The Roots of Swing & The Big Bands, An Historical Look P/V/G (OUT OF PRINT)
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A classic collection of 59 tunes from the most popular bands of the big band era. Titles include: April in Paris * Autumn Nocturne * Body and Soul * Dancing in the Dark * Get Happy * I'm Getting Sentimental over You * It's Only a Paper Moon * Mood Indigo * Pennsylvania 6-5000 * So Rare * Star Dust * You Go to My Head
| Title | Composer |
| Elmer's Tune | Sammy Gallop (composer); Dick Jurgens (composer); Elmer Albrecht (composer) |
| A Gal in Callico | Arthur Schwartz (contributor); Leo Robin (contributor) |
| A-Tisket A-Tasket | Ella Fitzgerald (composer); Van Alexander (composer) |
| All My Love | Al Jolson (composer); Harry Akst (composer); Saul I. Chaplin (contributor) |
| All This and Heaven Too | James Van Heusen (composer); Edgar De Lange (lyricist) |
| And the Angels Sing | Johnny Mercer (lyricist); Ziggy Elman (composer) |
| April in Paris | Vernon Duke (contributor); E. Y. Harburg (contributor) |
| At Last | Harry Warren (composer); Mack Gordon (lyricist) |
| Autumn Nocturne | Josef Myrow (contributor); Kim Gannon (contributor) |
| Avenue C (Instrumental) | Buck Clayton (contributor) |
| Baby Face | Benny Davis (lyricist); Harry Akst (composer) |
| Begin the Beguine (from "Jubilee") | Cole Porter (composer) |
| Blue and Sentimental | Count Basie (contributor); Mack David (contributor); J. Livingston (contributor) |
| Blues in the Night | Harold Arlen (composer); Johnny Mercer (lyricist) |
| Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight) | Johnny Mercer (lyricist); Bernard D. Hanighen (composer) |
| Body and Soul | Robert Sour (lyricist); Edward Heyman (lyricist); Frank Eyton (lyricist); John Green (composer) |
| Caravan (Vocal) | Duke Ellington (composer); Irving Mills (lyricist); Juan Tizol (composer) |
| Chattanooga Choo Choo | Harry Warren (composer); Mack Gordon (lyricist) |
| Cheatin' on Me | Lew Pollack (contributor); Jack Yellen (contributor) |
| Dancing in the Dark (from "The Band Wagon") | Arthur Schwartz (composer); Howard Dietz (lyricist) |
| Don't Fence Me In (from "Hollywood Canteen") | Cole Porter (composer) |
| Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me | Duke Ellington (composer); Bob Russell (lyricist) |
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Duke Ellington (composer); Bob Russell (lyricist) |
| Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (with Anyone Else but Me) | Lew Brown (composer); Charles Tobias (composer); Sam Stept (composer) |
| G.I. Jive | Johnny Mercer (composer) |
| Get Happy | Harold Arlen (composer); Ted Koehler (lyricist) |
| Heaven Can Wait | James Van Heusen (composer); Edgar De Lange (lyricist) |
| Hey Doc! | Edgar M. Sampson (composer); Kim Gannon (composer) |
| I Can't Begin to Tell You | Mack Gordon (lyricist); James Monaco (composer) |
| I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good | Paul Francis Webster (lyricist); Duke Ellington (composer) |
| I Had the Craziest Dream | Harry Warren (composer); Mack Gordon (lyricist) |
| I Want to Be Happy (from "No No, Nanette") | Vincent Youmans (contributor); Irving Caesar (contributor) |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | Ned Washington (lyricist); George Bassman (composer) |
| I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover | Harry Woods (composer); Mort Dixon (composer) |
| I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo | Harry Warren (composer); Mack Gordon (lyricist) |
| In a Mellow Tone (Instrumental Version) | Duke Ellington (contributor) |
| In a Sentimental Mood (Instrumental Version) | Duke Ellington (composer) |
| In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town | Joe Young (lyricist); Ira Schuster (composer); Jack Little (composer) |
| It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | Duke Ellington (composer); Irving Mills (lyricist) |
| It's Only a Paper Moon | Harold Arlen (composer); E. Y. Harburg (lyricist); Billy Rose (lyricist) |
| Jersey Bounce | Bobby Plater (contributor); Tiny Bradshaw (contributor); Edward Johnson (contributor); Buddy Feyne (contributor) |
| Jumpin' at the Woodside (Vocal) | Count (William James) Basie (composer); Jon Hendricks (contributor) |
| La Vie En Rose (Take Me to Your Heart Again) | Mack David (lyricist); Edith Piaf (lyricist); Luis Guglielmi (composer) |
| Li'l Darlin' | Neal Hefti (composer) |
| Love for Sale (from "The New Yorkers") | Cole Porter (composer) |
| Moonlight Serenade (Instrumental) | Glenn Miller (composer) |
| Mood Indigo | Duke Ellington (composer); Irving Mills (composer); Albany Bigard (composer) |
| Pennsylvania 6-5000 | Jerry Gray (composer); Carl Sigman (lyricist) |
| Sleepy Time Gal | Richard Whiting (contributor); Raymond Egan (contributor); Ange Lorenzo (contributor); Joseph Alden (contributor) |
| So Rare | Jeery Herst (contributor); Jack Sharpe (contributor) |
| Solitude | Duke Ellington (composer); Eddie DeLange (lyricist); Irving Mills (lyricist) |
| Star Dust | Hoagy Carmichael (composer); Mitchell Parish (lyricist) |
| Stompin' at the Savoy (Vocal Version) | Benny Goodman (composer); Andy Razaf (lyricist); Edgar Sampson (composer); Chick Webb (composer) |
| They're Either Too Young or Too Old | Arthur Schwartz (contributor); Frank Loesser (contributor) |
| Until I Met You (Corner Pocket) | Don Wolf (contributor); Freddy Greene (contributor) |
| What a Little Moonlight Can Do | Harry Woods (composer) |
| You Are Too Beautiful (from "Hallelujah, I'm a Bum") | Lorenz Hart (lyricist); Richard Rodgers (composer) |
| You Go to My Head | Haven Gillespie (lyricist); J. Fred Coots (composer) |
| You'll Never Know | Harry Warren (composer); Mack Gordon (lyricist) |
