| Artist |
Song |
Album |
Label |
Comments |
| Benny Goodman Orchestra v/ Martha Tilton |
And the Angels Sing |
Let's Dance |
Big Band Jump |
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| Harry James v/ Helen Forrest |
Mr. Five By Five |
The Complete Helen Forrest |
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| Count Basie v/ Jimmy Rushing |
I Keep Remembering |
The Complete Decca Rcordings |
RCA |
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| Louis Jordan |
I Like em Fat Like That |
Let the Good Times Roll |
Bear Family |
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| Julia Lee |
King Sized Poppa |
Snatch and Grab It |
EPM |
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| Mildred Bailey o/ Teddy Wilson |
Scrap Your Fat |
Someday Sweetheart |
Acrobat |
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| Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters |
Blues a Poppin' |
Duke Ellington 100 Rare Sessions |
|
inst. |
| Art Kassel & His Kassels-in-the-Air v/ BIlly Leach |
Thrill of a Lifetime |
The Golden Age of American Dance Bands |
Jasmine |
could not find requested song; this is another song by the same artist, let me know if you want to request another! |
| Richard Himber Orchestra v/ Stuart Allen |
Me and the Moon |
The Golden Age of American Sweet Bands Bands |
Jasmine |
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| Fred Astaire |
Beginner's Luck |
Starring Fred Astaire |
ASV |
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| Bing Crosby |
You Must have Been a Beautiful Baby |
Cocktail Hour |
Columbia River |
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| Henry King Orchestra v/ Joe Sudy |
The Lady is a Tramp |
The Golden Age of American Dance Bands |
Jasmine |
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| John Kirby |
Blue Skies |
The Best of 1937-1945 |
Master Classics Records |
inst. |
| Lauren Bacall & Hoagy Carmichael |
How Little We Know |
To Have and Have Not |
Warner Bros |
happy birthday Lauren Bacall! Many happy returns! |
| Lauren Bacall & Humphrey Bogart |
Chesterfield Commercial |
Bing Crosby and His Hollywood Guests |
Columbia River |
remember, folks, smoking is bad |
| Gene Krupa Orchestra v/ Irene Daye |
Drum Boogie |
Ken Burns Jazz |
|
terrific request! |
| Xavier Cugat |
One-Two-Three-Kick |
Selection of Xavier Cugat |
Gold |
this and the previous song both featured in the movie Ball of Fire |
| Artie Shaw Orchestra feat. Buddy Rich |
The Carioca |
Strike It, Rich! |
Proper UK |
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| Glenn Miller Orchestra |
Song of the Volga Boatmen |
The Glenn Miller Story Volume 11-12 |
|
wonderful request! I love this song |
| Glenn Miller Orchestra |
Little Brown Jug |
The Popular Recordings 1938-1942 |
RCA |
inst. |
| Spike Jones & His City Slickers |
Hotcha Cornia |
Spiked! |
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| Cab Calloway |
Hotcha Razz-ma-Tazz |
Wicked Swing |
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| Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters |
Ol' Man River |
Duke Ellington 100 Rare Sessions |
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| The Mills Brothers |
Caravan |
s/t |
L'Art Vocal |
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| Barney Bigard & His Orchestra |
Honey Hush |
Duke Ellington 100 Rare Sessions |
|
inst. |
| Duke Ellington v/ Herb Jeffries |
Jump for Joy |
The Blanton Webster Years |
RCA |
title track from an all-black musical Ellington put together in 1941 |
| Duke Ellington Orchestra |
Cotton Tail |
The Blanton Webster Years |
RCA |
another killer request! |
| Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra |
I Hear Music |
Lady Day |
Sony |
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| Nat King Cole Trio |
Straighten Up and Fly Right |
Complete Capitol Recordings |
Mosaic |
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| Skeets Tolbert and His Gentlemen of Swing |
Big Fat Butterfly |
1940-1942 |
Classics |
|
| Sammy Kaye |
Daddy |
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye |
ASV Living Era |
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| Jimmy Lunceford |
I'm Nuts About Screwy Music |
Swingsation |
GRP |
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| Jimmy Lunceford |
Oh, Boy |
Swingsation |
GRP |
inst. |
| Perez Prado v/ Beny More |
Pachito E-Che |
Mondo Mambo! |
Rhino |
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| Maxine Sullivan |
Massachusetts |
A tribute to Andy Razaf |
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| Dinah Washington o/ Quincy Jones |
I Get a Kick Out of You |
Night and Day: The Cole Porter Songbook |
Capitol |
feat. Clark Terry on trumpet |
| Chet Baker |
But Not for Me |
The Best of Chet Baker Sings |
Blue Note |
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| Mel Torme |
My Shining Hour |
Mel Torme in Hollywood |
Bethlehem Archive |
happy birthday Mel! |
| Benny Goodman Sextet Feat. Charlie Christian |
Gone With "What" Wind |
The Original Guitar Hero |
SBME |
inst. |
| Mel Torme |
Gone With the Wind |
Jazz and Velvet |
Proper UK |
until next week, I am gone with the wind! |
