The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Part 3/5: Big Bands - The Giants of the Swing Big Band Era

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Annotation

CD 74 appears to have been badly processed -- the left channel looks as if it had been normalized to point of severe clipping, while the right channel looks 'normal'. The audio fingerprint attached is that of the right channel only, and as all CD's are in mono (or at least supposed to be in mono), this probably works.

FIXME: Has this been available only as part of the 500-CD set? (Ignore re-sellers! It's out of print, apparently.)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Fletcher Henderson 1931–32
2▶CD: Fletcher Henderson 1932–33
3▶CD: Fletcher Henderson 1934–36
4▶CD: Fletcher Henderson 1936–37
5▶CD: Fletcher Henderson 1937–38
6▶CD: Don Redman 1931–32
7▶CD: Don Redman 1932–33
8▶CD: Don Redman 1933–37
9▶CD: Duke Ellington 1933
10▶CD: Duke Ellington 1934–35
11▶CD: Duke Ellington 1936–37
12▶CD: Duke Ellington 1938–39
13▶CD: Duke Ellington 1940
14▶CD: Duke Ellington 1940–41
15▶CD: Duke Ellington 1942–44
16▶CD: Duke Ellington 1945
17▶CD: Duke Ellington 1945–46
18▶CD: Duke Ellington 1941: The Hollywood Transcriptions
19▶CD: Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1931
20▶CD: Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1931–32
21▶CD: Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1932–34
22▶CD: Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1934–35
23▶CD: Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1935–36
24▶CD: Jimmie Lunceford 1934
25▶CD: Jimmie Lunceford 1934–35
26▶CD: Jimmie Lunceford 1935–37
27▶CD: Jimmie Lunceford 1937–39
28▶CD: Jimmie Lunceford 1939
29▶CD: Jimmie Lunceford 1939–40
30▶CD: Earl Hines 1932–33
31▶CD: Earl Hines 1934
32▶CD: Earl Hines 1935–38
33▶CD: Earl Hines 1939–40
34▶CD: Earl Hines 1940–41
35▶CD: Earl Hines 1941–42
36▶CD: Chick Webb 1931–34
37▶CD: Chick Webb 1935–37
38▶CD: Chick Webb 1937–38
39▼CD: Chick Webb 1938–39
#TitleArtistLength
1Spinnin’ the Webb
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-05-03)
alto saxophone:
Garvin Bushell (on 1938-05-03) and Louis Jordan (on 1938-05-03)
clarinet:
Garvin Bushell (on 1938-05-03)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Beverly Peer (on 1938-05-03)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-05-03)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (on 1938-05-03)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-05-03)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1938-05-03), Chauncey Haughton (on 1938-05-03) and Teddy McRae (on 1938-05-03)
tenor saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1938-05-03), Teddy McRae (on 1938-05-03) and Elmer Williams (on 1938-05-03)
trombone:
George Matthews (on 1938-05-03), Nat Story (on 1938-05-03) and Sandy Williams (on 1938-05-03)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1938-05-03), Taft Jordan (on 1938-05-03) and Bobby Stark (on 1938-05-03)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1938-05-03)
orchestra:
Chick Webb and His Orchestra (on 1938-05-03)
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:05
2Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away)
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:47
3Pack Up Your Sins and Go to the Devil
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-09)
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1938-06-09)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1938-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-06-09)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (on 1938-06-09)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-06-09)
tenor saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1938-06-09) and Teddy McRae (on 1938-06-09)
trombone:
George Matthews (on 1938-06-09), Nat Story (on 1938-06-09) and Sandy Williams (on 1938-06-09)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1938-06-09), Taft Jordan (on 1938-06-09) and Bobby Stark (on 1938-06-09)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1938-06-09)
recording of:
Pack Up Your Sins and Go to the Devil (on 1938-06-09)
writer:
Irving Berlin
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:56
4MacPherson Is Rehearsin’ (To Swing)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-09)
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1938-06-09)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1938-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-06-09)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (on 1938-06-09)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-06-09)
tenor saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1938-06-09) and Teddy McRae (on 1938-06-09)
trombone:
George Matthews (on 1938-06-09), Nat Story (on 1938-06-09) and Sandy Williams (on 1938-06-09)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1938-06-09), Taft Jordan (on 1938-06-09) and Bobby Stark (on 1938-06-09)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1938-06-09)
recording of:
MacPherson Is Rehearsin’ (to Swing) (on 1938-06-09)
lyricist and composer:
Marion Sunshine
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:09
5Everybody Step
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-09)
alto saxophone and reeds:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1938-06-09)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1938-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-06-09)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (on 1938-06-09)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-06-09)
tenor saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1938-06-09) and Teddy McRae (on 1938-06-09)
trombone:
George Matthews (on 1938-06-09), Nat Story (on 1938-06-09) and Sandy Williams (on 1938-06-09)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1938-06-09), Taft Jordan (on 1938-06-09) and Bobby Stark (on 1938-06-09)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1938-06-09)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1938-06-09)
recording of:
Everybody Step (on 1938-06-09)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:47
6Ella
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-09)
alto saxophone and reeds:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1938-06-09)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1938-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-06-09)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (on 1938-06-09)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-06-09)
tenor saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1938-06-09) and Teddy McRae (on 1938-06-09)
trombone:
George Matthews (on 1938-06-09), Nat Story (on 1938-06-09) and Sandy Williams (on 1938-06-09)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1938-06-09), Taft Jordan (on 1938-06-09) and Bobby Stark (on 1938-06-09)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1938-06-09)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1938-06-09)
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:46
7Wacky Dust
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1938-08-17)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1938-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-08-17)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (on 1938-08-17)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-08-17)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1938-08-17)
trombone:
George Matthews (on 1938-08-17), Nat Story (on 1938-08-17) and Sandy Williams (on 1938-08-17)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1938-08-17), Taft Jordan (on 1938-08-17) and Bobby Stark (on 1938-08-17)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1938-08-17)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1938-08-17)
recording of:
Wacky Dust (on 1938-08-17)
lyricist:
Stanley Adams
composer:
Oscar Levant
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. and Stanley Adams Music
sub-publisher:
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
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:05
8Gotta Pebble in My Shoe
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1938-08-17)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1938-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-08-17)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (on 1938-08-17)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-08-17)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1938-08-17)
trombone:
George Matthews (on 1938-08-17), Nat Story (on 1938-08-17) and Sandy Williams (on 1938-08-17)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1938-08-17), Taft Jordan (on 1938-08-17) and Bobby Stark (on 1938-08-17)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1938-08-17)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1938-08-17)
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:54
9I Can’t Stop Loving You
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:06
10Who Ya Hunchin’
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:51
11I Let a Tear Fall in the River
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:12
12F.D.R. Jones
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:55
13I Love Each Move You Make
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:02
14It’s Foxy
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:03
15I Found My Yellow Basket
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:36
16Undecided
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:16
17‘Tain’t What You Do
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-02-17)
bass and double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1939-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1939-02-17)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (on 1939-02-17)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1939-02-17)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1939-02-17), Hilton Jefferson (on 1939-02-17) and Teddy McRae (on 1939-02-17)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1939-02-17)
trombone:
George Matthews (on 1939-02-17), Nat Story (on 1939-02-17) and Sandy Williams (on 1939-02-17)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1939-02-17), Bobby Stark (on 1939-02-17) and Dick Vance (on 1939-02-17)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1939-02-17)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1939-02-17)
orchestra:
Chick Webb and His Orchestra (on 1939-02-17)
recording of:
It Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It) (on 1939-02-17)
writer:
Sy Oliver and Trummy Young
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:02
18In the Groove at the Grove
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:56
19One Side of Me
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:22
20My Heart Belongs to Daddy
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1939-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1939-02-17)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (on 1939-02-17)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1939-02-17)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1939-02-17) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1939-02-17)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1939-02-17)
trombone:
George Matthews (on 1939-02-17), Nat Story (on 1939-02-17) and Sandy Williams (on 1939-02-17)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1939-02-17), Bobby Stark (on 1939-02-17) and Dick Vance (on 1939-02-17)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1939-02-17)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1939-02-17)
recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (on 1939-02-17)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell, Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
cover recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell, Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:08
21Sugar Pie
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:09
22It’s Slumbertime Along the Swanee
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:49
23I’m Up a Tree
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:07
24Chew-Chew-Chew (Your Bubble Gum)
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:03
40▶CD: Claude Hopkins 1932–34
41▶CD: Claude Hopkins 1934–35
42▶CD: Count Basie 1937
43▶CD: Count Basie 1938–39
44▶CD: Count Basie 1939
45▶CD: Count Basie 1939–40
46▶CD: Count Basie 1940
47▶CD: Count Basie 1941
48▶CD: Count Basie 1941 II
49▶CD: Count Basie 1942
50▶CD: Count Basie 1944–45: The V‐Discs
51▶CD: Count Basie 1947
52▶CD: Count Basie 1947–49
53▶CD: Louis Armstrong 1932–33
54▶CD: Louis Armstrong 1933–34
55▶CD: Louis Armstrong 1935–36
56▶CD: Louis Armstrong 1936–38
57▶CD: Louis Armstrong 1938–39
58▶CD: Louis Armstrong 1940–42
59▶CD: Cab Calloway 1931–41
60▶CD: Teddy Hill 1935–37
61▶CD: Lionel Hampton 1951
62▶CD: Lionel Hampton 1954
63▶CD: Casa Loma Orchestra 1931–33
64▶CD: Casa Loma Orchestra 1933–37
65▶CD: Benny Goodman 1935
66▶CD: Benny Goodman 1935–36
67▶CD: Benny Goodman 1936
68▶CD: Benny Goodman 1936–37
69▶CD: Benny Goodman 1937
70▶CD: Benny Goodman 1938
71▶CD: Benny Goodman 1938 II
72▶CD: Benny Goodman 1938–39
73▶CD: Benny Goodman 1939–41
74▶CD: Benny Goodman 1941
75▶CD: Benny Goodman 1941–42
76▶CD: Charlie Barnet 1939–41
77▶CD: Charlie Barnet 1941–46
78▶CD: Bob Crosby
79▶CD: Artie Shaw 1939–40
80▶CD: Artie Shaw 1940
81▶CD: Artie Shaw 1940–41
82▶CD: Artie Shaw 1941–45
83▶CD: Woody Herman 1937–38
84▶CD: Woody Herman 1937–43
85▶CD: Woody Herman 1946
86▶CD: Woody Herman 1946–54
87▶CD: Tommy Dorsey 1935–36
88▶CD: Tommy Dorsey 1937
89▶CD: Tommy Dorsey 1937–38
90▶CD: Tommy Dorsey 1939–45
91▶CD: Tommy Dorsey 1946–50
92▶CD: Jimmy Dorsey
93▶CD: Jack Teagarden
94▶CD: Gene Krupa
95▶CD: Harry James
96▶CD: Georgie Auld
97▶CD: Stan Kenton
98▶CD: Pete Rugolo
99▶CD: Shorty Rogers
100▶CD: Glenn Miller