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Various Artists
Big Band Jazz: From the Beginning to the Fifties
Genres: Blues, Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists, Latin Music

Track Listings (21) - Disc #1
1. Changes - Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra
2. Lonely Melody - Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra
3. Copenhagen - Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra
4. Henderson Stomp - Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra
5. Hop Off - Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra
6. New King Porter Stomp - Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra
7. Down South Camp Meetin' - Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra
8. Put It There - McKinney's Cotton Pickers
9. Stop Kidding - McKinney's Cotton Pickers
10. Ol' Man River - Luis Russel And His Orchestra
11. Starvation Blues - Jesse Stone And His Blue Serenaders
12. Market Street Stomp - The Missourians
13. Casa Loma Stomp - The Casa Loma Orchestra
14. Toby - Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
15. Moten Swing - Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
16. Madhouse - Earl Hines And His Orchestra
17. Fat Babes - Earl Hines And His Orchestra
18. Rock And Rye - Earl Hines And His Orchestra
19. Grand Terrace Shuffle - Earl Hines And His Orchestra
20. Stomping At The Savoy - Chick Webb's Savory Orchestra
21. Don't Be That Way - Chick Webb And His Orchestra
Track Listings (20) - Disc #2
1. The Naughty Waltz - Chick Webb And His Orchestra
2. Harlem Congo - Chick Webb And His Orchestra
3. Mood Indigo - Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
4. Stratosphere - Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
5. Stomp It Off - Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
6. Organ Grinder's Swing - Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
7. Uptown Blues - Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
8. Sometimes I'm Happy - Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
9. King Porter - Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
10. Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
11. Ridin' High - Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
12. Mission To Moscow - Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
13. Big Jim Blues - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy
14. Song Of India - Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra
15. Well, Git It! - Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra
16. On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra
17. Opus No. One - Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra
18. One O'Clock Jump - Count Basie And His Orchestra
19. Sent For You Yesterday - Count Basie And His Orchestra
20. Jumpin' At The Woodside - Count Basie And His Orchestra
Track Listings (20) - Disc #3
1. Volcano - Count Basie And His Orchestra
2. 9:20 Special - Count Basie And His Orchestra
3. Shiny Stockings - Count Basie And His Orchestra
4. Cherokee - Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra
5. Skyliner - Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra
6. Begin The Beguine - Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
7. Rose Room - Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
8. Star Dust - Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
9. I Got Rhythm - Glenn Miller And His Orchestra
10. In The Mood - Glenn Miller And His Orchestra
11. A String Of Pearls - Glenn Miller And His Orchestra
12. The Mole - Harry James And His Orchestra
13. Friar Rock - Harry James And His Orchestra
14. Shufflebug Shuffle - Benny Carter And His Orchestra
15. Tuxedo Junction - Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra
16. Midnight Stroll - Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra
17. A Gypsy Without A Song - Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra
18. Take The 'A' Train - Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra
19. Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' - Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra
20. Perdido - Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra
Track Listings (19) - Disc #4
1. The 'C' Jam Blues - Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra
2. Main Stem - Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra
3. Happy Go Lucky Local - Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra
4. Leap Frog - Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
5. Till Tom Special - Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra
6. Flying Home - Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra
7. Down Under - Woody Herman And His Orchestra
8. Apple Honey - Woody Herman And His Orchestra
9. Bijou (Rhumba A La Jazz) - Woody Herman And His Orchestra
10. Four Brothers - Woody Herman And His Orchestra
11. Cool Breeze - Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
12. A Night In Tunisia (Interlude) - Boyd Raeburn And His Orchestra
13. Boyd Meets Stravinsky - Boyd Raeburn And His Orchestra
14. Our Delight - Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
15. Things To Come - Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
16. Robbins Nest - Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra
17. Donna Lee - Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra
18. Elevation - Elliot Lawrence And His Orchestra
19. What's New? - Stan Kenton And His Orchestra

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CD Details

All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Big Band Jazz: From the Beginning to the Fifties
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Smithsonian Collection
Release Date: 9/25/1994
Album Type: Box set
Genres: Blues, Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists, Latin Music
Styles: Traditional Blues, Regional Blues, East Coast Blues, Jump Blues, Cool Jazz, Latin Jazz, Modern Postbebop, Swing Jazz, Traditional Jazz & Ragtime, Vocal Jazz, Bebop, Dixieland, Oldies, Vocal Pop, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 4
SwapaCD Credits: 4
UPC: 033251030021

CD Reviews

Comprehensive history with all your favorites

A. Kozak | San Francisco, CA USA | 07/11/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I don't know if the Smithsonian is always this good with their collections, but if you're looking for history, they've done it right here. I grew up listening to Big Band pieces from the late 30s & early 40s - songs my Dad jitterbugged to as a teen. But there's a lot more. From the thin sounding beginnings in the 20s to the overlush sounds of the 50s - this collection covers it all. Of course, I find that I listen to the middle cuts the most - all the familiar favorites. But put the whole set on for an afternoon, and you'll travel through musical history. The more than 50-page guide (in big old LP format - my first copy) is comprehensive & full of great tidbits. A must for any swing enthusiast."