The Big Band Era

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Annotation

CD1: Made in USA
CD2: Made in Japan
CD3: Made in Japan
CD4: Made in Japan
CD5: Made in Japan
CD6: Made in U.S.A.
CD7: Made in U.S.A.
CD8: Made in U.S.A.
CD9: Made in England
CD10: Made in England

Annotation last modified on 2025-04-29 21:42 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Vol. One
2▶CD: Vol. Two
3▶CD: Vol. Three
4▶CD: Vol. Four
5▶CD: Vol. Five
6▶CD: Vol. Six
7▶CD: Vol. Seven
8▼CD: Vol. Eight
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Temptation
recording of:
Temptation
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
part of:
Going Hollywood (1933 film)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film)
Members of the Artie Shaw Orchestra2:46
2Prelude to a Kiss
recording of:
Prelude to a Kiss
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1938) and Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
publisher:
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
The Duke Ellington Orchestra3:42
3Stompin’ at the Savoy
recording of:
Stompin’ at the Savoy
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader), Edgar Sampson and Chick Webb
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog (ASCAP), Ragbag Music (ASCAP), Razaf Music, Rytvoc (ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and 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)
Members of the Benny Goodman Orchestra3:09
4I Know Why
recording of:
I Know Why
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Members of The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:46
5Who’s Sorry Now
Kate Smith2:55
6The Hawk Listens
Members of the Ted Heath Orchestra2:31
7Downhill Special
Members of the Benny Goodman Orchestra3:29
8Cherokee
recording of:
Cherokee
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
The Charlie Barnet Orchestra3:22
9Artistry Jumps
recording of:
Artistry Jumps
composer:
Stan Kenton
The Stan Kenton Orchestra2:38
10Well, Git It
recording of:
Well, Git It!
writer:
Sy Oliver
Members of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra2:54
11Sleepy Town Train
Members of The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:20
12Cheek to Cheek
Dick Haymes2:34
13Caravan
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 Duke Ellington Orchestra2:31
14Alexander’s Ragtime Band
The New Orleans Jazz Band3:07
15There Are Such Things
recording of:
There Are Such Things
writer:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter) (in 1942), Abel Baer (songwriter) (in 1942) and George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Members of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra3:30
16Serenade in Blue
recording of:
Serenade in Blue
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
Members of The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:08
9▶CD: Vol. Nine
10▶CD: Vol. Ten

Credits

Release

manufactured in:England, United Kingdom
Japan
USA
manufactured by:Michele International (classical music and jazz; European pendant of Michele Records – not for release label use!)
Michele Records (not for release label use!)
PRT (UK label)
distributed by:K‐tel (multinational budget record label, do not use for copyrights, distribution, etc. label-release relationships)
Michele International (classical music and jazz; European pendant of Michele Records – not for release label use!)
Michele Records (not for release label use!)
PRT (UK label)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Michele Compact Discs (in 1987, in 1988)
glass mastered by:Disctronics S (Southwater)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/33733773 [info]

Release group

part of:The Big Band Era (order: 1)