Best of the Big Bands

~ Release by The BBC Big Band Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

3 Jewel Cases in a cardboard slipcase. (Also sold in a Longbox - same cat#s, same set barcode.)

Cat# / Barcode (CD 1): C-5634-1 / 056775624828
Cat# / Barcode (CD 2): C-5634-2 / 056775624927
Cat# / Barcode (CD 3): C-5634-3 / 056775625023

DDD

Recorded: June/July 1991 at the BBC
Maida Vale, London England

Distributed by Distributions Madacy Inc.
P.O. Box 1445, St-Laurent, Quebec, Canada H4L 4Z1

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Vol. 1 Catalog Number/Matrix Number): C-5634-1
Matrix / Runout (Vol. 2 Catalog Number/Matrix Number): C-5634-2
Matrix / Runout (Vol. 3 Catalog Number/Matrix Number): C-5634-3

Annotation last modified on 2026-07-11 12:06 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1In the Mood
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
In the Mood
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Wingy Manone
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein and Co. Limited and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:29
2American Patrol
orchestra and performer:
The BBC Big Band
conductor:
Barry Forgie
recording of:
American Patrol (swing version)
composer:
F. W. Meacham (in 1885)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor) (in 1942)
publisher:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment)
arrangement of:
American Patrol
3:25
3Begin the Beguine
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Begin the Beguine
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Jubilee
3:10
4Hamp's Boogie Woogie
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Hamp's Boogie Boogie
composer:
Milt Buckner (US jazz pianist/organist) and Lionel Hampton
3:26
5I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo
orchestra and performer:
The BBC Big Band
conductor:
Barry Forgie
instrumental recording of:
(I’ve Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 nominee)
recording of:
(I’ve Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 nominee)
4:46
6St. Lous Blues March
orchestra and performer:
The BBC Big Band
conductor:
Barry Forgie
instrumental recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
recording of:
St. Louis Blues March
composer:
William Christopher Handy
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
arrangement of:
St. Louis Blues
3:28
7Mood Indigo
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
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)
4:19
8Jersey Bounce
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Jersey Bounce
lyricist:
Robert B. Wright
composer:
Tiny Bradshaw, Edward Johnson (US songwriter) and Bobby Plater
2:49
9Pennsylvania 6-5000
orchestra and performer:
The BBC Big Band
conductor:
Barry Forgie
instrumental recording of:
Pennsylvania 6‒5000 (PEnnsylvania 6‒5000)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
written at:
Hotel Pennsylvania in New York, New York, United States (in 1940)
recording of:
Pennsylvania 6‒5000 (PEnnsylvania 6‒5000)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
written at:
Hotel Pennsylvania in New York, New York, United States (in 1940)
3:18
10'S Wonderful
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
’S Wonderful
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music Company Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
2:59
11Opus in Pastels
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
2:48
12Pinetops Boogie
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
3:16
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