1996 VA - Beethoven Wrote It... But It Swings! {Sony SKM 62268} [CD]

01. Dolly Dawn And Her Dawn Patrol – Beethoven Wrote It, But It Swings (02:50) 02. John Kirby And His Orchestra – Beethoven Riffs On (02:49) 03. Benny Goodman And His Orchestra – Boléro (02:39) 04. Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra – Trämerei (02:47) 05. Les Brown And His Orchestra – Marche Slave (03:10) 06. Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra – Farandole (From L'Arlésienne) (02:41) 07. Red Nichols And His Orchestra – O Sole Mio (02:46) 08. John Kirby And His Orchestra – Minute Waltz (02:31) 09. Benny Goodman And His Orchestra – Caprice XXIV (02:47) 10. Adrian Rollini Trio – Martha (02:58) 11. Al Donahue And His Orchestra – Beethoven Bounce (03:17) 12. Glenn Miller And His Orchestra – Humoresque (02:39) 13. Will Bradley And His Orchestra – In The Hall Of The Mountain King (From Peer Gynt) (02:59) 14. John Kirby And His Orchestra – Bounce Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (From The Nutcracker) (02:22) 15. Arnold Johnson And His Orchestra – Naïla (02:27) 16. Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra – Arabian Dance (From The Nutcracker) (04:23) 17. Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra – Chopin's Prelude No. 7 (02:50) 18. Benny Goodman And His Orchestra – Spring Song (02:27) 19. Raymond Scott Quintette – The Quintette Plays Carmen (02:39) 20. Les Brown And His Orchestra – Procession Of The Sardar (03:13) 21. Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra – Hungarian Dance No. 5 (02:40) 22. Benny Goodman And His Orchestra – Peter And The Wolf (03:10) 23. Woody Herman And His Orchestra – Sabre Dance (From Gayne) (02:33)

Irwin "Marky" Markowitz Trumpet  Skip Martin Arranger, Sax (Alto)  Carmen Mastren Guitar  Jimmy Maxwell Trumpet  Glenn Miller Arranger, Director, Performer,  Trombone  Toots Mondello Sax (Alto)  Louis Mucci Trumpet  Johnny Napton Trumpet  Al Norris Guitar  Fred Otis Piano  Bernie Privin Trumpet  Raymond Scott Arranger, Director, Piano  Zoot Sims Sax (Tenor)  O'Neill Spencer Drums  Bruce Squires Trombone  Bob Swift Trombone  Tom Morgan Guitar  Dave Torbert Arranger  John Van Eps Sax (Tenor)  Eddie Wade Trumpet  Paul Webster Trumpet  Sid Weiss Bass  Leonard Whitney Arranger  Clarence Willard Trumpet  Ollie Wilson Trombone  Walter Yoder Bass  Snooky Young Trumpet  Alvin Davis Trumpet  Eddie Bailey Trumpet  Doc Cenardo Drums  Arnold Covarrubias Guitar  Hammond Russum Sax (Tenor)  Cornel Tanassy Piano  Robert Walters Reeds  Dick Sudhalter Liner Notes  Warren Brown Trombone  Ronnie Chase Trombone  Corky Cornelius Trumpet  Alec FILA Trumpet  Clint Neagley Sax (Alto)  Pete Pumiglio Clarinet  Billy Rowland Piano  Morty Stuhlmaker Bass  Wolfe Tayne Sax (Tenor)  John Williams Drums  Charlie Green Bass  Jack Hansen Trumpet  Sol Kane Sax (Alto)  Art Ralston Sax (Baritone)  Frank Victor Guitar  Arnold Johnson Director, Performer  Jack Shilkret Sax (Alto)  Dave Harris Sax (Tenor)  Benny Goodman & His Orchestra ?  Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra ?  Glenn Miller & His Orchestra ?  Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra ?  John Kirby & His Orchestra ?  Les Brown & His Orchestra ?  Will Bradley & His Orchestra ?  Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra ?  Murray Williams Sax (Alto)  Jorge Lopez Trumpet  Tony Gottuso Guitar  Joe Herde Sax (Alto)  Ed Scheer Sax (Tenor)  Larry Tice Sax (Alto)  Ed Wilcox Piano  Chummy MacGregor Piano  Bud Smith Trombone  Gail Marowitz Art Direction, Design  Bob Price Trumpet  Jack Ferrier Producer  Irish Cullen Sax (Alto)  Fred Duro Piano  Stan Fishelman Trumpet  Bob Jenney Trombone  Noah Landberg Violin  Steve Madrick Sax (Alto), Clarinet  Chester Pardee Reeds  Joe Petroni Guitar  Irving Prestopnick Clarinet  Joh Sedola Sax (Tenor)  Walter Shaver Bass  Lou Shoobe Bass  Manny Strand Piano  Tony Viola Sax (Alto)  Walter Wax Trumpet  Barney Zudecoff Trumpet  Michael Brooks Producer  Harry Clark Bass  Jesse Ralph Trombone  Carl Swift Sax (Alto)  Harry Coster Engineer, Restoration  John Harrell Sax (Tenor)  Tweet Peterson Trumpet  Carl Biesacker Sax (Tenor)  Antonio Lopez Percussion  Billy Hobbs Sax (Alto), Piano-Accordian  Al Donahue Performer  Ardell Garretson Trumpet  Artt Mendelsohn Sax (Alto), Clarinet  Bill Corti Trombone  FrÃ(c)dÃ(c)ric Schmitt French Horn  Bob Holt Piano  Cheryl Gross Illustrations  Leo Moran Trombone  John Nelson Sax (Alto)  Dale Brown Sax (Alto)  Ted Buckner Sax (Alto)  Thomas Frost Executive Producer  Tutti Camarata Arranger  George Hall Arranger, Director  Don Lamond Drums  George Paxton Sax (Tenor)  Paul Collins Drums  Si Zentner Trombone  Russell Procope Sax (Alto)  Shorty Rogers Trumpet  Herbie Steward Sax (Tenor)  Michael Bruce Sax (Tenor)  George Kennedy Trumpet  Dolly Dawn Vocals, Performer, ?  Trummy Young Trombone  Moses Allen Bass  Red Ballard Trombone  Bus Bassey Sax (Tenor)  George Berg Sax (Tenor)  Artie Bernstein Bass  Russell Bowles Trombone  Vernon Brown Trombone  Earl Carruthers Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)  Russ Case Trumpet  Big Sid Catlett Drums  Mahlon Clark Sax (Alto), Clarinet  Tony Colicchio Guitar  Ralph Collier Drums  Conrad Gozzo Trumpet  Jimmy Crawford Drums  Elmer Crumbley Trombone  Cutty Cutshall Trombone  Buff Estes Sax (Alto)  Billy Exner Drums  Nick Fatool Drums  Fletcher Henderson Arranger, Piano  Barry Galbraith Guitar  Chuck Gentry Sax (Baritone)  Bernie Glow Trumpet  Doc Goldberg Bass  Ray Gonzales Marimba, Violin  Chris Griffin Trumpet  Dan Grissom Sax (Alto)  Ben Homer Arranger  Jerry Jerome Sax (Tenor)  Steve Jordan Guitar  Billy Kyle Piano  Sonny Lee Trombone  Steve Lipkins Trumpet  Frank Perry Trombone  Buster Bailey Clarinet  Will Bradley Director, Performer, Trombone  Les Brown Director, Sax (Alto), Performer,  Clarinet  Serge Chaloff Sax (Baritone)  Xavier Cugat Director, Performer, Violin  Stan Getz Sax (Tenor)  Benny Goodman Director, Performer, Clarinet  Woody Herman Director, Performer, ?, Clarinet  John Kirby Director, Performer, Bass  Jimmie Lunceford Director, Performer  Mel Powell Arranger, Piano  Willie Smith Sax (Alto)  Claude Thornhill Arranger, Director, Performer,  Piano  Gerald Wilson Trumpet  Charlie Shavers Arranger, Trumpet  Cootie Williams Trumpet  Red Nichols Cornet, Director, Performer  Billy Butterfield Trumpet  Lee Castle Trumpet  Rusty Dedrick Trumpet  Ziggy Elman Trumpet  Peanuts Hucko Sax (Tenor)  Lou McGarity Trombone  Hal McIntyre Sax (Alto)  Ray McKinley Drums  Abe Most Sax (Alto), Clarinet  Vido Musso Sax (Tenor)  Adrian Rollini Vibraphone, Performer  Ernie Royal Trumpet  Earl Swope Trombone  Joe Thomas Sax (Tenor)

Dolly Dawn and Her Dawn Patrol: George Hall (director); Phil Silverman, Walter Wax (trumpets); Howard Carlsen, Johnny Doyle (trombones); Joe Herde, Jack Shilkret (alto sax); Michael Bruce, George Paxton (tenor sax); Charles Romano, William Sorrentino (violins); Fred Duro (piano); Frank Klinger (guitar); Bernie Miller (string bass); Sam Bass (drums); Dolly Dawn (vocal). New York, Feb. 15, 1939. Vocalion 4682 John Kirby and His Orchestra: John Kirby (string bass, director); Charlie Shavers (trumpet); Buster Bailey (clarinet); Russell Procope (alto sax); Billy Kyle (piano); O'Neill Spencer (drums). New York, January 15, 1941. Columbia Lp CL-502 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra: Benny Goodman (clarinet, director); Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin, Corky Cornelius (trumpets); Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Bruce Squires (trombones); Toots Mondello, Buff Estes (alto sax); Jerry Jerome, Bus Bassey (tenor sax); Fletcher Henderson (piano); Arnold Covarrubias (guitar); Artie Bernstein (string bass); Nick Fatool (drums). Los Angeles, August 11, 1939. V-Disc 731 Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra: Claude Thornhill (piano, director); Conrad Gozzo, Bob Sprentall, Rusty Dedrick (trumpets); Tasso Harris, Bob Jenney (trombones); Irving "Fazola" Prestopnick, George Paulsen (clarinets); Dale Brown, John Nelson (alto sax); Hammond Russum, Ted Goddard (tenor sax); Chuck Robinson (guitar); Harvey Cell (string bass); Gene Leman (drums). New York, March 10, 1941. OKeh 6124 Les Brown and His Orchestra: Les Brown (alto sax, clarinet, director); Robert Thome, Eddie Bailey, Joe Bogart (trumpets); Si Zentner, Warren Brown, Ronnie Chase (trombones); Steve Madrick, Abe Most (alto sax, clarinet); Wolffe Tayne, Ed Scheer (tenor sax); William Rowland (piano); Joe Petroni (guitar); Charlie Green (string bass); Eddie Julian (drums). Chicago, April 8, 1941. OKeh 6199 Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra: Xavier Cugat (violin, director); Jorge Lopez (trumpet); Rueben Moss, Max Nadel, Ismael Morales (reeds); Billy Hobbs (alto sax, piano-accordian); Noah Landberg (violin); Ray Gonzales (violin, marimba); Raoul Soler (piano); Ramon Lite (piano-accordian); Walter Shaver (string bass); Albert Calderon, Catalino Rolon, Antonio Lopez (percussion). Arranger unknown. New York, July 18, 1941. Columbia 36385 Red Nichols and His Orchestra: Red Nichols (cornet, director); Barney Zudecoff, George Kennedy (trumpets); Leo Moran, Frank Perry (trombones); Murray Williams, Carl Swift (alto sax); Don Purviance, John Harrell (tenor sax); Manny Strand (piano); Tony Colicchio (guitar); Mort Stuhlmaker (string bass); Paul Collins (drums). Arranger unknown. New York, March 15, 1937. Variety 595 John Kirby and His Orchestra: John Kirby (string bass, director); Charlie Shavers (trumpet); Buster Bailey (clarinet); Russell Procope (alto sax); Billy Kyle (piano); O'Neill Spencer (drums). New York, May 29, 1939. Vocalion 5542 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra: Benny Goodman (clarinet, director); Billy Butterfield, Jimmy Maxwell, Cootie Williams, Al Davis (trumpets); Lou McGarity, Cutty Cutshall (trombones); Skip Martin, Clint Neagley (alto sax); Vido Musso, George Berg (tenor sax); Chuck Gentry (baritone sax); Mel Powell (piano); Tom Morgan (guitar); Marty Blitz (string bass); Sid Catlett (drums). New York, October 2, 1941. Columbia 36411 Adrian Rollini Trio: Adrian Rollini (vibraphone); Frank Victor (guitar); Harry Clark (string bass). New York, May 7, 1940. OKeh 5582 Al Donahue and His Orchestra: Al Donahue (tenor sax, director); Joe Gustaferro, George Walters (trumpets); Miff Sines (trombone); Joe Herde, Lester Cooper (alto sax); Rod Haller, Jack Donahue (tenor sax); Elliott Eberhard (piano); Bill Hoffman (string bass); Charlie Carroll (drums). New York, Jan. 29, 1940. Vocalion 5384 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra: Glenn Miller (trombone; director); Bob Price, Tweet Peterson, Ardell Garretson (trumpets); Jesse Ralph, Bud Smith (trombones); Irving "Fazola" Prestopnick (clarinet); Hal Mclntyre, Tony Viola (alto sax); Jerry Jerome, Carl Biesacker (tenor sax); "Chummy" MacGregor (piano); Carmen Mastren (guitar); Rollie Bundock (string bass); "Doc" Cenardo (drums). New York, November 29, 1937. Brunswick 8062 Will Bradley and His Orchestra: Will Bradley (trombone, director); Alec Fila, Steve Lipkins, Lee Castle (trumpets); Bill Corti, Jim Emert (trombone); Art Mendelsohn, Mahlon Clark (alto sax, clarinet); Peanuts Hucko, John Van Eps (tenor sax); Bob Holt (piano); Steve Jordan (guitar); Doc Goldberg (string bass); Ray McKinley (director, drums). New York, May 12, 1941. Columbia 36286 John Kirby and His Orchestra: John Kirby (string bass, director); Charlie Shavers (trumpet); Buster Bailey (clarinet); Russell Procope (alto sax); Billy Kyle (piano); O'Neill Spencer (drums). New York, May 29, 1939. Columbia 35998 Arnold Johnson and His Orchestra: Arnold Johnson (director); Ed Wade, Jack Hansen, ?Rodney Scott (trumpets); Sonny Lee, Charlie Fach (tombones); Larry Tice, "Irish" Cullen (alto sax); John Sedola (tenor sax); Burt Horn (baritone sax); Cornel Tanassy (piano); Tony Gottuso (guitar); Neil Paul (string bass); Gary Gilas (drums). New York, May 26, 1937. Variety, unissued Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra: Claude Thornhill (piano; director); Louis Mucci, Rusty Dedrick, Jack Koven, Clarence Willard (trumpets); Tasso Harris, Ray Schmidt, Bob Jenney (trombones); Jack Ferrier, Ted Goddard, Robert Walters, Chester Pardee, Carlton Swift, John Nelson (reeds); Frederick Schmitt, Sanford Seigelstein (French horns); Barry Galbraith (guitar); Bob Shevack (string bass); Billy Exiner (drums). New York, June 17, 1946. Columbia 55041 Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra: Jimmie Lunceford (director); Paul Webster, Snooky Young, Gerald Wilson (trumpets); Elmer Crumbley, Russell Bowles, Trummy Young (trombones); Willie Smith, Ted Buckner, Dan Grissom (alto sax); Joe Thomas (tenor sax); Earl Carruthers (alto sax, baritone sax); Ed Wilcox (piano); Al Norris (guitar); Moses Allen (string bass); Jimmy Crawford (drums). Chicago, May 9, 1940. Columbia 35547 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra: Benny Goodman (clarinet, director); Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin, Corky Cornelius (trumpets); Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Bruce Squires (trombones); Toots Mondello, Buff Estes (alto sax); Jerry Jerome, Bus Bassey (tenor sax); Fletcher Henderson (piano); Arnold Covarrubias (guitar); Artie Bernstein (string bass); Nick Fatool (drums). Los Angeles, August 16, 1939. Columbia 35319 Raymond Scott Quintette: Raymond Scott (piano, director); Russ Case (trumpet); Pete Pumiglio (clarinet); Dave Harris (tenor sax); Lou Shoobe (string bass); Johnny Williams (drums). New York, July 28, 1939. Columbia 37360 Les Brown and His Orchestra: Les Brown (alto sax, clarinet, director); Robert Thome, Eddie Bailey, Joe Bogart (trumpets); Si Zentner, Warren Brown, Ronnie Chase (trombones); Steve Madrick, Abe Most (alto sax, clarinet); Wolffe Tayne, Ed Scheer (tenor sax); William Rowland (piano); Joe Petroni (guitar); Charlie Green (string bass); Eddie Julian (drums). Chicago, April 8, 1941. OKeh 6293 Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra: Claude Thornhill (piano, director); Conrad Gozzo, Bob Sprentall, Rusty Dedrick (trumpets); Tasso Harris, Bob Jenney (trombones); Irving "Fazola" Prestopnick, George Paulsen (clarinets); Dale Brown, John Nelson (alto sax); Hammond Russum, Ted Goddard (tenor sax); Chuck Robinson (guitar); Harvey Cell (string bass); Gene Leman (drums). New York, March 10, 1941. OKeh 6168 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra: Benny Goodman (clarinet, director); Jimmy Maxwell, Bernie Privin, Johnny Napton (trumpets); Lou McGarity, Cutty Cutshall (trombones); Sol Kane, Bud Schiffman (alto sax); Vido Musso, George Berg (tenor sax); Art Ralston (baritone sax); Mel Powell (piano); Tom Morgan (guitar); Sid Weiss (string bass); Ralph Collier (drums) New York, March 12, 1942. Epic Lp EE-22025 Woody Herman and His Orchestra: Woody Herman (clarinet, director); Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Stan Fishelman, Irvin "Marky" Markowitz, Shorty Rogers (trumpets); Earl Swope, Ollie Wilson, Bob Swift (trombones); Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Herbie Steward (tenor sax); Serge Chaloff (baritone sax); Fred Otis (piano); Herbert Sargent (guitar); Walt Yoder (string bass); Don Lamond (drums). Hollywood, December 24, 1947. Columbia 38102