Where Swing is King!
“Boogie Blues” Composed and arranged by Gene Krupa and Remo “Ray” Biondi. The lyric is a traditional blues. Recorded by Gene Krupa and His Orchestra for Columbia on August 21, 1945 in New York. Gene [..]
“September in the Rain” Composed by Harry Warren (music), and Al Dubin (lyric); arranged in 1938 by Eddie Sauter for the Red Norvo band and their vocalist, Mildred Bailey, but never recorded. Recorded by Loren [..]
Composed and arranged by Jerry Gray. Recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra for Bluebird on April 28, 1940 in New York. Glenn Miller, trombone, directing: John Best, first trumpet; Rubin “Zeke” Zarchy, Clyde Hurley, [..]
“The Mooche” Composed and arranged by Duke Ellington. Recorded by Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra for Brunswick on October 17, 1928 in New York. Edward K. “Duke” Ellington, piano, directing: Arthur Whetsel [..]
“Smoke Dreams” Composed by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed; arranged by Jimmy Mundy. Recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra for Victor on December 9, 1936 in New York. Benny Goodman, clarinet, directing: Harry [..]
“Time Remembered” Composed by Bill Evans. Recorded by Bill Evans for Milestone Records on August 21, 1962 in New York. Bill Evans, piano, directing: John H. “Zoot” Sims, tenor saxophone; Jim Hall, guitar; Ron Carter, [..]
“Boogie Woogie Maxixe” Composed by Gil Rodin; arranged by Julian “Matty” Matlock. Recorded by Bob Crosby and His Orchestra for Decca on August 29, 1939 in New York. Matty Matlock, clarinet, directing: Billy Butterfield, first [..]
“Frenesi” Composed by Alberto Dominguez Borras; arranged by William Grant Still. Recorded by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra for Victor on March 3, 1940 in Hollywood. Artie Shaw, clarinet, directing: Charlie Margulis, first trumpet; Manny [..]
“In a Mellotone” Composed and arranged by Duke Ellington. Recorded by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra for Victor on September 5, 1940 in Chicago. Edward K. “Duke” Ellington, piano, directing: Wallace Jones, first trumpet; Cootie [..]
“Boogie Woogie” Composed by Clarence “Pinetop” Smith; arranged by Deane Kincaide. Recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra for Victor on September 16, 1938 in New York. Tommy Dorsey, first and solo trombone, directing: Charlie [..]
“Tuxedo Junction” Composed by William Johnson, Julian Dash and Erskine Hawkins; head arrangement organized by William Johnson(*) and then modified by the Berigan band. (*) Gary Letts has advised: “Bunny is playing the published stock [..]
“Shadows” Composed by Frankie Carle; arranged by Jerry Gray. Recorded by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra for RCA Bluebird on November 9, 1939 in New York. Artie Shaw, clarinet, directing Harry Geller, first trumpet; Bernie [..]
“Lullaby of Birdland” Composed and arranged by George Shearing. Recorded by the George Shearing Quintet for MGM on July 17, 1952 in New York. George Shearing, piano, directing: Richard “Dick” Garcia, guitar; Joe Roland, vibraphone; [..]
“Oh, Lady Be Good” Composed by George Gershwin; head arrangement. Recorded by Count Basie and His Orchestra for Decca on February 4, 1939 in New York. William J. “Count” Basie, piano, directing: Ed Lewis, first [..]
“My Heart Stood Still” Composed by Richard Rodgers; arranged by Jerry Gray. Recorded by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra for Bluebird on January 17, 1939 in New York. Artie Shaw, clarinet, directing: John Best, first [..]
“It’s Time to Jump and Shout” Composed and arranged by Eddie Durham. Recorded by Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra for Vocalion on January 5, 1940 in New York. Jimmie Lunceford, directing: Eugene “Snooky” Young, first [..]
“Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” Composed by Harold Arlen; arranged by Bob Haggart. Recorded by Bob Crosby and His Orchestra for Decca on February 8, 1937 in New York. Bob Haggart, bass, [..]
“Mean to Me” Composed by Fred E. Ahlert (music) and Roy Turk (lyric); arranged by Freddie Slack. . Recorded by Will Bradley and His Orchestra for Vocalion on October 26, 1939 [..]
“Prelude to Carmen” Composed by Georges Bizet; arranged by Jack Pleis and Jan Savitt. Recorded by Jan Savitt and His Top Hatters for Victor on May 5, 1941 in Chicago. Jan Savitt, directing: Johnny Napton, [..]
“Roll ‘Em” Composed and arranged by Mary Lou Williams. Recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra for Victor on July 7, 1937 in Hollywood, California. Benny Goodman, clarinet; directing: Harry James, first and solo trumpet; [..]
“By the Fireside” Composed and orchestrated by Bernard Herrmann. Recorded in 1996 by a grouping of strings from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Joel McNeely, conductor. The story: I have shared stories of my misadventures [..]
“Moten Swing” Composed by Bennie and Buster Moten; arranged by Ray Conniff. Recorded by Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra live from a broadcast over WABC-New York from Roseland Ballroom in New York City in October [..]
“Blowin’ Up a Storm” Composed by Woody Herman; head arrangement. Recorded by Woody Herman and His Orchestra for Columbia on November 26, 1945 in New York.(*) (*)This recording session likely took place in Liederkranz Hall [..]
“Day In, Day Out” Composed by Rube Bloom (music) and Johnny Mercer (lyric); arranged by Johnny Watson. Recorded by Jan Savitt and His Top Hatters live from a broadcast from the Blue Room of Hotel [..]
“Solace” Composed by Scott Joplin; conducted and adapted by Marvin Hamlisch. This music was recorded in Los Angeles in 1973 as a part of the production of the Universal feature film The Sting. Marvin Hamlisch, piano, [..]
“Yellow Days” Composed by Alvaro Carrillo Alarcon. Recorded by Bobby Hackett for Project 3 in December of 1968 in New York. Bobby Hackett, cornet; Don Forestieri, piano; Tito Russo, bass; Joe Brancato, drums. The story: [..]
“It’s So Peaceful in the Country” Composed by Alec Wilder (music and lyric); arranged by Sonny Burke. Recorded by Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra for Okeh on June 27, 1941 in New York. Charlie Spivak, [..]
“Sobbin Blues” Composed by Art Kassel and Vic Berton; arranged by Joe Lippman. Recorded by Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra for Victor on November 22, 1938 in New York. Bunny Berigan, trumpet, directing: Johnny Napton, [..]
“It’s the Dreamer in Me” Composed by Jimmy Dorsey and Jimmy Van Heusen; arranged by Edgar Sampson. Recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra for Victor on April 8, 1938 in New York. Benny Goodman, [..]
“Let’s Get Together” Composed by Chick Webb; arranged by Edgar Sampson. Recorded by Chick Webb and His Orchestra for Columbia on January 15, 1934 in New York. Chick Webb, drums, directing: Mario Bauza, first trumpet; [..]