The Very Best of Artie Shaw

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Any Old Time
3:12
2Rosalie
recording of:
Rosalie (from “Rosalie”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1937)
2:44
3Deep Purple
recording of:
Deep Purple
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1938)
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio)
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
3:12
4Everything is Jumpin'
5:09
5Summertime
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-04-17)
alto saxophone:
Louis Prisby (on 1945-04-17) and Rudy Tanza (on 1945-04-17)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1945-04-17)
bass:
Morris Rayman (on 1945-04-17)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1945-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Lou Fromm (on 1945-04-17)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1945-04-17)
piano:
Dodo Marmarosa (on 1945-04-17)
tenor saxophone:
Ralph Rosenlund (on 1945-04-17) and Jon Walton (on 1945-04-17)
trombone:
Gus Dixon (on 1945-04-17), Harry Rodgers (US big-band trombonist and arranger) (on 1945-04-17), Bob Swift (on 1945-04-17) and Ollie Wilson (on 1945-04-17)
trumpet:
Paul Cohen (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-04-17), Roy Eldridge (on 1945-04-17), Bernie Glow (on 1945-04-17) and George Schwartz (on 1945-04-17)
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (on 1945-04-17)
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
5:01
6Star Dust
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-10-07)
alto saxophone:
Bus Bassey (on 1940-10-07) and Neely Plumb (on 1940-10-07)
cello:
F. Goerner (on 1940-10-07)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1940-10-07)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Jud DeNaut (on 1940-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1940-10-07)
electric guitar and guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1940-10-07)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1940-10-07)
tenor saxophone:
Jerry Jerome (on 1940-10-07) and Les Robinson (on 1940-10-07)
trombone:
Vernon Brown (on 1940-10-07) and Jack Jenney (American jazz trombonist) (on 1940-10-07)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1940-10-07), J. Cathcart (on 1940-10-07) and George Wendt (Swing trumpeter) (on 1940-10-07)
viola:
A. Harshman (violist) (on 1940-10-07) and K. Collins (viola) (on 1940-10-07)
violin:
Al Beller (on 1940-10-07), B. Bower (on 1940-10-07), B. Morrow (on 1940-10-07), E. Lamas (on 1940-10-07), T. Boardman (on 1940-10-07) and T. Klages (on 1940-10-07)
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (on 1940-10-07)
conductor:
Artie Shaw (on 1940-10-07)
instrumental recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1940-10-07)
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
33:31
7Chantez-Les Bas
3:07
8My Blue Heaven
3:47
9Two in One Blues
2:49
10Nocturne
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)
3:34
11'S Wonderful
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)
3:07
12Concerto for Clarinet, Parts 1 & 2
9:15
13Begin the Beguine
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-07-24)
alto saxophone:
Hank Freeman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-07-24) and Les Robinson (on 1938-07-24)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1938-07-24)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1938-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (on 1938-07-24)
guitar:
Al Avola (on 1938-07-24)
piano:
Les Burness (on 1938-07-24)
tenor saxophone:
Tony Pastor (on 1938-07-24) and Ronnie Perry (on 1938-07-24)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1938-07-24), Harry Rogers (US big-band trombonist and arranger) (on 1938-07-24) and Ted Vesely (on 1938-07-24)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1938-07-24), John Best (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-07-24) and Chuck Peterson (trumpet) (on 1938-07-24)
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (on 1938-07-24)
conductor:
Artie Shaw (on 1938-07-24)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
recorded at and engineered at:
Victor Studio #2 (Cherokee B) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1938-07-24)
instrumental recording of:
Begin the Beguine (on 1938-07-24)
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
recording of:
Begin the Beguine (on 1938-07-24)
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
33:14
14I Cover the Waterfront
3:29
15To a Broadway Rose
3:26
16Nightmare
recording of:
Nightmare
composer:
Artie Shaw
2:50
17The Made With the Flaccid Air
3:51
18Diga Diga Doo
2:41