Swingin’ Uptown: The Big Band 1923–1952

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Franky and Johnny
Bunny Berigan2:52
2Chinatown, My Chinatown
recording of:
Chinatown, My Chinatown
lyricist:
William Jerome (in 1910)
composer:
Jean Schwartz (in 1910)
publisher:
Beuscher and Sim (Related to Éditions Sim)
Ray Noble3:20
3Blues of Avalon
Boots and His Buddies3:28
4Strange Enchantment
recording of:
Strange Enchantment (from Paramount picture "Man About Town")
writer:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
Skinnay Ennis3:27
5Sunday
Benny Carter2:46
6Rose Room
recording of:
Rose Room
lyricist:
Harry Williams (American songwriter, co-writer of “In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree”) (in 1917)
composer:
Art Hickman (in 1917)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Miller Music (publisher), Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Group and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Artie Shaw3:12
7Yellow Fire
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-08-20)
alto saxophone:
Leroy Harris (on 1941-08-20)
bass:
Truck Parham (on 1941-08-20)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Traylor (jazz drummer, vibraphonist, pianist, arranger, producer) (on 1941-08-20)
guitar:
Hurley Ramey (on 1941-08-20)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1941-08-20)
reeds:
Scoops Carry (on 1941-08-20)
tenor saxophone:
Franz Jackson (on 1941-08-20), Budd Johnson (on 1941-08-20) and Willie Randall (on 1941-08-20)
trombone:
John Ewing (jazz trombonist - do not confuse with John Ewing, Jr.) (on 1941-08-20), George Hunt (on 1941-08-20) and Joe McLewis (on 1941-08-20)
trumpet:
George Dixon (trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist) (on 1941-08-20), Tommy Enoch (on 1941-08-20), Harry "Pee Wee" Jackson (US trumpeter) (on 1941-08-20) and Freddie Webster (on 1941-08-20)
orchestra:
Earl Hines and His Orchestra (on 1941-08-20)
Earl Hines3:03
8Mother Fuzzy
Charlie Barnet2:46
9A‐La‐Bridges
Harlan Leonard and His Rockets43:20
10Flo‐Flo
Sam Donahue2:34
11Sepia Panorama
recording of:
Sepia Panorama
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington3:24
12Embraceable You
recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Claude Thornhill3:05
13Tea for Two
recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
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:
No, No, Nanette
Bob Zurke3:16
14Dig Me, Honey
Larry Clinton3:05
15Midnight Stroll
Erskine Hawkins3:01
16Rhapsody in Blue
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (Glenn Miller arrangement)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
arranger:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
arrangement of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
Glenn Miller3:03
17Wonderful Thing
Count Basie2:36
18Hallelujah!
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:02
19Idiot’s Delight
Will Bradley–Ray McKinley Orchestra3:04
20Manteca
recording of:
Manteca
composer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger), Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Twenty-Eighth Street Music
Dizzy Gillespie3:07
21Blue Fields
Herbie Fields3:16
22April in Paris
recording of:
April in Paris
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
The Sauter–Finegan Orchestra2:57

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ASIN:US: B00000DFUW [info]