You meet ardent collectors among jazz fans who simply must have each and every album of their favourite music that has been published. Some even possess only records of just a few bands or soloists. But the majority of jazz buffs will most likely act spontaneously once they know what they like: When they hear exciting music of the kind they prefer, they will try to get it on record. Like this they accumulate a large quantity of music and the mixture is quite exciting.
The glorious time of the big bands which was followed by the dance hall craze in the swing era started in the 1920s. Bandleader Fletcher Henderson and his arranger Don Redman developed the style of the big bands. They organized the band completely different from the way it was done in classical jazz. Now they had a brass section with more trumpets and trombones, a reed section with several saxophones and a strong rhythm section. The result was a new powerful sound, based on sophisticated arrangements fired by hot solos. The Henderson band that employed soloist like Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster and Chu Berry on tenor and trumpeters Rex Stewart, Roy Eldridge and Henry “Red” Allen was the role model for many following big bands.
Benny Goodman, the King of Swing of the 1930s, learned a lot from Henderson. He copied his big band concept and played his arrangements. Henderson wrote some of his best pieces for Goodman. The encyclopedia includes many recordings of Goodman’s big band in the 1930s and 1940s. The powerful sound of a swinging big band, distributed by radio and on records,attracted more and more people and the number of successful bands grew immensely. Even well-informed jazz enthusiasts find it hard to name the best among the many bands. Satchmo-fans will stick to their idol and confer the title on Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra, others think Duke Ellington’s band was the greatest, or maybe one of the white bands led by Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, Tommy Dorsey.
For many connoisseurs however Count Basie’s orchestra was the ideal of a big band, fiercely swinging and relaxed. In 1932 Basie formed his first band with members of the Bennie Moten orchestra and he successfully led big bands for many years. He worked with soloists such as the trumpeters Harry “Sweets” Edison and Buck Clayton, saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans and the famous All American Rhythm Section with Walter Page on Bass, Freddie Green on guitar and the drummer Jo Jones. In 1939 the Basie band performed at the Carnegie Hall in New York City, playing two concerts “From Spiritual to Swing” which were organized by the promoter and Basie fan John Hammond.
CD071 - Benny Goodman (1938) Vol.7
CD072 - Benny Goodman (1938-39) Vol.8
CD073 - Benny Goodman (1939-41) Vol.9
CD074 - Benny Goodman (1941) Vol.10
CD075 - Benny Goodman (1941-46) Vol.11
CD076 - Charlie Barnet (1939-41) Vol.1
CD077 - Charlie Barnet (1941-46) Vol.2
CD078 - Bob Crosby, Bob Haggart, Ray Bauduc (1936-42)
CD079 - Artie Shaw (1939-40) Vol.1
CD080 - Artie Shaw (1940) Vol.2
CD 71: Benny Goodman 1938 II
BENNY GOODMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. A Little Kiss At Twilight (Robin - Rainger)
02. The Flat Foot Floogie (Gaillard - Stewart - Green)
03. I've Got A Date With A Dream (Gordon - Revel)
04. Could You Pass In Love? (Gordon - Revel)
05. Blue Interlude (Carter - Kurtz - Mills)
06. When I Go A - Dreamin' (Reichner - Boland)
07. You're A Sweet Little Headache (Robin - Rainger)
08. Have Eyes (Robin - Rainger)
09. Margie (Davis- Conrad - Robinson)
10. What Have You Got That Gets Me? (Robin - Rainger)
11. Russian Lullaby (Berlin)
12. You're Lovely, Madame (Robin - Rainger)
13. Had To Do It (Razaf - Waller)
14. Is That The Way To Treat A Sweetheart? (Simon - Tobias)
15. Bumble Bee Stomp (Henderson - Woode)
16. Ciribiribin (Pestalozza)
17. This Can't Be Love (Rodgers - Hart)
18. Sing For Your Supper (Rodgers - Hart)
19. Topsy (Durham - Battle)
20. Smoke House (Goodman - Norman)
21. I Must See Annie Tonight (Friend - Franklin)
22. Kinda Lonesome (Robin - Coslow - Carmichael)
23. My Honey's Lovin' Arms (Ruby - Meyer)
24. My Honey's Lovin' Arms (Ruby - Meyer)
25. Farewell Blues (Schoebel - Mares - Roppolo)
CD 72: Benny Goodman 1938 - 39
BENNY GOODMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. It Had To Be You (Kahn - Jones)
02. Louise (Robin - Whiting)
03. Whispering (Schoenberger - Coburn - Rose)
04. Bach Goes To Town (Templeton)
05. I'll Always Be In Love With You (Ruby - Green - Stept)
06. Undecided (Shavers - Robin)
07. We'll Never Know (Berlin)
08. Good For Nothin' But Love (DeLange - VanHeusen)
09. (Gotta Get Some) Shut-Eye (Mercer - Donaldson)
10. Cuckoo In The Clock (Mercer - Donaldson)
11. And The Angels Sing (Mercer - Elman)
12. Sent For You Yesterday (Rushing - Durham - Basie)
13. Estrellita (Little Star) (Ponce - La Forge)
14. A Home In The Clouds (Parker - Goodman - Henderson - Carter)
15. Show Your Linen Miss Richardson (Mercer - Hanighen)
16. The Lady's In Love With You (Loesser - Lane)
17. The Kingdom Of Swing (Goodman)
18. Rose Of Washington Square (Hanley - McDonald)
19. The Siren's Song (Wodehouse - Kern)
20. You And Your Love (Mercer - Green)
21. Who'll Buy My Bublitchki? (O'Keefe - Stone)
CD 73: Benny Goodman 1939 - 41
BENNY GOODMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. There'll Be Some Changes Made (Higgins - Overstreet)
02. Night And Day (Porter)
03. What's New (Haggart - Burke)
04. One Sweet Letter From You (Clare- Brown -Warren)
05. Make With The Kisses (Mercer-Van Heusen)
06. Thought About You (Mercer -Van Heusen)
07. Bluebirds In The Moonlight (Robin - Rainger)
08. Peace, Brother (De Lange-Van Heusen)
09. Beyond The Moon (Mondello - Engvick)
10. Zaggin' With Zig (Bernardi)
11. How High The Moon (Lewis - Hamilton)
12. Shake Down The Stars (De Lange - Van Heusen)
13. It Never Entered My Mind (Rodgers - Hart)
14. I'm Nobody's Baby (Davis - Ager - Santly)
15. Henderson Stomp (Henderson)
16. Taking A Chance On Love (La Touche - Fetter - Duke)
17. Superman (Sauter)
18. Yes, My Darling Daughter (Lawrence)
19. Scarecrow (Goodman)
20. Cherry (Redman)
CD 74: Benny Goodman 1941
BENNY GOODMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. Something New (Negra Soy) (Gamse - Menendez)
02. Air Mail Special (Goodman - Christian - Mundy)
03. Found A Million Dollar Baby (Rose - Dixon - Warren)
04. When The Sun Comes Out (Koehler - Arlen)
05. Pound Ridge (Goodman)
06. Elmer's Tune (Albrecht - Gallop - Jurgens)
07. See A Million People (But All I Can See Is You) (Sour - Carlisle)
08. The Earl (Powell)
09. That's The Way It Goes (Robin - Wilder)
10. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) (Porter)
11. Caprice XXIV Paganini (Sauter)
12. Got It Bad (Webster - Ellington)
13. My Old Flame (Johnston - Coslow)
14. Clarinet A La King (Sauter)
15. How Deep Is The Ocean? (Berlin)
16. Shady Lady Bird (Martin - Blane)
17. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) (Porter)
18. Somebody Else Is Taking My Place (Howard - Ellsworth - Morgan)
19. Somebody Nobody Loves (Miller)
20. How Long Has This Been Going On? (Gershwin - Gershwin)
21. That Did It, Marie (Higginbotham - Meadows)
22. Winter Weather (Shapiro)
23. Ev' rything I Love (Porter)
CD 75: Benny Goodman 1941 - 42
BENNY GOODMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. Not Mine (Mercer - Schertzinger)
02. Not A Care In The World (La Touche - Duke)
03. The Lamp Of Memory (Stillman - Curiel)
04. If You Build A Better Mousetrap (Mercer - Schertzinger)
05. The Darktown Strutters' Ball (Brooks)
06. Tangerine (Mercer - Schertzinger)
07. My Little Cousin (Lewis - Braverman - Coben)
08. Threw A Kiss In The Ocean (Berlin)
09. We'll Meet Again (Parker - Charles)
10. Full Moon (Noche De Luna) (Russell - Curiel)
11. All I Need Is You (De Rose - Davis - Parish)
12. Six Flats Unfurnished (Maltby)
13. Why Don't You Do Right? (McCoy)
14. After You've Gone (Creamer - Layton)
15. Mission To Moscow (Powell)
16. Fascinating Rhythm (Gershwin - Gershwin)
17. Lucky (You're Right, I'm Wrong) (Sampson - Goodman - Palmer)
18. Rattle And Roll (Basie - Goodman)
19. Swing Angel (Clayton - Goodman)
20. All The Cats Join In (Gilbert - Wilder - Sauter)
CD 76: Charlie Barnet 1939 - 41
CHARLIE BARNET AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. I'm Prayin' Humble (Haggart)
02. Knockin' At The Famous Door (Barnet)
03. The Gal From Joe's (Ellington - Mills)
04. ump Session (Gaillard - Green)
05. Swing Street Strut (Barnet - Frit?)
06. Echoes Of Harlem (Ellington)
07. Scotch And Soda (Barnet- Fritz)
08. Lazy Bug (Barnet-Tizol)
09. Never Knew (Kahn - FioRito)
10. Cherokee (Noble)
11. The Last Jump (A jump To End All Jumps) (Barnet- Fritz)
12. The Duke's idea (Barnet)
13. The Count's Idea (Barnet)
14. The Right Idea (Barnet- Martin)
15. Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie (Rose - McDonald - Meyer)
16. Leapin' At The Lincoln (Barnet)
17. Flying Home (Goodman - Hampton)
18. Rockin' In Rhythm (Carney- Ellington - Mills)
19. Pompton Turnpike (Osborne- Rogers)
20. Ring 'Dem Bells (Ellington - Mills)
21. Wild Mab Of The Fish Pond (Benett)
22. Night And Day (Porter)
23. Merry-Go-Round (Ellington)
24. Birmingham Breakdown (Ellington)
CD 77: Charlie Barnet 1941 - 46
CHARLIE BARNET AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. Harlem Speaks (Ellington)
02. Murder At Peyton Hall (Barnet)
03. Smiles (Callahan- Roberts)
04. Shady Lady (Bennett)
05. That Old Black Magic (Mercer- Aden)
06. Oh! Miss)axson (Ellington)
07. Things Ain't What they Used To Be (M. Ellington)
08. Strollin'(McGhee)
09. The Moose (Burns)
10. How-Wow (Bennett)
11. The Great Lie (Gibson -Calloway)
12. Drop Me Off In Harlem (Ellington)
13. Gulf Coast Blues (Williams)
14. Flat Top Flips The Lid (unknown)
15. Skyliner(Barnet)
16. Share Croppin' Blues (Robinson - Mayer)
17. Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall (Roberts - Fisher)
18. You Always Hurt The One You Love (Roberts-Fisher)
19. West End Blues (Oliver- Williams)
20. a.o. Desert Sands (Smith)
21. E-Bop-O-Lee-Bop (Humes)
22. Andy's Boogie (Gibson)
23. Dark Bayou (Sandole)
CD 78: Bob Crosby
BOB CROSBY AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. Dixieland Shuffle (Haggart - Lamare - Matlock)
02. Royal Garden Blues (Williams - Williams)
03. Old Spinning Wheel (Hill)
04. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (Koehler - Arlen)
05. Little Rock Getaway (Sullivan - Sigman)
06. South Rampart Street Parade (Crosby - Bauduc - Haggart)
07. Dogtown Blues (Haggart)
08. Panama (Tyers)
09. Wolverine Blues (Morton - Spikes - Spikes)
BOB HAGGART - RAY BAUDUC
10. The Big Noise From Winnetka (Haggart - Bauduc - Crosby - Rodin)
BOB CROSBY AND HIS ORCHESTRA
11. Swingin' At The Sugar Bowl (Crosby - Rodin - Lamare - Haggart)
12. I'm Prayin' Humble (Haggart - Singers)
13. I'm Free (What's New) (Haggart - Burke)
14. My Inspiration (Haggart)
15. Skater's Waltz (In Swingtime) (Waldteuffel)
16. Air Mail Stomp (Bauduc - Haggart)
17. Complainin' (Stacy)
18. Jimtown Blues (Rose - Davis)
19. Milenberg Joys (Morton - Roppolo - Mares)
20. Chain Gang (Haggart)
CD 79: Artie Shaw 1939 - 40
ARTIE SHAW AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. The Last Two Weeks In July (Lewis - Baer)
02. Oh, Lady Be Good (Gershwin - Gershwin)
03. 1 Surrender Dear (Barris - Clifford)
04. Many Dreams Ago (Ahlert - Stillman)
05. A Table In A Corner (Coslow - Suesse)
06. If What You Say Is True (Nemo)
07. Without A Dream To My Name (Shaw - Quenzer)
08. Love Is Here (Shaw - Quenzer)
09. All In Fun (Kern - Hammerstein II)
10. All The Things You Are (Kern - Hammerstein II)
11. You're A Lucky Guy (Cahn - Chaplin)
12. Shadows (Carle -Thompson - Loman)
13. 1 Didn't Know What Time It Was (Rodgers - Hart)
14. Do I Love You? (Porter)
15. When Love Beckoned (On 52nd St.) (Porter)
16. Frenesi (Dominguez)
17. Adios, Mariquita Linda (Jimenez)
18. Gloomy Sunday (Janor - Seress)
19. My Fantasy (Whiteman - Meskill - Edwards)
20. A Deserted Farm (MacDowell)
21. Don't Fall Asleep (Shaw - Quenzer)
22. Dreaming Out Loud (Coslow)
23. Now We Know (Robison - Meyer)
CD 80: Artie Shaw 1940
ARTIE SHAW AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. Mister Meadowlark (Donaldson - Mercer)
02. April In Paris (Duke - Harburg)
03. King For A Day (Lewis - Young - Fiorito)
04. If It's You (Shaw- Drake - Oakland)
05. Old, Old Castle In Scotland (Magidson - Oakland)
06. Temptation (Freed - Brown)
07. Chantez-Les Bas (Sing 'Em Low) (Handy)
08. Love Of My Life (Mercer - Shaw)
09. A Handful Of Stars (Lawrence - Shapiro)
10. Star Dust (Carmichael - Parish)
11. Merinella (Serrano - Shaw - Romero)
12. Danza Lucumi (Lecuona)
13. Blues - Part 1 (From Lenox Ave. Suite) (Still)
14. Blues - Part 2 (From Lenox Ave. Suite) (Still)
15. Who's Excited? (Shaw)
16. Prelude In C Major (Shaw - Coniff)
17. This Is Romance (Duke - Heyman)
18. What Is There To Say? (Duke - Harburg)
19. Pyramid (Ellington - Tizol - Mills - Gordon)
20. You Forgot About Me (Robertson - Hanley - Mysels)
21. Whispers In The Night (Shaw - Owens)
