The Very Best of the Big Band Era

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Tracklist

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▼Digital Media 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1American Patrol
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
Glenn Miller Orchestra3:18
2A String of Pearls
recording of:
A String of Pearls
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Scarsdale Music (ASCAP)
Glenn Miller Orchestra3:01
3The Northwest Passage
recording of:
Northwest Passage
writer:
Ralph Burns, Woody Herman and Chubby Jackson
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:04
4In the Mood
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
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Glenn Miller Orchestra3:18
5Take the "A" Train
recording of:
Take the “A” Train
publisher:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1941-06-12)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Tempo (on 1943-02-19)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
Duke Ellington3:02
6Bolero at the Savoy
alto saxophone:
Charlie Kennedy (saxophonist) (in 1946-01) and Harry Terrill (Musician - Saxophone Player) (in 1946-01)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Schwartz (jazz saxophonist) (in 1946-01)
double bass:
Bob Strahl (in 1946-01)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (in 1946-01)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Ventura (in 1946-01) and Buddy Wise (in 1946-01)
trombone:
Bob Ascher (trombonist) (in 1946-01), Ben Seaman (in 1946-01), Ziggy Elman (in 1946-01) and Nick Gaglio (in 1946-01)
recording of:
Bolero at the Savoy (in 1946-01)
writer:
Remo Biondi, Charles Carpenter, Gene Krupa and Jimmy Mundy
Gene Krupa & Carolyn Grey3:08
7Chattanooga Choo Choo
recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1941)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部, 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 (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
Glenn Miller Orchestra3:03
8Man from Mars
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:37
9Sentimental Journey
Les Brown and His Orchestra3:27
10Navy Fight Song
Glenn Miller Orchestra3:27
11Tangerine
recording of:
Tangerine (1941 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Victor Schertzinger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:06
12For Dancers Only
recording of:
For Dancers Only
writer:
Sy Oliver, Don Raye and Vic Schoen
Jimmie Lunceford2:22
13Sunrise Serenade
recording of:
Sunrise Serenade
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1939)
composer:
Frankie Carle (in 1939)
Glenn Miller Orchestra2:03
14Pennsylvania 6-5000
recording of:
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)
Glenn Miller Orchestra2:55
15Music Makers
instrumental recording of:
Music Makers (on 1941-01-08)
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
Harry James and His Orchestra3:15
16One O'clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie4:08
17Savoy
double bass [bass]:
George Duvivier (on 1942-02-18)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1942-02-18)
guitar:
Trevor Bacon (on 1942-02-18)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1942-02-18)
reeds:
Billy Bowen (jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-02-18), George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-02-18), Ernest Purce (on 1942-02-18) and Stafford Simon (on 1942-02-18)
trombone:
Joe Britton (trombonist) (on 1942-02-18), Ed Morant (on 1942-02-18) and George Stevenson (Jazz trombone player) (on 1942-02-18)
trumpet:
Nelson Bryant (on 1942-02-18), Freddy Webster (on 1942-02-18) and Archie Johnson (on 1942-02-18)
vocals:
Trevor Bacon (on 1942-02-18)
arranger:
Bill Doggett
Lucky Millinder3:00
18Ornithology
Supersax8:01
19Oh! Lady Be Good
recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good!
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Count Basie1:44
20Uncle Bud
Erskine Hawkins2:52
21(Back Home Again In) Indiana
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1946-05)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Schuchman (in 1946-05)
double bass:
Jack Ryan (jazz bassist) (in 1946-05)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (in 1946-05)
guitar:
George van Eps (in 1946-05)
piano:
Stan Wrightsman (in 1946-05)
reeds:
Matty Matlock (in 1946-05) and Fred Stulce (in 1946-05)
trumpet:
Charles Griffard (in 1946-05) and Nate Kazebier (in 1946-05)
orchestra:
Paul Weston and His Orchestra (in 1946-05)
recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (in 1946-05)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
Johnny Mercer1:36
22Parker's Mood
Supersax5:19
23I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1935-09-26)
recording of:
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You (on 1935-09-26)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
George Bassman
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Mills 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 (holding company - do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and 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) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:36
24Fire Dance
recording of:
Fire Dance (in 1978-01)
composer:
Jeff Tkazyik and Allen Vizzutti
Woody Herman5:52
25You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
Eddy Howard1:55
▼Digital Media 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Under the Double Eagle
recording of:
Unter dem Doppeladler, op. 159
composer:
J. F. Wagner (in 1893)
Glenn Miller Orchestra2:46
2Sing, Sing, Sing
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1954-02-01)
piano:
Teddy Napoleon (on 1954-02-01)
reeds:
Eddie Shu (on 1954-02-01)
instrumental recording of:
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) (on 1954-02-01)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Prima
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) (ended) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
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 (holding company - do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Gene Krupa4:23
3Anvil Chorus
recording of:
Anvil Chorus (arr. Gray for big band)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
arrangement of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
Glenn Miller Orchestra4:06
4Let's Get Away from It All
recording of:
Let’s Get Away From It All
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader)
publisher:
Dorsey Brothers Music
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra2:29
5Song of the Volga Boatmen
recording of:
Song of the Volga Boatmen (Bill Finegan arrangement for the Glenn Miller Orchestra, 1941)
arranger:
Bill Finegan
version of:
Эй, ухнем! (Song of the Volga Boatmen)
Glenn Miller Orchestra2:59
6Embraceable You
Supersax3:17
7The Mooche
recording of:
The Mooche
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
part of:
The Addams Family (1991)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra4:33
8Big Noise from Winnetka
Bob Crosby2:06
9Three Bones
Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra3:18
10Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
The New Orleans Jazz Band2:45
11No-Name Jive
Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra6:39
12Perdido
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
composer:
Juan Tizol
Duke Ellington2:24
13Cross Town
recording of:
Crosstown
composer:
James Cavanaugh, John Redmond (singer, songwriter) and Nat Simon
Duke Ellington2:50
14At Last
recording of:
At Last
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Glenn Miller Orchestra2:40
15Holiday for Strings
Jimmie Lunceford3:42
16When You Were Sixteen
The Ink Spots2:58
17Strings of Pearls
recording of:
A String of Pearls
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Scarsdale Music (ASCAP)
Glenn Miller Orchestra3:02
18Rusty Dusty Blues
Count Basie3:07
19St. Louis Blues March
Glenn Miller Orchestra3:31
20Serenade in Blue
recording of:
Serenade in Blue
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
Glenn Miller Orchestra2:09
21Wham (Re Bop Boom Bam)
recording of:
Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam)
lyricist:
Marion Joseph "Taps" Miller
composer:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
publisher:
Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Jimmie Lunceford2:43
22Jubilee Hop
Erskine Hawkins & Ace Harris3:05
23Good Dip
Erskine Hawkins2:57
24Blues in the Night
Jimmie Lunceford5:07
25Just Friends
cover recording of:
Just Friends
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
composer:
John Klenner
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
Supersax3:14

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Release

purchase for download:https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bthvczl4qk6retoxjxlpo6ichfe [info] (until 2020-10-12)
ASIN:US: B009BI9PKI [info]