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.
CD091 - Tommy Dorsey (1946-50) Vol.5
CD092 - Jimmy Dorsey (1936-43)
CD093 - Jack Teagarden (1939-40)
CD094 - Gene Krupa (1938-42)
CD095 - Harry James (1939-50)
CD096 - Georgie Auld (1945-46)
CD097 - Stan Kenton (1955-63)
CD098 - Pete Rugolo (1954)
CD099 - Shorty Rogers (1956-57)
CD100 - Glenn Miller (1938-42)
CD 91: Tommy Dorsey 1946 - 50
TOMMY DORSEY AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. Come Rain Or Come Shine (Mercer - Arlen)
02. (I Wanna Go Where You Go) Then I'll Be Happy (Brown - Clare - Friend)
03. The Song Is You (Hammerstein - Kern)
04. Hollywood Hat (Finegan)
05. Bingo, Bango, Boffo (Finegan)
06. Tom Foolery (Todd)
07. At Sundown (Donaldson)
08. How Are Things In Glocca Morra? (Harburg - Lane)
09. Trombonology (Dorsey)
10. Puddle Wump (Shavers)
11. The Continental (Magidson - Conrad)
12. Drumology (Cooper - Bellson)
13. Pussy Willow (Finegan)
14. The Hucklebuck (Alfred - Gibson)
15. Summertime (Gershwin - Heyward)
16. Get A Kick Out Of You (Porter)
17. Comin' Through The Rye (Trad., arr. Finegan)
18. Birmingham Bounce (Gunter)
CD 92: Jimmy Dorsey
JIMMY DORSEY AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. Parade Of The Milk Bottle Caps (McCarthy - Dorsey)
02. In A Sentimental Mood (Ellington)
03. Stompin' At The Savoy (Goodman - Webb - Sampson)
04. I Got Rhythm (Gershwin - Gershwin)
05. I Can't Face The Music (Without Singin' The Blues) (Koehler - Bloom)
06. Don't Be That Way (Goodman - Sampson - Parish)
07. I Cried For You (Freed - Arnheim - Lyman)
08. John Silver (Krise - Dorsey)
09. The Darktown Strutters' Ball (Brooks)
10. Dusk In Upper Sandusky (Dorsey - Clinton)
11. All Of Me (Simons-Marks)
12. Contrasts (Dorsey)
13. Dolemite (Johnson - Fayne)
14. Turn Left (Lippman)
15. When The Sun Comes Out (Koehler - Aden)
16. Turn Right (Lippman)
17. Charleston Alley (Henderson)
18. Tangerine (Mercer - Schertzinger)
19. Sorghum Switch (Cole Slaw) (Stone)
20. King Porter Stomp (Morton)
CD 93: Jack Teagarden
JACK TEAGARDEN AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. Persian Rug (Moret - Kahn)
02. The Sheik Of Araby (Smith - Wheeler - Snyder)
03. Class Will Tell (Leslie - Burke)
04. If It's Good (Then I Want It) (Marks - Hirsh)
05. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (Arlen - Koehler)
06. Octeroon (Warren)
07. The Little Man Who Wasn't There (Adamson - Harrighan)
08. Puttin' And Takin' (Jacobs - DePaul)
09. I Swung The Election (Miller)
10. Blues To The Dole (Jackson - Battle)
11. Aunt Hagar's Blues (Handy)
12. Peg O' My Heart (Bryan - Fisher)
13. Muddy River Blues (Yaw)
14. Wolverine Blues (Morton - Spikes)
15. Red Wing (Chattaway - Mills)
16. United We Swing (Teagarden - Lytle)
17. Beale Street Blues (Handy)
18. Somewhere A Voice Is Calling (Newton - Tate)
19. Swingin' On The Teagarden Gate (Teagarden - Norman)
20. On Revival Day (Razaf)
21. Wolverine Blues (Morton - Spikes)
22. If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight (Creamer - Johnson)
23. My Melancholy Baby (Burnett - Norton)
24. The Blues (P. D.)
CD 94: Gene Krupa
GENE KRUPA AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. Wire Brush Stomp (Krupa - Blanco)
02. Jeepers Creepers (Warren - Mercer)
03. Symphony In Riffs (Carter)
04. Drummin' Man (Krupa - Partham)
05. Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie - Pinkard - Casey)
06. Georgia On My Mind (Carmichael - Gorell)
07. Just A Little Bit South Of North Carolina (Skylar - Shaftel - Cannon)
08. Slow Down (Penny - Crockett)
09. Green Eyes (Rivera - Woods - Menendez)
10. Let Me Off Uptown (Evans - Bostic)
11. Kick It (Bauer -Vernier)
12. After You've Gone (Creamer - Layton)
13. Rockin' Chair (Carmichael)
14. Stop! The Red Light's On (Miller)
15. The Walls Keep Talking (Hill-Bauer - Wainer)
16. Skylark (Carmichael - Mercer)
17. Bolero At The Savoy (Krupa - Mundy - Carpenter)
18. Thanks For The Boogie Ride (Buck - Mitchell)
19. Harlem On Parade (Evans - Carter)
20. Knock Me A Kiss (Jackson)
21. That Drummer's Band (Krupa)
22. Massachusetts (Razaf - Roberts)
23. "Murder" He Says (Loesser - McHugh)
24. Opus No. 1 (Oliver)
25. Boogie Blues (Krupa - Biondi)
CD 95: Harry James
HARRY JAMES AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. Ciribiribin (Pestalozza)
02. Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie - Casey - Pinkard)
03. Two O'clock Jump (James)
04. Indiana (McDonald - Hanley)
05. King Porter Stomp (Morton)
06. I've Found A New Baby (Palmer - Williams)
07. Willow, Weep For Me (Ronell)
08. Feet Draggin' Blues (James)
09. Music Makers (James)
10. You Made Me Love You (I Didn't want to do it) (McCarthy - Monaco)
11. Strictly Instrumental (Seiler - Marcus - Benjamin - Battle)
12. Trumpet Blues (And Cantabile) (Matthias - James)
13. I'm Beginning To See The Light (Hodges - Ellington - James - George)
14. I'm Confessin' (Neiburg - Daugherty - Reynolds)
15. Who's Sorry Now (Snyder - Ruby - Kalmer)
16. Moten Swing (Moten - Moten)
17. Keb-Lah (Tizol - James)
18. East Coast Blues (Conniff - James)
19. Blue Turning Grey Over You (Razaf - Waller)
20. Cotton Tail (Ellington)
21. Tuxedo Junction (Feyne - Hawkins - Johnson)
22. New Two O' Clock Jump (James)
CD 96: Georgie Auld
GEORGIE AULD AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. Georgie Porgie (Auld - Killian)
02. Sweetheart Of All My Dreams (Fitch - Lowe)
03. In The Middle (Auld)
04. I'll Never Be The Same (Malneck - Signorelli - Kahn)
05. Stompin' At The Savoy (Goodman -Webb - Sampson - Razaf)
06. Daily Double (Auld)
07. Here Comes Heaven Again (Adamson - McHugh)
08. It Had To Be You (Jones - Kahn)
09. Air Mail Special (Goodman - Christian - Mundy)
10. Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' (Ellington - Strayhorn - Gaines)
11. Time On My Hands (Adamson - Gordon - Youmans)
12. Come To Baby, Do (James - Miller)
13. Stormy Weather (Arlen - Koehler)
14. You Haven't Changed At All (Lerner - Loewe)
15. Blue Moon (Rodgers - Hart)
16. A Hundred Years From Today (Young - Washington - Young)
17. Don't Know Why (Turk - Ahlert)
18. Route 66 (Troup)
19. Canyon Passage (Johnson - Altwerger)
20. You're Blase (Hamilton - Sievier)
CD 97: Stan Kenton
STAN KENTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. Lover Man (Ramirez - Davis - Sherman)
02. Fascinatin' Rhythm (Gershwin - Gershwin)
03. Malaguena (Lecuona)
04. Stella By Starlight (Young - Washington)
05. Limelight (Mulligan) Painted Rhythm (Kenton)
06. Painted Rhythm (Kenton)
07. Artistry In Boogie (Kenton - Rugolo)
08. Southern Scandal (Kenton)
09. Minor Riff (Kenton - Rugolo)
10. Collaboration (Kenton - Rugolo)
11. Intermission Riff (Wetzel)
12. Peanut Vendor (Simons)
13. Unison Riff (Rugolo)
14. Eager Beaver (Kenton)
15. Lover (Rodgers-Hart)
16. Artistry Jumps (Kenton)
17. Concerto To End All Concertos (Kenton)
18. Interlude (Rugolo - Russell)
CD 98: Pete Rugolo
PETE RUGOLO AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. Good Evening Friends Boogie (Rugolo)
02. King Porter Stomp (Morton)
03. Jingle Bells Mambo (Rugolo)
04. Poinciana (Bernie - Simon)
05. My Funny Valentine (Hart - Rodgers)
06. Rugolo Meets Shearing (Lunham - Saunders - Rugolo)
07. Mixin' The Blues (Rugolo)
08. There'll Never Be Another You (Gordon - Warren)
09. Conversation (Ferrer)
10. You Are Too Beautiful (Hart - Rodgers)
11. Here's Pete (Rugolo)
12. Sambamba (Baxter)
13. Later Team (Rugolo - Lunham)
14. Dream Of You (Oliver)
15. Once In A While (Green - Edwards)
16. Fancy Meeting You (Hefti)
17. For Hi-Fi Bugs (Stereo Spacemen) (Rugolo)
18. These Foolish Things (Strachey - Link)
19. Oscar And Pete's Blues (Peterson - Rugolo)
20. Snowfall (Thornhill)
CD 99: Shorty Rogers
SHORTY ROGERS AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. Pay The Piper (Rogers)
02. At Home With Sweets (Rogers)
03. Pink Squirrel (Rogers)
04. Slues Express (That's Right) (Rogers)
SHORTY ROGERS AND HIS THE GIANTS
05. A Geophisical Ear (Rogers)
06. The Line Backer (Rogers)
07. Playboy (Rogers)
08. Saturnian Sleigh Ride (Rogers)
09. Martian's Lullaby (Rogers)
10. Bluezies (Rogers)
11. Red Dog Play (Rogers)
12. Grand Slam (Rogers)
CD 100: Glenn Miller
GLENN MILLER AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. King Porter Stomp (Morton)
02. Little Brown Jug (Winner)
03. Runnin' Wild (Grey - Wood - Gibbs)
04. Slipborn Jive (Durham)
05. Sold American (Miller - McGregor)
06. Pagan Love Song (Freed - Brown)
07. Glen Island Special (Durham)
08. In The Mood (Garland - Razaf)
09. Wham (Re - Bop - Boom - Bam) (Durham - Miller)
10. Want To Be Happy (Youmans - Caesar)
11. Farewell Blues (Schoebel - Mares - Roppolo)
12. Johnson Rag (Hall - Kleindauf)
13. Rug Cutter's Swing (Henderson)
14. Tuxedo Junction (Johnson - Dash - Hawkins)
15. Slow Freight (Ram - Fien - Mills)
16. Bugle Call Rag (Pettis - Meyers - Schoebel)
17. My Blue Heaven (Donaldson - Mercer)
18. Dream I Dwelt In Harlem (Smith - Ware - Gray)
19. Sun Valley jump (Gray)
20. Chattanooga Choo Choo (Gordon - Warren)
21. Long Tall Mama (May)
22. Chip Off The Block (Young)
23. American Patrol (Meacham)
24. Caribbean Clipper (Gray - Gallop)
25. It Must Be Jelly (Chalmas - Gregor - Williams)
