Label:

Bluebird (3) ‎– 09026-63902-2, BMG ‎– 09026-63902-2, RCA Victor Group ‎– 09026-63902-2

Series:

Bluebird's Best –

Format:

CD, Compilation, Remastered

Country:

US

Released:

2002

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Big Band, Swing


Tracklist

1 King Porter Stomp

Arranged By [Arranger] – Fletcher Henderson

Clarinet – Benny Goodman

Tenor Saxophone – Art Rollini*

Trumpet – Bunny Berigan

Written-By – Jelly Roll Morton

3:08

2 Sometimes I'm Happy

Arranged By [Arranger] – Fletcher Henderson

Trumpet – Bunny Berigan

Written-By – Clifford Grey, Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans

3:42

3 Swingtime In The Rockies

Arranged By [Arranger] – Jimmy Mundy

Clarinet – Benny Goodman

Drums – Gene Krupa

Trumpet – Nate Kazebier

Written-By – Benny Goodman, James "Jimmy" Mundy*

3:12

4 Bugle Call Rag

Arranged By [Arranger] – Jimmy Mundy

Clarinet – Goodman*

Tenor Saxophone – Art Rollini*

Trombone – Murray McEachern

Trumpet – Ziggy Elman

Written-By – Billy Meyers (2), Elmer Schoebel, Jack Pettis

2:57

5 It's Been So Long

Arranged By [Arranger] – David Rose

Vocals [Vocal] – Helen Ward

Written-By – Harold Adamson, Walter Donaldson

3:26

6 Peckin'

Arranged By [Arranger], Trumpet – Harry James (2)

Clarinet – Goodman*

Written-By – Ben Pollack, Harry James (2)

3:29

7 Sing, Sing, Sing

Arranged By [Arranger] – Jimmy Mundy

Clarinet – Goodman*

Drums – Gene Krupa

Tenor Saxophone – Vido Musso

Trumpet – Harry James (2)

Written-By – Louis Prima

8:41

8 If Dreams Come True

Arranged By [Arranger] – Edgar Sampson

Clarinet – Goodman*

Trumpet – Harry James (2)

Written-By – Edgar Sampson

3:09

9 Roll 'Em

Arranged By [Arranger] – Mary Lou Williams

Clarinet – Goodman*

Piano – Jess Stacy

Trumpet – Harry James (2)

Written-By – Mary Lou Williams

3:13

10 Don't Be That Way

Arranged By [Arranger] – Edgar Sampson

Clarinet – Goodman*

Written-By – Edgar Sampson

3:19

11 Wrappin' It Up

Arranged By [Arranger] – Fletcher Henderson

Clarinet – Goodman*

Tenor Saxophone – Bud Freeman

Trumpet [Prob.] – Ziggy Elman

Written-By – Fletcher H. Henderson*

3:01

12 Bach Goes To Town: A Fugue In Swing Tempo

Arranged By [Arranger] – Henry Brandt

Written-By – Alec Templeton

2:40

13 And The Angels Sing

Arranged By [Arranger] – Jimmy Mundy

Trumpet – Ziggy Elman

Vocals [Vocal] – Martha Tilton

Written-By – Johnny Mercer, Ziggy Elman

3:11

14 Good-Bye

Arranged By [Arranger] – Gordon Jenkins

Written-By – Gordon Jenkins

3:28

Companies, etc.

Distributed By – BMG Distribution

Manufactured By – BMG Distribution

Phonographic Copyright (p) – BMG Entertainment

Copyright (c) – BMG Entertainment

Pressed By – Sonopress USA – B7769-01

Remastered At – Pomeroy Audio

Designed At – SPENT Design

Credits

Clarinet – Benny Goodman

Compiled By, Liner Notes [Annotated By] – Ross Firestone

Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Randi Alyssa Sherman

Creative Director [Creative Direction] – Sandi Tansky

Design – Sheryl Lutz-Brown

Featuring – Bunny Berigan, Gene Krupa, Harry James (2), Helen Ward, Ziggy Elman

Illustration [Illustrator] – Ruth Marten

Orchestra – Benny Goodman And His Orchestra

Producer [Series Producer] – Joshua Sherman

Reissue Producer [Reissue Produced By] – Barry Feldman

Transferred By [Disc Transfers], Engineer [Remastering Engineering By] – Doug Pomeroy

Notes

℗ & © 2002 BMG Entertainment


Printed in the USA.


Special Thanks to Vince Giordano, BMG Archives.


Track 1: Recorded in New York City, July 1, 1935

Track 2: Recorded in New York City, July 1, 1935

Track 3: Recorded In New York City, June 15, 1936

Track 4: Recorded In New York City, November 5, 1936

Track 5: Recorded in Chicago, January 24, 1936

Track 6: Recorded in Hollywood, July 6, 1937

Track 7: Recorded in Hollywood, July 6, 1937

Track 8: Recorded in New York City, December 3, 1937

Track 9: Recorded in Hollywood, July 7, 1937

Track 10: Recorded in New York City, February 16, 1938

Track 11: Recorded in New York City, May 28, 1938

Track 12: Recorded in New York City, December 15, 1938

Track 13: Recorded in New York City, February 1, 1939

Track 14: Recorded in Hollywood, September 27, 1935

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Printed): 0 9026-63902-2 9

Barcode (String): 090266390229