Where Swing is King!
“Good-Bye” Composed and arranged by Gordon Jenkins. Recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra for Victor in Hollywood on September 27, 1935. Benny Goodman, clarinet, directing: Bunny Berigan, first and solo trumpet; Ralph Muzzillo and [..]
“Annie Laurie” Composed by Lady John Scott; arranged by Sy Oliver. Recorded by Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra for Decca on November 5, 1937 in New York. Jimmie Lunceford, directing: Eddie Tompkins, first trumpet; Paul [..]
“Leap Frog” Composed and arranged by Joe Garland. Recorded by Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra for Decca in Chicago on November 16, 1941. Louis Armstrong, trumpet, directing: Shelton “Scad” Hemphill, first trumpet; Frank Galbreath and [..]
“After You’ve Gone” Composed by Henry Creamer and Turner Layton; arranged by Paul Wetstein (Weston). Recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra for Victor on October 18, 1936 in New York. Tommy Dorsey, first and [..]
“Ingie Speaks” Composed and arranged by Dave Matthews. Recorded by Woody Herman and His Orchestra for Decca on March 29, 1944 in New York.(*) Woody Herman, clarinet, directing: Ray Wetzel, first trumpet; Neal Hefti, Bobby [..]
“Swingin’ and Jumpin’” Composed and arranged by Horace Henderson. Recorded live in performance by Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra from Manhattan Center in New York City on September 29, 1939. Bunny Berigan, trumpet, directing: Jake [..]
“I Didn’t Know What Time It Was” Composed by: Richard Rodgers, music, and Lorenz Hart, lyric; arranged by Fletcher Henderson. Recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra for Columbia on September 13, 1939 in New [..]
“The Right Idea” Composed and arranged by Skip Martin. Recorded by Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra for Bluebird on October 9, 1939 in Hollywood. Charles D. “Charlie” Barnet, alto and tenor saxophones, directing: John Owens, [..]
“Jack the Bear” Composed and arranged by Duke Ellington. Recorded by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra for Victor on March 6, 1940 in Chicago. Duke Ellington, piano, directing: Wallace Jones, first trumpet; Cootie Williams, trumpet; [..]
“April in Paris” Composed by Vernon Duke; arranged by Bobby Sherwood. Recorded by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra for Victor on May 14, 1940 in Hollywood. Artie Shaw, clarinet, directing: Manny Klein, Harry Geller, and [..]
“Interlude” Composed and arranged by Pete Rugolo. Recorded by Stan Kenton and His Orchestra for Capitol on December 22, 1947 in Hollywood. Stan Kenton, piano, directing: Milt Bernhart, first trombone; Harry Forbes, Eddie Bert and [..]
“Just a-Settin’ and a-Rockin’” Composed and arranged by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn . Recorded by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra for Victor on June 5, 1941 in Hollywood. Duke Ellington, piano, directing: Wallace Jones, [..]
“South Rampart Street Parade” Composed by Ray Bauduc and Bob Haggart; arranged by Bob Haggart. Recorded by Bob Crosby and His Orchestra for Decca on November 16, 1937 in Los Angeles. Bob Haggart, bass, directing: [..]
“Strictly Instrumental” Composed by Edgar Battle, Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus and Edward Seiler; arranged by Jack Matthias. Recorded by Harry James and His Orchestra for Columbia on December 30, 1941 in New York. Harry James, [..]
“Blue (Because of You)” Composed by Quinn Wilson, Louis Dunlap and Charlie Carpenter; arranged by Quinn Wilson. Recorded by Earl Hines and His Orchestra for Decca on February 12, 1935 in New York. Earl Hines, [..]
“Ridin’ High” Composed by Cole Porter; arranged by Jimmy Mundy. Recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra live in performance from a CBS radio broadcast on March 4, 1937 from the Madhattan Room of Hotel [..]
“Flamingo” Composed by Ted Grouya (music) and Edmund Anderson (lyric); arranged by Billy Strayhorn. Recorded by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra for Victor on December 28, 1940 in Chicago. Duke Ellington, piano, and Billy Strayhorn, [..]
“Lady Day” Composed and arranged by Jimmy Mundy. Recorded by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra for Victor on November 23, 1944 in Hollywood. Artie Shaw, clarinet, directing: Ray Linn, first trumpet: Jimmy Pupa, George Schwartz [..]
“I’m in a Dancing Mood” Composed by Al Hoffman, Al Goodheart and Maurice Sigler; probably arranged by Paul Wetstein (Weston) or Dick Jones. Recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra for Victor on November 24, [..]
“Southern Scandal” Composed and arranged by Stan Kenton. Recorded by Stan Kenton and His Orchestra for Capitol on May 4, 1945 in Chicago. Stan Kenton, piano, directing: Buddy Childers, John Carroll, Mel Green, Gene Roland [..]
“It’s Always You” Composed by Jimmy Van Heusen (music) and Johnny Burke (lyric); arranged by Axel Stordahl. Recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra for Victor on January 15, 1941 in New York. Tommy Dorsey, [..]
“In a Mist” Composed by Bix Beiderbecke. Recorded by Bix Beiderbecke on piano for Okeh on September 9, 1927 in New York. The story: Bix Beiderbecke (1903-1931) is unquestionably one of the great early figures [..]
“(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66” Composed by Bobby Troup; arranged by the King Cole Trio. Recorded by the King Cole Trio for Capitol Records at Radio Recorders(*) in Los Angeles, March 15, 1946. Nat [..]
“Oh, Lady Be Good”(*) Composed by George Gershwin; probably arranged by Fletcher Henderson. Recorded live in performance by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra from a Mutual radio broadcast on March 11, 1937 from the Madhattan [..]
“Indian Love Call” Composed by: music by Rudolph Friml; lyric by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II. Arranged by Artie Shaw. Recorded by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra for Bluebird on July 24, 1938 in [..]
“Pavanne” Composed by Morton Gould; arranged by Bill Finegan and Glenn Miller. Recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra for Bluebird on April 18, 1939 in New York. Glenn Miller, first and solo trombone, directing: [..]
“Down South Camp Meeting” Composed and arranged by Fletcher Henderson. Recorded by Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra for Decca on September 11, 1934. Fletcher Henderson directing: Russell “Pops” Smith, first trumpet; Irving “Mouse” Randolph and [..]
“Creole Love Call” Composed and arranged by Duke Ellington. Recorded by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra for Victor on October 26, 1927 in Camden, New Jersey. Duke Ellington, piano, directing: James Wesley “Bubber” Miley, Louis [..]
“My Reverie” Composed by Claude Debussy; lyric by Larry Clinton. Recorded by Larry Clinton and His Orchestra for Victor on July 16, 1938 in New York. Larry Clinton, directing: Walter Smith, Ricky Traettino and [..]
“Solitude” Composed and arranged by Duke Ellington. Recorded by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra for Victor on January 10, 1934 in Chicago. Duke Ellington, piano, directing: Arthur Whetsel, Freddie Jenkins, Louis Bacon and Cootie Williams, [..]