Classic jazz from the swing era, 1936 - 1944
featuring Duke Ellington, Count Basie (above), Benny Goodman, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Gene Krupa, Benny Carter, Red Allen, Roy Eldridge, Woody Herman, Lionel Hampton, Fletcher Henderson, Cab Calloway, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Charlie Barnet, Jimmie Lunceford, Bob Crosby, Dicky Wells and Erskine Hawkins
with Nat 'King' Cole, Teddy Wilson, Chu Berry, Bunny Berigan, Django Reinhardt, Jack Teagarden, Buck Clayton, Rex Stewart, Charlie Christian and Johnny Guarnieri
[1'14] Duke Ellington- The Gal From Joe's (1938) Cootie Williams, Rex Stewart, Arthur Whetsol, Freddie Jenkins- tp; Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton, Lawrence Brown, Juan Tizol- tb; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick, Harry Carney- reeds; Ellington- p; Billy Taylor or Hayes Alvis- b; Sonny Greer- d
[4'04] Count Basie- Blow Top (Okeh 1940) Ed Lewis, Buck Clayton, Harry Edison, Al Killian- tp; Vic Dickinson, Dan Minor, Dicky Wells- tb; Earl Warren- as; Lester Young, Buddy Tate- ts; Jack Washington- bars; Basie- p; Freddie Green- g; Walter Page- b; Jo Jones- d
[6'56] Charlie Barnet- The Count's Idea (1939) Jimmy Owens, Bobby Burnet, Billy May, Lyman Vunk- tp; Ben Hall, Don Ruppersburg, Bill Robertson- tb; Lloyd 'Skippy' Martin- cl, as, bars; Barnet- ss, as, ts; Gene Kinsey, Don McCook- as; Kurt Bloom- ts; Bill Miller- p; Bus Etri- g; Phil Stephens- b; Ray Michaels- d
[10'17] Erskine Hawkins- Tuxedo Junction (1939) Hawkins, Sam Lowe, Dud Bascomb, Marcellus Green- tp; Ted Sims, Robert Range- tb; Heywood Henry- cl, bars; Bill Johnson, Jimmy Mitchelle- as; Julian Dash- ts; Avery Parrish- p; Bill McLemore- g; Leemie Stanfield- b; James Morrison- d
[13'28] Benny Goodman- Rose Room (1939) Goodman- c; Charlie Christian- g; Lionel Hampton- vib; Artie Bernstein- b; Nick Fatool- d
[16'14] Lester Young- Body and Soul (Aladdin 1942) Young- ts; Nat 'King' Cole- p; Red Callender- b
[21'21] Coleman Hawkins- 'Bean' at the Met (Keynote 1944) Roy Eldridge- tp; Hawkins- ts; Teddy Wilson- p; Billy Taylor- b; Cozy Cole- d
[24'20] Lionel Hampton- Shufflin' at the Hollywood (Victor, 1939) Chu Berry- ts; Lionel Hampton- vib; Clyde Hart- p; Allen Reuss- g; Milt Hinton- b; Cozy Cole- d
[27'23] Tommy Dorsey- Stomp It Off (1939) Mickey Bloom, Yank Lawson, Andy Ferretti- tp; Dorsey, Ward Silloway, Elmer Smithers- tb; Johnny Mince, Fred Stulce, Hymie Schertzer, Babe Russin, Skeets Hurfurt- reeds; Howard Smith- p; Carmen Mastren- g; Gene Traxler- b; Cliff Leeman- d
[31'03] Jimmie Lunceford- Uptown Blues (1939) Snooky Young, Paul Webster, Gerald Wilson- tp; Elmer Crumbley, Russell Bowles, Trummy Young- tb; Eddie Durham- tb, g; Willie Smith, Earl Curruthers- cl, as, bars; Dan Grissom, Ted Buckner- as; Joe Thomas- cl, ts; Edwin Wilcox- p; Al Norris- g; Moses Allen- b; Jimmy Crawford- d, vib; Lunceford- dir
[33'53] Fletcher Henderson- Stealin' Apples (1936) Dick Vance, Roy Eldridge, Joe Thomas- tp; Ed Cuffee, Fernando Arbello- tb; Scoops Carry, Buster Bailey- as, cl; Elmer Williams, Chu Berry- ts; Henderson- p; Bob Lessey- g; John Kirby- b; Sid Catlett- d
[36'41] Woody Herman- Perdido (Coral 1944) Neal Hefti, Billy Robbins, Ray Wetzel, Mario Serritello, Ray Nance- tp; Juan Tizol, Al Esposito, Ed Kiefer- tb; Herman- cl; Johnny Hodges, Chuck DiMaggio- as; Herbie Fields, Pete Mondello- ts; Skippy DeSair- bars; Ralph Burns- p; Billy Bauer- g; Chubby Jackson- b; Red Saunders- d
[39'48] Gene Krupa- Blue Rhythm Fantasy (Okeh 1940) Corky Cornelius, Torg Halten, Nate Kazebier- tp; Floyd O'Brien, Al Jordan, Sid Brantley- tb; Clint Neagley- as; Bob Snyder- as, bars; Sam Donahue- ts; Sam Musiker- ts, cl; Tony D'Amore- p; Ray Biondi- g; Biddy Basien- b; Krupa- d
[45'31] Dicky Wells- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1937) Bill Dillard, Shad Collins, Bill Coleman- tp; Wells- tb; Django Reinhardt- g; Dick Fullbright- b; Bill Beason- d
[48'25] Bob Crosby- I'm Praying Humble (1938) Zeke Zarchy, Billy Butterfield, Sterling Bose- tp; Ward Silloway, Warren Smith- tb; Irving Fazola- cl; Matty Matlock- cl, as; Eddie Miller- cl, ts; Joe Kearns- as; Gil Rodin- ts; Bob Zurke- p; Nappy Lamare- g; Bob Haggart- b; Ray Bauduc- d; Crosby- dir
[51'29] RCA All Stars- Blue Lou (1939) Bunny Berigan, Charlie Spivak, Sonny Dunham- tp; Tommy Dorsey, Jack Teagarden- tb; Benny Goodman- cl; Hymie Schertzer- as; Arthur Rollini, Eddie Miller- ts; Bob Zurke- p; Carmen Mastren- g; Bob Haggart- b; Ray Bauduc- d
[54'49] Duke Ellington- What Am I Here For? (RCA Victor 1942) Wallace Jones, Ray Nance- tp; Rex Stewart- cor; Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton, Lawrence Brown, Juan Tizol- tb; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick, Ben Webster, Harry Carney- reeds; Ellington- p; Fred Guy- guitar; Junior Raglin- b; Sonny Greer- d
[58'14] Henry 'Red' Allen- Algiers Stomp (1936) Allen- tp; Rudy Powell- cl, as; Tab Smith- as; Cecil Scott- ts; Edgar Hayes- p; Lawrence Lucie- g; Elmer James- b; Cozy Cole- d
[61'08] Count Basie- It's Sand, Man! (Columbia 1942) Ed Lewis, Buck Clayton, Harry Edison, Al Killian- tp; Dicky Wells, Robert Scott, Eli Robinson- tb; Earl Warren- as; Don Byas, Buddy Tate- ts; Jack Washington- bars; Basie- p; Freddie Green- g; Walter Page- b; Jo Jones- d
[64'13] Artie Shaw- Summit Ridge Drive (1940) Billy Butterfield- tp; Shaw- cl; Johnny Guarnieri- hpscd; Al Hendrickson- g; Jud DeNaut- b; Nick Fatool- d
[67'32] Cab Calloway- A Ghost of a Chance (1940) Mario Bauza, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright- tp; Tyree Glenn, Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson- tb; Jerry Blake, Hilton Jefferson- as; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas- ts; Andrew Brown- bars; Benny Payne- p; Danny Barker- g; Milt Hinton- b; Cozy Cole- d
[70'29] Roy Eldridge- The Gasser (1943) Eldridge- tp; Joe Eldridge, Andrew Gardner- as; Ike Quebec, Tom Archia- ts; Roselle Gayle- p; Ted Sturgis- b; Harold 'Doc' West- d
[73'21] Kansas City Six- I Want a Little Girl (Commodore 1938) Buck Clayton- tp; Lester Young- cl; Eddie Durham, Freddie Green- g; Walter Page- b; Jo Jones- d
[76'11] Benny Carter- Back Bay Boogie (1941) Nathantiel Williams, Emmett Berry, Rostelle Reese- tp; Jimmy Archey, Benny Morton, John McConnell- tb; Carter, Ernice Purce, George James- as; Ernie Powell, Alfred Gibson- ts; Sonny White- p; William Lewis- g; Charles Drayton- b; Berisford Shepherd- d
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