The Big Bands Swing

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Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Moonlight Serenade
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)
Glenn Miller3:25
2Blue 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., 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 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 (holding company - do not use as release label)
music quoted on:
Opening Production (from Jane Froman's album, "With a Song in My Heart")
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
Tommy Dorsey & Jack Leonard3:20
3Stars Fell on Alabama
Claude Thornhill2:36
4Shine On, Harvest Moon
Tommy Dorsey2:38
5Moonlight Becomes You
Stan Kenton3:53
6Count Every Star
Charlie Spivak2:32
7Star Dust
Artie Shaw3:36
8How High the Moon
Les Brown2:58
9Story of a Starry Night
recording of:
The Story of a Starry Night
writer:
Mann Curtis (in 1941), Al Hoffman (in 1941) and Jerry Livingston (songwriter) (in 1941)
is based on:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
Glenn Miller & Ray Eberle3:31
10Magic is the Moonlight
Freddy Martin & Artie Wayne3:14
11Moonlight Cocktail
Claude Thornhill3:12
12My Heart Stood Still
Artie Shaw2:52
13You Do Something to Me
Tommy Dorsey2:15
14I'm Beginning to See the Light
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Duke Ellington3:15
15People Will Say We're in Love
Freddy Martin2:19
16Somebody Loves Me
recording of:
Somebody Loves Me
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Stephen Ballentine Music Publishing Co.
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
Harry James2:25
17Love Is Here to Stay
Les Brown3:43
18Why Don't We Do This More Often
Kay Kyser, Ginny Simms & Harry Babbitt2:54
19Our Love
Tommy Dorsey & Jack Leonard2:47
20I Can't Believe You're in Love with Me
Artie Shaw3:10
21My Melancholy Baby
Sam Donahue2:42
22Tea for Two
recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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 (holding company - do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Tommy Dorsey3:12
23My Blue Heaven
recording of:
My Blue Heaven
lyricist:
George A. Whiting (popular songwriter) (in 1924)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1924)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
Glenn Miller3:26
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Let's Dance
Glen Gray2:36
2The Blue Danube
Tommy Dorsey2:53
3Song of India
recording of:
Song of India
writer:
Red Bone (trombonist)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov)
piano arranger:
Edgar Fairchild
is based on:
Sadko: Scene IV. Song of the Indian Guest
Tommy Dorsey3:07
4Moon Love
recording of:
Moon Love
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
arranger:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
is based on:
Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
Glenn Miller & Ray Eberle2:52
5Mumble Boogie
Freddy Martin & Jack Fina2:53
6Moonlight Sonata
Glenn Miller3:47
7Clair De Lune
Freddy Martin3:54
8My Reverie
Glenn Miller & Ray Eberle3:07
9Barcarolle
Russ Morgan2:44
10Anvil Chorus (Part II)
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”)
Glenn Miller2:16
11Some Enchanted Evening
Ralph Flanagan2:42
12Blue 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 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra3:19
13Night and Day
Charlie Barnet3:07
14Dancing in the Dark
Artie Shaw3:06
15Just One of Those Things
Tommy Dorsey3:00
16This Can't Be Love
recording of:
This Can’t Be Love
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell
Benny Goodman & Martha Tilton2:47
17Hello, Young Lovers
Count Basie2:11
18All the Things You Are
recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
Tommy Dorsey & Jack Leonard3:24
19I Got Rhythm
recording of:
I Got Rhythm
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Jimmy Dorsey3:08
20I Get a Kick Out of You
recording of:
I Get a Kick Out of You
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Chappell (in 1974)
part of:
Anything Goes
Tommy Dorsey2:50
▼CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Way You Look Tonight
Freddy Martin3:18
2That Old Black Magic
recording of:
That Old Black Magic
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Freddie Slack & Margaret Whiting2:41
3Cheek to Cheek
Freddy Martin2:45
4It Happened in Sun Valley
recording of:
It Happened in Sun Valley
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Glenn Miller, Paula Kelly, Ray Eberle, Tex Beneke & The Modernaires2:57
5Swinging on a Star
Neal Hefti2:17
6In the Still of the Night
Count Basie2:00
7They Can't Take That Away from Me
Billy Butterfield3:00
8AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE the Positive
Ray McKinley3:27
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)
Benny Goodman & Helen Ward2:52
10In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
Les Brown & Lucy Ann Polk3:11
11It Might as Well Be Spring
Count Basie2:33
12Spring Will Be a Little Late this Year
Ralph Flanagan & Harry Prime3:00
13Come Rain or Come Shine
recording of:
Come Rain or Come Shine
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1946)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), S.A. Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
Tommy Dorsey & Sy Oliver3:20
14I'll Remember April
Charlie Barnet & Bob Carroll3:15
15June is Bustin' Out All Over
Ralph Flanagan2:58
16Indian summer
Charlie Barnet2:43
17September Song
Harry James4:11
18September in the Rain
Sam Donahue2:58
19Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
Vaughn Monroe & The Norton Sisters3:10
▼CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Red Wing
Les Brown2:56
2The Foggy, Foggy Dew
Artie Shaw2:56
3Dance with a Dolly (with a Hole in her Scockin')
Tony Pastor2:18
4Comin' Thru the Rye
Tommy Dorsey2:32
5Greensleeves
Ray McKinley & Glenn Miller Orchestra2:35
6Loch Lomond
recording of:
Loch Lomond (Scottish folk song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 9598)
Benny Goodman & Martha Tilton2:37
7Camptown Races
Larry Clinton3:21
8Swanee River
Tommy Dorsey3:16
9Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
recording of:
Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair
publisher:
Random House
lyricist:
Stephen Foster (composer)
composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1854)
Glenn Miller2:03
10Annie Laurie
Tommy Dorsey2:41
11Streets of Laredo
recording of:
Streets of Laredo (aka “Cowboy’s Lament”)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 23650)
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
Harry James2:36
12Frenesí
recording of:
Frenesi
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
Glenn Miller3:28
13Vilia
Artie Shaw3:07
14Malagueña
Billy Butterfield2:54
15La Vie en Rose
Ralph Flanagan2:06
16Brazil
Warren Covington & Tommy Dorsey Orchestra2:25
17Maria Elena
Tony Pastor3:22
18Skip to My Lou
Warren Covington & Tommy Dorsey Orchestra3:51
19Hawaiian War Chant
Tommy Dorsey3:12
20Danny Boy
recording of:
Danny Boy
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Londonderry Air
Glenn Miller2:17
21Cumana
Alvino Rey3:10