The Essence of Swing

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1Rhythm is Our Business
alto saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1934-12-18) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1934-12-18)
baritone saxophone:
Earl Carruthers (on 1934-12-18)
clarinet:
Earl Carruthers (on 1934-12-18), Laforest Dent (on 1934-12-18), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1934-12-18) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1934-12-18)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1934-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1934-12-18)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1934-12-18)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1934-12-18)
reeds:
Earl Carruthers (on 1934-12-18), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1934-12-18) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1934-12-18)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1934-12-18)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1934-12-18) and Henry Wells (jazz trombonist) (on 1934-12-18)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1934-12-18), Tommy Stevenson (on 1934-12-18) and Eddie Tompkins (on 1934-12-18)
valve trombone:
Henry Wells (jazz trombonist) (on 1934-12-18)
lead vocals:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1934-12-18)
conductor:
Jimmie Lunceford (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader) (on 1934-12-18)
recording of:
Rhythm Is Our Business (on 1934-12-18)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn and Jimmie Lunceford (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader)
composer:
Saul Chaplin
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:13
2Goody Goody (feat. Helen Ward)
recording of:
Goody Goody
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Malneck Music, The Johnny Mercer Foundation, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:31
3Stealin’ Apples
recording of:
Stealin’ Apples
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
Fletcher Henderson3:02
4A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket (in 1938)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Van Alexander (aka Al Feldman)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13188)
Ella Fitzgerald2:37
5Bei mir bist Du schön
recording of:
Bei mir bist du schön (English version)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
additional composer:
Saul Chaplin
composer:
Sholom Secunda
translated version of:
בײַ מיר ביסטו שיין (Bay mir bistu sheyn)
The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra3:05
6Begin the Beguine
recording of:
Begin the Beguine
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Jubilee
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:14
7Don’t Be That Way
recording of:
Don’t Be That Way
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Edgar Sampson
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation and The Songwriters Guild
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:19
8Ain’t She Sweet
alto saxophone:
Jack Goldie (on 1939-11-28)
double bass:
Mort Stuhlmacher (on 1939-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Paul Collins (jazz drummer) (on 1939-11-28)
guitar:
Tommy Moore (on 1939-11-28)
piano:
Edwin Ross (on 1939-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Stewart Anderson (on 1939-11-28) and Larry Walsh (on 1939-11-28)
trombone:
Al Jennings (on 1939-11-28)
trumpet:
Joe Aguanno (on 1939-11-28), Bunny Berigan (on 1939-11-28), John Fallstitch (on 1939-11-28) and Karl Warwick (jazz trumpeter) (on 1939-11-28)
recording of:
Ain’t She Sweet (on 1939-11-28)
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Bunny Berigan2:38
9Relaxin’ at the Touro
Muggsy Spanier3:14
10Tuxedo Junction
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra3:15
11Moonlight Serenade
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version)
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)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:21
12Hold Tight Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood Mama)
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra with The Andrews Sisters3:13
13In the Mood
recording of:
In the Mood
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Wingy Manone
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein and Co. Limited and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:33
14Cherokee
recording of:
Cherokee
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra3:17
15Boogie Woogie on St. Louis Blues
recording of:
Boogie Woogie on Saint Louis Blues
writer:
William Christopher Handy
Earl Hines and His Orchestra2:45
16Oh, Lady Be Good
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra2:57
17Body and Soul
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra3:02
18Frenesi
recording of:
Frenesí
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:04
19Pennsylvania 6–5000
recording of:
Pennsylvania 6‒5000 (PEnnsylvania 6‒5000)
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)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:14
20Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1940-03-29)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1940-03-29)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1940-03-29)
piano:
Bob Kitsis (on 1940-03-29)
saxophone:
Don Lodice (on 1940-03-29), Paul Mason (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-03-29), Johnny Mince (on 1940-03-29), Hymie Shertzer (on 1940-03-29) and Fred Stulce (on 1940-03-29)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1940-03-29), Dave Jacobs (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-29) and Les Jenkins (on 1940-03-29)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1940-03-29), Jimmy Blake (jazz trumpeter) (on 1940-03-29) and Bob Conselman (on 1940-03-29)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1940-03-29)
conductor:
Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recorded at:
RCA Studio 2 in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-03-29)
recording of:
Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread) (on 1940-03-29)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., Commander Publications, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Corp., 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Frank Sinatra & The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra3:13
21Basie Boogie
recording of:
Basie Boogie
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Milton Ebbins
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:22
22Take the “A” Train
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:55
23Let Me Off Uptown
recording of:
Let Me Off Uptown
lyricist:
Redd Evans
composer:
Earl Bostic (saxophonist)
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra feat. Anita O’Day & Roy Eldridge3:04
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1Stardust
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-10-07)
alto saxophone:
Bus Bassey (on 1940-10-07) and Neely Plumb (on 1940-10-07)
cello:
F. Goerner (on 1940-10-07)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1940-10-07)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Jud DeNaut (on 1940-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1940-10-07)
electric guitar and guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1940-10-07)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1940-10-07)
tenor saxophone:
Jerry Jerome (on 1940-10-07) and Les Robinson (on 1940-10-07)
trombone:
Vernon Brown (on 1940-10-07) and Jack Jenney (American jazz trombonist) (on 1940-10-07)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1940-10-07), J. Cathcart (on 1940-10-07) and George Wendt (Swing trumpeter) (on 1940-10-07)
viola:
A. Harshman (violist) (on 1940-10-07) and K. Collins (viola) (on 1940-10-07)
violin:
Al Beller (on 1940-10-07), B. Bower (on 1940-10-07), B. Morrow (on 1940-10-07), E. Lamas (on 1940-10-07), T. Boardman (on 1940-10-07) and T. Klages (on 1940-10-07)
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (on 1940-10-07)
conductor:
Artie Shaw (on 1940-10-07)
instrumental recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1940-10-07)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra33:32
2Jersey Bounce
recording of:
Jersey Bounce
lyricist:
Robert B. Wright
composer:
Tiny Bradshaw, Edward Johnson (US songwriter) and Bobby Plater
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:53
3I’ve Heard That Song Before
alto saxophone:
Claude Lakey (on 1942-07-31) and Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1942-07-31)
baritone saxophone:
George Davis (40s jazz saxophone) (on 1942-07-31)
cello:
Elias Friede (on 1942-07-31)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1942-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1942-07-31)
French horn:
Willard T. Culley (on 1942-07-31)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1942-07-31)
piano:
Al Lerner (big band composer/conductor/pianist) (on 1942-07-31)
tenor saxophone:
Corky Corcoran (on 1942-07-31)
trombone:
Hoyt Bohannon (on 1942-07-31), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1942-07-31) and Harry Rodgers (US big-band trombonist and arranger) (on 1942-07-31)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1942-07-31), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1942-07-31) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1942-07-31)
viola:
Bill Spears (on 1942-07-31)
violin:
Sam Caplan (on 1942-07-31) and Abraham Hochstein (on 1942-07-31)
vocals:
Helen Forrest (on 1942-07-31)
recording of:
I’ve Heard That Song Before (on 1942-07-31)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1942)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1942)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company and Morley Music Co. Inc.
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 nominee)
Harry James and His Orchestra feat. Helen Forrest3:00
4Flying Home
recording of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Ragbag Music (ASCAP) and Regent Music (BMI)
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:15
5Why Don’t You Do Right
recording of:
Why Don’t You Do Right?
lyricist and composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
publisher:
Edwin Morris Music and Morley Music Co
version of:
Weed Smoker’s Dream
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra feat. Peggy Lee2:26
6Is You or Is You Ain’t My Baby
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1943-10-04)
double bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1943-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1943-10-04)
piano:
Arnold Thomas (on 1943-10-04)
trumpet:
Eddie Roane (on 1943-10-04)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1943-10-04)
recording of:
Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby? (on 1943-10-04)
writer:
Bill Austin (in 1944) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (in 1944)
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five52:43
7I’ll Get By (As Long As I Have You)
alto saxophone:
Claude Lakey (on 1941-04-07) and Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1941-04-07)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1941-04-07)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1941-04-07)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1941-04-07)
guitar:
Ben Heller (on 1941-04-07)
piano:
Al Lerner (big band composer/conductor/pianist) (on 1941-04-07)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1941-04-07)
trombone:
Hoyt Bohannon (on 1941-04-07), Harry Rogers (US big-band trombonist and arranger) (on 1941-04-07) and Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1941-04-07)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1941-04-07), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1941-04-07) and Al Stearns (on 1941-04-07)
violin:
Glenn Herzer (big band violinist) (on 1941-04-07), Alex Pevsner (on 1941-04-07), Sam Rosenblum (on 1941-04-07) and Leo Zorn (on 1941-04-07)
lead vocals:
Dick Haymes (on 1941-04-07)
recording of:
I’ll Get by (as Long as I Have You) (on 1941-04-07)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
Harry James and His Orchestra feat. Dick Haymes2:42
8Ac‐cent‐tchu‐ate the Positive
Johnny Mercer2:46
9Shoo Shoo Baby
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1943-10-05)
recording of:
Shoo Shoo Baby (on 1943-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
Phil Moore (composer, jazz pianist and orchestra leader)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra2:50
10Besame Mucho
recording of:
Bésame mucho (English lyric version by Sunny Skylar)
composer:
Consuelo Velázquez
translator:
Sunny Skylar
publisher:
Latin American Music, Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Promotora Hispano Americana De Musica S.A.
translated version of:
Bésame mucho (Kiss Me Much, Bésame, bésame mucho como si fuera esta noche la última vez)
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra feat. Kitty Kallen & Bob Eberly3:01
11I’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.
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra feat. Joyce Sherrill3:13
12Caledonia
recording of:
Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard?)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherio Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (on 1945-04-16)
Woody Herman & His Orchestra3:03
13Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
Betty Hutton with Paul Weston & His Orchestra3:03
14Sentimental Journey
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., Morley Music Corp., 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 Orchestra with Doris Day3:51
15On the Sunny Side of the Street
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Ancar Enterprises Inc., Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Vydia Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
part of:
American Splendor
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:15
16The Honeydripper
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra2:56
17RM Blues
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders2:57
18The Peanut Vendor
recording of:
The Peanut Vendor
lyricist:
L. Wolfe Gilbert and Marion Sunshine
composer:
Moisés Simons
translated version of:
El manisero
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra2:43
19Hop Skip and Jump
Roy Milton2:34
20King Size Papa
recording of:
King Size Papa
writer:
Johnny Gomez and Paul Vance (US songwriter and producer)
Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends2:41
21Teresa
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters and Dick Haymes
recording of:
Teresa (in 1948)
writer:
Jack Hoffman (U.S. songwriter/producer/label head) and Irving “Babe” Russin
Dick Haymes and The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra2:56
22Cadillac Baby
baritone saxophone:
Harry Porter (US saxophonist) (on 1950-04-19)
bass guitar:
Ike Isaacs (bassist) (on 1950-04-19)
drums (drum set):
Emmett 'Nab' Shields (on 1950-04-19)
guitar:
Willie Gaddy (on 1950-04-19)
piano:
Buddy Griffin (of the Griffin Brothers, R&B pianist) (on 1950-04-19)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Fontenette (on 1950-04-19)
trombone:
Jimmy Griffin (40-50s US R&B trombonist) (on 1950-04-19)
trumpet:
Wilbur Harden (on 1950-04-19)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Cadillac Baby (on 1950-04-19)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1950-04-19)
Roy Brown2:56
23Undecided
Ray Anthony and His Orchestra feat. Tommy Mercer and The Skyliners2:10
24The Blacksmith Blues
Ella Mae Morse with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra3:06