On the Air (1937-38)

~ Release by Benny Goodman (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1King Porter Stomp
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-07-13)
alto saxophone:
George Koenig and Hymie Shertzer
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
double bass:
Harry Goodman
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
guitar:
Allan Reuss
piano:
Jess Stacy
tenor saxophone:
Babe Russin, Vido Musso and Art Rollini
trombone:
Red Ballard, Vernon Brown and Murray McEachern
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
live cover recording of:
King Porter Stomp (on 1937-07-13)
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
2:56
2Have You Met Miss Jones? (instrumental)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
piano:
Teddy Wilson
cover recording of:
Have You Met Miss Jones? (I’d Rather Be Right)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
I’d Rather Be Right
2:37
3Limehouse Blues (instrumental)
instrumental recording of:
Limehouse Blues
lyricist:
Douglas Furber
composer:
Philip Braham
publisher:
Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros. Mus. (ASCAP) (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:30
4Shine (instrumental)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
piano:
Teddy Wilson
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton
cover recording of:
Shine
lyricist:
Lew Brown (in 1910) and Cecil Mack (in 1910)
composer:
Ford Dabney (in 1910)
2:35
5Always
alto saxophone:
George Koenig and Hymie Shertzer
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
double bass:
Harry Goodman
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
guitar:
Allan Reuss
piano:
Jess Stacy
tenor saxophone:
Babe Russin, Vido Musso and Art Rollini
trombone:
Red Ballard, Vernon Brown and Murray McEachern
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
instrumental cover recording of:
Always
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Inc. and Irving Berlin Music
3:00
6When Buddha Smiles
recording of:
When Buddha Smiles
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
3:33
7Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day
alto saxophone:
George Koenig and Hymie Shertzer
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
double bass:
Harry Goodman
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
guitar:
Allan Reuss
piano:
Jess Stacy
tenor saxophone:
Babe Russin, Vido Musso and Art Rollini
trombone:
Red Ballard, Vernon Brown and Murray McEachern
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
cover recording of:
Minnie The Moocher's Wedding Day
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
2:48
8Laughing at Life
instrumental recording of:
Laughing at Life
writer:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist), Nick Kenny, Bob Todd and Cornell Todd
2:39
9Running Wild (instrumental)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-03-25)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
piano:
Teddy Wilson
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton
live cover recording of:
Runnin’ Wild (on 1937-03-25)
lyricist:
Joe Grey (in 1922) and Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929) (in 1922)
composer:
Arthur Harrington Gibbs (in 1922)
3:07
10You Turned the Tables on Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-04-29)
alto saxophone:
George Koenig and Hymie Shertzer
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
double bass:
Harry Goodman
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
guitar:
Allan Reuss
piano:
Jess Stacy
tenor saxophone:
Babe Russin, Vido Musso and Art Rollini
trombone:
Red Ballard, Vernon Brown and Murray McEachern
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
lead vocals:
Helen Ward
live cover recording of:
You Turned the Tables on Me (on 1937-04-29)
lyricist:
Sidney Mitchell
composer:
Louis Alter
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1936)
2:53
11Darktown Strutter's Ball
alto saxophone:
George Koenig and Hymie Shertzer
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
double bass:
Harry Goodman
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
guitar:
Allan Reuss
piano:
Jess Stacy
tenor saxophone:
Babe Russin, Vido Musso and Art Rollini
trombone:
Red Ballard, Vernon Brown and Murray McEachern
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
instrumental cover recording of:
Darktown Strutters’ Ball
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks (in 1917)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
2:32
12My Gal Sal (instrumental)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
piano:
Teddy Wilson
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton
instrumental cover recording of:
My Gal Sal
lyricist and composer:
Paul Dresser
3:57
13Bugle Call Rag
alto saxophone:
George Koenig and Hymie Shertzer
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
double bass:
Harry Goodman
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
guitar:
Allan Reuss
piano:
Jess Stacy
tenor saxophone:
Babe Russin, Vido Musso and Art Rollini
trombone:
Red Ballard, Vernon Brown and Murray McEachern
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
2:39
14Mama, That Moon Is Here Again
2:55
15Clarinet Marmalade
alto saxophone:
George Koenig and Hymie Shertzer
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
double bass:
Harry Goodman
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
guitar:
Allan Reuss
piano:
Jess Stacy
tenor saxophone:
Babe Russin, Vido Musso and Art Rollini
trombone:
Red Ballard, Vernon Brown and Murray McEachern
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
cover recording of:
Clarinet Marmalade
composer:
Henry Ragas (in 1918) and Larry Shields (in 1918)
2:14
16Time on My Hands
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
piano:
Teddy Wilson
instrumental cover recording of:
Time on My Hands
lyricist:
Harold Adamson (in 1930) and Mack Gordon (in 1930)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1930)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Harold Adamson Music (in 1930, in 1956, in 1986), Miller Music Corp. (in 1930, in 1956) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1930, in 1956)
3:40
17Stardust
alto saxophone:
George Koenig and Hymie Shertzer
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
double bass:
Harry Goodman
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
guitar:
Allan Reuss
piano:
Jess Stacy
tenor saxophone:
Babe Russin, Vido Musso and Art Rollini
trombone:
Red Ballard, Vernon Brown and Murray McEachern
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
instrumental cover recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
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
2:48
18In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
recording of:
In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
writer:
Harry Williams (American songwriter, co-writer of “In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree”) and Egbert Van Alstyne (in 1905)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
3:03
19Benny Sent Me
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
piano:
Teddy Wilson
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton
recording of:
Benny Sent Me
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
2:57
20Everybody Loves My Baby (instrumental)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
piano:
Teddy Wilson
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton
instrumental cover recording of:
Everybody Loves My Baby
composer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Pickwick Music Corp. and Salabert
4:03
21Moonlight on the Highway
2:45
22Josephine
alto saxophone:
George Koenig and Hymie Shertzer
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
double bass:
Harry Goodman
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
guitar:
Allan Reuss
piano:
Jess Stacy
tenor saxophone:
Babe Russin, Vido Musso and Art Rollini
trombone:
Red Ballard, Vernon Brown and Murray McEachern
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
recording of:
Josephine
writer:
Burke Bivens, Gus Kahn and Wayne King
2:38
23Killer Diller (instrumental)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
piano:
Teddy Wilson
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton
recording of:
Killer Diller
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
3:04
24Someday Sweetheart
alto saxophone:
George Koenig and Hymie Shertzer
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
double bass:
Harry Goodman
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
guitar:
Allan Reuss
piano:
Jess Stacy
tenor saxophone:
Babe Russin, Vido Musso and Art Rollini
trombone:
Red Ballard, Vernon Brown and Murray McEachern
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
recording of:
Someday Sweetheart
lyricist and composer:
Benjamin Franklin Spikes (Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes) and John Curry Spikes
publisher:
Spikes Bros. and Carter Music House (on 1919-12-26)
2:44
25Caravan
alto saxophone:
George Koenig and Hymie Shertzer
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
double bass:
Harry Goodman
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
guitar:
Allan Reuss
piano:
Jess Stacy
tenor saxophone:
Babe Russin, Vido Musso and Art Rollini
trombone:
Red Ballard, Vernon Brown and Murray McEachern
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
instrumental cover 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)
3:11
26Goodbye
alto saxophone:
George Koenig and Hymie Shertzer
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
double bass:
Harry Goodman
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
guitar:
Allan Reuss
piano:
Jess Stacy
tenor saxophone:
Babe Russin, Vido Musso and Art Rollini
trombone:
Red Ballard, Vernon Brown and Murray McEachern
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
recording of:
Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Jenkins
writer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
publisher:
Devalbo Inc, La Salle Music Publishers, Inc., LaSalle Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
1:06