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Sleepers Swinging the Classics Swingscapes Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo April 29, 2022 0 COMMENTS

“My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice” (1940) Jan Savitt and His Top Hatters – arranged by Billy Moore

Sleepers Swing and Swing Redux Swingscapes Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo June 28, 2021 0 COMMENTS

“Big Beaver” (1941) Jan Savitt with Joe Aglora and Al Leopold / (1940) Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

“Big Beaver” Composed by Bob Wills; probably arranged by Billy Moore. Recorded by Jan Savitt and His Top Hatters for Decca on February 27, 1941 in New York. Jan Savitt, directing: Jack Hansen, first trumpet; [..]

Sleepers Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo December 30, 2020 0 COMMENTS

“Green Goon Jive” (1941) Jan Savitt/Billy Moore

“Green Goon Jive” Composed by Jan Savitt; arranged by Billy Moore. Recorded by Jan Savitt and His Top Hatters for Decca on December 23, 1940 in New York. Jan Savitt, directing: Jack Hansen, first trumpet; [..]

Sleepers Spotlight on Sidemen Swingscapes Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo February 14, 2020 5 COMMENTS

“Vol Vistu Gaily Star” (1939) Jan Savitt with George “Bon Bon” Tunnell

“Vol Vistu Gaily Star” Composed by Slim Gaillard, Slam Stewart and Bud Green; arranged by Johnny Watson. Recorded by Jan Savitt and His Top Hatters for Decca on August 29, 1939 in New York. Jan [..]

Sleepers Swingscapes Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo July 4, 2019 5 COMMENTS

“Ring Dem Bells” (1939) -live- Jan Savitt and His Top Hatters

“Ring Dem Bells” Composed by Duke Ellington; arranged by Johnny Watson. Recorded by Jan Savitt and HisTop Hatters live from a broadcast from the Blue Room of Hotel Lincoln in New York City on August [..]

Sleepers Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo August 14, 2016 2 COMMENTS

“You Go to My Head” (1938) Jan Savitt & Carlotta Dale

  “You Go to My Head” Composed by J. Fred Coots (music) and Haven Gillespie (lyric); arranged by Johnny Watson. Recorded by Jan Savitt and His Top Hatters for RCA Bluebird in New York on [..]

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Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet (1975) Roland Shaw

"Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet" Composed by Don Ray and Gene De Paul; probably arranged by Roland Shaw. Recorded by Roland Shaw ...

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Leap Frog Louis Armstrong and Joe Garland (1941)/Les Brown with Ted Nash (1945)

"Leap Frog" Composed and arranged by Joe Garland. Recorded by Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra for Decca in Chicago on November 16, ...

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Misty (1959) Henry Mancini with Dick Nash, Bob Bain and John Williams.

"Misty" Composed by Erroll Garner; arranged by Henry Mancini. Recorded by Henry Mancini and His Orchestra for RCA Victor on February 22, ...

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Sorghum Switch (1942) Jimmy Dorsey with Allan Reuss, Babe Russin and Nate Kazebier.

"Sorghum Switch" (*) (Later known as "Cole Slaw") Composed by Jesse Stone; probably arranged by Joe Lippman. Recorded by Jimmy Dorsey and His ...

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I've Got the World on a String (1957) Ted Heath

"I've Got the World on a String" Composed by Harold Arlen; arranged by Johnny Keating. Recorded by Ted Heath and His Music ...

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