Big Bands: The Life, Times, & Music Series

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Who Cares?
recorded in:
Los Angeles, United States (on 1940-05-09)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1940-05-09)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1940-05-09)
orchestra:
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (on 1940-05-09)
recording of:
Who Cares? (Of Thee I Sing) (on 1940-05-09)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1931)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1931)
publisher:
New World Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Of Thee I Sing (1931 musical)
Benny Goodman / Fred Astaire2:51
2(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
recording of:
(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
lyricist:
Nat Burton (US songwriter)
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Walter Kent Music Co.
Kay Kyser & His Orchestra / Harry Babbitt2:38
3Laura
recording of:
Laura (1945 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
Woody Herman3:22
4Caldonia
recording of:
Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard?)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Fleecie Moore
writer:
Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherio Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (on 1945-04-16)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:04
5Woodchopper's Ball
recording of:
Woodchopper’s Ball
composer:
Joe Bishop and Woody Herman
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Woody Herman3:14
6(I Got Spurs That) Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
recording of:
Jingle Jangle Jingle (on 1942-05-21)
writer:
Joseph J. Lilley
composer:
Frank Loesser
Kay Kyser & His Orchestra / Harry Babbitt / Julie Conway3:19
7Oh! Look at Me Now
cover recording of:
Oh! Look at Me Now
lyricist:
John DeVries (in 1941)
composer:
Joe Bushkin (in 1941)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Embassy Music Corporation and Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
Benny Goodman / Helen Forrest2:50
8I Thought About You
recording of:
I Thought About You
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke & Van Heusen, Jerry Leiber Music, Lewis Music Publishing Co., Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Silver Seahorse Music LLC, Twentieth Century Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Benny Goodman / Mildred Bailey2:34
9Four Brothers
recording of:
Four Brothers
composer:
Jimmy Giuffre (in 1947)
Woody Herman3:19
10Perfidia
recording of:
Perfidia
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
Benny Goodman / Helen Forrest3:20
11I Can't Get Started
Bunny Berigan3:25
12Ain't She Sweet
Jimmie Lunceford2:28
13Sugar Blues
Clyde McCoy3:09
14Take the "A" Train
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Duke Ellington4:16
15Moonlight in Vermont
recording of:
Moonlight in Vermont
lyricist:
John Blackburn (songwriter)
composer:
Karl Suessdorf
publisher:
Johnny R. Music, Michael H. Goldsen Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), 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
Tommy Dorsey3:51

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