An anthology of big band swing (1930-1955).
| Format | Audio (CD) |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Decca Jazz, ℗1993. |
| Description | 2 audio discs (122 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (42 pages) |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Henderson, Fletcher, 1897-1952 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Russell, Luis performer. |
| Other author/creator | Redman, Don performer. |
| Other author/creator | Hines, Earl, 1903-1983, instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Lunceford, Jimmie performer. |
| Other author/creator | Hopkins, Claude performer. |
| Other author/creator | Bradshaw, Tiny, 1905-1958 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Sissle, Noble, 1889-1975 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Jones, Isham, 1894-1956 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Miller, Glenn, 1904-1944 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Basie, Count, 1904-1984 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Crosby, Bob, 1913-1993 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Webb, Chick performer. |
| Other author/creator | Kirk, Andy, 1898-1992 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Murphy, Lyle, 1908-2005 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Powell, Teddy performer. |
| Other author/creator | Carter, Benny performer. |
| Other author/creator | Savitt, Jan performer. |
| Other author/creator | Dorsey, Jimmy, 1904-1957 performer. |
| Other author/creator | McShann, Jay performer. |
| Other author/creator | Millinder, Lucky, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Teagarden, Jack, 1905-1964 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Spanier, Muggsy, 1901-1967 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Eldridge, Roy, 1911-1989 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Kenton, Stan performer. |
| Other author/creator | Herman, Woody, 1913-1987 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Barnet, Charlie performer. |
| Other author/creator | Hampton, Lionel performer. |
| Other author/creator | Hawkins, Erskine, 1914-1993 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Shaw, Artie, 1910-2004 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Mills Blue Rhythm Band, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra performer. |
| Other author/creator | Casa Loma Orchestra performer. |
| Series | TomtheJazzman Collection The legendary masters of jazz TomtheJazzman Collection. UNAUTHORIZED GRP presents the legendary masters of jazz. ^A303518 |
| Contents | Disc 1. Rockin' in rhythm / Harry Carney, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, (Duke Ellington and His Orchestra) (2:58) -- The house of David blues / Elmer Schoebel, Billy Meyers, Irving Mills, (Fletcher Henderson Orchestra) (3:07) -- Saratoga drag / Luis Russell, Greeley Walton, (Luis Russell and His Orchestra) (3:03) -- Savage rhythm / Benny Goodman, Hoffman, (Mills Blue Rhythm Band) (3:04) -- Chant of the weed / Don Redman, (Don Redman and His Orchestra) (3:13) -- St. Louis blues / W. C. Handy, (Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra) (3:05) -- Rock and rye / Jimmy Mundy, (Earl Hines and His Orchestra) (3:11) -- Down South camp meeting / Fletcher Henderson, (Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra) (2:56) -- Avalon / B. G. DeSylva, Al Jolson, Vincent Rose, (Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra) (2:58) -- In the shade of the old apple tree / Harry Williams, Egbert Van Alstyne, (Claude Hopkins and His Orchestra) (2:47) -- The darktown strutters' ball / Shelton Brooks, (Tiny Bradshaw and His Orchestra) (2:59) -- Polka dot rag / Sidney Bechet, Noble Sissle, James Toliver, (Noble Sissle and His International Orchestra) (2:43) -- Stompin' at the Savoy / Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar Sampson, (Isham Jones and His Orchestra) (2:44) -- Peg o' my heart / Alfred Bryan, Fred Fisher, (Glenn Miller and His Orchestra) (2:28) -- One o'clock jump / Count Basie, (Count Basie and His Orchestra) (3:01) -- Casa Loma stomp / H. Eugene Gifford, (Casa Loma Orchestra) (2:40) -- South Rampart Street parade / Bob Haggart, Ray Bauduc, Bob Crosby, (Bob Crosby and His Orchestra) (3:30) -- Liza (all the clouds'll roll away) / George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn, (Chick Webb and His Orchestra) (2:41) -- Dunkin' a doughnut / Mary Lou Williams, (Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy) (2:49) -- You rascal, you / Sam Theard, (Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra) (3:01). |
| Contents | Disc 2. Panassie stomp / Count Basie, (Count Basie and His Orchestra) (2:47) -- Transcontinental / David Rose, Benny Goodman, (Lyle "Spud" Murphy and His Orchestra) (2:55) -- Jamaica jam / Fred Norman, Teddy Powell, (Teddy Powell and His Orchestra) (2:40) -- Okay for baby / Benny Carter, (Benny Carter and His Orchestra) (2:57) -- Blues in the groove / Eddie Durham, Edgar Battle, (Jan Savitt and His Orchestra) (3:01) -- Murderistic / Joe Lippman, (Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra) (2:49) -- Swingmatism / William Scott, Jay McShann, (Jay McShann and His Orchestra) (2:36) -- Savoy / Lucky Millinder, Bill Doggett, (Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra) (3:02) -- Blue River / Ned Washington, Victor Young, (Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra) (3:11) -- Chicago / Fred Fisher, (Muggsy Spanier and His Orchestra) (2:34) -- Fish market / Roy Eldridge, (Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra) (3:09) -- Gambler's blues / Traditional; arr. Stan Kenton, (Stan Kenton and His Orchestra) (4:27) -- I've got you under my skin / Cole Porter, (Woody Herman and His Orchestra) (2:53) -- Skyliner / Charlie Barnet, (Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra) (3:00) -- Million dollar smile / Lionel Hampton, Porter Roberts, (Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra) (3:05) -- Midriff / Billy Strayhorn, (Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra) (3:21) -- Bear mash blues / Sammy Lowe, (Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra) (2:54) -- The continental / Con Conrad, Herbert Magidson, (Artie Shaw and His Orchestra) (3:07) -- The blue room / Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers, (Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra) (3:19) -- One o'clock jump / Count Basie, (Benny Goodman and His Orchestra) (3:10). |
| Local note | Gift of TomtheJazzman Mallison. |
| General note | Big band/swing music. |
| General note | Compact discs. |
| General note | Historical and biographical notes by Loren Schoenberg (42 p. : ports.)--in outer container. |
| Credits | Reissue produced by Orrin Keepnews. |
| Performer | Various performers. |
| Other title | Rockin' in rhythm. |
| Other title | House of David blues. |
| Other title | Saratoga drag. |
| Other title | Savage rhythm. |
| Other title | Chant of the weed. |
| Other title | St. Louis blues. |
| Other title | Rock and rye. |
| Other title | Down South camp meeting. |
| Other title | Avalon. |
| Other title | In the shade of the old apple tree. |
| Other title | Darktown strutters' ball. |
| Other title | Polka dot rag. |
| Other title | Stompin' at the Savoy. |
| Other title | Peg o' my heart. |
| Other title | One o'clock jump. |
| Other title | Casa Loma stomp. |
| Other title | South Rampart Street parade. |
| Other title | Liza (all the clouds'll roll away) |
| Other title | Dunkin' a doughnut. |
| Other title | You rascal, you. |
| Other title | Panassie stomp. |
| Other title | Transcontinental. |
| Other title | Jamaica jam. |
| Other title | Okay for baby. |
| Other title | Blues in the groove. |
| Other title | Murderistic. |
| Other title | Swingmatism. |
| Other title | Savoy. |
| Other title | Blue River. |
| Other title | Chicago. |
| Other title | Fish market. |
| Other title | Gambler's blues. |
| Other title | I've got you under my skin. |
| Other title | Skyliner. |
| Other title | Million dollar smile. |
| Other title | Midriff. |
| Other title | Bear mash blues. |
| Other title | Continental. |
| Other title | Blue room. |
| UPC | 011105062923 |
| Publisher number | GRD 2-629 Decca Jazz |
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