Big Ben

~ Release by Ben Webster (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1: Cotton Tail
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Without That Gal
Blanche Calloway And Her Joy Boys3:31
2Toby
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra3:23
3The Blue Room
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra3:18
4Happy as the Day Is Long
recording of:
Happy as the Day Is Long
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra2:44
5Hotter Than 'Ell
recording of:
Hotter Than 'Ell
composer:
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra2:49
6Dream Lullaby
Benny Carter And His Orchestra3:07
7Everybody Shuffle
Benny Carter And His Orchestra3:02
8The Ghost of Dinah
Bob Howard and His Orchestra2:51
9Rigmarole
alto saxophone:
Stanley Payne (on 1935-05-08)
double bass:
Louis Thompson (early jazz bassist) (on 1935-05-08)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1935-05-08)
guitar:
Arnold Adams (on 1935-05-08)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1935-05-08)
reeds:
Glyn Paque (on 1935-05-08)
tenor saxophone:
Ben "Frog" Webster (on 1935-05-08) and Johnny Russell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1935-05-08)
trombone:
John "Shorty" Haughton (on 1935-05-08) and Robert "Mack" Horton (trombone, Robert H. Horton) (on 1935-05-08)
trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1935-05-08), Dick Clarke (on 1935-05-08) and Edgar "Pudding Head" Battle (on 1935-05-08)
Willie Bryant and His Orchestra2:36
10What a Little Moonlight Can Do
recording of:
What a Little Moonlight Can Do
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
Connelly Basart, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Brothers Music Inc.
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra2:59
11A Sunbonnet Blue
recording of:
A Sunbonnet Blue
writer:
Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra2:50
12The Voice of Old Man River
alto saxophone:
Stanley Payne (on 1935-08-01)
double bass:
Ernest "Bass" Hill (on 1935-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1935-08-01)
guitar:
Arnold Adams (on 1935-08-01)
piano:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (on 1935-08-01)
reeds:
Glyn Paque (on 1935-08-01)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Russell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1935-08-01) and Ben Webster (on 1935-08-01)
trombone:
John Haughton (on 1935-08-01) and George Matthews (trombone) (on 1935-08-01)
trumpet:
Edgar Battle (on 1935-08-01), Otis Johnson (trumpet) (on 1935-08-01) and Dick Clarke (on 1936-08-01)
vocals:
Willie Bryant (on 1935-08-01)
Willie Bryant and His Orchestra3:09
13Truckin'
recording of:
Truckin’
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist)
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra3:00
14In a Jam
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra2:58
15The Wedding of Mr and Mrs Swing
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1936-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1936-09-15)
guitar:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1936-09-15)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1936-09-15)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1936-09-15) and Garvin Bushell (on 1936-09-15)
tenor saxophone:
Walter Thomas (on 1936-09-15) and Ben Webster (on 1936-09-15)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1936-09-15), Claude Jones (on 1936-09-15) and DePriest Wheeler (on 1936-09-15)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1936-09-15), Irving Randolph (on 1936-09-15) and Lammar Wright (on 1936-09-15)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1936-09-15)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra3:18
16Easy to Love
recording of:
Easy to Love
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Anything Goes
part of:
Born to Dance
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:09
17I'll See You in My Dreams
recording of:
I’ll See You in My Dreams
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., Gilbert Keyes Music Company and Leo Feist, Inc. (on 1924-12-19)
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra2:38
18Sing You Sinners
recording of:
Sing, You Sinners
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
W. Franke Harling
Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra2:40
19Early Session Hop
recording of:
Early Session Hop
writer:
Buster Harding and Teddy Wilson
Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra2:38
2071
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:02
21Solitude
recording of:
Solitude
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co. and EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra2:56
22Congo Brava
recording of:
Conga Brava
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Juan Tizol
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra2:56
23Cotton Tail
recording of:
Cotton Tail
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra3:10
24Bojangles (A Portrait of Bill Robinson)
recording of:
Bojangles
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra2:51
▶CD 2: All Too Soon
▶CD 3: 52nd Street Days
▶CD 4: Stardust