Swing America

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Tracklist

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1It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:02
2In the Mood
instrumental recording of:
In the Mood (on 1939-08-01)
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)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3.753:36
3Sing Sing Sing
recording of:
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Prima
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) (ended) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra4:06
4Opus One
The Mills Brothers2:16
5Well, Git It!
recording of:
Well, Git It!
writer:
Sy Oliver
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:03
6Lullaby of Broadway
cover recording of:
Lullaby of Broadway (from “Gold Diggers of 1935”)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1935)
publisher:
Henrees Music co., M. Witmark & Sons, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), 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:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1935 winner)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
Tony Bennett with The Count Basie Band3:12
7Begin 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 Shaw and His Orchestra3:18
8Open the Door, Richard
vocals:
Harry Edison and Bill Johnson (US jazz trombonist in Count Basie and His Orchestra)
recording of:
Open the Door, Richard (1946 song)
lyricist:
Dan Howell and John Mason ("Spider Bruce", vaudeville comedian)
composer:
Jack McVea
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:42
9Let Me Off Uptown
recording of:
Let Me Off Uptown
lyricist:
Redd Evans
composer:
Earl Bostic (saxophonist)
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra3:06
10Take the ‘a’ Train
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:54
11Chattanooga Choo Choo (The Glenn Miller Orchestra)
producer:
Barry Manilow and Phil Ramone
assistant mixer:
Mike Kloster
mixer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
background vocals:
Debra Byrd, Kevin DiSimone, Margaret Dorn and James Jolis
lead vocals:
Barry Manilow
vocals arranger:
Debra Byrd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1994)
mixed at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover 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)
Barry Manilow33:25
12Cherokee
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 Orchestra3:20
13Two O’Clock Jump
recording of:
Two O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist), Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
Harry James and His Orchestra3:00
14Tuxedo Junction
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
writer:
Dash, Feyne, Hawkins and Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger)
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
The Manhattan Transfer3:06
15I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
Les Brown2:56
16Minnie the Moocher (Theme Song)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra3:35
17Jumpin’ at the Savoy
acoustic guitar:
Paul Chapman (US jazz guitar player and singer) (on 1939-05-24)
alto saxophone:
Rudy Williams (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-05-24)
double bass:
Grachan Moncur II (bassist) (on 1938-05-24) and Grachan Moncur (bassist) (on 1939-05-24)
drums (drum set):
Alex 'Razz' Mitchell (1940s jazz drummer) (on 1938-05-24, on 1939-05-24)
piano:
Cyril Haynes (on 1939-05-24)
trumpet:
Pat Jenkins (trumpet) (on 1938-05-24, on 1939-05-24)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 65631-A)
Al Cooper’s Savoy Sultans2:51
18Let’s Dance
recording of:
Let’s Dance (Benny Goodman’s theme song)
lyricist:
Fanny May Baldridge
composer:
Joseph Bonime, Gregory Stone and Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:35
19Buzz Me
Henry Allen and His New York Orchestra2:46
20Boogie Woogie
recording of:
Boogie Woogie
composer:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:12
21That’s How Rhythm Was Born
The Boswell Sisters2:56
22Pennsylvania 6–5000
recording of:
Pennsylvania 6‒5000 (PEnnsylvania 6‒5000)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
written at:
Hotel Pennsylvania in New York, New York, United States (in 1940)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:14
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