine Hawkins (on 1940-06-10), Sammy Lowe (trumpeter, arranger and conductor) (on 1940-06-10) and Wilbur Bascomb Sr. (Sr., jazz trumpeter) (on 1940-06-10)
orchestra:
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra (on 1940-06-10)
arranger:
Sammy Lowe (trumpeter, arranger and conductor) (on 1940-06-10) and Avery Parrish (on 1940-06-10)
recording of:
After Hours (blues piano composition by Avery Parrish) (on 1940-06-10)
composer:
Avery Parrish
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra Featuring Avery Parrish3:20
21Everything I Got
Blossom Dearie2:28
22Four Brothers
recording of:
Four Brothers
composer:
Jimmy Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer) (in 1947)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:15
23Buster’s Last Stand
Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra2:54
24Flying Home
recording of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Ragbag Music (ASCAP) and Regent Music (BMI)
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:10

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part of:Stereoplay Highlights/Special (number: 68) (order: 69)