Swing Classics

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Take 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 & His Orchestra4:38
2Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway3:35
3Tuxedo Junction
Erskine Hawkins3:17
4Creole Love Call
Oliver Nelson4:57
5Moten Swing
Bennie Moten3:25
6Babalu
Benny Carter3:09
7Petit Fleur
clarinet:
Claude Luter (on 1952-01-31)
double bass:
Roland Bianchini (on 1952-01-31)
drums (drum set):
François "Moustache" Galépidès (on 1952-01-31)
piano:
Christian Azzi (on 1952-01-31)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1952-01-31)
trombone:
Bernard Zacharias (on 1952-01-31)
trumpet:
Guy Longnon (on 1952-01-31) and Claude Rabanit (on 1952-01-31)
orchestra:
Claude Luter et son orchestre (on 1952-01-31)
recording of:
Petite Fleur (original instrumental) (on 1952-01-31)
composer:
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet53:19
8King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
The Gil Evans Orchestra3:55
9Robbin's Nest
instrumental recording of:
Robbins’ Nest
composer:
Illinois Jacquet (in 1947) and Sir Charles Thompson (jazz) (in 1947)
Count Basie3:07
10Concerto for Cootie
recording of:
Concerto for Cootie
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:20
11Birdland After Dark
Tito Puente4:38
12On the Sunny Side of the Street
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Ancar Enterprises Inc., Cotton Club Publishing, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Vydia Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
part of:
American Splendor
Lionel Hampton3:16
13Body and Soul
instrumental recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Coleman Hawkins3:02
14Blues Express
Shorty Rogers4:12
15Back O' Town Blues
recording of:
Back o’ Town Blues
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Luis Russell
Louis Armstrong4:16