The Essence of Swing

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Tracklist

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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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