Where Swing is King!
“Blue Flame” Composed by Joe Bishop; arranged by Joe Bishop and James “Jiggs” Noble. Recorded by Woody Herman and His Orchestra for Decca on February 13, 1941 in New York. Woody Herman, clarinet, directing: Johnny [..]
“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; [..]
“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 [..]
“Stardreams” Composed by Sonny Burke, Charlie Spivak and Sylvia Dee; arranged by Sonny Burke. Recorded by Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra for Okeh on October 14, 1941 in New York. Charlie Spivak, trumpet, directing: Buddy [..]
“Smoke Rings” Composed and arranged by H. Eugene Gifford. Recorded by Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra for Decca on July 23, 1937 in New York. Glen Gray, saxophone and B-flat clarinet, directing: Walter [..]
“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, [..]