Name: I'm in the Mood for Swing
Brand: ASV/Living Era
SKU: 923540
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I'm in the Mood for Swing

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Album: I'm in the Mood for Swing
#	Song Title	Time
1)	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Duke Ellington
2)	Rosetta - Earl Hines
3)	Swing It - Benny Carter
4)	King Porter Stomp - Benny Goodman
5)	My Blue Heaven - Jimmie Lunceford
6)	Stompin' at the Savoy - Benny Goodman
7)	Walkin' and Swingin' - Andy Kirk
8)	Sing Me a Swing Song (And Let Me Dance) - Chick Webb
9)	Christopher Columbus - Fletcher Henderson
10)	Swing, Mister Charlie - Bob Crosby
11)	Marie - Tommy Dorsey
12)	Roll 'Em - Benny Goodman
13)	I'm in the Mood for Swing - Lionel Hampton
14)	Don't Be That Way - Benny Goodman
15)	Jumpin' at the Woodside - Count Basie
16)	Back Beat Boogie - Harry James
17)	Tuxedo Junction - Glenn Miller
18)	Frenesi - Artie Shaw
19)	Without a Song - Tommy Dorsey
20)	String of Pearls, A - The Glenn Miller Orchestra
21)	Skyliner - Charlie Barnet
22)	American Patrol - Tommy Dorsey
23)	Opus One - Tommy Dorsey
24)	I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Edmund Brownless

Album: I'm in the Mood for Swing
#	Song Title	Time
1)	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Duke Ellington
2)	Rosetta - Earl Hines
3)	Swing It - Benny Carter
4)	King Porter Stomp - Benny Goodman
5)	My Blue Heaven - Jimmie Lunceford
6)	Stompin' at the Savoy - Benny Goodman
7)	Walkin' and Swingin' - Andy Kirk
8)	Sing Me a Swing Song (And Let Me Dance) - Chick Webb
9)	Christopher Columbus - Fletcher Henderson
10)	Swing, Mister Charlie - Bob Crosby
11)	Marie - Tommy Dorsey
12)	Roll 'Em - Benny Goodman
13)	I'm in the Mood for Swing - Lionel Hampton
14)	Don't Be That Way - Benny Goodman
15)	Jumpin' at the Woodside - Count Basie
16)	Back Beat Boogie - Harry James
17)	Tuxedo Junction - Glenn Miller
18)	Frenesi - Artie Shaw
19)	Without a Song - Tommy Dorsey
20)	String of Pearls, A - The Glenn Miller Orchestra
21)	Skyliner - Charlie Barnet
22)	American Patrol - Tommy Dorsey
23)	Opus One - Tommy Dorsey
24)	I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Edmund Brownless

Performer Notes

Performers include: Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman, Benny Carter, Les Brown, Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller, Harry James, Charlie Barnet, Chick Webb, Tommy Dorsey, Earl Hines, Jimmie Lunceford, Bob Crosby, Andy Kirk, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald.
Personnel: Willie Smith (vocals, clarinet, alto saxophone); Joe Thomas (vocals, clarinet, trumpet); Sy Oliver (vocals, trumpet); Ivie Anderson (vocals); John Trueheart (guitar, banjo); George Van Eps, Ted Brinson, Lawrence Dixon, Al Norris, Bob Lessey, Lawrence Lucie, Allan Reuss, Nappy Lamare (guitar); Fred Guy (banjo); Darnell Howard (violin, clarinet, alto saxophone); Claude "Fiddler" Williams (violin); Wayman Carver (fiddle, alto saxophone); John Harrington, Earl Caruthers (clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone); Gil Rodin, Cecil Irwin, Matty Matlock, Buster Bailey (clarinet, alto saxophone); Eddie Miller (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Barney Bigard (clarinet); Pete Clark, Elmer "Skippy" Williams (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); John Williams , Edgar Samson, John Williams (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone); Bill DePew, Howard E. Johnson , Scoops Carey, Johnny Hodges, Nuncio "Toots" Mondello, Hymie Schertzer (alto saxophone); Chu Berry, Dick Wilson , Joe Thomas , Deane Kincaide, Jimmy Mundy, Dick Clark (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Nate Kazebier, Harry Geller, Cootie Williams, Leonard Davis , Charlie Allen , Earl Thomson, Freddie Jenkins, Harry Lawson , George Dixon, Paul King , Joe Bauer , Bill Dillard, Mario Bauz , Paul Webster, Roy Eldridge, Arthur Whetsol, Taft Jordan, Walter Fuller, Dick Vance, Bobby Stark , Bunny Berigan (trumpet); Jack Lacey, Nat Story, Eddie Durham, Fernando Arbello, George Washington , Russell Bowles, Joe Harris , Ward Silloway , Ted Donnelly, Elmer Crumbley, Lawrence Brown , Louis Taylor , Sandy Williams , Yank Lawson, Zeke Zarchy, Ed Cuffee, Red Ballard (trombone); Duke Ellington, Edwin Wilcox, Frank Froeba, Nicholas Rodriguez , Joe Steele , Jess Stacy, Joe Sullivan , Mary Lou Williams (piano); Harry Goodman, Ernest "Bass" Hill, Moses Allen, Booker Collins, Bill Thomas , John Kirby , Wellman Braud (double bass); Gene Krupa, Jimmy Crawford , Ray Bauduc, Big Sid Catlett, Sonny Greer, Ben Thigpen (drums).
Recording information: Chicago, IL (02/13/1933-09/16/1946); Hollywood, CA (02/13/1933-09/16/1946); Los Angeles, CA (02/13/1933-09/16/1946); New York, NY (02/13/1933-09/16/1946).
I'm in the Mood for Swing is a decent single-disc collection containing 24 hits from the big-band era. All of the recordings are the original hit versions, presented as recorded in glorious mono between 1932 and 1946. Among the highlights are "Jumpin' at the Woodside" by Count Basie, "Tuxedo Junction" by Glenn Miller, "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" by Duke Ellington, "Stompin' at the Savoy" by Benny Goodman, and "Frenesi" by Artie Shaw. This ASV/Living Era compilation is a tasteful choice for casual listeners excited by the original swing era. ~ Al Campbell