| Product Summary | | Label: Bmg/rca Victor | | UPC: 00090266850723 | | Release Date: 9/17/1996 | | Buy.com Sku: 60154991 | | Item#: M2XHXV | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25140 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Chattanooga Choo-Choo - Glenn Miller ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. Tuxedo Junction - Erskine Hawkins ~ Various Artists | | | 3. Cherokee - Charlie Barnet ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Take The "A" Train - Duke Ellington ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Stardust - Artie Shaw ~ Various Artists | | | 6. One O'Clock Jump - Benny Goodman ~ Various Artists | | | 7. Hey, Pretty Baby - Count Basie ~ Various Artists | | | 8. I'll Never Smile Again - Tommy Dorsey/Frank SInatra ~ Various Artists | | | 9. Flying Home - Illinois Jacquet ~ Various Artists | | | 10. Four Brothers - Woody Herman ~ Various Artists | | | 11. Turn Me Loose - Lionel Hampton ~ Various Artists | | | 12. Song Of India - Tommy Dorsey ~ Various Artists | | | 13. Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman ~ Various Artists | | | 14. In The Mood - Glenn Miller ~ Various Artists | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Recorded between 1937 & 1976. | | Liner Note Author: Stephanie L. Stein. | | Recording information: Carnegie Hall, New York, NY (01/29/1937-11/20/1976); Hollywood, CA (01/29/1937-11/20/1976); New York, NY (01/29/1937-11/20/1976); Newport Jazz Festival (01/29/1937-11/20/1976). | | Illustrator: Al Hirschfeld. | | Arranger: Gray. | | Big Band Greatest Hits is an entertaining collection of swing classics, including Benny Goodman's "Sing, Sing, Sing," Glenn Miller's "Chattanooga Choo Choo," Tommy Dorsey's "I'll Never Smile Again," Duke Ellington's "Take the 'A' Train," and Artie Shaw's "Stardust." While it is assembled too haphazardly to appeal to the jazz purists, it is an excellent sampler for casual fans of big band jazz. ~ Leo Stanley |
Producer: Hank Hoffman; Steven Gates |
Engineer: Paul Brizzi |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 09/17/1996 | | Original Release Date : 1996 | | Catalog ID : 68507 | | Label : RCA Victor Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 58m : 15s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Mixed | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00090266850723 |
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