Best of the Big Bands

~ Release by The BBC Big Band (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1In the Mood
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
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)
3:29
2American Patrol
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
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
3:25
3Begin the Beguine
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
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
3:10
4Hamp's Boogie Woogie
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
3:26
5I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
(I’ve Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
4:46
6St. Lous Blues March
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
3:28
7Mood Indigo
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
4:19
8Jersey Bounce
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
2:49
9Pennsylvania 6-5000
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
PEnnsylvania 6‒5000
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
written at:
Hotel Pennsylvania in New York, United States (in 1940)
3:18
10'S Wonderful
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
2:59
11Opus in Pastels
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
2:48
12Pinetops Boogie
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
3:16
▼ CD 2
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1King Porter Stomp
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
5:19
2Little Brown Jug
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (composer/publisher) (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
6:33
3Chattanooga Choo Choo
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
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
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:30
4Tuxedo Junction
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
2:56
5Take the "A" Train
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
2:37
6Moonlight Serenade
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version)
composer and arranger:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
publisher:
Big 3 Music Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP)
2:14
7Down South Camp Meeting
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
7:41
8Anvil Chorus
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
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”)
2:29
9Boogie Woogie Maxie
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
0:47
10Body and Soul
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
4:54
11The Very Thought of You
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
3:04
12Skyliner
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
2:58
▼ CD 3
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1One O'Clock Jump
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
3:04
2Sing Sing Sing
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
7:42
3A String of Pearls
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
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)
3:27
4I'm Getting Sentimental
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
3:35
5Harlem Nocturne
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
2:50
6Serenade in Blue
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Serenade in Blue
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
3:30
7On the Alamo
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
3:23
8Listen to My Music
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
2:38
9Caravan
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
2:35
10Sweet Georgia Brown
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
2:56
11Stardreams
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
2:53
12Moonlight Sonata
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
4:21

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ASIN:US: B000000LCX [info]