Now They Call It Swing!: No. 1 Charts Hits Only

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1A‐Tisket A‐Tasket
recording of:
A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket
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)
Chick Webb Orch. with Ella Fitzgerald2:37
2In the Mood
instrumental recording of:
In the Mood (on 1939-08-01)
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)
Glenn Miller Orch.3.753:35
3Cry, Baby, Cry
recording of:
Cry, Baby, Cry
writer:
Jimmy Eaton (songwriter), Remus Harris, Irving Melsher and Terry Shand (jazz pianist/composer)
Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain2:53
4Marie
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra with Jack Leonard3:21
5I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
recording of:
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1937)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) 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)
Les Brown and His Band of Renown2:54
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)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra with Martha Tilton3:11
7Green Eyes
recording of:
Green Eyes (version of Spanish song “Aquellos ojos verdes”)
composer:
Nilo Menéndez
translator:
Eddie Rivera (lyricist, "Green Eyes") and Eddie Woods (songwriter)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
translated version of:
Aquellos ojos verdes
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Helen O’Connell & Bob Eberly3:14
8I 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)
The Duke Ellington Orchestra3:07
9Tuxedo Junction
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
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:27
10I’ve Heard That Song Before
cover recording of:
I’ve Heard That Song Before
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)
Harry James Orchestra with Helen Forrest3:02
11Chattanooga Choo Choo
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)
Glenn Miller Orchestra with Tex Beneke, Paula Kelly & The Modernaires3:28
12Frenesi
recording of:
Frenesí
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:04
13The Dipsy Doodle
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra3:11
14Don’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 Orchestra3:21
15Song of the Volga Boatmen
recording of:
Song of the Volga Boatmen (Bill Finegan arrangement for the Glenn Miller Orchestra, 1941)
arranger:
Bill Finegan
version of:
Эй, ухнем! (Song of the Volga Boatmen)
Glenn Miller Orchestra3:24
16Where Was I
recording of:
Where was I? (from the 1940 movie 'Til We Meet Again)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
W. Franke Harling
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra with Mary Ann McCall3:21
17Tangerine
Jimmy Dorsey’s Orchestra with Helen O’Connell & Bob Eberly3:07
18Don’t Sit under the Apple Tree
Glenn Miller Orchestra with Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke & The Modernaires3:14
19Swinging on a Star
recording of:
Swinging on a Star
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1944)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke & Van Heusen, Inc. and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1944 winner)
Bing Crosby & The Williams Brothers Quartet2:31
20A String of Pearls
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)
Glenn Miller Orchestra3:14
21Jersey Bounce
recording of:
Jersey Bounce
lyricist:
Robert B. Wright
composer:
Tiny Bradshaw, Edward Johnson (US songwriter) and Bobby Plater
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:54
22My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time
recording of:
My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time
lyricist:
Mann Curtis
composer:
Vic Mizzy (US television & movie composer) (in 1945)
Les Brown and His Orchestra with Doris Day3:18
23Begin 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 Orchestra3:19
24Sentimental 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 Orch. with Doris Day3:51

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