The Essential BG

~ Release by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD: King Porter Stomp
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1Basin Street Blues
recording of:
Basin Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3:14
2I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
3:13
3Your Mother’s Son‐In‐Law
recording of:
Your Mothers Son-In-Law
composer:
Mann Holiner and Alberta Nichols
2:50
4Ol’ Pappy
recording of:
Ol’ Pappy
lyricist:
Al J. Neiburg (lyricist) and Marty Symes (lyricist)
composer:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
3:17
5Moonglow
recording of:
Moonglow
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Will Hudson and Irving Mills
3:44
6Nitwit Serenade
recording of:
Nitwit Serenade
writer:
Will Hudson (on 1934-08-16)
2:50
7Bugle Call Rag
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
3:02
8Music Hall Rag
recording of:
Music Hall Rag
writer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
3:14
9Blue Moon
recording of:
Blue Moon
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1934)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation, SBK United Partnership Ltd., 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)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Belgium NV and Francis Day Editions (SABAM)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
3:17
10Down Home Rag
2:47
11Japanese Sandman
recording of:
The Japanese Sandman
lyricist:
Raymond B. Egan (in 1920)
writer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1920)
3:32
12You’re a Heavenly Thing
recording of:
You're a Heavenly Thing
lyricist:
Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Little Jack Little
3:00
13Get Rhythm in Your Feet (And Music in Your Soul)
2:25
14Ballad in Blue
2:39
15Blue Skies
recording of:
Blue Skies
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Williamson Music Company
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)
3:33
16Dear Old Southland
recording of:
Dear Old Southland (jazz standard)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1921)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1921)
publisher:
Mills Music
2:19
17Sometimes I’m Happy
recording of:
Sometimes I’m Happy
lyricist:
Vincent Youmans
composer:
Irving Caesar
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
part of:
Hit the Deck (1927 musical)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
3:42
18King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
3:10
19The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
recording of:
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Mills Music, S.A. Music Co. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
2:46
20Madhouse
2:50
21Eeny Meeny Miney Mo
2:01
22When Buddah Smiles
recording of:
When Buddha Smiles
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
3:10
23It’s Been So Long
recording of:
It’s Been So Long
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
CBS Feist Catalog, Inc.
3:26
24Stompin’ at the Savoy
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)
3:14
25Goody Goody
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)
2:27
2▼CD: Don’t Be That Way
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1Christopher Columbus
recording of:
Christopher Columbus
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Leon “Chu” Berry
3:36
2I Know That You Know
recording of:
I Know That You Know (Caldwell & Youmans)
lyricist:
Anne Caldwell
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
2:07
3Stardust
alto saxophone:
Bill Depew (on 1936-04-23) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1936-04-23)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1936-04-23)
double bass:
Harry Goodman (on 1936-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1936-04-23)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1936-04-23)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1936-04-23)
tenor saxophone:
Dick Clark (tenor saxophonist) (on 1936-04-23) and Art Rollini (on 1936-04-23)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1936-04-23) and Joe Harris (Missouri-born jazz trombonist and singer) (on 1936-04-23)
trumpet:
Pee Wee Erwin (on 1936-04-23), Harry Geller (on 1936-04-23) and Nate Kazebier (on 1936-04-23)
instrumental recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1936-04-23)
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
2:53
4You Can’t Pull the Wool Over My Eyes
2:35
5The Glory of Love
recording of:
The Glory of Love
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill (US songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
2:39
6These Foolish Things
2:47
7Swingtime in the Rockies
recording of:
Swingtime in the Rockies
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Jimmy Mundy
3:13
8House Hop
2:33
9You Turned the Tables on Me
recording of:
You Turned the Tables on Me
lyricist:
Sidney Mitchell
composer:
Louis Alter
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1936)
2:54
10Down South Camp Meeting
recording of:
Down South Camp Meetin’
composer:
Fletcher Henderson and Irving Mills
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), 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), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:21
11Love Me or Leave Me
recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Donaldson Publishing Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
3:39
12Organ Grinder’s Swing
recording of:
Organ Grinder’s Swing
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Mitchell Parish
composer:
Will Hudson
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
3:14
13Alexander’s Ragtime Band
recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
arranger:
Deseő Csaba
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
2:10
14Jam Session
2:58
15Goodnight My Love
recording of:
Goodnight, My Love (1936)
lyricist:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
composer:
Mack Gordon
3:10
16Smoke Dreams
recording of:
Smoke Dreams
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
3:18
17He Ain’t Got Rhythm
recording of:
He Ain’t Got Rhythm
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
2:46
18This Year’s Kisses
recording of:
This Year’s Kisses
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
2:30
19Sing, Sing, Sing
recording of:
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Prima
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) (ended) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
6:35
20Roll ’Em
recording of:
Roll ’em
composer:
Mary Lou Williams (American jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 2016)
3:15
21Peckin’
recording of:
Peckin’
orchestrator:
J.A.C. Redford
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) and Ben Pollack
composer:
Thomas Newman (American score composer)
3:30
22Ridin’ High
recording of:
Ridin’ High
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
2:43
23Life Goes to a Party
recording of:
Life Goes to a Party
writer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
3:08
24If Dreams Come True
recording of:
If Dreams Come True
lyricist:
Irving Mills
composer:
Edgar M. Sampson and Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
3:13
25Don’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)
3:21
3▼CD: Let’s Dance
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1One O’Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
3:16
2I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
recording of:
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1938), Henry Nemo (in 1938) and John Redmond (House vocalist) (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:25
3Big John Special
recording of:
Big John’s Special
writer:
Horace Henderson
3:07
4Wrappin’ It Up
recording of:
Wrappin' It Up
composer:
Fletcher Henderson
3:04
5Bach Goes to Town
recording of:
Bach Goes to Town
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
2:39
6And the Angels Sing
recording of:
And the Angels Sing
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Ziggy Elman
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., WC 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) 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)
3:15
7Show Your Linen, Miss Richardson
recording of:
Show Your Linen, Miss Richardson
writer:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Bernie Hanighen
2:59
8There’ll Be Some Changes Made
recording of:
There’ll Be Some Changes Made
publisher:
Harry H. Pace (in 1921)
lyricist:
Billy Higgins (1920s composer and singer)
composer:
W. Benton Overstreet
publisher:
Herman Darewski Music Publishing Co Ltd. and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) (in 1924)
2:48
9Jumpin’ at the Woodside
recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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), 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), 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)
3:03
10Stealin’ Apples
recording of:
Stealin’ Apples
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
3:04
11Night and Day
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
2:48
12I Thought About You
recording of:
I Thought About You
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke & Van Heusen, Jerry Leiber Music, Lewis Music Publishing Co., Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Silver Seahorse Music LLC, Twentieth Century Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
2:35
13Let’s Dance
recording of:
Let’s Dance (Benny Goodman’s theme song)
lyricist:
Fanny May Baldridge
composer:
Joseph Bonime, Gregory Stone and Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
2:36
14Darn That Dream
recording of:
Darn That Dream
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1939)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1939)
publisher:
Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP)
part of:
Swingin’ the Dream
3:01
15Honeysuckle Rose
alto saxophone:
Buff Estes (Sterling Buford Estes) (on 1939-11-22) and Toots Mondello (on 1939-11-22)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1939-11-22)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1939-11-22)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1939-11-22)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-11-22)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1939-11-22)
tenor saxophone:
Bus Bassey (on 1939-11-22) and Jerry Jerome (on 1939-11-22)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1939-11-22), Vernon Brown (on 1939-11-22) and Ted Vesely (on 1939-11-22)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1939-11-22), Johnny Martel (1930s US jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-11-22) and Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1939-11-22)
orchestra:
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (on 1939-11-22)
arranger:
Fletcher Henderson
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-11-22)
instrumental cover recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1939-11-22)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
3:04
16Opus Local 802
3:03
17Board Meeting
2:53
18Zaggin’ With Zig
3:08
19How High the Moon
recording of:
How High the Moon
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
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)
3:00
20Shake Down the Stars
recording of:
Shake Down the Stars
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP) and Van Heusen Music Corp.
2:52
21Yours Is My Heart Alone
3:01
22Cocoanut Grove
recording of:
Cocoanut Grove
composer:
Harry Owens
3:07
23The Hour of Parting
recording of:
The Hour of Parting
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Mischa Spoliansky (composer)
3:18
24Crazy Rhythm
recording of:
Crazy Rhythm
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Roger Wolfe Kahn and Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
2:44
25Who Cares
recording of:
Who Cares? (Of Thee I Sing)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1931)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1931)
publisher:
New World Music (new age music) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Of Thee I Sing: Act II
2:52
26Benny Rides Again
recording of:
Benny Rides Again
writer:
Eddie Sauter
4:43
4▶CD: Undercurrent Blues

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ASIN:UK: B000G7EZK8 [info]