The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Part 3/5: Big Bands - The Giants of the Swing Big Band Era

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Annotation

CD 74 appears to have been badly processed -- the left channel looks as if it had been normalized to point of severe clipping, while the right channel looks 'normal'. The audio fingerprint attached is that of the right channel only, and as all CD's are in mono (or at least supposed to be in mono), this probably works.

FIXME: Has this been available only as part of the 500-CD set? (Ignore re-sellers! It's out of print, apparently.)

Annotation last modified on 2014-08-31 08:07 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Fletcher Henderson 1931–32
2▶CD: Fletcher Henderson 1932–33
3▶CD: Fletcher Henderson 1934–36
4▶CD: Fletcher Henderson 1936–37
5▶CD: Fletcher Henderson 1937–38
6▶CD: Don Redman 1931–32
7▶CD: Don Redman 1932–33
8▶CD: Don Redman 1933–37
9▶CD: Duke Ellington 1933
10▶CD: Duke Ellington 1934–35
11▶CD: Duke Ellington 1936–37
12▶CD: Duke Ellington 1938–39
13▶CD: Duke Ellington 1940
14▶CD: Duke Ellington 1940–41
15▶CD: Duke Ellington 1942–44
16▶CD: Duke Ellington 1945
17▶CD: Duke Ellington 1945–46
18▶CD: Duke Ellington 1941: The Hollywood Transcriptions
19▶CD: Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1931
20▶CD: Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1931–32
21▶CD: Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1932–34
22▶CD: Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1934–35
23▶CD: Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1935–36
24▶CD: Jimmie Lunceford 1934
25▶CD: Jimmie Lunceford 1934–35
26▼CD: Jimmie Lunceford 1935–37
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’ll Take the South
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:39
2Avalon
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:07
3Charmaine
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:52
4Hittin’ the Bottle
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:02
5My Blue Heaven
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:12
6I’m Nuts About Screwy Music
alto saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1935-12-23)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1935-12-23)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1935-12-23)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1935-12-23)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1935-12-23)
reeds:
Earl Carruthers (on 1935-12-23), Dan Grissom (on 1935-12-23), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1935-12-23) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1935-12-23)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1935-12-23), Elmer Crumbley (on 1935-12-23) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1935-12-23)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1935-12-23), Eddie Tompkins (on 1935-12-23) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1935-12-23)
vocals:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1935-12-23)
conductor:
Jimmie Lunceford (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader) (on 1935-12-23)
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:05
7The Best Things in Life Are Free
alto saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1935-12-23)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1935-12-23)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1935-12-23)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1935-12-23)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1935-12-23)
reeds:
Earl Carruthers (on 1935-12-23), Dan Grissom (on 1935-12-23), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1935-12-23) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1935-12-23)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1935-12-23), Elmer Crumbley (on 1935-12-23) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1935-12-23)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1935-12-23), Eddie Tompkins (on 1935-12-23) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1935-12-23)
vocals:
Dan Grissom (on 1935-12-23)
conductor:
Jimmie Lunceford (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader) (on 1935-12-23)
recording of:
The Best Things in Life Are Free (Good News) (on 1935-12-23)
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Good News (1947 film)
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:23
8The Melody Man
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:03
9Organ Grinder’s Swing
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:39
10On the Beach at Bali-Bali
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:58
11Me and the Man in the Moon
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:04
12Living From Day to Day
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:05
13‘Tain’t Good (Like a Nickel Made of Wood)
alto saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1936-09-01)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1936-09-01)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1936-09-01)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1936-09-01)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1936-09-01)
reeds:
Earl Carruthers (on 1936-09-01), Dan Grissom (on 1936-09-01), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1936-09-01) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1936-09-01)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1936-09-01), Elmer Crumbley (on 1936-09-01) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1936-09-01)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1936-09-01), Eddie Tompkins (on 1936-09-01) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1936-09-01)
recording of:
'Tain't Good (Like a Nickel Made of Wood) (on 1936-09-01)
lyricist:
Buddy Bernier and George A. Whiting (popular songwriter)
composer:
Billy Haid
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:12
14Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:56
15I Can’t Escape From You
alto saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1936-10-14)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1936-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1936-10-14)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1936-10-14)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1936-10-14)
reeds:
Earl Carruthers (on 1936-10-14), Dan Grissom (on 1936-10-14), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1936-10-14) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1936-10-14)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1936-10-14), Elmer Crumbley (on 1936-10-14) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1936-10-14)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1936-10-14), Eddie Tompkins (on 1936-10-14) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1936-10-14)
recording of:
I Can’t Escape From You (on 1936-10-14)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:00
16Harlem Shout
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:57
17(This Is) My Last Affair
alto saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1936-10-26)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1936-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1936-10-26)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1936-10-26)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1936-10-26)
reeds:
Earl Carruthers (on 1936-10-26), Dan Grissom (on 1936-10-26), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1936-10-26) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1936-10-26)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1936-10-26), Elmer Crumbley (on 1936-10-26) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1936-10-26)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1936-10-26), Eddie Tompkins (on 1936-10-26) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1936-10-26)
recording of:
My Last Affair (on 1936-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Haven A. Johnson
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:49
18Running a Temperature
recording of:
Running a Temperature
lyricist:
Milton Pascal
composer:
Edgar Fairchild
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:58
19Count Me Out
alto saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1937-01-18)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1937-01-18)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1937-01-18)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1937-01-18)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1937-01-18)
reeds:
Earl Carruthers (on 1937-01-18), Dan Grissom (on 1937-01-18), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1937-01-18) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1937-01-18)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1937-01-18), Elmer Crumbley (on 1937-01-18) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1937-01-18)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1937-01-18), Eddie Tompkins (on 1937-01-18) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1937-01-18)
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:13
20I’ll See You in My Dreams
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:45
21He Ain’t Got Rhythm
alto saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1937-01-26)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1937-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1937-01-26)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1937-01-26)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1937-01-26)
reeds:
Earl Carruthers (on 1937-01-26), Dan Grissom (on 1937-01-26), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1937-01-26) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1937-01-26)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1937-01-26), Elmer Crumbley (on 1937-01-26) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1937-01-26)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1937-01-26), Eddie Tompkins (on 1937-01-26) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1937-01-26)
recording of:
He Ain’t Got Rhythm (on 1937-01-26)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:44
22Linger Awhile
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:34
23Honest and Truly
alto saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1937-01-26)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1937-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1937-01-26)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1937-01-26)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1937-01-26)
reeds:
Earl Carruthers (on 1937-01-26), Dan Grissom (on 1937-01-26), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1937-01-26) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1937-01-26)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1937-01-26), Elmer Crumbley (on 1937-01-26) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1937-01-26)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1937-01-26), Eddie Tompkins (on 1937-01-26) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1937-01-26)
recording of:
Honest and Truly (on 1937-01-26)
writer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:00
24Slummin‘ on Park Avenue
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:01
27▶CD: Jimmie Lunceford 1937–39
28▶CD: Jimmie Lunceford 1939
29▶CD: Jimmie Lunceford 1939–40
30▶CD: Earl Hines 1932–33
31▶CD: Earl Hines 1934
32▶CD: Earl Hines 1935–38
33▶CD: Earl Hines 1939–40
34▶CD: Earl Hines 1940–41
35▶CD: Earl Hines 1941–42
36▶CD: Chick Webb 1931–34
37▶CD: Chick Webb 1935–37
38▶CD: Chick Webb 1937–38
39▶CD: Chick Webb 1938–39
40▶CD: Claude Hopkins 1932–34
41▶CD: Claude Hopkins 1934–35
42▶CD: Count Basie 1937
43▶CD: Count Basie 1938–39
44▶CD: Count Basie 1939
45▶CD: Count Basie 1939–40
46▶CD: Count Basie 1940
47▶CD: Count Basie 1941
48▶CD: Count Basie 1941 II
49▶CD: Count Basie 1942
50▶CD: Count Basie 1944–45: The V‐Discs
51▶CD: Count Basie 1947
52▶CD: Count Basie 1947–49
53▶CD: Louis Armstrong 1932–33
54▶CD: Louis Armstrong 1933–34
55▶CD: Louis Armstrong 1935–36
56▶CD: Louis Armstrong 1936–38
57▶CD: Louis Armstrong 1938–39
58▶CD: Louis Armstrong 1940–42
59▶CD: Cab Calloway 1931–41
60▶CD: Teddy Hill 1935–37
61▶CD: Lionel Hampton 1951
62▶CD: Lionel Hampton 1954
63▶CD: Casa Loma Orchestra 1931–33
64▶CD: Casa Loma Orchestra 1933–37
65▶CD: Benny Goodman 1935
66▶CD: Benny Goodman 1935–36
67▶CD: Benny Goodman 1936
68▶CD: Benny Goodman 1936–37
69▶CD: Benny Goodman 1937
70▶CD: Benny Goodman 1938
71▶CD: Benny Goodman 1938 II
72▶CD: Benny Goodman 1938–39
73▶CD: Benny Goodman 1939–41
74▶CD: Benny Goodman 1941
75▶CD: Benny Goodman 1941–42
76▶CD: Charlie Barnet 1939–41
77▶CD: Charlie Barnet 1941–46
78▶CD: Bob Crosby
79▶CD: Artie Shaw 1939–40
80▶CD: Artie Shaw 1940
81▶CD: Artie Shaw 1940–41
82▶CD: Artie Shaw 1941–45
83▶CD: Woody Herman 1937–38
84▶CD: Woody Herman 1937–43
85▶CD: Woody Herman 1946
86▶CD: Woody Herman 1946–54
87▶CD: Tommy Dorsey 1935–36
88▶CD: Tommy Dorsey 1937
89▶CD: Tommy Dorsey 1937–38
90▶CD: Tommy Dorsey 1939–45
91▶CD: Tommy Dorsey 1946–50
92▶CD: Jimmy Dorsey
93▶CD: Jack Teagarden
94▶CD: Gene Krupa
95▶CD: Harry James
96▶CD: Georgie Auld
97▶CD: Stan Kenton
98▶CD: Pete Rugolo
99▶CD: Shorty Rogers
100▶CD: Glenn Miller