The Big Band Era

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Tracklist

▼CD 1: Swing That Music
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Put It There
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers2:37
2Stop Kidding
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-07-12)
alto saxophone:
Don Redman (on 1928-07-12) and Milton Senior (on 1928-07-12)
banjo:
Dave Wilborn (on 1928-07-12)
clarinet:
Don Redman (on 1928-07-12), Prince Robinson (on 1928-07-12), Milton Senior (on 1928-07-12) and George Thomas (jazz saxophonist) (on 1928-07-12)
drums (drum set):
Cuba Austin (on 1928-07-12)
piano:
Todd Rhodes (on 1928-07-12)
tenor saxophone:
Prince Robinson (on 1928-07-12) and George Thomas (jazz saxophonist) (on 1928-07-12)
trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1928-07-12)
trumpet:
Langston Curl (on 1928-07-12) and John Nesbitt (on 1928-07-12)
tuba:
Ralph Escudero (on 1928-07-12)
recording of:
Stop Kidding (on 1928-07-12)
composer:
John Nesbitt
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers2:33
3After You've Gone
bass saxophone:
Adrian Rollini (on 1930-02-03)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1930-02-03)
guitar:
Weston Vaughan (on 1930-02-03)
piano:
Jack Russin (on 1930-02-03)
reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1930-02-03)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1930-02-03)
trombone:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (on 1930-02-03) and Jack Teagarden (on 1930-02-03)
trumpet:
Manny Klein (on 1930-02-03), Red Nichols (on 1930-02-03) and Tommy Thunen (on 1930-02-03)
tuba [brass bass]:
Jack Hansen (on 1930-02-03)
vocals:
Jack Teagarden (on 1930-02-03)
recording of:
After You’ve Gone (on 1930-02-03)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Red Nichols and His Five Pennies3:07
4China Boy
alto saxophone:
Sid Stoneburn (on 1930-07-02)
banjo:
Treg Brown (on 1930-07-02)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1930-07-02)
double bass:
Art Miller (on 1930-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1930-07-02)
piano:
Joe Sullivan (piano, USA) (on 1930-07-02)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1930-07-02)
trombone:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (on 1930-07-02) and Jack Teagarden (on 1930-07-02)
trumpet:
Red Nichols (on 1930-07-02), Charlie Teagarden (on 1930-07-02) and Ruby Weinstein (on 1930-07-02)
recording of:
China Boy (on 1930-07-02)
composer:
Phil Boutelje (in 1922) and Richard A. Winfree (in 1922)
Red Nichols and His Five Pennies2:37
5Mush Mouth
Claude Hopkins and His Orchestra3:01
6Three Little Words
recording of:
Three Little Words
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1930)
composer:
Harry Ruby (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing) and MPL Music Publishing Inc.
Claude Hopkins and His Orchestra3:11
7Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia
recording of:
Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Frank Perkins
Isham Jones' Orchestra5:00
8Blue Prelude
instrumental recording of:
Blue Prelude (on 1933-04-06)
lyricist:
Gordon Jenkins
composer:
Joe Bishop
recording of:
Blue Prelude (on 1933-04-06)
lyricist:
Gordon Jenkins
composer:
Joe Bishop
Isham Jones' Orchestra2:55
9Honeysuckle Rose
recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1932-12-09)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:10
10Down South Camp Meeting
double bass [bass]:
Elmer James (on 1934-09-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Walter Johnson (drums) (on 1934-09-12)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1934-09-12)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1934-09-12)
reeds:
Buster Bailey (on 1934-09-12), Hilton Jefferson (on 1934-09-12), Russell Procope (on 1934-09-12) and Ben Webster (on 1934-09-12)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1934-09-12) and Claude Jones (on 1934-09-12)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1934-09-12), Irving Randolph (on 1934-09-12) and Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1934-09-12)
arranger:
Fletcher Henderson
recording of:
Down South Camp Meetin’ (on 1934-09-12)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Fletcher Henderson and Irving Mills
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), 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)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:57
11Toby
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1932-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-12-13) and Jack Washington (on 1932-12-13)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1932-12-13)
clarinet:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-12-13)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1932-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Willie McWashington (on 1932-12-13)
guitar:
Leroy "Buster" Berry (on 1932-12-13) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1932-12-13)
guitar and trombone and valve trombone:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1932-12-13)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1932-12-13)
saxophone:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-12-13), Harlan Leonard (on 1932-12-13), Buster Smith (saxophone) (on 1932-12-13) and Ben Webster (on 1932-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1932-12-13)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1932-12-13)
trumpet:
Joe Keyes (on 1932-12-13), Hot Lips Page (on 1932-12-13) and Prince "Dee" Stewart (on 1932-12-13)
conductor:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1932-12-13)
arranger:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:27
12Moten Swing
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1932-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-12-13) and Jack Washington (on 1932-12-13)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1932-12-13)
clarinet:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-12-13)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1932-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Willie McWashington (on 1932-12-13)
guitar:
Leroy "Buster" Berry (on 1932-12-13) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1932-12-13)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1932-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1932-12-13)
trombone:
Dan Minor
trumpet:
Joe Keyes (on 1932-12-13), Hot Lips Page (on 1932-12-13) and Prince "Dee" Stewart (on 1932-12-13)
valve trombone:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1932-12-13)
conductor:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1932-12-13)
arranger:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
recording of:
Moten Swing (on 1932-12-13)
writer:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist)
composer:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist), Ira E. "Buster" Moten, Count Basie (pianist) (in 1930) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (in 1930)
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:22
13Mahogany Hall Stomp
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-05-18)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1936-05-18)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1936-05-18)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1936-05-18)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1936-05-18)
reeds:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1936-05-18), Henry “Moon” Jones (swing era reeds) (on 1936-05-18) and Greely Walton (on 1936-05-18)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1936-05-18)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1936-05-18) and Snub Mosley (on 1936-05-18)
trumpet:
Gus Aiken (on 1936-05-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1936-05-18), Louis Bacon (on 1936-05-18) and Leonard "Ham" Davis (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1936-05-18)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1936-05-18)
recording of:
Mahogany Hall Stomp (on 1936-05-18)
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:04
14Swing That Music
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-05-18)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1936-05-18)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1936-05-18)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1936-05-18)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1936-05-18)
reeds:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1936-05-18), Henry “Moon” Jones (swing era reeds) (on 1936-05-18) and Greely Walton (on 1936-05-18)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1936-05-18)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1936-05-18) and Snub Mosley (on 1936-05-18)
trumpet:
Gus Aiken (on 1936-05-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1936-05-18), Louis Bacon (on 1936-05-18) and Leonard "Ham" Davis (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1936-05-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-05-18)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1936-05-18)
recording of:
Swing That Music (on 1936-05-18)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Armstrong and Horace Gerlach
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:46
15Devil's Holiday
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1933-10-16) and Glyn Paque (on 1933-10-16)
double bass:
Ernest "Bass" Hill (on 1933-10-16)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1933-10-16)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1933-10-16)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1933-10-16)
reeds:
Benny Carter (on 1933-10-16)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Russell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1933-10-16)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1933-10-16), Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-10-16) and Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1933-10-16)
trumpet:
Bill Dillard (on 1933-10-16), Eddie Mallory (on 1933-10-16) and Edward Mallory (on 1933-10-16)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1933-10-16)
Benny Carter and His Orchestra3:06
16Symphony in Riffs
recording of:
Symphony in Riffs
composer:
Benny Carter and Irving Mills
Benny Carter and His Orchestra3:03
17If Dreams Come True
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:21
18Let's Get Together
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:05
19Rosetta
recording of:
Rosetta
lyricist:
William Henri Woode
composer:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
Earl Hines and His Orchestra2:37
20Cavernism
recording of:
Cavernism
composer:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) and James R. Mundy
Earl Hines and His Orchestra2:58
21Stop, Look and Listen
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra3:14
22Dippermouth Blues
recording of:
Dippermouth Blues
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra2:24
▶CD 2: In the Groove
▶CD 3: Jumpin' for Joy
▶CD 4: Swingmatism