Best of the Big Bands

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Individually catalogued in separate jewel cases:
Disc 1 - CDC 1041
Disc 2 - CDC 1042
Disc 3 - CDC 1043
Disc 4 - CDC 1044

Annotation last modified on 2020-08-14 00:04 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1In the Mood
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-08-01)
tenor saxophone:
Tex Beneke (on 1939-08-01) and Al Klink (on 1939-08-01)
trumpet:
Clyde Hurley (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 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Glenn Miller3:35
2Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-07-06)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
arranger:
Jimmy Mundy
instrumental recording of:
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) (on 1937-07-06)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
recording of:
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) (on 1937-07-06)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Benny Goodman58:44
3Ciribiribin (They're So in Love)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1939-11-08)
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-11-08)
baritone saxophone:
Bill Luther (Jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-11-08) and Drew Page (on 1939-11-08)
bass and double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1939-11-08)
brass:
Claude Lakey (on 1939-11-08)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1939-11-08)
guitar:
Red Kent (on 1939-11-08)
instruments:
Claude Lakey (on 1939-11-08)
piano:
Jack Gardner (piano) (on 1939-11-08)
saxophone:
Claude Lakey (on 1939-11-08), Bill Luther (Jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-11-08), Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-11-08) and Drew Page (on 1939-11-08)
trombone:
Truett Jones (Jazz trombonist) (on 1939-11-08), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1939-11-08) and Bruce Squires (on 1939-11-08)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1939-11-08), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-11-08), Jack Palmer (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1939-11-08) and Jack Schaeffer (on 1939-11-08)
lead vocals and lead vocals [vocal chorus]:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1939-11-08)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
orchestra:
Harry James and His Orchestra (on 1939-11-08)
conductor:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-11-08)
arranger:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
recording of:
Ciribiribin (They’re So in Love) (Harry James theme song) (on 1939-11-08)
lyricist:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Alberto Pestalozza
is based on:
Ciribiribin (original Italian version)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Harry James2:28
4Begin the Beguine
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-07-24)
alto saxophone:
Hank Freeman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-07-24) and Les Robinson (on 1938-07-24)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1938-07-24)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1938-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (on 1938-07-24)
guitar:
Al Avola (on 1938-07-24)
piano:
Les Burness (on 1938-07-24)
tenor saxophone:
Tony Pastor (on 1938-07-24) and Ronnie Perry (on 1938-07-24)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1938-07-24), Harry Rogers (US big-band trombonist and arranger) (on 1938-07-24) and Ted Vesely (on 1938-07-24)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1938-07-24), John Best (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-07-24) and Chuck Peterson (trumpet) (on 1938-07-24)
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (on 1938-07-24)
conductor:
Artie Shaw (on 1938-07-24)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
recorded at and engineered at:
Victor Studio #2 (Cherokee B) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1938-07-24)
instrumental recording of:
Begin the Beguine (on 1938-07-24)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Jubilee
recording of:
Begin the Beguine (on 1938-07-24)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Jubilee
Artie Shaw33:17
5I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
instrumental recording of:
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You (on 1939-10-18)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
George Bassman
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Mills Music, Inc.
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (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)
Tommy Dorsey3:37
6Cherokee
alto saxophone:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader) (on 1939-07-17), Kurt Bloom (on 1939-07-17) and Gene Kinsey (on 1939-07-17)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player) (on 1939-07-17)
drums (drum set):
Ray Michaels (Jazz drummer from the Big Band era) (on 1939-07-17)
guitar:
Bus Etri (on 1939-07-17)
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist) (on 1939-07-17)
soprano saxophone:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader) (on 1939-07-17)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader) (on 1939-07-17), James Lamare (jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-07-17) and Don McCook (saxophonist active in the Big Band Era) (on 1939-07-17)
trombone:
Ben Hall (trombonist) (on 1939-07-17), Bill Robertson (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-07-17) and Don Ruppersberg (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-07-17)
trumpet:
Bobby Burnet (Robert W. Burnet, jazz trumpeter) (on 1939-07-17) and Billy May (on 1939-07-17)
arranger:
Billy May (on 1939-07-17)
recorded at:
Victor Studio #1 (Cherokee A) in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-07-17)
instrumental recording of:
Cherokee (on 1939-07-17)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Charlie Barnet3:27
7Artistry in Rhythm
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1943-11-19)
alto saxophone:
Eddie Meyers and Art Pepper
baritone saxophone:
Bob Gioga
bass:
Clyde Singleton
drums (drum set):
Joe Vernon
guitar:
Bob Ahern
instruments:
Stan Kenton
solo piano:
Stan Kenton (on 1943-11-19)
tenor saxophone:
Maurice Beeson and Red Dorris
trombone:
George Faye, Harry Forbes (jazz trombonist) and Bart Varsalona
trumpet:
Ray Borden, John Carroll (jazz trumpeter), Buddy Childers (American jazz trumpeter & composer), Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) and Dick Morse
arranger:
Stan Kenton
recorded at:
C. P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1943-11-19)
recording of:
Artistry in Rhythm (on 1943-11-19)
composer:
Stan Kenton
publisher:
Sierra Music Publications and Robbins Music Corp. (from 1945 to present)
Stan Kenton2.53:17
8Take the "A" Train
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version) (on 1941-02-15)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Duke Ellington2:58
9Minnie the Moocher
recording of:
Minnie the Moocher
lyricist and composer:
Cab Calloway and Irving Mills
publisher:
Big Bad Voodoo Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
is based on:
Willie the Weeper
Cab Calloway3:15
10One O'Clock Jump
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1937-07-07) and Jack Washington (on 1937-07-07)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1937-07-07)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1937-07-07) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-07-07)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1937-07-07)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-07-07)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1937-07-07)
trombone:
George Hunt (on 1937-07-07) and Dan Minor (on 1937-07-07)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-07-07), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1937-07-07) and Bobby Moore (jazz musician) (on 1937-07-07)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 62332-A)
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump (on 1937-07-07)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie3:00
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mastering:Gary Rice (engineer/mastering)