The Big Bands Live!

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FIXME: Please check/confirm/correct if 056C on spine and 056B on back refer to the same release.

Cat# (CD 1): RC7-056-1, BCD4 5741
Cat# (CD 2): RC7-056-2, BCD4-5742
Cat# (CD 3): RC7-056-3, BCD4-5743
Cat# (CD 4): RC7-056-4, BCD4-5744

Annotation last modified on 2026-07-25 17:44 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Program Opening
Harry James0:33
2I'm Beginning to See the Light
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Harry James and His Orchestra3:23
3Night and Day
Harry James and His Orchestra3:20
4King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Harry James and His Orchestra3:47
5Blueberry Hill
Harry James and His Orchestra3:14
6Cherry
recording of:
Cherry
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Ray Gilbert and Don Redman
publisher:
Ipanema Music Corp., Peer Musikverlag GmbH and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
Harry James and His Orchestra3:02
7Ciribiribin
recording of:
Ciribiribin (They’re So in Love) (Harry James theme song)
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 James and His Orchestra1:41
8Blue Devil Jazz
Les Brown and His Orchestra0:38
9I Won't Tell a Soul
Les Brown and His Orchestra2:13
10I Must See Annie Tonight
Les Brown and His Orchestra2:23
11Is That the Way to Treat a Sweetheart?
Les Brown and His Orchestra2:10
12All Ashore
Les Brown and His Orchestra2:15
13Program Closing
Les Brown and His Orchestra0:40
14Blue Flame
live recording of:
Blue Flame
lyricist:
Leo Corday
composer:
Joe Bishop and Ray Noble
Woody Herman & His Orchestra1:16
15Woodchopper'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 Herman & His Orchestra5:07
16Blue Evening
Woody Herman & His Orchestra2:58
17Blues on Parade
recording of:
Blues on Parade
composer:
Woody Herman and Toby Tyler
Woody Herman & His Orchestra4:36
18Blues in the Night
recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
Woody Herman & His Orchestra3:26
19Blue Flame
live recording of:
Blue Flame
lyricist:
Leo Corday
composer:
Joe Bishop and Ray Noble
Woody Herman & His Orchestra2:09
20I Got Rhythm
The Benny Goodman Sextet3:19
21Flying Home
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1939-12-24)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1939-12-24)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1939-12-24)
electric guitar and guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-12-24)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1939-12-24)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-12-24)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-24)
live recording of:
Flying Home (instrumental version) (on 1939-12-24)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Ragbag Music (ASCAP) and Regent Music (BMI)
The Benny Goodman Sextet3:16
22Memories of You
The Benny Goodman Sextet3:02
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