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
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Flying Home
Members of the Benny Goodman Orchestra3:10
2Tuxedo Junction
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
writer:
Dash, Feyne, Hawkins and Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger)
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
Members of the Glenn Miller Orchestra3:25
3Velvet Moon
Harry James Orchestra3:48
4I’ve Got the World on a String
Mel Torme2:05
5Song of India
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra3:11
6I Had the Craziest Dream
Members of the Harry James Orchestra3:13
7Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Members of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra2:17
8Lullaby of Birdland
Ted Heath Orchestra2:33
9Habanera
Members of the Glenn Miller Orchestra1:55
10Bizet Had His Day
Les Brown Orchestra3:18
11People Will Say We’re in Love
Kate Smith3:12
12If I Had You
Members of the Benny Goodman Orchestra3:56
13Rock-A-Bye Basie
recording of:
Rock-A-Bye Basie
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1939), Shad Collins (in 1939) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1939)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Count Basie Orchestra3:10
14Cross Your Heart
Members of the Artie Shaw Orchestra2:41
15Charlie’s Other Aunt
Charlie Barnet Orchestra2:57
16Perdido
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
composer:
Juan Tizol
The Duke Ellington Orchestra3:11
6▶CD: Vol. Six
7▶CD: Vol. Seven
8▶CD: Vol. Eight
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)