| Artist |
Song |
Album |
Label |
Comments |
| Dinah Washington |
I Wanna Be Around |
The Complete Roulette Collection |
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| Mel Torme |
Love Me Or Leave Me |
The Mel Torme Collection |
Rhino |
great request a week late, hope you're listening today! |
| Ella Fitzgerald o/ Marty Paich Dek-tette |
Little White Lies |
Ella Swings Lightly |
Verve |
I said online I thought this album was made with Nelson Riddle but I was wrong! Marty Paich whose Dek-tette was created with Mel Torme |
| Nancy Wilson |
Green Dolphin Street |
Ballads, Blues & Big Bands |
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| Frank Sinatra o/ Nelson Riddle |
You're Getting to Be a Habit |
Songs for Swinging Lovers! |
Capitol |
here's some Nelson Riddle to make up for missing him earlier |
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| Lionel Hampton Orchestra |
Dinah |
1937-1939 |
Classics |
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| Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra |
Don't Be That Way |
Classic Brunswick & Columbia Teddy Wilson Sessions |
Mosaic |
this set is all performers who were at one point in the Benny Goodman orchestra. When Goodman hired Teddy Wilson in 1935 it was the first time a major swing band was integrated. Wilson was already a successful bandleader in his own right; Goodman hired him because he was the best |
| Charlie Christian |
Stardust |
Radioland 1939-1941 |
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Charlie Christian worked with Goodman from 1939 until his death in 1942 at the age of 25! Christian was highly influential but because he died so young there are very few recordings of his work |
| Harry James Orchestra v/ Helen Forrest |
Skylark |
The Complete Helen Forrest |
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James was hired by Goodman in 1937. In 1939 he left to form his own big band. Singing in Harry James' band was Frank Sinatra's first big break |
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| Harry James Orchestra |
Flight of the Bumblebee |
Strictly Instrumental |
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| Artie Shaw Orchestra |
Traffic Jam |
Artie Shaw, King of the Clarinet |
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live performance for radio |
| Duke Ellington Orchestra v/ Ivie Anderson |
Rose of the Rio Grande |
Complete Brunswick, Master and Columbia Recordings |
Mosaic |
for Ed, I hope you're listening! |
| Django Reinhardt & the Hot Club Quintette |
Them There Eyes |
Classic Early Recordings in Chronological Order |
JSP |
rec 1938 |
| Les Paul |
Lover |
The Les Paul Show |
otr-cat.com |
rec 1950 for radio |
| Casa Loma Orchestra |
Casa Loma Stomp |
Anthology of Big Band Swing |
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rec 1930 |
| Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies |
Sweet Georgia Brown |
Father of Western Swing |
Proper UK |
rec 1935, Brown and Bob Wills were both in the Light Crust Doughboys, the early 30s band where the western swing sound was developed |
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| Anita O'Day |
Sweet Georgia Brown |
Jazz on a Summer's Day |
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rec live at the Newport Jazz Festival 1957. see this performance in the movie JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY on TCM June 22 8pm! |
| Ella Fitzgerald |
Midnight Sun |
Ella in Rome - The Birthday Concert |
Verve |
rec April 25, 1958, Ella's 41st birthday! |
| Mel Torme |
My Shining Hour |
Mel in Hollywood |
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another Mel song for you! |
| Sarah Vaughan |
Willow Weep for Me |
Live at Mister Kelly's |
Polygram |
rec 1957 |
| Sammy Davis Jr. |
What Kind of Fool Am I? |
Live at the Cocoanut Grove |
Reprise |
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| Frank Sinatra w/ Red Norvo Quintet |
Angel Eyes |
Live in Australia 1959 |
Reprise |
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| Joe Vent's Blue Four |
Running' Ragged |
Lang & Venuti: New York Sessions 1926-1935 |
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| Louisiana Sugar Babies (Fats Waller) |
Willow Tree |
Complete Recorded Works Volume 1 |
JSP |
this and previous track feature bassoon! |
| Julia Lee |
St. James Infirmary |
1929-1945 |
Classics |
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| Bessie Smith w/ James P. Johnson |
Dirty No-Gooder Blues |
Classic James P. Johnson Sessions 1921-1943 |
Mosaic |
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| Johnny Dodd's Black Bottom Stompers |
After You're Gone |
Definitive Dodds 1926-27 |
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| Ted Weems & His Orchestra v/ Parker Gibbs |
Chick, Chick, Chick, Chick, Chicken (Lay a Little Egg for Me) |
The Essential Ted Weems 1923-1930 |
Retrieval Records |
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| Mildred Bailey |
Hold On |
1931-1939 |
L'Art Vocal |
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| Nat King Cole Trio |
The Sheik of Araby |
Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years 1936-1943 |
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rec. 1938! very early, the Trio were formed in 1937 |
| The Mills Brothers |
Limehouse Blues |
Volume 12 |
L'Art Vocal |
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| Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five |
Honeysuckle Rose |
Let the Good Times Roll |
Bear Family |
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| Billie Holiday o/ Teddy Wilson Orchestra |
He Ain't Got Rhythm |
Lady Day |
Sony |
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| Fats Waller & His Rhythm |
Rhythm & Romance |
Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 |
JSP |
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| Paul Robeson |
Just Keeping' On |
The EMI Sessions |
EMI |
rec 1929 |
