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The Best of the Big Bands

The Best of the Big Bands
Various Artists

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Track Listing

Disc 1:

  1. In the Mood - Glenn Miller
  2. Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) - Benny Goodman
  3. Ciribiribin (They're So in Love) - Harry James
  4. Begin the Beguine - Artie Shaw
  5. I'm Getting Sentimental over You - Tommy Dorsey
  6. Cherokee - Charlie Barnet
  7. Artistry in Rhythm - Stan Kenton
  8. Take the "A" Train - Duke Ellington
  9. Minnie the Moocher - Cab Calloway
  10. One O'Clock Jump - Count Basie

Disc 2:

  1. Let's Dance (Opening Theme) - Benny Goodman
  2. Woodchopper's Ball - Woody Herman
  3. Leap Frog - Les Brown
  4. Flying Home - Lionel Hampton
  5. A-Tisket, A-Tasket - Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb
  6. Dippermouth Blues - The Dorsey Brothers
  7. It's Only a Paper Moon - Peggy Healy, Paul Whiteman
  8. My Shawl (Theme Song) - Xavier Cugat
  9. I Can't Get Started - Bunny Berigan
  10. Auld Lang Syne - Guy Lombardo

Disc 3:

  1. Opus One - Tommy Dorsey
  2. Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller
  3. Two O'Clock Jump - Harry James
  4. Summertime - Bob Crosby
  5. Mood Indigo - Duke Ellington
  6. Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar - The Andrews Sisters
  7. On a Slow Boat to China - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra
  8. Jazznocracy - Jimmie Lunceford
  9. Apurksody - Gene Krupa
  10. Hell's Bells - Art Kassel & His "Kassles-In-The-Air",

Disc 4:

  1. Stompin' at the Savoy - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
  2. Sentimental Journey - Les Brown, Doris Day
  3. Rum and Coca-Cola - Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra, Norton Sisters
  4. All or Nothing at All - Harry James, Henry James, Henry James, Frank Sinatra
  5. Pennsylvania 6-5000 - Glenn Miller
  6. Frenesi - Artie Shaw
  7. Oh! Look at Me Now - Tommy Dorsey, Connie Haines, Frank Sinatra
  8. Der Fuehrer's Face - Carl Grayson, Spike Jones
  9. Davenport Blues - Bix Beiderbecke
  10. Goodbye (Closing Theme) - Benny Goodman

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #15362 in Music
  • Released on: 1996-03-04
  • Number of discs: 4
  • Format: Box set

Customer Reviews

An excellent collaction from the big band era5
I have to disagree with the previous reviewer. Great collection, yes, but NOT by Glenn Miller. Although there are some excellent Glenn Miller songs included, this collection has most of the Big Band theme songs played by the original artists, and a collection like this is hard to find. So if you have any interest in the music from this era, or want a bit of nostalgia, this is the set for you.

Great4
This is another awsome set of tracks by Gleen Miller. I loved listening to him and his band play the original jazz master pieces. This is a great addition to anyone's collection of fabulous jazz C.D.'s