Greatest Big Bands Of The Century (2cd)

When the title of the record is Greatest Big Bands there had better not be a shortage of swinging rhythms, hypnotic melodies and music that is just perfect to dance along to. The good news is that this album does not disappoint in any of those ways as names like Chick Webb, Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller and Count Basie are just a few of the bandleaders that appear on this 2 CD set.

Track Listing

• Disc 1
• • 1 moten swing - bennie moten's kansas city orch
  • 2 nagasaki - fletcher henderson & his orch
  • 3 six bell stampede - benny carter & his orch
  • 4 three little words - claude hopkins & his orch
  • 5 don't be that way - chick webb & his orch
  • 6 tail spin - dorsey bros. orch
  • 7 rhythm is our business - jimmy lunceford & his orch
  • 8 liza - willy bryant & his orch
  • 9 swing that music - louis armstrong & orch
  • 10 steppin' pretty - andy kirk & his clouds of joy
  • 11 swanee river - bunny berigan & orch
  • 12 south rampart street parade - bob crosby & orch
  • 13 king porter stomp - teddy hill & his nbc orch
  • 14 looney - al cooper & his savoy sultans
  • 15 hot platter - erskine hawkins & orch
  • 16 symphony in riffs - tommy dorsey & orch
  • 17 i was doing all right - red norvo & orch
  • 18 jumpin' for joy - teddy wilson & orch
  • 19 traffic jam - artie shaw & orch
  • 20 zaggin' with zig - ziggy elman & orch
  • 21 kitty on toast - horace henderson & orch
  • 22 rockin' with the rockets - harlan leonard & his rockets
  • 23 joltin' joe di maggio - les brown & orch
• Disc 2
• • 1 cotton tail - duke ellington & his famous orch
  • 2 broadway - count basie & orch
  • 3 bounce me brother, with a solid four - will bradley & orch
  • 4 scarecrow - benny goodman & his orch
  • 5 jonah joins the cab - cab calloway & his orch
  • 6 swingin' on 'c' - earl hines & his orch
  • 7 sepian bounce - jay mcshann & orch
  • 8 mason flyer - lucky millinder & orch
  • 9 the elks parade - bobby sherwood & orch
  • 10 salt lake city bounce - tiny bradshaw & orch
  • 11 fish market - roy eldridge & orch
  • 12 painted rhythm - stan kenton & orch
  • 13 opus two - buddy johnson & orch
  • 14 skyliner - charlie barnet & orch
  • 15 house of joy - cootie williams & orch
  • 16 i'm beginning to see the light - harry james & orch
  • 17 cool breeze - billy eckstine & orch
  • 18 rags to riches - buddy rich & orch
  • 19 disc jockey jump - gene krupa & orch
  • 20 midnight sun - lionel hampton & orch
  • 21 jivin' with jack the bellboy - illinois jacquet & orch
  • 22 blue rhythm jam - mills blue rhythm band
  • 23 good bait - claude thornhill & orch
  • 24 four brothers - woody herman & orch