3x CD
Swing Is the Thing
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 1999
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Stompin’ at the SavoyBenny Goodman
- 2Song of IndiaJimmy Dorsey
- 3Blue FlameWoody Herman
- 4One o Clock JumpCount Basie
- 5You’ll Have to Swing It (Mr Paganini)Ella Fitzgerald
- 6Swingin’ on NothingTommy Dorsey
- 7Don’t Be That WayTeddy Wilson
- 8Muskat RambleLionel Hampton
- 9Swingin’ on the Teagarden GateJack Teagarden
- 10March of the BobcatsBob Crosby and the Bob Cats
- 11Rug Cutters SwingGlenn Miller
- 12Swing Brother SwingBillie Holiday
- 13Fralich in SwingZiggy Elman
- 14Begin the BeguineArtie Shaw
- 15Jumpin’ at the WoodsideCount Basie
- 16Putting On the RitzFred Astaire
- 17What’s NewBob Crosby
- CD 2
- 1Stop Look and ListenThe Dorsey Brothers3:08
- 2The Kingdom of SwingBenny Goodman2:52
- 3Sophisticated LadyDuke Ellington3:43
- 4At the Woodchopper’s BallWoody Herman3:10
- 5Glenn MillerGlenn Miller3:21
- 6The Lady’s in Love With YouGene Krupa2:42
- 7Lady Be GoodArtie Shaw3:10
- 8When Lights Are LowLionel Hampton2:14
- 9Sing Me a Swing Song (& Let Me Dance)Ella Fitzgerald2:36
- 10Nice Work If You Can Get ItFred Astaire2:45
- 11Tuxedo JunctionGlenn Miller3:32
- 12All God’s Children Got RhythmBunny Berigan2:25
- 13It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)Duke Ellington3:10
- 14Polka Dot RagSidney Bechet2:48
- 15It’s Only a Paper MoonPaul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:23
- 16Swingin’ With DjangoQuintette du Hot Club de France2:49
- 17The Kingdom of SwingBenny Goodman2:37
- CD 3
- 1I Got a GuyElla Fitzgerald3:20
- 2American PatriotGlenn Miller3:21
- 3Swing HighTommy Dorsey2:49
- 4Central Avenue BreakdownLionel Hampton3:03
- 5I Can’t Get StartedBunny Berigan4:48
- 6Special Delivery StompArtie Shaw2:43
- 7ContrastsJimmy Dorsey3:01
- 8McPherson Is Song Go Out of My HeartDuke Ellington3:04
- 9Rehearsin’ (To Swing)Ella Fitzgerald3:06
- 10In the MoodGlenn Miller3:34
- 11PerdidoDuke Ellington3:10
- 12On the Sunny Side of the StreetLionel Hampton3:14
- 13Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the BarThe Andrews Sisters2:50
- 14DinahCab Calloway3:09
- 15The Jungle JiveThe Andrews Sisters2:45
- 16Satchel Mouth SwingLouis Armstrong2:34
Release credits
- double bass [14]
- reeds [16]
- reeds [14]
- reeds [14]
- piano [14]
- reeds [16]
- alto saxophone [16]
- trombone [14]
- trumpet [14]
- reeds [14]
- trumpet [14]
- vocal [10]
- double bass [16]
- trombone [16]
- trombone [14]
- trumpet [16]
- trombone [16]
- trumpet [14]
- guitar [16]
- drums (drum set) [14]
- trumpet [16], vocal [16]
- performing orchestra [16]
- trumpet [16]
- piano [16]
- banjo [14]
- drums (drum set) [16]
- vocal [15]
- alto saxophone [16]
- performing orchestra [10]
- trumpet [16]
- woodwind [14]
- trombone [16]
Issues
- S
- S3x CD1999