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Seasons and Such Spotlight on Sidemen Swingscapes Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo December 16, 2022 1 COMMENTS

“Jingle Bells” (1935) Benny Goodman with Bunny Berigan

“Jingle Bells” Composed by J.S. Pierpont; arranged by Lyle “Spud” Murphy. Recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra for Victor on July 1, 1935 in New York. Benny Goodman, clarinet, directing: Bunny Berigan, first and [..]

Seasons and Such Sleepers Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo October 15, 2022 3 COMMENTS

“Autumn Nocturne” (1941) Claude Thornhill / (1970) Billy May and the Swing Era Orchestra / (1941) Charlie Spivak

“Autumn Nocturne” Composed by Josef Myrow; arranged by Claude Thornhill. Recorded by Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra for Columbia on October 6, 1941 in New York. Claude Thornhill, piano, directing: Conrad Gozzo, first trumpet; Lyle [..]

Movie music Seasons and Such
Mike Zirpolo August 5, 2022 1 COMMENTS

“Theme from “A Summer Place” (1960) Percy Faith

“Theme from A Summer Place” Music by Max Steiner (*); arranged and conducted by Percy Faith. Recorded by Percy Faith and His Orchestra for Columbia on September 11, 1960 in New York. The story – [..]

Seasons and Such Swingscapes TV Music Well-Chosen Waltzes
Mike Zirpolo December 8, 2021 0 COMMENTS

“Christmas Time is Here” (1965) Vince Guaraldi

“Christmas Time is Here” Composed by Vince Guaraldi. Recorded in 1965 by the Vince Guaraldi Trio for Fantasy Records in San Francisco, California. Vince Guaraldi, piano; Fred Marshall, bass; Jerry Granelli, drums. The story: Elsewhere [..]

Seasons and Such Sleepers Well-Chosen Waltzes
Mike Zirpolo October 19, 2021 1 COMMENTS

“Autumn in Washington Square” (1964) The Dave Brubeck Quartet

“Autumn in Washington Square” Composed by Dave Brubeck. Recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet for Columbia on July 15, 1964 in New York. Dave Brubeck, piano; Paul Desmond, alto saxophone; Eugene Wright, bass; Joe Morello, [..]

Seasons and Such Swingscapes Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo September 13, 2021 2 COMMENTS

“September Song” (1945) Artie Shaw/Ray Conniff and (1960) Ella Fitzgerald

“September Song” Composed by Kurt Weill (music). Arranged by Ray Conniff. Recorded by Artie Shaw and his Orchestra for Victor on April 5, 1945 in Hollywood. Artie Shaw, clarinet, directing: Paul Cohen, first trumpet, Bernie [..]

Seasons and Such Sleepers Swingscapes
Mike Zirpolo June 2, 2021 2 COMMENTS

“Guess I’ll Go Back Home (This Summer)” (1939) Glenn Miller/Bill Challis featuring Tex Beneke

“Guess I’ll Go Back Home (This Summer)” Composed by Willard Robison (music) and Ray Mayer (lyric); arranged by Bill Challis. Recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra for RCA Bluebird on June 2, 1939 in [..]

Seasons and Such Sleepers Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo April 24, 2021 2 COMMENTS

“April” (1959) Larry Elgart/Al Cohn

“April” Composed and arranged by Al Cohn. Recorded by Larry Elgart and His Orchestra for RCA Victor Records in April of 1959 in New York. Larry Elgart, alto saxophone; other musicians unknown. (*) The story: [..]

Seasons and Such Sleepers Swing and Swing Redux Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo November 28, 2020 2 COMMENTS

“Autumn Serenade” (1945) Harry James/Billy May; (1970) Billy May and Joe Graves

“Autumn Serenade” Composed by Peter De Rose; arranged by Billy May. Recorded by Harry James and His Orchestra for Columbia on July 24,1945 in Hollywood. Harry James, trumpet, directing: Jimmy Campbell, Irwin Berken, Al Ramsey, [..]

Seasons and Such Sleepers Swing and Swing Redux Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo November 14, 2020 2 COMMENTS

“(How I’ll Miss You) When Summer is Gone” (1967) Billy Maxted and His Manhattan Jazz Band; and (1929) Hal Kemp

  “(How I’ll Miss You) When Summer is Gone” Composed by Hal Kemp; arranged by Billy Maxted. Recorded by Billy Maxted and His Manhattan Jazz Band for Liberty in 1967. Billy Maxted, piano, directing: Bob [..]

Seasons and Such Sleepers Swing and Swing Redux Swingscapes Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo August 25, 2020 5 COMMENTS

“Afternoon in August” (1947) Billy Butterfield/Bill Stegmeyer; (1960) Glen Gray/Shorty Sherock

“Afternoon in August” Composed and arranged by Bill Stegmeyer. Recorded by Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra for Capitol on November 10, 1947 in New York. Billy Butterfield, trumpet, directing: Archie Johnson, Bob Peck and Jack [..]

Seasons and Such Sleepers Swingscapes Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo June 10, 2020 1 COMMENTS

“Afternoon of a Moax” (1940) Charlie Barnet

“Afternoon of a Moax” (“Shake, Rattle and Roll”) Composed and arranged by Charlie Barnet. Recorded by Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra for RCA-Bluebird on April 16, 1940 in New York. Charles D. “Charlie” Barnet, tenor [..]

Seasons and Such Sleepers Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo February 9, 2019 8 COMMENTS

“My Funny Valentine” (1954) Artie Shaw

“My Funny Valentine” Composed by Richard Rodgers (music) and Lorenz Hart (lyric). Privately recorded by the Artie Shaw Gramercy Five in Hollywood in June of 1954. Artie Shaw, clarinet, directing: Hank Jones, piano; Joe Puma, [..]

Seasons and Such Swingscapes Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo December 15, 2018 2 COMMENTS

“The Christmas Song” and Nat “King” Cole

The story: Try to rewind your mind to the summer of 1945, in the San Fernando Valley district of Los Angeles, California. I quote singer Mel Torme’ (shown at left in the 1940s) to fill [..]

Seasons and Such Sleepers Swingscapes Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo March 2, 2018 7 COMMENTS

“Forty Days” (1965) Dave Brubeck Quartet featuring Paul Desmond

“Forty Days” Composed by Dave Brubeck. Head arrangement by Dave Brubeck Quartet. Recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet for Columbia Records in New York between September 20 and October 13, 1965. Dave Brubeck, piano; Paul [..]

Seasons and Such Sleepers Swingscapes Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo February 9, 2018 1 COMMENTS

“Manha de Carnaval” (1962) Vince Guaraldi

“Manha de Carnaval” Music composed by Luiz Bonfa’. Recorded by the Vince Guaraldi Trio in February, 1962 for Fantasy Records in San Francisco. Vince Guaraldi, piano; Monty Budwig, bass; Colin Bailey, drums. The story: As [..]

Masterpieces Seasons and Such
Mike Zirpolo December 26, 2016 0 COMMENTS

“Snowfall” (1941) Claude Thornhill

“Snowfall” Composed and arranged by Claude Thornhill. Recorded for Columbia by Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra on May 21, 1941 in New York. Claude Thornhill, piano, directing: Conrad Gozzo, first trumpet; Lyle F. “Rusty” Dedrick, [..]

Movie music Seasons and Such Spotlight on Sidemen (and Women) Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo December 18, 2016 0 COMMENTS

“White Christmas” (1967) Barbra Streisand

“White Christmas” Composed by Irving Berlin. Recorded by Barbra Streisand for Columbia in September 1967 in Los Angeles. The story – part one: There’s never been such a day… I have learned again and again throughout [..]

Seasons and Such Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo December 17, 2016 3 COMMENTS

“Jingle Bells” (1941) Glenn Miller

“Jingle Bells” Composed by J.S. Pierpont; arranged by Bill Finegan and Glenn Miller. Additional lyrics by Hal Dickinson and Bill Conway. Recorded live on the CBS “Moonlight Serenade Chesterfield Time with Glenn Miller” radio show [..]

Seasons and Such Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo December 10, 2016 0 COMMENTS

“Let It Snow” (1945) Woody Herman

“Let It Snow” Composed by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne; arranged by Neal Hefti. Recorded by Woody Herman and His Orchestra for Columbia on December 10, 1945 in New York City. Woody Herman, vocal, directing: [..]

Seasons and Such Spotlight on Sidemen Swingscapes Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo October 28, 2016 2 COMMENTS

“Summer Sequence Part 4” (1947) and “Early Autumn” (1948) Woody Herman

“Summer Sequence Part 4” Composed and Arranged by Ralph Burns. Recorded by Woody Herman and His Orchestra for Columbia on December 27, 1947 in Hollywood, California.  Woody Herman, alto saxophone, directing: Bernie Glow,Stan Fishelson, Marky [..]

Masterpieces Seasons and Such Swingscapes
Mike Zirpolo October 11, 2016 3 COMMENTS

Repost Number One: “Summertime” (1945) Artie Shaw/Eddie Sauter

*************** I am taking this opportunity to celebrate the 150,000th visit to swingandbeyond.com. I am selecting one of my previous posts, which I have spruced-up a bit, to celebrate with. The music I included in [..]

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Publicity portrait of American singer and actor Herb Jeffries (aka Herbert Jeffrey), 1948. (Photo by John D. Kisch/Separate Cinema Archive/Getty Images)

Flamingo (1940) Duke Ellington, Herb Jeffries, Billy Strayhorn / (1953) Duke Ellington, Ray Nance, Paul Gonsalves, Billy Strayhorn

"Flamingo" Composed by Ted Grouya (music) and Edmund Anderson (lyric); arranged by Billy Strayhorn. Recorded by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra for ...

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Lady Day (1944) Artie Shaw with Roy Eldridge/ (1987) Loren Schoenberg and His Jazz Orchestra

"Lady Day" Composed and arranged by Jimmy Mundy. Recorded by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra for Victor on November 23, 1944 in ...

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I'm in a Dancing Mood (1936) Tommy Dorsey with Jack Leonard /Dave Brubeck Quartet with Paul Desmond (1959)

"I'm in a Dancing Mood" Composed by Al Hoffman, Al Goodheart and Maurice Sigler; probably arranged by Paul Wetstein (Weston) or ...

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Jingle Bells (1935) Benny Goodman with Bunny Berigan

"Jingle Bells" Composed by J.S. Pierpont; arranged by Lyle "Spud" Murphy. Recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra for Victor on July ...

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Southern Scandal Stan Kenton (1945) /Billy May and the Swing Era Orchestra (1970)

"Southern Scandal" Composed and arranged by Stan Kenton. Recorded by Stan Kenton and His Orchestra for Capitol on May 4, 1945 in ...

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  • “I’m in a Dancing Mood” (1936) Tommy Dorsey with Jack Leonard /Dave Brubeck Quartet with Paul Desmond (1959)
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  • “It’s Always You” Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra (1941) / Frank Sinatra with Sy Oliver (1961)
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