It’s a Swing Thing

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1One O’Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie?:??
2I Got Rhythm
recording of:
I Got Rhythm
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Jimmy Dorsey?:??
3Sing
Benny Goodman?:??
4Perdido
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
composer:
Juan Tizol
Duke Ellington?:??
5Jeepers Creepers
recording of:
Jeepers Creepers
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
writer:
Richard A. Whiting
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1938 nominee)
Louis Armstrong?:??
6At the Woodchoppers’ Ball
Woody Herman?:??
7Sing Me a Song
Benny Goodman?:??
8What’s New
Bob Crosby?:??
9Boogie Woogie
recording of:
Boogie Woogie
composer:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith
Tommy Dorsey?:??
10When the Lights Are Low
recording of:
When Lights Are Low
lyricist:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
composer:
Benny Carter
publisher:
Bee Cee Music Co. and Mills Music
Lionel Hampton?:??
11Special Delivery Stomp
Artie Shaw?:??
12March of the Bob Cats
Bob Crosby?:??
13What Is This Thing Calledd Swing
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-01-18)
alto saxophone:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1939-01-18) and Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1939-01-18)
bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1939-01-18)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-01-18)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1939-01-18)
instruments:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1939-01-18)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1939-01-18)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1939-01-18) and Albert Nicholas (on 1939-01-18)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1939-01-18), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-01-18) and Bull City Red (aka George Washington) (on 1939-01-18)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-01-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1939-01-18), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1939-01-18) and Otis Johnson (trumpet) (on 1939-01-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1939-01-18)
recording of:
What Is That Thing Called Swing (on 1939-01-18)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer)
Louis Armstrong?:??
14St Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Benny Goodman?:??
15Piano Stomp
Lionel Hampton?:??
16Take the ’a’ Train
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
Duke Ellington?:??
17St Louis Blues
Cab Calloway?:??
18Tisket a Tasket
cover recording of:
A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Van Alexander (aka Al Feldman)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13188)
Ella Fitzgerald?:??
19Kingdom of Swing
recording of:
The Kingdom of Swing
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
Benny Goodman?:??
20It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
Benny Goodman?:??

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ASIN:UK: B0000582TY [info]