The Birth of Swing (1935-1936)

Compilation by Benny Goodman

Released 1991

Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    Hunkadola, Take 1
    3:02
  • 2
    Hunkadola, Take 2
    3:02
  • 3
    I’m Livin’ in a Great Big Way
    2:33
  • 4
    Hooray for Love
    2:37
  • 5
    The Dixieland Band
    3:03
  • 6
    Japanese Sandman
    3:31
  • 7
    You’re a Heavenly Thing
    2:59
  • 8
    Restless
    3:26
  • 9
    Always
    2:48
  • 10
    Get Rhythm in Your Feet
    2:26
  • 11
    Ballad in Blue
    2:41
  • 12
    Blue Skies
    3:36
  • 13
    Dear Old Southland
    2:20
  • 14
    Sometimes I’m Happy
    3:45
  • 15
    King Porter Stomp
    3:11
  • 16
    The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
    2:49
  • 17
    Jingle Bells
    2:37
  • 18
    Santa Claus Came in the Spring
    3:12
  • 19
    Good‐Bye
    3:28
  • 20
    Madhouse, Take 1
    2:50
  • 21
    Madhouse, Take 2
    2:52
  • 22
    Sandman
    2:39
  • 23
    Yankee Doodle Never Went to Town
    2:32
  • 24
    No Other One
    2:41
  • CD 2
  • 1
    Eeny Meeny Miney Mo
    2:02
  • 2
    Basin Street Blues
    2:59
  • 3
    If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight
    2:17
  • 4
    When Buddha Smiles
    3:13
  • 5
    It’s Been So Long
    3:29
  • 6
    Stompin’ at the Savoy
    3:17
  • 7
    Goody‐Goody
    2:32
  • 8
    Breakin’Ina Pair of Shoes
    2:34
  • 9
    Get Happy
    3:09
  • 10
    Christopher Columbus
    3:36
  • 11
    I Know That You Know
    2:06
  • 12
    Star Dust
    2:54
  • 13
    You Can’t Pull the Wool Over My Eyes
    2:36
  • 14
    The Glory of Love
    2:40
  • 15
    Remember
    2:43
  • 16
    Walk, Jennie, Walk
    1:59
  • 17
    House Hop (take 2)
    2:25
  • 18
    House Hop (take 3)
    2:33
  • 19
    Sing Me a Swing Song
    2:25
  • 20
    Anything for You
    2:51
  • 21
    In a Sentimental Mood
    3:41
  • 22
    I’ve Found a New Baby
    2:12
  • 23
    Swingtime in the Rockies
    3:12
  • 24
    These Foolish Things Remind Me of You
    2:43
  • CD 3
  • 1
    There’s a Small Hotel
    2:31
  • 2
    You Turned the Tables on Me
    2:52
  • 3
    Here’s Love in Your Eyes
    2:24
  • 4
    Pick Yourself Up
    2:53
  • 5
    Down South Camp Meeting
    3:19
  • 6
    St.Louis Blues (take 1)
    3:24
  • 7
    St.Louis Blues (take 2)
    3:28
  • 8
    Love Me or Leave Me (take 1)
    3:40
  • 9
    Love Me or Leave Me (take 2)
    3:37
  • 10
    Bugle Call Rag (#1)
    2:36
  • 11
    When a Lady Meets a Gentleman Down South
    2:39
  • 12
    You’re Giving Me a Song and a Dance
    3:20
  • 13
    Organ Grinder’s Swing
    3:14
  • 14
    Peter Piper
    2:48
  • 15
    Riffin’ at the Ritz
    3:29
  • 16
    Alexander’s Ragtime Band
    2:10
  • 17
    Somebody Loves Me
    2:52
  • 18
    ’Tain’t No Use
    2:45
  • 19
    Bugle Call Rag
    2:59
  • 20
    Jam Session
    2:56
  • 21
    Goodnight’ My Love
    3:10
  • 22
    Take Another Guess
    2:32
  • 23
    Did You Mean It
    2:21

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