20 Classic Big Band Theme Tunes

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Let's Dance
recording of:
Let’s Dance (Benny Goodman’s theme song)
lyricist:
Fanny May Baldridge
composer:
Joseph Bonime, Gregory Stone and Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra2:36
2One O'Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:58
3I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
recording of:
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
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 Dorsey & His Orchestra4:29
4Nightmare
recording of:
Nightmare
composer:
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra2:28
5Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra3:18
6Ciribiribin
Harry James & His Musicmakers2:50
7Smoke Rings
Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra3:06
8Cherokee
recording of:
Cherokee
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra3:22
9Christopher Columbus
recording of:
Christopher Columbus (on 1936-03-27)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Leon “Chu” Berry
Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra3:04
10I Can't Get Started (with You)
Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra4:49
11Deep Forest
recording of:
Deep Forest
writer:
Reginald Foresythe, Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) and Andy Razaf
Earl Hines & His Orchestra2:35
12Apurksody
recording of:
Apurksody
composer:
Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa & His Orchestra2:56
13Blue Flame
recording of:
Blue Flame
lyricist:
Leo Corday
composer:
Joe Bishop and Ray Noble
Woody Herman & His Orchestra3:24
14Until the Real Thing Comes Along
vocals:
Pha Terrell
Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds of Joy2:58
15Moonlight Serenade
vocals:
Paula Kelly (big band jazz singer) (on 1939-04-04) and The Modernaires (1940s vocal group) (on 1939-04-04)
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version) (on 1939-04-04)
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. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:24
16Uptown Blues
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra2:57
17Contrasts
recording of:
Contrasts
composer:
Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:04
18Snowfall
Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra3:03
19Melancholy Lullaby
recording of:
Melancholy Lullaby
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Benny Carter
Benny Carter and His Orchestra3:00
20Take The
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:53

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ASIN:UK: B00000I3SO [info]