Swing Time! The Fabulous Big Band Era 1925-1955

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Notes

For once, a very decent Various Artists compilation, which can act as a good entry for newcomers willing to discover swing/big bands.
Recommended.

Notes

For once, a very decent Various Artists compilation, which can act as a good entry for newcomers willing to discover swing/big bands.
Recommended.

Notes

For once, a very decent Various Artists compilation, which can act as a good entry for newcomers willing to discover swing/big bands.
Recommended.

Annotation last modified on 2007-11-30 03:17 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sweet Georgia Brown
recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis Day (publisher), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
California Ramblers2:56
2Sugar Foot Stomp
recording of:
Sugar Foot Stomp
composer:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
version of:
Dippermouth Blues
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:50
3Birmingham Breakdown
The Chocolate Dandies2:41
4Crazy Rhythm
recording of:
Crazy Rhythm (on 1928-11-16)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Roger Wolfe Kahn and Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
Fred Elizalde and His Music3:25
5Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
drums (drum set):
Stan King (Big band-era drummer) (on 1929-01-26)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1929-01-26)
piano:
Arthur Schutt (on 1929-01-26)
reeds:
Arnold Brilhart (on 1929-01-26) and Jimmy Dorsey (on 1929-01-26)
tenor saxophone:
Herbert Spencer (big band tenor sax) (on 1929-01-26)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1929-01-26) and Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (on 1929-01-26)
trumpet:
Fred "Fuzzy" Farrar (on 1929-01-26), Leo McConville (on 1929-01-26) and Phil Napoleon (on 1929-01-26)
tuba [brass bass]:
Hank Stern (Jazz bassist) (on 1929-01-26)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1929-01-26)
recording of:
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (Paris musical) (on 1929-01-26)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1928)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
Paris (1928 musical)
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra3:20
6Sugar Is Back in Town
Ambrose and His Orchestra2:54
7Panama
Luis Russell and His Orchestra3:20
8San Sue Strut
Casa Loma Orchestra3:31
9Happy Feet
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1930-03-10)
recording of:
Happy Feet (on 1930-02-10)
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1930)
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra2:58
10Hot and Anxious
recording of:
Hot and Anxious
writer:
Horace Henderson
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:21
11Royal Garden Blues
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Louis Martin (early jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-03-06)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1931-03-06)
double bass and tuba [brass bass]:
Harry Barth (early jazz bassist and tuba player) (on 1931-03-06)
drums (drum set):
John Lucas (early jazz drummer) (on 1931-03-06)
guitar:
Tony Gerhardi (early jazz guitarist) (on 1931-03-06)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1931-03-06)
tenor saxophone:
Hymie Wolfson (early jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-03-06)
trombone:
Sam Blank (early jazz trombonist) (on 1931-03-06) and George Brunies (on 1931-03-06)
trumpet:
Dave Klein (cornet, trumpet) (on 1931-03-06) and Muggsy Spanier (on 1931-03-06)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1931-03-06)
recording of:
Royal Garden Blues (on 1931-03-06)
composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1919) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer) (in 1919)
Ted Lewis and His Band3:01
12Walkin' My Baby Back Home
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-04-20)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-04-20)
baritone saxophone:
George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-04-20)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-04-20)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-04-20)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-04-20)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-20)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-20)
recording of:
Walkin’ My Baby Back Home (on 1931-04-20)
lyricist:
Roy Turk (in 1930)
composer:
Fred Ahlert (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:09
13I Got Rhythm
Don Redman and His Orchestra3:16
14It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
alto saxophone:
Harry Carney and Johnny Hodges
banjo:
Fred Guy
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney
clarinet:
Barney Bigard, Harry Carney and Johnny Hodges
double bass:
Wellman Braud
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
trumpet:
Freddie Jenkins, Arthur Whetsel and Cootie Williams
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol
lead vocals:
Ivie Anderson
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1932-02-02)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:11
15Dinah
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1932-06-07)
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1932-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1932-06-07)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1932-06-07)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-06-07), Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-06-07) and Arville Harris (on 1932-06-07)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-06-07) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-06-07)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1932-06-07), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-06-07) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-06-07)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1932-06-07)
recording of:
Dinah (on 1932-06-07)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra3:10
16Everybody Loves My Baby
Red Nichols and His Orchestra2:42
17I Love You Because I Love You
Earl Hines and His Orchestra2:57
18Under a Blanket of Blue
Casa Loma Orchestra3:10
19Bugle Call Rag
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:58
20Three Little Words
Claude Hopkins and His Orchestra2:44
21Stompin' at the Savoy
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:12
22Who Walks in When I Walk Out?
vocals:
Al Bowlly (on 1934-02-01)
recording of:
Who Walks in When I Walk Out (on 1934-02-01)
lyricist:
Ralph Freed
writer:
Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
Ray Noble and His Orchestra3:06
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ASIN:US: B0000028QM [info]