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Sleepers Swing 101 Swing and Swing Redux Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo March 1, 2023 1 COMMENTS

“Blue (Because of You)” (1935) Earl “Fatha” Hines / (1940) Lionel Hampton and Nat “King” Cole

“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, [..]

Sleepers Spotlight on Sidemen Swingscapes Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo October 31, 2022 5 COMMENTS

“I’m a Ding Dong Daddy (from Dumas)” (1938) The Benny Goodman Quartet with Teddy Wilson, Lionel Hampton and Dave Tough

“I’m a Ding Dong Daddy (from Dumas)”  Composed by Phil Baxter; head arrangement by the Benny Goodman Quartet. Recorded live from a CBS Camel Caravan radio show from the stage of the Palace Theater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin on [..]

Sleepers Swingscapes Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo September 2, 2021 3 COMMENTS

“Jivin’ with Jarvis” (1940) Lionel Hampton with the Nat “King” Cole Trio

“Jivin’ with Jarvis” Composed by Lionel Hampton; informal “head” arrangement. Recorded by Lionel Hampton for Victor on July 17, 1940 in Hollywood. Lionel Hampton, vibraphone, directing: Nat “King” Cole, piano; Oscar Moore, electric guitar; Wesley [..]

Swing 101 Swing and Swing Redux Swingscapes
Mike Zirpolo July 19, 2019 4 COMMENTS

“Flying Home” (1942) Lionel Hampton

“Flying Home” Composed by Lionel Hampton and Benny Goodman. Head arrangement organized by Lionel Hampton. Recorded by Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra for Decca on May 26, 1942 in New York. Lionel Hampton, vibraphone, directing: [..]

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Non-Stop Flight (1938) - live - Artie Shaw with Tony Pastor

"Non-Stop Flight"  Composed and arranged by Artie Shaw. Recorded in performance by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra on December 1, 1938 from ...

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There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York (2002) Randy Sandke with Jon-Erik Kellso and Scott Robinson

"There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York" Composed by George Gershwin; arranged by Bob Haggart. Original Haggart arrangement was ...

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Good-Bye (1935) Benny Goodman with Bunny Berigan and Jack Lacey/ (1958) Charlie Barnet with Chauncey Welsch and Charlie Shavers

"Good-Bye" Composed and arranged by Gordon Jenkins. Recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra for Victor in Hollywood on September 27, 1935. Benny ...

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Flight of the Foo Birds (1959) Count Basie with Frank Wess, Thad Jones and Billy Mitchell

"Flight of the Foo Birds" Composed and arranged by Neal Hefti. Recorded by Count Basie and His Orchestra as a part of ...

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The Minor Goes Muggin' (1945) Tommy Dorsey/Sy Oliver with Duke Ellington, Sid Cooper, Charlie Shavers and Buddy Rich

"The Minor Goes Muggin'" Composed and arranged by Sy Oliver. Recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra for Victor on May 14, ...

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  • “Flight of the Foo Birds” (1959) Count Basie with Frank Wess, Thad Jones and Billy Mitchell
  • “I Got Rhythm” (1942) Glenn Miller with Billy May, Al Klink and Skip Martin
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