Best of the Big Bands

~ Release by The BBC Big Band (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1CD
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1In the Mood
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
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)
3:29
2American Patrol
orchestra and performer:
The BBC Big Band
conductor:
Barry Forgie
recording of:
American Patrol (swing version)
composer:
F. W. Meacham (in 1885)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor) (in 1942)
publisher:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment)
arrangement of:
American Patrol
3:25
3Begin the Beguine
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
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
3:10
4Hamp's Boogie Woogie
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Hamp's Boogie Boogie
composer:
Milt Buckner (US jazz pianist/organist) and Lionel Hampton
3:26
5I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo
orchestra and performer:
The BBC Big Band
conductor:
Barry Forgie
instrumental recording of:
(I’ve Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
recording of:
(I’ve Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
4:46
6St. Lous Blues March
orchestra and performer:
The BBC Big Band
conductor:
Barry Forgie
instrumental recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
recording of:
St. Louis Blues March
composer:
William Christopher Handy
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
arrangement of:
St. Louis Blues
3:28
7Mood Indigo
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
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) 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)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4:19
8Jersey Bounce
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Jersey Bounce
lyricist:
Robert B. Wright
composer:
Tiny Bradshaw, Edward Johnson (US songwriter) and Bobby Plater
2:49
9Pennsylvania 6-5000
orchestra and performer:
The BBC Big Band
conductor:
Barry Forgie
instrumental 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)
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)
3:18
10'S Wonderful
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
’S Wonderful
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music Company Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
2:59
11Opus in Pastels
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
2:48
12Pinetops Boogie
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
3:16
2CD
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1King Porter Stomp
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
5:19
2Little Brown Jug
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (composer/publisher) (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
6:33
3Chattanooga Choo Choo
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1941)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), 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:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:30
4Tuxedo Junction
orchestra and performer:
The BBC Big Band
conductor:
Barry Forgie
instrumental recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
writer:
Dash, Feyne, Hawkins and Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger)
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
writer:
Dash, Feyne, Hawkins and Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger)
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
2:56
5Take the "A" Train
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
2:37
6Moonlight Serenade
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
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)
2:14
7Down South Camp Meeting
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
7:41
8Anvil Chorus
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Anvil Chorus (arr. Gray for big band)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
arrangement of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
2:29
9Boogie Woogie Maxie
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
0:47
10Body and Soul
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
4:54
11The Very Thought of You
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
The Very Thought of You
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:04
12Skyliner
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
2:58
3CD
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1One O'Clock Jump
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
cover recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
3:04
2Sing Sing Sing
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
7:42
3A String of Pearls
orchestra and performer:
The BBC Big Band
conductor:
Barry Forgie
instrumental recording of:
A String of Pearls
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Scarsdale Music (ASCAP)
recording of:
A String of Pearls
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Scarsdale Music (ASCAP)
3:27
4I'm Getting Sentimental
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
3:35
5Harlem Nocturne
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Harlem Nocturne (Mike Hammer)
lyricist:
Dick Rogers (singer, comedian, songwriter & pianist)
composer:
Earle Hagen (TV & film composer)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
2:50
6Serenade in Blue
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
cover recording of:
Serenade in Blue
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
recording of:
Serenade in Blue
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
3:30
7On the Alamo
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
On the Alamo
lyricist:
Gilbert Keyes and Joe Lyons (US songwriter & arranger)
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Forster Music Publisher, Inc. (from 1922-08-02 to present) and Tell Taylor, Inc. (from 1922-03-17 until 1922-08-02)
3:23
8Listen to My Music
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
2:38
9Caravan
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
recording of:
Caravan
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1936) and Juan Tizol (in 1936)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
2:35
10Sweet Georgia Brown
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
cover 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)
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)
2:56
11Stardreams
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
The BBC Big Band
2:53
12Moonlight Sonata
conductor:
Barry Forgie
performer:
The BBC Big Band
4:21

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ASIN:US: B000000LCX [info]