Best of Swing [Disky] (2000)

About this title: A three-CD box set that rounds up 68 classic recordings from jazz's most popular period. Both big hits and rarities are aboard from Benny Goodman, Jimmie Lunceford, Count Basie, Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Glenn Miller, Bunny Berigan, Gene Krupa, Harry James, the Dorsey Brothers, and Woody Herman. Along with the big names are also important tracks from Charlie Barnet, Bob Crosby, Chick Webb, Erskine Hawkins, Andy Kirk, Lucky Millinder, Earl "Fatha" Hines, Stan Kenton, Fletcher Henderson, and the Casa Loma Orchestra. A great little set with good sound at a nice price. Cub ... read more

Tracks:

1. Rhythm Is Our Business [Lunceford/Chaplin]
2. One O'Clock Jump [Basie]
3. Begin the Beguine [Porter]
4. Let's Dance [Baldridge/Stone/Bon]
5. Take the "A" Train [Strayhorn]
6. At the Woodchopper's Ball [Herman/Bishop]
7. Chattanooga Choo Choo [Warren/Gordon]
8. On the Sunny Side of the Street [Fields/McHugh]
9. Skyliner [Barnet]
10. Tangerine [Schertzinger/Mercer]
11. Big Noise from Winnetka [Bauduc/Crosby/Hagga]
12. Minnie the Moocher [Gaskill/Calloway/Mi]
13. Back Bay Shuffle [McRae/Shaw]
14. Never No Lament (Don't Get Around Much Anymore) [Ellington/Russell]
15. Swinging the Daisy Chain [Basie]
16. King Porter Stomp [Morton]
17. It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way You Do It) [Oliver/Young]
18. I Heard That Song Before [Styne/Cahn]
19. Sentimental Journey [Brown/Homer/Green]
20. (I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo [Gordon/Warren]
21. Little Joe from Chicago [Williams/Wells]
22. Apollo Jump [Millinder/Robinson/]
23. Flying Home [Goodman/Hampton/Rob]
24. In the Mood [Garland/Razaf]
25. Frenesi [Dominguez/Whitcup]
26. Don't Be That Way [Goodman/Sampson/Par]
27. I Can't Get Started [Duke/Gershwin]
28. Marie [Berlin]
29. Cherokee [Noble]
30. A-Tisket, A-Tasket [Alexander/Fitzgeral]
31. I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) [Turk/Ahlert]
32. Besame Mucho [Velazquez/Skylar]
33. Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' [Ellington/Gaines/St]
34. Exactly Like You [McHugh/Fields]
35. Drummin' Man [Parham/Krupa]
36. Stompin' at the Savoy [Goodman/Razaf/Samps]
37. Organ Grinder's Swing [Mills/Hudson/Parish]
38. South Rampart Street Parade [Haggart/Bauduc/Cros]
39. American Patrol [Meacham]
40. Tuxedo Junction [Hawkins/Feyne/Dash/]
41. Boog It [Calloway/Ram/Palmer]
42. Song of India [Rimsky-Korsakov]
43. Harlem Congo [White]
44. Casa Loma Stomp [Gifford]
45. Stealin' Apples [Waller/Razaf]
46. Moonlight Serenade [Miller/Parish]
47. Caldonia [Moore]
48. The Honeydripper [Liggins]
49. Red Bank Boogie [Basie/Clayton]
50. After You've Gone [Creamer/Layton]
51. Solo Flight [Christian/Goodman]
52. Harlem Air Shaft [Ellington]
53. Second Balcony Jump [Eckstine/Valentine]
54. Little John Special [Millinder]
55. Red Top [Hampton/Kynard]
56. Knock Me a Kiss [Jackson]
57. Jersey Bounce [Wright/Plater/Brads]
58. Blues in the Night [Arlen/Mercer]
59. Opus One [Oliver]
60. Tampico [Roberts/Fisher]
61. Apple Honey [Herman]
62. The King [Basie]

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