Big Bands in Hi-Fi, Volume 2: In the Mood

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1In the Mood
Glen Gray3:33
2I'm Beginning to See the Light
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Harry James3:07
3Avalon
recording of:
Avalon
writer:
B. G. DeSylva, Al Jolson and Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Stephen Ballentine Music, Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1920-09-04)
Benny Goodman3:14
4Bizet Has His Day
Les Brown2:24
5Canto Karabali (Jungle Drums)
Artie Shaw3:54
6Who Wouldn't Love You
recording of:
Who Wouldn’t Love You (on 1942-01-20)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Carey (US songwriter) and Carl Fischer (Native American jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Music World Publishing Co. (on 1942-04-09)
Kay Kyser2:37
7Song of India
Glen Gray3:05
8Warsaw Concerto
recording of:
Warsaw Concerto (Dangerous Moonlight)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist)
composer:
Richard Addinsell (composer)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 45)
part of:
Dangerous Moonlight (film soundtrack)
Freddy Martin2:59
9Down for Double
recording of:
Down for Double
writer:
Freddie Green
Count Basie3:00
10Pompton Turnpike
recording of:
Pompton Turnpike
writer:
Will Osborne and Dick Rogers (singer, comedian, songwriter & pianist)
Charlie Barnet2:13
11Song of the Islands
recording of:
Song of the Islands (Na Lei O Hawaii)
lyricist and composer:
Charles E. King (known as the composer of “Ke kali nei au”)
Bob Crosby2:43
12Apple Honey
recording of:
Apple Honey
composer:
Woody Herman
Woody Herman5:58
13Lover Come to Back to Me
Artie Shaw3:53
14Mexican Hat Dance
Les Brown3:02
15Sleepy Time Gal
Glen Gray4:34
16Cherry
alto saxophone:
Claude Lakey (on 1942-07-22) and Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1942-07-22)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1942-07-22)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1942-07-22)
French horn:
Willard T. Culley (on 1942-07-22)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1942-07-22)
piano:
Al Lerner (big band composer/conductor/pianist) (on 1942-07-22)
saxophone:
Johnny McAfee (Big Band-era woodwind player) (on 1942-07-22)
tenor saxophone:
Corky Corcoran (on 1942-07-22)
trombone:
Hoyt Bohannon (on 1942-07-22), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1942-07-22) and Harry Rodgers (US big-band trombonist and arranger) (on 1942-07-22)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1942-07-22), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1942-07-22) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1942-07-22)
violin:
Abraham Hochstein (on 1942-07-22), Jack Lee (violin) (on 1942-07-22) and Ray Martinez (on 1942-07-22)
recording of:
Cherry (on 1942-07-22)
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Ray Gilbert and Don Redman
publisher:
Ipanema Music Corp., Peer Musikverlag GmbH and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
Harry James3:12
17At Last
Ray Anthony2:39
18Down South Camp Meetin'
recording of:
Down South Camp Meetin’
composer:
Fletcher Henderson and Irving Mills
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), 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), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Benny Goodman3:11
19Taps Miller
recording of:
Taps Miller
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
Count Basie3:21
20Once in a While
Bob Crosby3:21
21Back Bay Shuffle
recording of:
Back Bay Shuffle
composer:
Teddy McRae and Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw3:28
22I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You
Glen Gray3:38
23Woodchopper's Ball
recording of:
Woodchopper’s Ball
composer:
Joe Bishop and Woody Herman
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Woody Herman4:30
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