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

▶CD 1: Fletcher Henderson 1931-32
▶CD 2: Fletcher Henderson 1932-33
▶CD 3: Fletcher Henderson 1934-36
▶CD 4: Fletcher Henderson 1936-37
▶CD 5: Fletcher Henderson 1937-38
▶CD 6: Don Redman 1931-32
▶CD 7: Don Redman 1932-33
▶CD 8: Don Redman 1933-37
▶CD 9: Duke Ellington 1933
▶CD 10: Duke Ellington 1934-35
▶CD 11: Duke Ellington 1936-37
▶CD 12: Duke Ellington 1938-39
▶CD 13: Duke Ellington 1940
▶CD 14: Duke Ellington 1940-41
▶CD 15: Duke Ellington 1942-44
▶CD 16: Duke Ellington 1945
▶CD 17: Duke Ellington 1945-46
▶CD 18: Duke Ellington 1941: The Hollywood Transcriptions
▶CD 19: Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1931
▶CD 20: Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1931-32
▶CD 21: Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1932-34
▶CD 22: Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1934-35
▶CD 23: Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1935-36
▶CD 24: Jimmie Lunceford 1934
▶CD 25: Jimmie Lunceford 1934-35
▶CD 26: Jimmie Lunceford 1935-37
▶CD 27: Jimmie Lunceford 1937-39
▶CD 28: Jimmie Lunceford 1939
▶CD 29: Jimmie Lunceford 1939-40
▶CD 30: Earl Hines 1932-33
▶CD 31: Earl Hines 1934
▶CD 32: Earl Hines 1935-38
▶CD 33: Earl Hines 1939-40
▶CD 34: Earl Hines 1940-41
▶CD 35: Earl Hines 1941-42
▶CD 36: Chick Webb 1931-34
▶CD 37: Chick Webb 1935-37
▶CD 38: Chick Webb 1937-38
▶CD 39: Chick Webb 1938-39
▶CD 40: Claude Hopkins 1932-34
▶CD 41: Claude Hopkins 1934-35
▶CD 42: Count Basie 1937
▶CD 43: Count Basie 1938-39
▶CD 44: Count Basie 1939
▶CD 45: Count Basie 1939-40
▶CD 46: Count Basie 1940
▶CD 47: Count Basie 1941
▶CD 48: Count Basie 1941 II
▶CD 49: Count Basie 1942
▶CD 50: Count Basie 1944-45: The V-Discs
▶CD 51: Count Basie 1947
▶CD 52: Count Basie 1947-49
▶CD 53: Louis Armstrong 1932-33
▶CD 54: Louis Armstrong 1933-34
▶CD 55: Louis Armstrong 1935-36
▶CD 56: Louis Armstrong 1936-38
▶CD 57: Louis Armstrong 1938-39
▶CD 58: Louis Armstrong 1940-42
▶CD 59: Cab Calloway 1931-41
▶CD 60: Teddy Hill 1935-37
▶CD 61: Lionel Hampton 1951
▶CD 62: Lionel Hampton 1954
▶CD 63: Casa Loma Orchestra 1931-33
▶CD 64: Casa Loma Orchestra 1933-37
▶CD 65: Benny Goodman 1935
▶CD 66: Benny Goodman 1935-36
▶CD 67: Benny Goodman 1936
▶CD 68: Benny Goodman 1936-37
▶CD 69: Benny Goodman 1937
▶CD 70: Benny Goodman 1938
▶CD 71: Benny Goodman 1938 II
▶CD 72: Benny Goodman 1938-39
▶CD 73: Benny Goodman 1939-41
▶CD 74: Benny Goodman 1941
▶CD 75: Benny Goodman 1941-42
▶CD 76: Charlie Barnet 1939-41
▶CD 77: Charlie Barnet 1941-46
▶CD 78: Bob Crosby
▶CD 79: Artie Shaw 1939-40
▶CD 80: Artie Shaw 1940
▶CD 81: Artie Shaw 1940-41
▶CD 82: Artie Shaw 1941-45
▶CD 83: Woody Herman 1937-38
▶CD 84: Woody Herman 1937-43
▶CD 85: Woody Herman 1946
▶CD 86: Woody Herman 1946-54
▶CD 87: Tommy Dorsey 1935-36
▶CD 88: Tommy Dorsey 1937
▶CD 89: Tommy Dorsey 1937-38
▶CD 90: Tommy Dorsey 1939-45
▶CD 91: Tommy Dorsey 1946-50
▶CD 92: Jimmy Dorsey
▶CD 93: Jack Teagarden
▶CD 94: Gene Krupa
▶CD 95: Harry James
▶CD 96: Georgie Auld
▶CD 97: Stan Kenton
▶CD 98: Pete Rugolo
▶CD 99: Shorty Rogers
▼CD 100: Glenn Miller
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1King Porter Stomp
arranger:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
recording of:
King Porter Stomp (on 1938-09-27)
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:28
2Little Brown Jug
arranger:
Bill Finegan
recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939) (on 1939-04-10)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (composer/publisher) (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:54
3Runnin’ Wild
arranger:
Bill Finegan
recording of:
Runnin’ Wild (on 1939-04-18)
lyricist:
Joe Grey (in 1922) and Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929) (in 1922)
composer:
Arthur Harrington Gibbs (in 1922)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:46
4Sliphorn Jive
double bass:
Rolly Bundock (on 1939-06-02)
drums (drum set):
Maurice Purtill (on 1939-06-02)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1939-06-02)
piano:
Chummy MacGregor (on 1939-06-02)
saxophone:
Jimmy Abato (on 1939-06-02), Stanley Aronson (on 1939-06-02), Tex Beneke (on 1939-06-02), Al Klink (on 1939-06-02), Hal McIntyre (on 1939-06-02) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1939-06-02)
trombone:
Frank D'Annolfo (on 1939-06-02), Al Mastren (on 1939-06-02), Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (on 1939-06-02) and Paul Tanner (on 1939-06-02)
trumpet:
Johnny Best (jazz trumpeter) (on 1939-06-02), Lee Knowles (on 1939-06-02), Dale McMickle (on 1939-06-02) and Bob Price (on 1939-06-02)
arranger:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
recording of:
Sliphorn Jive (on 1939-06-02)
writer:
Edgar Battle and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:10
5Sold American
recording of:
Sold American (Lucky Strike ad jingle, c. 1939) (on 1939-06-27)
composer:
Chummy MacGregor and Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:01
6Pagan Love Song
orchestra:
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (use only for releases Glenn Miller performed with) (on 1939-06-27)
instrumental recording of:
Pagan Love Song (on 1939-06-27)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:13
7Glen Island Special
arranger:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
recording of:
Glen Island Special (on 1939-07-26)
composer:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:59
8In the Mood
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-08-01)
alto saxophone:
Hal Tennyson (on 1939-08-01), Hal McIntyre (on 1939-08-01) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1939-08-01)
baritone saxophone:
Hal Tennyson (on 1939-08-01)
clarinet:
Hal McIntyre (on 1939-08-01) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1939-08-01)
double bass:
Rollie Bundock (on 1939-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Maurice Purtill (on 1939-08-01)
guitar:
Dick Fisher (on 1939-08-01)
piano:
Chummy MacGregor (on 1939-08-01)
tenor saxophone:
Tex Beneke (on 1939-08-01) and Al Klink (on 1939-08-01)
trombone:
Al Mastren (on 1939-08-01), Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (on 1939-08-01) and Paul Tanner (on 1939-08-01)
trumpet:
Clyde Hurley (on 1939-08-01), Legh Knowles (on 1939-08-01) and Mickey McMickle (on 1939-08-01)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Midtown New York (A,B,C,D,E,F)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-08-01)
instrumental recording of:
In the Mood (on 1939-08-01)
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 and His Orchestra53:33
9Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-08-01)
lead vocals:
Marion Hutton (on 1939-08-01)
vocals:
Marion Hutton and Glenn Miller Orchestra (on 1939-08-01)
orchestra:
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (use only for releases Glenn Miller performed with) (on 1939-08-01)
recording of:
Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam) (on 1939-08-01)
lyricist:
Marion Joseph "Taps" Miller
composer:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
publisher:
Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:34
10I Want to Be Happy
instrumental recording of:
I Want to Be Happy (on 1939-08-01)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Irving Caesar and Vincent Youmans
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:04
11Farewell Blues
recording of:
Farewell Blues (on 1939-08-01)
composer:
Leon Rappolo (until 1922), Paul Mares (until 1922) and Elmer Schoebel (until 1922)
publisher:
Herman Darewski Music Publishing Co Ltd. and Lawrence Wright
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:08
12Johnson Rag
recording of:
Johnson Rag (on 1939-11-05)
composer:
Guy Hall, Henry Kleinkauf and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:46
13Rug Cutter’s Swing
arranger:
Bill Finegan
recording of:
Rug Cutter’s Swing (on 1940-01-29)
composer:
Fletcher Henderson
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:58
14Tuxedo Junction
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
instrumental recording of:
Tuxedo Junction (on 1940-02-05)
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:29
15Slow Freight
recording of:
Slow Freight
composer:
Ray Bryant and Esmond Edwards
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:11
16Bugle Call Rag
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag (on 1940-04-28)
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:54
17My Blue Heaven
instrumental cover recording of:
My Blue Heaven (on 1940-04-28)
lyricist:
George A. Whiting (popular songwriter) (in 1924)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1924)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:12
18I Dream I Dwelt in Harlem
recording of:
I Dreamt I Dwelt in Harlem
lyricist:
Robert B. Wright
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor), Leonard W. Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer) and Ben Smith (big band songwriter)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:38
19Sun Valley Jump
recording of:
Sun Valley Jump (on 1941-01-17)
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:27
20Chattanooga Choo Choo
solo vocals:
Tex Beneke
vocals:
The Modernaires (1940s vocal group)
recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo (on 1941-05-07)
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 and His Orchestra3:27
21Long Tall Mama
recording of:
Long Tall Mama (on 1941-11-03)
composer:
Billy May
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:01
22Chip Off the Block
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:41
23American Patrol
recording of:
American Patrol (swing version) (on 1942-04-02)
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 and His Orchestra3:18
24Caribbean Clipper
recording of:
Caribbean Clipper (on 1942-07-14)
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:39
25It Must Be Jelly
vocals:
The Modernaires (1940s vocal group)
recording of:
It Must Be Jelly (on 1942-07-15)
composer:
Chummy MacGregor
arranger:
George Williams (musician and arranger from the big band era)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:59