Born to Swing

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Volume One
2▶CD: Volume Two
3▶CD: Volume Three
4▼CD: Volume Four
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1Begin the Beguine
Artie Shaw3:01
2Nightmare
Artie Shaw2:37
3Non-Stop Flight
Artie Shaw2:35
4One Foot in the Groove
Artie Shaw3:44
5Bizet Has His Day
Les Brown3:19
6Twilight Time
Les Brown3:28
7Leap Frog
Les Brown2:35
8At the Woodchopper’s Ball
Woody Herman3:21
9Blue Flame
recording of:
Blue Flame
lyricist:
Leo Corday
composer:
Joe Bishop and Ray Noble
Woody Herman3:18
10Hot Chestnuts
Woody Herman3:06
11Ingie Speaks
Woody Herman3:19
12I Got Rhythm
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-12-04)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-12-04)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1935-12-04)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-12-04)
piano:
Hank Duncan (on 1935-12-04) and Fats Waller (on 1935-12-04)
reeds:
George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1935-12-04), Emmett Matthews (US jazz saxophonist and singer) (on 1935-12-04), Rudy Powell (on 1935-12-04), Gene Sedric (on 1935-12-04) and Fred Skerritt (on 1935-12-04)
soprano saxophone:
Emmett Matthews (US jazz saxophonist and singer) (on 1935-12-04)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Carroll (jazz sax) (on 1935-12-04) and Gene Sedric (on 1935-12-04)
trombone:
Benny Morton (on 1935-12-04) and Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1935-12-04)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-12-04) and Eddie Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1935-12-04)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-12-04)
recording of:
I Got Rhythm (on 1935-12-04)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Fats Waller3:12
13Skrontch
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-04-12)
alto saxophone:
William Allsop (on 1938-04-12), Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1938-04-12) and Fred Skerritt (on 1938-04-12)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1938-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-04-12)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1938-04-12)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-04-12) and Lonnie Simmons (US jazz instrumentalist and bandleader) (on 1938-04-12)
trombone:
John Haughton (trombone) (on 1938-04-12) and George Robinson (on 1938-04-12)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-04-12), John "Bugs" Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-04-12) and Nathaniel "Courtney" Williams (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-04-12)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
recording of:
Skrontch (on 1938-04-12)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader), Irving Mills and Henry Nemo
Fats Waller3:33
14The Sheik of Araby
Fats Waller3:09
15Chant of the Groove
alto saxophone:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1941-07-01) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1941-07-01)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-07-01)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-07-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-07-01)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Carroll (jazz sax) (on 1941-07-01) and Gene Sedric (on 1941-07-01)
trombone:
Raymond Hogan (on 1941-07-01) and George Wilson (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-07-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-07-01), John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-07-01) and Bob Williams (horn player) (on 1941-07-01)
Fats Waller3:07
16Echoes of Harlem
recording of:
Echoes of Harlem
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Charlie Barnet3:29
17The Moose
Charlie Barnet2:45
18Drop Me Off in Harlem
recording of:
Drop Me Off in Harlem
lyricist:
Nick Kenny (in 1933)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1933)
Charlie Barnet2:23
19Skyliner
recording of:
Skyliner (for brass band, Geldard)
composer:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader)
arranger:
Bill Geldard (British trombone player and composer)
arrangement of:
Skyliner
Charlie Barnet3:03
20Mood Indigo
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
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) 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)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Duke Ellington2:57
21It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
Duke Ellington3:04
22Solitude
recording of:
(In My) Solitude
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
Duke Ellington3:01
23The Sergeant Was Shy
Duke Ellington2:39
24Take 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 Ellington2:49
25Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
Duke Ellington3:06

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ASIN:DE: B000024SN8 [info]