Best of the Big Bands

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Individually catalogued in separate jewel cases:
Disc 1 - CDC 1041
Disc 2 - CDC 1042
Disc 3 - CDC 1043
Disc 4 - CDC 1044

Annotation last modified on 2020-08-14 00:04 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Stompin' at the Savoy
instrumental 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)
Benny Goodman3:18
2Sentimental Journey
vocals:
Doris Day
recording of:
Sentimental Journey
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1944)
composer:
Les Brown (American big band & jazz musician) (in 1944) and Ben Homer (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Holliday Publishing, Morley Music Co. Inc. and Morley Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Les Brown and His Band of Renown2:53
3Rum and Coca-Cola
lead vocals:
Vaughn Monroe and The Norton Sisters
recording of:
Rum and Coca‐Cola (calypso)
additional lyricist:
Morey Amsterdam
lyricist:
Lord Invader (calypso vocalist and songwriter)
additional composer:
Paul Baron (conductor) and Jeri Sullivan
composer:
Lionel Belasco (Trinidadian-Venezuelan calypso pianist, composer and bandleader)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and EMI Partnership Musikverlag GmbH
Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra3:27
4All or Nothing at All
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
recording of:
All or Nothing at All
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Range Road Music Inc. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Harry James3:01
5Pennsylvania 6-5000
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-04-28)
recording of:
Pennsylvania 6‒5000 (PEnnsylvania 6‒5000) (on 1940-04-28)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
written at:
Hotel Pennsylvania in New York, New York, United States (in 1940)
Glenn Miller3:16
6Frenesi
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-03-03)
alto saxophone:
Bud Carlton (on 1940-03-03), Blake Reynolds (on 1940-03-03) and Jack Stacey (on 1940-03-03)
bass and double bass:
Jud DeNaut (on 1940-03-03)
bass clarinet and basset clarinet:
Joe Krechter (on 1940-03-03)
cello:
Irving Lipschultz (on 1940-03-03) and Jules Tannenbaum (on 1940-03-03)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1940-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Carl Maud (on 1940-03-03) and Carl Maus (on 1940-03-03)
flute:
Marty Ruderman (on 1940-03-03) and Morton Ruderman (on 1940-03-03)
French horn:
Jack Cave (on 1940-03-03) and John Cave (french horn) (on 1940-03-03)
guitar:
Bobby Sherwood (guitarist/trumpeter) (on 1940-03-03)
oboe:
Phil Nemoli (on 1940-03-03)
piano:
Stan Wrightsman (on 1940-03-03)
tenor saxophone:
Dick Clark (tenor saxophonist) (on 1940-03-03) and Jack Stacy (on 1940-03-03)
trombone:
Babe Bowman (on 1940-03-03), Randall Miller (on 1940-03-03) and Bill Rank (on 1940-03-03)
trumpet:
Manny Klein (on 1940-03-03), Charlie Margulis (on 1940-03-03) and George Thow (on 1940-03-03)
viola:
Jack Gray (on 1940-03-03), Jacques Ray (on 1940-03-03), Stanley Spiegelman (on 1940-03-03), Dave Sterkin (on 1940-03-03) and David Sturkin (on 1940-03-03)
violin:
Robert Barene (on 1940-03-03), Harry Bluestone (on 1940-03-03), Sid Brokaw (on 1940-03-03), Dave Cracov (on 1940-03-03), Peter Eisenberg (on 1940-03-03), Jerry Joyce (on 1940-03-03), Alex Law (on 1940-03-03) and Mark Levant (on 1940-03-03)
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (on 1940-03-03)
conductor:
Artie Shaw (on 1940-03-03)
recording of:
Frenesí (on 1940-03-03)
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
instrumental recording of:
Frenesí (on 1940-03-03)
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
Artie Shaw3:06
7Oh! Look at Me Now
vocals:
The Pied Pipers (American vocal group, active 1930s-50s) and Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
performer:
Connie Haines
recording of:
Oh! Look at Me Now
lyricist:
John DeVries (in 1941)
composer:
Joe Bushkin (in 1941)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Embassy Music Corporation and Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
Tommy Dorsey3:17
8Der Fuehrer's Face
recording of:
Der Fuehrer’s Face
lyricist and composer:
Oliver Wallace (English composer and conductor, Walt Disney Studios)
Spike Jones2:35
9Davenport Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1925-01-26)
clarinet:
Don Murray (1920s jazz clarinetist)
cornet:
Bix Beiderbecke (American jazz cornettist, pianist and composer)
drums (drum set):
Tommy Gargano (freelance jazz drummer)
piano:
Paul Mertz (Paul Madeira Mertz)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader)
performer:
Bix and His Rhythm Jugglers
recording of:
Davenport Blues (on 1925-01-26)
composer:
Bix Beiderbecke (American jazz cornettist, pianist and composer) (in 1925)
Bix Beiderbecke2:47
10Goodbye (Closing Theme)
instrumental recording of:
Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Jenkins
writer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
publisher:
Devalbo Inc, La Salle Music Publishers, Inc., LaSalle Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Benny Goodman3:26

Credits

Release

mastering:Gary Rice (engineer/mastering)