As Good as It Gets: Swing

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Blue Room
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:21
2Boogie Woogie
recording of:
Boogie Woogie
composer:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith
Tommy Dorsey3:10
3King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:09
4Begin the Beguine
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-07-24)
alto saxophone:
Hank Freeman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-07-24) and Les Robinson (on 1938-07-24)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1938-07-24)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1938-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (on 1938-07-24)
guitar:
Al Avola (on 1938-07-24)
piano:
Les Burness (on 1938-07-24)
tenor saxophone:
Tony Pastor (on 1938-07-24) and Ronnie Perry (on 1938-07-24)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1938-07-24), Harry Rogers (US big-band trombonist and arranger) (on 1938-07-24) and Ted Vesely (on 1938-07-24)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1938-07-24), John Best (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-07-24) and Chuck Peterson (trumpet) (on 1938-07-24)
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (on 1938-07-24)
conductor:
Artie Shaw (on 1938-07-24)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
recorded at and engineered at:
Victor Studio #2 (Cherokee B) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1938-07-24)
instrumental recording of:
Begin the Beguine (on 1938-07-24)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Jubilee
recording of:
Begin the Beguine (on 1938-07-24)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Jubilee
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra33:14
5Moonlight Serenade
vocals:
Paula Kelly (big band jazz singer) (on 1939-04-04) and The Modernaires (1940s vocal group) (on 1939-04-04)
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version) (on 1939-04-04)
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 Miller & His Orchestra3:23
6At the Woodchopper's Ball
Woody Herman & His Orchestra3:15
7Jumpin' at the Woodside
recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:07
8Cherokee
recording of:
Cherokee
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra3:20
9Flying Home
recording of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Ragbag Music (ASCAP) and Regent Music (BMI)
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:13
10Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down
recording of:
Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down
writer:
Howard Quicksell (in 1927)
composer:
Ray Lodwig (in 1927)
Jimmie Lunceford3:28
11Gone With 'What' Wind
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-02-07)
bass and double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1940-02-07)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1940-02-07)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1940-02-07)
electric guitar and guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1940-02-07)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1940-02-07)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1940-02-07)
performer:
The Benny Goodman Sextet
recording of:
Gone With 'What' Wind (on 1940-02-07)
writer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
The Benny Goodman Sextet feat. Charlie Christian3:15
12Crazy Rhythm
recording of:
Crazy Rhythm
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Roger Wolfe Kahn and Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
Django Reinhardt3:00
13Stomping at the Savoy
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:09
14Boogie Woogie on St. Louis Blues
recording of:
Boogie Woogie on Saint Louis Blues
writer:
William Christopher Handy
Earl Hines and His Orchestra2:46
15In 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 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3.753:35
16Relaxin' at the Touro
Muggsy Spanier3:15
17Always
recording of:
Always
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Inc. and Irving Berlin Music
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:48
18Rockin' in Rhythm
recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
is based on:
Kinda Dukish
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:03
19I Found a New Baby
recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Harry James and His Orchestra2:42
20Blues in the Night
Cab Calloway3:09
21Song of Indiana
alto saxophone:
Clyde Rounds (on 1937-01-29) and Fred Stulce (on 1937-01-29)
clarinet:
Slats Long (on 1937-01-29)
double bass:
Gene Traxler (on 1937-01-29)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1937-01-29)
guitar:
Carmen Mastren (on 1937-01-29)
piano:
Dick Jones (pianist, producer) (on 1937-01-29)
reeds:
Joe Dixon (on 1937-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1937-01-29)
trombone:
Red Bone (trombonist) (on 1937-01-29), Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1937-01-29), Artie Foster (on 1937-01-29) and Les Jenkins (on 1937-01-29)
trumpet:
Joe Bauer (on 1937-01-29), Bunny Berigan (on 1937-01-29), Bob Cusumano (on 1937-01-29), Andy Ferretti (on 1937-01-29) and Jimmy Welch (on 1937-01-29)
orchestra:
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1937-01-29)
recording of:
Song of India (on 1937-01-29)
writer:
Red Bone (trombonist)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
piano arranger:
Edgar Fairchild
is based on:
Sadko: Scene IV. Song of the Indian Guest
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra33:07
22Tuxedo Junction
Erskine Hawkins big band3:16
23Boogie Woogie Maxixe
recording of:
Boogie Woogie Maxixe (on 1939-08-29)
composer:
Gil Rodin
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra2:35
24Rexatious
recording of:
Rexatious (a.k.a. Rexercise)
composer:
Rex Stewart
Rex Stewart & His 52nd Street Stompers2:45
25Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
recording of:
Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie
lyricist and composer:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra feat. Bing Crosby3:11
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