Best of The Big Bands

~ Release by The BBC Big Band Orchestra, Barry Forgie, Roland Shaw (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Barry Forgie consistently misspelled as Barry Forge.

3 Jewel Cases in a cardboard slipcase. (Also sold in a Longbox - same cat#s, same set barcode.)

Cat# / Barcode (CD 1): C-5634-1 / 056775624828
Cat# / Barcode (CD 2): C-5634-2 / 056775624927
Cat# / Barcode (CD 3): C-5634-3 / 056775625023

DDD

Recorded: June/July 1991 at the BBC
Maida Vale, London England

Distributed by Distributions Madacy Inc.
P.O. Box 1445, St-Laurent, Quebec, Canada H4L 4Z1

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Vol. 1 Catalog Number/Matrix Number): C-5634-1
Matrix / Runout (Vol. 2 Catalog Number/Matrix Number): C-5634-2
Matrix / Runout (Vol. 3 Catalog Number/Matrix Number): C-5634-3

Annotation last modified on 2026-07-18 10:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Big Bands, Vol. 1
2▶CD: The Big Bands, Vol. 2
3▼CD: The Big Bands, Vol. 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1One O’Clock Jump
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
cover recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
The BBC Big Band Orchestra3:04
2Sing Sing Sing
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
The BBC Big Band Orchestra7:42
3A String of Pearls
orchestra and performer:
The BBC Big Band
conductor:
Barry Forgie
instrumental 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)
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 BBC Big Band Orchestra3:27
4I’m Getting Sentimental
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
The BBC Big Band Orchestra3:35
5Harlem Nocturne
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Harlem Nocturne (Mike Hammer)
lyricist:
Dick Rogers (singer, comedian, songwriter & pianist)
composer:
Earle Hagen (TV & film composer)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
The BBC Big Band Orchestra2:50
6Serenade in Blue
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
cover recording of:
Serenade in Blue
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
recording of:
Serenade in Blue
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
The BBC Big Band Orchestra3:30
7On the Alamo
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
On the Alamo
lyricist:
Gilbert Keyes and Joe Lyons (US songwriter & arranger)
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Forster Music Publisher, Inc. (from 1922-08-02 to present) and Tell Taylor, Inc. (from 1922-03-17 until 1922-08-02)
The BBC Big Band Orchestra3:23
8Listen to My Music
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
The BBC Big Band Orchestra2:38
9Caravan
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Caravan
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1936) and Juan Tizol (in 1936)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
The BBC Big Band Orchestra2:35
10Sweet Georgia Brown
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
cover recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis Day (publisher), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis Day (publisher), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
The BBC Big Band Orchestra2:56
11Stardreams
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
The BBC Big Band Orchestra2:53
12Moonlight Sonata
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
The BBC Big Band Orchestra4:21