Big Band Jazz From the Beginnings to the Fifties

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1▼CD: Volume I
#TitleArtistLength
1Changes
recording of:
Changes
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1927)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1927)
Paul Whiteman2:53
2Lonely Melody
recording of:
Lonely Melody (on 1928-01-04)
writer:
Sam Coslow, Hal Dyson, Alfred Grünfeld and Benny Meroff
Paul Whiteman2:58
3Copenhagen
recording of:
Copenhagen
lyricist:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Charlie Davis
Fletcher Henderson2:57
4Henderson Stomp
recording of:
Henderson Stomp
composer:
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson2:53
5Hop Off
recording of:
Hop Off
writer:
Clarence Williams
Fletcher Henderson2:57
6New King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Fletcher Henderson3:09
7Down South Camp Meetin’
recording of:
Down South Camp Meetin’
composer:
Fletcher Henderson and Irving Mills
publisher:
EMI Mills 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, コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Fletcher Henderson3:02
8Put It There
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers2:44
9Stop Kidding
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers2:39
10Ol’ Man River
Luis Russell2:49
11Starvation Blues
Luis Russell3:12
12Market Street Stomp
recording of:
Market Street Stomp
composer:
R.Q. Dickerson
The Missourians3:24
13Casa Loma Stomp
Casa Loma Orchestra3:21
14Toby
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:29
15Moten Swing
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:25
16Madhouse
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-03-26)
alto saxophone:
Omer Simeon (on 1934-03-26)
bass and tuba:
Quinn Wilson (on 1934-03-26)
drums (drum set):
Wallace Bishop (on 1934-03-26)
guitar:
Lawrence Dixon (on 1934-03-26)
piano:
Earl Hines (on 1934-03-26)
reeds:
Darnell Howard (on 1934-03-26) and Cecil Irwin (on 1934-03-26)
saxophone:
George Dixon (on 1934-03-26)
tenor saxophone:
Cecil Irwin (on 1934-03-26) and Jimmy Mundy (on 1934-03-26)
trombone:
Billy Franklin (on 1934-03-26), Louis Taylor (on 1934-03-26) and Trummy Young (on 1934-03-26)
trumpet:
Charlie Allen (on 1934-03-26), George Dixon (on 1934-03-26) and Walter Fuller (on 1934-03-26)
orchestra:
Earl Hines and His Orchestra (on 1934-03-26)
recording of:
Mad House (on 1934-03-26)
composer:
Earl Hines and James R. Mundy
Earl Hines2:45
17Fat Babes
Earl Hines3:15
18Rock and Rye
Earl Hines3:15
19Grand Terrace Shuffle
piano:
Earl Hines
recording of:
Grand Terrace Shuffle
composer:
Earl Hines
Earl Hines2:40
20Stompin’ at the Savoy
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:12
21Don’t Be that Way
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:31
2▼CD: Volume II
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1That Naughty Waltz
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (on 1937-03-24), Louis Jordan (on 1937-03-24) and Edgar Sampson (on 1937-03-24)
banjo and guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1937-03-24)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-03-24) and Bill Thomas (on 1937-03-24)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-03-24)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-03-24) and Don Kirkpatrick (on 1937-03-24)
reeds:
Teddy McRae (on 1937-03-24)
tenor saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-03-24) and Elmer Williams (on 1937-03-24)
trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1937-03-24), Nat Story (on 1937-03-24) and Sandy Williams (on 1937-03-24)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1937-03-24), Taft Jordan (on 1937-03-24) and Bobby Stark (on 1937-03-24)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-03-24)
instrumental recording of:
That Naughty Waltz (on 1937-03-24)
lyricist:
Edwin Stanley
composer:
Sol Levy
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:58
2Harlem Congo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-11-01)
alto saxophone:
Chauncey Haughton (on 1937-11-01) and Louis Jordan (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10)
alto saxophone and clarinet and clarinet:
Chauncey Haughton (on 1937-11-01)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-11-01)
double bass [bass]:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10)
reeds:
Chauncey Haughton (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10) and Teddy McRae (on 1937-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-11-01), Teddy McRae (on 1937-11-01) and Elmer Williams (on 1937-11-01)
trombone:
Nat Story (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10) and Sandy Williams (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10), Taft Jordan (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10) and Bobby Stark (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10)
conductor:
Chick Webb (on 1937-11-01)
arranger:
Charlie Dixon (on 1937-11-01)
recording of:
Harlem Congo (on 1937-11-01)
composer:
Harry White
recording of:
Harlem Congo (on 1937-11-10)
composer:
Harry White
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:16
3Mood Indigo
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Famous Music Corporation, Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 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
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:54
4Stratosphere
alto saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1934-09-04) and Willie Smith (on 1934-09-04)
baritone saxophone:
Earl Carruthers (on 1934-09-04)
clarinet:
Earl Carruthers (on 1934-09-04), Laforest Dent (on 1934-09-04) and Willie Smith (on 1934-09-04)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1934-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (on 1934-09-04)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1934-09-04)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1934-09-04)
reeds:
Willie Smith (on 1934-09-04) and Joe Thomas (on 1934-09-04)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Thomas (on 1934-09-04)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1934-09-04) and Henry Wells (on 1934-09-04)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1934-09-04), Tommy Stevenson (on 1934-09-04) and Eddie Tompkins (on 1934-09-04)
conductor:
Jimmie Lunceford (on 1934-09-04)
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:15
5Stomp It Off
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:10
6Organ Grinder’s Swing
alto saxophone:
Earl Carruthers (on 1936-08-31), Laforest Dent (on 1936-08-31), Dan Grissom (on 1936-08-31) and Willie Smith (on 1936-08-31)
baritone saxophone:
Earl Carruthers (on 1936-08-31) and Willie Smith (on 1936-08-31)
celesta and piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1936-08-31)
clarinet and reeds:
Earl Carruthers (on 1936-08-31), Dan Grissom (on 1936-08-31), Willie Smith (on 1936-08-31) and Joe Thomas (on 1936-08-31)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1936-08-31)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (on 1936-08-31)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1936-08-31)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Thomas (on 1936-08-31)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1936-08-31), Elmer Crumbley (on 1936-08-31) and Eddie Durham (on 1936-08-31)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1936-08-31), Eddie Tompkins (on 1936-08-31) and Paul Webster (on 1936-08-31)
vocals:
Sy Oliver (on 1936-08-31)
conductor:
Jimmie Lunceford (on 1936-08-31)
recording of:
Organ Grinder’s Swing (on 1936-08-31)
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Mitchell Parish
composer:
Will Hudson
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc.
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:40
7Uptown Blues
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:58
8Sometimes I’m Happy
recording of:
Sometimes I’m Happy
lyricist:
Vincent Youmans
composer:
Irving Caesar
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
part of:
Hit the Deck (1927 musical)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:43
9King Porter
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:11
10Sing, Sing, Sing
recording of:
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Prima
publisher:
Robbins Music (ended) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc.
sub-publisher:
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, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra8:44
11Ridin’ High
recording of:
Ridin’ High
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1936)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:34
12Mission to Moscow
recording of:
Mission to Moscow
composer:
Mel Powell
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:39
13Big Jim blues
Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy2:57
14Song of India
recording of:
Song of India
writer:
Red Bone
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков
piano arranger:
Edgar Fairchild
is based on:
Sadko: Scene IV. Song of the Indian Guest
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:13
15Well, Git It!
recording of:
Well, Git It!
writer:
Sy Oliver
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:07
16On the Sunny Side of the Street
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields
composer:
Jimmy McHugh
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. 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
part of:
American Splendor
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:18
17Opus No. One
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra2:59
18One O’Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:02
19Sent for You Yesterday
recording of:
Sent for You Yesterday
lyricist:
Jimmy Rushing
composer:
Count Basie and Eddie Durham
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:56
20Jumpin’ at the Woodside
recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental)
composer:
Count Basie
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, 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, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:04
3▼CD: Volume III
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1Volcano
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:52
29:20 Special
recording of:
9:20 Special
lyricist:
William Engvick (in 1945)
writer:
Jack Palmer
composer:
Earle Warren (in 1941)
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:11
3Shiny Stockings
recording of:
Shiny Stockings (original 1955 instrumental composition)
composer:
Frank Foster (in 1955)
Count Basie & His Orchestra5:09
4Cherokee
recording of:
Cherokee
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra3:25
5Skyliner
recording of:
Skyliner
composer:
Charlie Barnet
publisher:
Atlantic Music
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra3:04
6Begin the Beguine
recording of:
Begin the Beguine
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Jubilee
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:17
7Rode Room
recording of:
Rose Room
lyricist:
Harry Williams (in 1917)
composer:
Art Hickman (in 1917)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, Miller Music, Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Group and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:15
8Stardust
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-10-07)
alto saxophone:
Bus Bassey (on 1940-10-07) and Neely Plumb (on 1940-10-07)
cello:
F. Goerner (on 1940-10-07)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1940-10-07)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Jud DeNaut (on 1940-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1940-10-07)
electric guitar and guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1940-10-07)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1940-10-07)
tenor saxophone:
Jerry Jerome (on 1940-10-07) and Les Robinson (on 1940-10-07)
trombone:
Vernon Brown (on 1940-10-07) and Jack Jenney (on 1940-10-07)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1940-10-07), J. Cathcart (on 1940-10-07) and George Wendt (on 1940-10-07)
viola:
A. Harshman (on 1940-10-07) and K. Collins (on 1940-10-07)
violin:
Al Beller (on 1940-10-07), B. Bower (on 1940-10-07), B. Morrow (on 1940-10-07), E. Lamas (on 1940-10-07), T. Boardman (on 1940-10-07) and T. Klages (on 1940-10-07)
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (on 1940-10-07)
conductor:
Artie Shaw (on 1940-10-07)
instrumental recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1940-10-07)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (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 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:32
9I Got Rhythm
recording of:
I Got Rhythm
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (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)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:06
10In 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
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:34
11A String of Pearls
recording of:
A String of Pearls
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jerry Gray
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Scarsdale Music
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:15
12The Mole
recording of:
The Mole
composer:
Leroy Holmes and Harry James
Harry James and His Orchestra2:47
13Friar Rock
Harry James and His Orchestra3:30
14Shufflebug Shuffle
Benny Carter and His Orchestra2:51
15Tuxedo Junction
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
writer:
Dash, Feyne, Hawkins and Johnson
composer:
Bill Johnson, Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra3:20
16Midnight Stroll
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra3:00
17A Gypsy Without a Song
recording of:
Gypsy Without a Song
composer:
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:59
18Take the ‘a’ Train
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:58
19Just a Sittin’ and a Rockin’
recording of:
Just A‐Sittin’ and A‐Rockin’
lyricist:
Lee Gaines (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1941) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:36
20Perdido
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
composer:
Juan Tizol
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:10
4▼CD: Volume IV
#TitleArtistLength
1The ‘c’ Jam Blues
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:40
2Main Stem
recording of:
Main Stem
composer:
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:50
3Happy Go Lucky Local
recording of:
Happy Go Lucky Local
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1946) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1946)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra5:45
4Leap Frog
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:01
5Till Tom Special
recording of:
Till Tom Special
writer:
Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:24
6Flying Home
recording of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
composer:
Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Ragbag Music and Regent Music
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:13
7Down Under
Woody Herman & His Orchestra2:51
8Apple Honey
recording of:
Apple Honey
composer:
Woody Herman
Woody Herman & His Orchestra3:17
9Bijou (Rhumba a La Jazz)
recording of:
Bijou
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Ralph Burns
Woody Herman & His Orchestra3:25
10Four Brothers
recording of:
Four Brothers
composer:
Jimmy Giuffre (in 1947)
Woody Herman & His Orchestra3:17
11Cool Breeze
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra2:53
12A Night in Tunisia (interlude)
Boyd Raeburn & His Orchestra3:15
13Boyd Meets Stravinsky
Boyd Raeburn & His Orchestra2:52
14Our Delight
recording of:
Our Delight
composer:
Tadd Dameron
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:33
15Things to Come
recording of:
Things to Come
composer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller and Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:49
16Robbins Nest
Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra3:22
17Donna Lee
Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra3:05
18Elevation
recording of:
Elevation
composer:
Elliot Lawrence and Gerry Mulligan
Elliot Lawrence & His Orchestra2:37
19What’s New?
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra5:37