Big Band Bash (1999)

About this title: A 23-track collection of Dorsey classics, beginning with 1935's very Dixieland-ish "Weary Blues" and finishing up with the 1947 recording of his theme, "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You." Featured in the various lineups are the handiwork of Ziggy Elman, Buddy Rich, Louis Bellson, Dave Tough, Charlie Spivak, Bunny Berigan, Buddy Morrow, and vocals from Frank Sinatra, the Modernaires, and Jo Stafford. Decent job of mastering these old 78s makes this budget collection a good value. Cub Koda, All Music Guide

Tracks:

1. Opus One [Oliver]
2. On the Sunny Side of the Street [Fields/McHugh]
3. I'm Getting Sentimental over You [Washington/Bassman]
4. Boogie Woogie [Smith]
5. Blue Skies [Berlin]
6. Royal Garden Blues [Williams/Williams]
7. Chicago [Fisher]
8. Stardust [Parish/Carmichael]
9. The Shiek of Araby [Smith/Wheeler/Snyde]
10. Song of India [Rimsky-Korsakov]
11. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot [Traditional]
12. There Are Such Things [Adams/Baer/Meyer]
13. Well, Git It! [Oliver]
14. Marie [Berlin]
15. What Is This Thing Called Love? [Porter]
16. Imagination [VanHeusen/Burke]
17. Weary Blues [Matthews/Carrall]
18. Yes, Indeed! [Oliver]
19. Liebestram [Liszt]
20. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) [Bowman]
21. Hawaiian War Chant [Leleiohoku/Noble]
22. Whispering [Malvin/Schoenberger]
23. Mendelssohn's Spring Song [Mendelssohn]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.