Big Band Jazz From the Beginnings to the Fifties

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Volume I
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1Changes
recording of:
Changes
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1927)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1927)
Paul Whiteman2:53
2Lonely Melody
recording of:
Lonely Melody (on 1928-01-04)
writer:
Sam Coslow, Hal Dyson, Alfred Grünfeld (Austrian pianist and composer) and Benny Meroff (Band Leader, violin, saxophone and clarinetist.)
Paul Whiteman2:58
3Copenhagen
recording of:
Copenhagen
lyricist:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Charlie Davis (1920's Indianapolis Bandleader)
Fletcher Henderson2:57
4Henderson Stomp
recording of:
Henderson Stomp
composer:
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson2:53
5Hop Off
recording of:
Hop Off
writer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Fletcher Henderson2:57
6New King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Fletcher Henderson3:09
7Down South Camp Meetin’
recording of:
Down South Camp Meetin’
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 Henderson3:02
8Put It There
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers2:44
9Stop Kidding
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers2:39
10Ol’ Man River
Luis Russell2:49
11Starvation Blues
Luis Russell3:12
12Market Street Stomp
The Missourians3:24
13Casa Loma Stomp
Casa Loma Orchestra3:21
14Toby
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:29
15Moten Swing
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:25
16Madhouse
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1934-03-26)
alto saxophone:
Omer Simeon (on 1934-03-26)
bass and tuba:
Quinn Wilson (jazz bassist, tubist) (on 1934-03-26)
drums (drum set):
Wallace Bishop (on 1934-03-26)
guitar:
Lawrence Dixon (on 1934-03-26)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1934-03-26)
reeds:
Darnell Howard (on 1934-03-26) and Cecil Irwin (on 1934-03-26)
saxophone:
George Dixon (trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist) (on 1934-03-26)
tenor saxophone:
Cecil Irwin (on 1934-03-26) and Jimmy Mundy (on 1934-03-26)
trombone:
Billy Franklin (on 1934-03-26), Louis Taylor (on 1934-03-26) and Trummy Young (on 1934-03-26)
trumpet:
Charlie Allen (trumpet, jazz) (on 1934-03-26), George Dixon (trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist) (on 1934-03-26) and Walter Fuller (trumpet) (on 1934-03-26)
orchestra:
Earl Hines and His Orchestra (on 1934-03-26)
recording of:
Mad House (on 1934-03-26)
composer:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) and James R. Mundy
Earl Hines2:45
17Fat Babes
Earl Hines3:15
18Rock and Rye
Earl Hines3:15
19Grand Terrace Shuffle
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
recording of:
Grand Terrace Shuffle
composer:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
Earl Hines2:40
20Stompin’ at the Savoy
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:12
21Don’t Be that Way
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:31
▼ CD 2: Volume II
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1That Naughty Waltz
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1937-03-24), Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-03-24) and Edgar Sampson (on 1937-03-24)
banjo and guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1937-03-24)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-03-24) and Bill Thomas (bass, jazz) (on 1937-03-24)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-03-24)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-03-24) and Don Kirkpatrick (jazz pianist) (on 1937-03-24)
reeds:
Teddy McRae (on 1937-03-24)
tenor saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-03-24) and Elmer Williams (on 1937-03-24)
trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1937-03-24), Nat Story (on 1937-03-24) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-03-24)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1937-03-24), Taft Jordan (on 1937-03-24) and Bobby Stark (on 1937-03-24)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-03-24)
instrumental recording of:
That Naughty Waltz (on 1937-03-24)
lyricist:
Edwin Stanley (songwriter)
composer:
Sol Levy
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:58
2Harlem Congo
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1937-11-01)
alto saxophone:
Chauncey Haughton (on 1937-11-01) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10)
alto saxophone and clarinet and clarinet:
Chauncey Haughton (on 1937-11-01)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-11-01)
double bass [bass]:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10)
reeds:
Chauncey Haughton (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10) and Teddy McRae (on 1937-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-11-01), Teddy McRae (on 1937-11-01) and Elmer Williams (on 1937-11-01)
trombone:
Nat Story (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10), Taft Jordan (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10) and Bobby Stark (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10)
conductor:
Chick Webb (on 1937-11-01)
arranger:
Charlie Dixon (Jazz banjoist) (on 1937-11-01)
recording of:
Harlem Congo (on 1937-11-01)
composer:
Harry White (jazz trombonist)
recording of:
Harlem Congo (on 1937-11-10)
composer:
Harry White (jazz trombonist)
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:16
3Mood Indigo
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Indigo Mood Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:54
4Stratosphere
alto saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1934-09-04) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1934-09-04)
baritone saxophone:
Earl Carruthers (on 1934-09-04)
clarinet:
Earl Carruthers (on 1934-09-04), Laforest Dent (on 1934-09-04) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1934-09-04)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1934-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1934-09-04)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1934-09-04)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1934-09-04)
reeds:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1934-09-04) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1934-09-04)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1934-09-04)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1934-09-04) and Henry Wells (jazz trombonist) (on 1934-09-04)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1934-09-04), Tommy Stevenson (on 1934-09-04) and Eddie Tompkins (on 1934-09-04)
conductor:
Jimmie Lunceford (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader) (on 1934-09-04)
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:15
5Stomp It Off
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:10
6Organ Grinder’s Swing
alto saxophone:
Earl Carruthers (on 1936-08-31), Laforest Dent (on 1936-08-31), Dan Grissom (on 1936-08-31) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1936-08-31)
baritone saxophone:
Earl Carruthers (on 1936-08-31) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1936-08-31)
celesta and piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1936-08-31)
clarinet and reeds:
Earl Carruthers (on 1936-08-31), Dan Grissom (on 1936-08-31), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1936-08-31) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1936-08-31)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1936-08-31)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1936-08-31)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1936-08-31)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1936-08-31)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1936-08-31), Elmer Crumbley (on 1936-08-31) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1936-08-31)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1936-08-31), Eddie Tompkins (on 1936-08-31) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1936-08-31)
vocals:
Sy Oliver (on 1936-08-31)
conductor:
Jimmie Lunceford (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader) (on 1936-08-31)
recording of:
Organ Grinder’s Swing (on 1936-08-31)
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Mitchell Parish
composer:
Will Hudson
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:40
7Uptown Blues
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:58
8Sometimes I’m Happy
recording of:
Sometimes I’m Happy
lyricist:
Vincent Youmans
composer:
Irving Caesar
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1927 musical)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:43
9King Porter
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:11
10Sing, Sing, Sing
recording of:
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
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)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra8:44
11Ridin’ High
recording of:
Ridin’ High
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:34
12Mission to Moscow
recording of:
Mission to Moscow
composer:
Mel Powell
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:39
13Big Jim blues
Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy2:57
14Song of India
recording of:
Song of India
writer:
Red Bone (trombonist)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Russian composer)
piano arranger:
Edgar Fairchild
is based on:
Sadko: Scene IV. Song of the Indian Guest
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:13
15Well, Git It!
recording of:
Well, Git It!
writer:
Sy Oliver
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:07
16On the Sunny Side of the Street
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. 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
part of:
American Splendor
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:18
17Opus No. One
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra2:59
18One O’Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:02
19Sent for You Yesterday
recording of:
Sent for You Yesterday
lyricist:
Jimmy Rushing
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:56
20Jumpin’ at the Woodside
recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, 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), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:04
▼ CD 3: Volume III
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1Volcano
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:52
29:20 Special
recording of:
9:20 Special
lyricist:
William Engvick (in 1941)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) (in 1941)
composer:
William Engvick (in 1941) and Earle Warren (in 1941)
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:11
3Shiny Stockings
recording of:
Shiny Stockings (original 1955 instrumental composition)
composer:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (in 1955)
Count Basie & His Orchestra5:09
4Cherokee
recording of:
Cherokee
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra3:25
5Skyliner
recording of:
Skyliner
composer:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader)
publisher:
Atlantic Music (BMI)
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra3:04
6Begin the Beguine
recording of:
Begin the Beguine
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 (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
part of:
Jubilee
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:17
7Rode Room
recording of:
Rose Room
lyricist:
Harry Williams (American songwriter, co-writer of “In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree”) (in 1917)
composer:
Art Hickman (in 1917)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Miller Music (publisher), Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Group and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:15
8Stardust
recorded in:
Hollywood, 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 (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 (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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:32
9I Got Rhythm
recording of:
I Got Rhythm
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:06
10In the Mood
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)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra43:34
11A 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)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:15
12The Mole
recording of:
The Mole
composer:
Leroy Holmes and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
Harry James and His Orchestra2:47
13Friar Rock
Harry James and His Orchestra3:30
14Shufflebug Shuffle
Benny Carter and His Orchestra2:51
15Tuxedo Junction
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra3:20
16Midnight Stroll
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra3:00
17A Gypsy Without a Song
recording of:
Gypsy Without a Song
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:59
18Take 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)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:58
19Just a Sittin’ and a Rockin’
recording of:
Just A‐Sittin’ and A‐Rockin’
lyricist:
Lee Gaines (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:36
20Perdido
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
composer:
Juan Tizol
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:10
▼ CD 4: Volume IV
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1The ‘c’ Jam Blues
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:40
2Main Stem
recording of:
Main Stem
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:50
3Happy Go Lucky Local
recording of:
Happy Go Lucky Local
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1946) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1946)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra5:45
4Leap Frog
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:01
5Till Tom Special
recording of:
Till Tom Special
writer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:24
6Flying Home
recording of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Ragbag Music (ASCAP) and Regent Music (BMI)
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:13
7Down Under
Woody Herman & His Orchestra2:51
8Apple Honey
recording of:
Apple Honey
composer:
Woody Herman
Woody Herman & His Orchestra3:17
9Bijou (Rhumba a La Jazz)
recording of:
Bijou
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Ralph Burns
Woody Herman & His Orchestra3:25
10Four Brothers
recording of:
Four Brothers
composer:
Jimmy Giuffre (in 1947)
Woody Herman & His Orchestra3:17
11Cool Breeze
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra2:53
12A Night in Tunisia (interlude)
Boyd Raeburn & His Orchestra3:15
13Boyd Meets Stravinsky
Boyd Raeburn & His Orchestra2:52
14Our Delight
recording of:
Our Delight
composer:
Tadd Dameron
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:33
15Things to Come
recording of:
Things to Come
composer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:49
16Robbins Nest
Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra3:22
17Donna Lee
Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra3:05
18Elevation
recording of:
Elevation
composer:
Elliot Lawrence and Gerry Mulligan
Elliot Lawrence & His Orchestra2:37
19What’s New?
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra5:37