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An anthology of big band swing (1930-1955)
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- Included Titles
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- Rockin' in rhythm
- House of David blues
- Saratoga drag
- Savage rhythm
- Chant of the weed
- St. Louis blues
- Rock and rye
- Down South camp meeting
- Avalon
- In the shade of the old apple tree
- Darktown strutters' ball
- Polka dot rag
- Stompin' at the Savoy
- Peg o' my heart
- One o'clock jump
- Casa Loma stomp
- South Rampart Street parade
- Liza (all the clouds'll roll away)
- Dunkin' a doughnut
- You rascal, you
- Panassie stomp
- Transcontinental
- Jamaica jam
- Okay for baby
- Blues in the groove
- Murderistic
- Swingmatism
- Savoy
- Blue River
- Chicago
- Fish market
- Gambler's blues
- I've got you under my skin
- Skyliner
- Million dollar smile
- Midriff
- Bear mash blues
- Continental
- Blue room
- Format
- Sound Recordings
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974, performer
- Henderson, Fletcher, 1897-1952, performer
- Russell, Luis, performer
- Redman, Don, performer
- Hines, Earl, 1903-1983, performer
- Lunceford, Jimmie, performer
- Hopkins, Claude, performer
- Bradshaw, Tiny, 1905-1958, performer
- Sissle, Noble, 1889-1975, performer
- Jones, Isham, 1894-1956, performer
- Miller, Glenn, 1904-1944, performer
- Basie, Count, 1904-1984, performer
- Crosby, Bob, 1913-1993, performer
- Webb, Chick, performer
- Kirk, Andy, 1898-1992, performer
- Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971, performer
- Murphy, Lyle, 1908-2005, performer
- Powell, Teddy, performer
- Carter, Benny, performer
- Savitt, Jan, performer
- Dorsey, Jimmy, 1904-1957, performer
- McShann, Jay, performer
- Millinder, Lucky, performer
- Teagarden, Jack, 1905-1964, performer
- Spanier, Muggsy, 1901-1967, performer
- Eldridge, Roy, 1911-1989, performer
- Kenton, Stan, performer
- Herman, Woody, 1913-1987, performer
- Barnet, Charlie, performer
- Hampton, Lionel, performer
- Haskins, Erskine, 1914-1993, performer
- Shaw, Artie, 1910-2004, performer
- Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956, performer
- Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986, performer
- Mills Blue Rhythm Band
- Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
- Casa Loma Orchestra
- Publication
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- New York, NY : GRP Records, [1993]
- ℗1993
- Physical Details
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- 2 audio discs (122 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in
- OCLC
- ocm29767730
- Credits
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- Various performers
- Big band/swing music.
- "The original Decca recordings."
- Compact discs.
- Historical and biographical notes by Loren Schoenberg (42 p. : ports.) in box.
- Disc 1. Rockin' in rhythm (Duke Ellington) (2:58) -- The House of David blues (Fletcher Henderson) (3:07) -- Saratoga drag (Luis Russell) (3:03) -- Savage rhythm (Mills Blue Rhythm Band) (3:04) -- Chant of the weed (Don Redman) (3:13) -- St. Louis blues (Dorsey Brothers) (3:05) -- Rock and rye (Earl Hines) (3:11) -- Down South camp meeting (Fletcher Henderson) (2:56) -- Avalon (Jimmie Lunceford) (2:58) -- In the shade of the old apple tree (Claude Hopkins) (2:47) -- The Darktown strutters' ball (Tiny Bradshaw) (2:59) -- Polka dot rag (Noble Sissle) (2:43) -- Stompin' at the Savoy (Isham Jones) (2:44) -- Peg o' my heart (Glenn Miller) (2:28) -- One o'clock jump (Count Basie) (3:01) -- Casa Loma stomp (Casa Loma Orchestra) (2:40) -- South Rampart Street parade (Bob Crosby) (3:30) -- Liza (all the clouds'll roll away) (Chick Webb) (2:41) -- Dunkin' a doughnut (Andy Kirk) (2:49) -- You rascal, you (Louis Armstrong) (3:01)
- Disc 2. Panassie stomp (Count Basie) (2:47) -- Transcontinental (Spud Murphy) (2:55) -- Jamaica jam (Teddy Powell) (2:40) -- Okay for baby (Benny Carter) (2:57) -- Blues in the groove (Jan Savitt) (3:01) -- Murderistic (Jimmy Dorsey) (2:49) -- Swingmatism (Jay McShann) (2:36) -- Savoy (Lucky Millinder) (3:02) -- Blue River (Jack Teagarden) (3:11) -- Chicago (Muggsy Spanier) (2:34) -- Fish market (Roy Eldridge) (3:09) -- Gambler's blues (Stan Kenton) (4:27) -- I've got you under my skin (Woody Herman) (2:53) -- Skyliner (Charlie Barnet) (3:00) -- Million dollar smile (Lionel Hampton) (3:05) -- Midriff (Duke Ellington) (3:21) -- Bear mash blues (Erskine Hawkins) (2:54) -- The continental (Artie Shaw) (3:07) -- The blue room (Tommy Dorsey) (3:19) -- One o'clock jump (Benny Goodman) (3:10)