Personal Best

~ Release by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Any Old Time
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1938-07-24)
recording of:
Any Old Time (Jazz Song - "any old time you want me...") (on 1938-07-24)
composer:
Artie Shaw
publisher:
Lincoln Music Corp
3:16
2Rosalie
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1939-01-17)
vocals:
Tony Pastor (on 1939-01-17)
recording of:
Rosalie (from “Rosalie”) (on 1939-01-17)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1937)
2:46
3Stardust
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1938-12-23)
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1938-12-23)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
3:45
4Lover, Come Back to Me
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1939-01-17)
recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (from "The New Moon") (on 1939-01-17)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
3:32
5Everything Is Jumpin'
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1939-10-20)
5:11
6I Surrender, Dear
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1939-08-19)
recording of:
I Surrender Dear (on 1939-08-19)
lyricist:
Gordon Clifford (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
3:45
7At Sundown
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1939-10-25)
recording of:
At Sundown (on 1939-10-25)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1927)
publisher:
Donaldson Publishing Co. and Leo Feist, Inc.
4:02
8Chantez-Les Bas
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08)
alto saxophone:
Bus Bassey (on 1940-09-07), Neely Plumb (on 1940-09-07, from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08) and Les Robinson (from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08)
bass:
Jud DeNaut (from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08)
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1940-09-07, from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1940-09-07, from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08)
double bass:
Jud DeNaut (on 1940-09-07)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1940-09-07, from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08)
electric guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1940-09-07)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1940-09-07, from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08)
tenor saxophone:
Jerry Jerome (on 1940-09-07, from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08), Les Robinson (on 1940-09-07) and Bus Bassey (from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08)
trombone:
Vernon Brown (on 1940-09-07, from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08) and Jack Jenney (American jazz trombonist) (on 1940-09-07, from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1940-09-07, from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08), Jack Cathcart (on 1940-09-07, from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08) and George Wendt (Swing trumpeter) (on 1940-09-07, from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08)
viola:
Keith Collins (viola) (on 1940-09-07, from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08) and Allan Harshman (violist) (on 1940-09-07, from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08)
violin:
Alex Beller (on 1940-09-07, from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08), Truman Boardman (on 1940-09-07, from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08), Bill Brower (on 1940-09-07, from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08), Ted Klages (on 1940-09-07, from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08), Eugene Lamas (on 1940-09-07, from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08) and Bob Morrow (on 1940-09-07, from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08)
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (from 1940-09-07 until 1940-09-08)
instrumental cover recording of:
Chantez-les bas (Sing 'em Low) (on 1940-09-07)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
3:12
9St Louis Blues
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1939-11-28)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1939-11-28)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
3:04
10Diga Diga Doo
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1939-11-11)
recording of:
Diga Diga Doo (on 1939-11-11)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
2:44
11El Rancho Grande
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1939-11-03)
recording of:
Allá en el Rancho Grande (aka “El Rancho Grande”, Spanish-English version) (on 1939-11-03)
lyricist:
Bartley Costello and Juan Díaz del Moral (songwriter)
composer:
Silvano Ramos (songwriter) and Emilio Donato Uranga (Mexican composer & bandleader)
3:37
12My Blue Heaven
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1939-11-11)
recording of:
My Blue Heaven (on 1939-11-11)
lyricist:
George A. Whiting (popular songwriter) (in 1924)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1924)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
composed at:
New York Friars Club in New York, New York, United States (in 1924)
3:47
13Concerto for Clarinet
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1940-12-17)
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet (on 1940-12-17)
composer:
Artie Shaw
9:29
14I Cover the Waterfront
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1940-12-17)
recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (on 1940-12-17)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
3:32
15Nocturne
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-09-02)
alto saxophone:
Chuck DiMaggio (on 1941-09-02) and Les Robinson (on 1941-09-02)
baritone saxophone:
Artie Baker (saxophonist, flutist and clarinetist) (on 1941-09-02)
bass:
Eddie McKinney (jazz bassist) (on 1941-09-02)
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1941-09-02), Ed Sodero (on 1941-09-02) and George Taliarkin (on 1941-09-02)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1941-09-02)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1941-09-02)
guitar:
Mike Bryan (Musician - Guitar Player) (on 1941-09-02)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1941-09-02)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1941-09-02) and Mickey Folus (on 1941-09-02)
trombone:
Ray Conniff (on 1941-09-02), Jack Jenney (American jazz trombonist) (on 1941-09-02) and Morey Samel (on 1941-09-02)
trumpet:
Lee Castle (on 1941-09-02), Max Kaminsky (on 1941-09-02), Steve Lipkins (on 1941-09-02) and Hot Lips Page (on 1941-09-02)
viola:
Lenny Atkins (on 1941-09-02), Morris Kohn (on 1941-09-02) and Sam Rosenblum (on 1941-09-02)
violin:
Alex Beller (on 1941-09-02), Max Berman (on 1941-09-02), Truman Boardman (on 1941-09-02), Bill Ehrenkranz (on 1941-09-02), Leo Persner (on 1941-09-02), Raoul Polikian (on 1941-09-02), Leonard Posner (on 1941-09-02), Irving Raymond (on 1941-09-02) and Bernie Tinterow (on 1941-09-02)
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (on 1941-09-02)
3:38
16To a Broadway Rose
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-11-12)
alto saxophone:
Chuck DiMaggio (on 1941-11-12) and Les Robinson (on 1941-11-12)
baritone saxophone:
Artie Baker (saxophonist, flutist and clarinetist) (on 1941-11-12)
bass:
Eddie McKinney (jazz bassist) (on 1941-11-12)
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1941-11-12), Ed Sodero (on 1941-11-12) and George Taliarkin (on 1941-11-12)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1941-11-12)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1941-11-12)
guitar:
Mike Bryan (Musician - Guitar Player) (on 1941-11-12)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1941-11-12)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1941-11-12) and Mickey Folus (on 1941-11-12)
trombone:
Ray Conniff (on 1941-11-12), Jack Jenney (American jazz trombonist) (on 1941-11-12) and Morey Samel (on 1941-11-12)
trumpet:
Lee Castle (on 1941-11-12), Max Kaminsky (on 1941-11-12), Steve Lipkins (on 1941-11-12) and Hot Lips Page (on 1941-11-12)
viola:
Lenny Atkins (on 1941-11-12), Morris Kohn (on 1941-11-12) and Sam Rosenblum (on 1941-11-12)
violin:
Alex Beller (on 1941-11-12), Max Berman (on 1941-11-12), Truman Boardman (on 1941-11-12), Bill Ehrenkranz (on 1941-11-12), Leo Persner (on 1941-11-12), Raoul Polikian (on 1941-11-12), Leonard Posner (on 1941-11-12), Irving Raymond (on 1941-11-12) and Bernie Tinterow (on 1941-11-12)
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (on 1941-11-12)
3:30
17Suite No 8
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-12-23)
alto saxophone:
Chuck DiMaggio (on 1941-12-23) and Les Robinson (on 1941-12-23)
baritone saxophone:
Artie Baker (saxophonist, flutist and clarinetist) (on 1941-12-23)
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1941-12-23), Ed Sodero (on 1941-12-23) and George Taliarkin (on 1941-12-23)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1941-12-23)
double bass:
Eddie McKinney (jazz bassist) (on 1941-12-23)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1941-12-23)
guitar:
Mike Bryan (Musician - Guitar Player) (on 1941-12-23)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1941-12-23)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1941-12-23) and Mickey Folus (on 1941-12-23)
trombone:
Ray Conniff (on 1941-12-23), Jack Jenney (American jazz trombonist) (on 1941-12-23) and Morey Samel (on 1941-12-23)
trumpet:
Lee Castle (on 1941-12-23), Max Kaminsky (on 1941-12-23), Steve Lipkins (on 1941-12-23) and Hot Lips Page (on 1941-12-23)
viola:
Lenny Atkins (on 1941-12-23), Morris Kohn (on 1941-12-23) and Sam Rosenblum (on 1941-12-23)
violin:
Alex Beller (on 1941-12-23), Max Berman (on 1941-12-23), Truman Boardman (on 1941-12-23), Sam Caplan (on 1941-12-23), Bill Ehrenkranz (on 1941-12-23), Leo Persner (on 1941-12-23), Leonard Posner (on 1941-12-23), Irving Raymond (on 1941-12-23) and Bernie Tinterow (on 1941-12-23)
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (on 1941-12-23)
4:43
18The Maid With the Flaccid Air
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-07-19)
alto saxophone:
Louis Prisby (on 1945-07-19) and Rudy Tanza (on 1945-07-19)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1945-07-19)
bass:
Morris Rayman (on 1945-07-19)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1945-07-19)
drums (drum set):
Lou Fromm (on 1945-07-19)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1945-07-19)
piano:
Dodo Marmarosa (on 1945-07-19)
tenor saxophone:
Ralph Rosenlund (on 1945-07-19) and Jon Walton (on 1945-07-19)
trombone:
Gus Dixon (on 1945-07-19), Harry Rodgers (US big-band trombonist and arranger) (on 1945-07-19), Bob Swift (on 1945-07-19) and Ollie Wilson (on 1945-07-19)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1945-07-19), Stan Fishelson (on 1945-07-19), Bernie Glow (on 1945-07-19) and George Schwartz (on 1945-07-19)
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (on 1945-07-19)
3:50