The Roots of Swing n' Jive: Swingin' the Blues

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Annotation

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Jeepers Creepers
recording of:
Jeepers Creepers
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
writer:
Richard A. Whiting
composer:
Harry Warren (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. and Copyright Control
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Louis Armstrong2:49
2That Old Black Magic
live recording of:
That Old Black Magic (in 1950-07)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Cab Calloway3:18
3Swingin' The Blues
recording of:
Swingin’ the Blues
composer:
Count Basie (in 1938) and Eddie Durham (in 1938)
Count Basie3:09
4When Johnny Comes Marching Home
recording of:
When Johnny Comes Marching Home (arr. Conway & Dickinson)
lyricist:
Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore (in 1863)
composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Bill Conway and Harold ‘Hal’ Dickinson
arrangement of:
When Johnny Comes Marching Home (trad.)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:24
5Harlem Camp Meeting
banjo:
Morris White (on 1933-11-02)
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1933-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1933-11-02)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1933-11-02)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1933-11-02), Andrew Brown (on 1933-11-02), Arville Harris (on 1933-11-02) and Walter Thomas (on 1933-11-02)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1933-11-02) and Harry White (on 1933-11-02)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1933-11-02) and Edwin Swayze (on 1933-11-02)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1933-11-02)
Cab Calloway3:09
6I've Got Rhythm
Jimmy Dorsey4:24
7The Calloway Boogie
recording of:
The Calloway Boogie (on 1947-12-11)
writer:
Cab Calloway and Allen Leroy Gibson
Cab Calloway3:04
8Perdido
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1946-03-28) and Johnny Hodges (on 1946-03-28)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1946-03-28)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (on 1946-03-28)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-03-28)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-03-28)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-03-28)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1946-03-28)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-03-28) and Jimmy Hamilton (on 1946-03-28)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-03-28)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1946-03-28), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-03-28), Claude Jones (on 1946-03-28) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1946-03-28)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-03-28), Bernard Flood (on 1946-03-28), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-03-28), Taft Jordan (on 1946-03-28) and Francis Williams (on 1946-03-28)
valve trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1946-03-28)
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version) (on 1946-03-28)
composer:
Juan Tizol
Duke Ellington2:25
9Frankie And Johnny
recording of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of “Frankie and Albert”)
publisher:
Hughie Cannon (in 1904) and Carl Sandburg (in 1927)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 254)
is based on:
You’re My Baby
Benny Goodman3:16
10Beale Street Mama
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-11-15)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-11-15)
guitar:
Morris White (on 1932-11-15)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-11-15)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-11-15) and Arville Harris (on 1932-11-15)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-11-15)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-11-15) and Harry White (on 1932-11-15)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1932-11-15), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-11-15) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-11-15)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1932-11-15)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1932-11-15)
recording of:
Beale Street Mama (on 1932-11-15)
composer:
J. Russel Robinson and Roy Turk
Cab Calloway3:09