Where Swing is King!
“Naked City” Composed and arranged by Raymond Scott. Recorded by Raymond Scott and His Orchestra for Swing House in January of 1956 in New York. The story: Raymond Scott (real name Harry Warnow, 1908-1994), was [..]
“Mysterioso” Composed and arranged by Artie Shaw.(*) Recorded by Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five for Victor in Hollywood on August 2, 1945. Artie Shaw, clarinet, directing: Roy Eldridge, trumpet; Michael “Dodo” Marmarosa, piano; Barney [..]
“Monsoon” Composed and arranged by Art Shaw. Recorded by Art Shaw and His New Music for Thesaurus Transcription Service on December 15, 1937 in New York. Art Shaw, clarinet, directing: Norman Ayers, first trumpet; Chuck [..]
“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 [..]
“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 [..]
“Nightmare” Composed and arranged by Artie Shaw. Recorded by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra for RCA-Bluebird on September 27, 1938 in New York. Artie Shaw, clarinet, directing: John Best, first trumpet; Chuck Peterson and Claude [..]
“Sherwood’s Forest” Composed and arranged by Bobby Sherwood. Recorded by Bobby Sherwood and His Orchestra for Capitol on June 18, 1946 in Hollywood. Bobby Sherwood, directing: Jack Walker, Don Dean, John Gabel, Ray Downs and [..]
“Ebony Concerto” Composed and orchestrated by Igor Stravinsky. Recorded by Woody Herman and His Orchestra for Columbia on August 19, 1946 in Los Angeles. Igor Stravinsky, directing: Conrad Gozzo, first trumpet; Pete Candoli, Cappy Lewis, [..]
“Uptown Blues” Composed by Jimmie Lunceford; “head” arrangement. Recorded by Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra for Vocalion on December 14, 1939 in New York. Jimmie Lunceford, directing: Eugene “Snooky” Young, first and solo trumpet; Gerald [..]
“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 [..]
“4:30 Blues” Composed and arranged by Duke Ellington. Recorded by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra in concert on November 25-26, 1969 in Manchester, England. Duke Ellington, piano, directing: William “Cat” Anderson, Charles M. “Cootie” Williams, [..]
“Invitation” Composed by Bronislaw Kaper; arranged by Walt Stuart. Recorded by Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra in New York in 1963. The Story: Bronislaw Kaper (shown at right in the 1950s) was born on February 5, [..]
“Naked City” Composed and arranged by Raymond Scott in 1953. Transcribed by Menno Daams. Recorded by The Metropole Orchestra, conducted by Jan Stulen, on June 18-22, 2001 in Hilversum, Netherlands. Jan Stulen, directing:Jan Oosthof, Jan [..]
More Music by Gershwin I continue my tribute to the music of George Gershwin by presenting a superb 1964 performance of his Piano Prelude 2 in a magnificent arrangement by John Woehrmann, for trombone virtuoso Buddy [..]
