The Essential Big Bands

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Air Mail Special
Lionel Hampton5:06
2Blue and Sentimental
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-08-25)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
bass and double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1956-08-25)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1956-08-25)
flute and saxophone and woodwind:
Buddy Collette (on 1956-08-25)
guitar:
Bill Pittman (on 1956-08-25)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1956-08-25)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-08-25)
tenor saxophone and valve trombone and valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (on 1956-08-25)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (on 1956-08-25)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1956-08-25), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1956-08-25) and Conrad Gozzo (on 1956-08-25)
orchestra:
Buddy Rich and His Orchestra (on 1956-08-25)
arranger:
Marty Paich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Records, Inc. (credited often as just "Verve Records" for manufacturing/marketing, a division of PolyGram Classics and Jazz, of PolyGram Records, Inc.)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1956-08-25)
recording of:
Blue and Sentimental (on 1956-08-25)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist), Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) and Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
Buddy Rich4:50
3Boogie Blues
Gene Krupa3:55
4Back Beat Boogie
recording of:
Back Beat Boogie
composer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
Harry James2:28
5Sweet and Lovely
recording of:
Sweet and Lovely
lyricist:
Harry Tobias
composer:
Gus Arnheim and Charles N. Daniels
publisher:
Harry Tobias Music, Keith Prowse Music, Redwood Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Anne-Rachel Music Corp. (in 1931), Chappell & Co. (in 1931), Quartet Music Inc. (in 1931) and Range Road Music Inc. (in 1931)
Woody Herman5:00
6One O'Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie9:48
7Jumpin' at the Woodside
recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), 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), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Buddy Rich6:26
8It's a Blue World
recording of:
It’s a Blue World
writer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1940 nominee)
Lionel Hampton2:54
9Drum Boogie
Gene Krupa3:39
10Every Day I Have the Blues
recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues
lyricist, composer and revised by:
Peter Chatman
writer:
Memphis Slim, Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Golden State Songs, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
Count Basie5:30
11(By the) Sleepy Lagoon
recording of:
By the Sleepy Lagoon (BBC Desert Island Discs theme)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1940)
composer:
Eric Coates (composer) (in 1930)
Harry James3:04
12Your Father's Mustache
recording of:
Your Father's Moustache
writer:
Woody Herman
Woody Herman4:35