Boxset / Compilation · 2006
Tracklist
1. King Phillip Stomp
2. Willow Weep For Me
3. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
4. 'S Wonderful
5. Apple Honey
6. I Remember You
7. The Claw
8. Pizza Boy
9. Let's Get Away From It All
10 Love Is Here To Stay
11. I Only Have Eyes For You
12. Chelsea Bridge
13. Swing Song Blues
14. How High The Moon
15. Early Autumn
16. King Porter Stomp
17. Lullaby Of Birdland
18. Moten Swing
19. Just In Time
20. I Want To Be Happy
21. Take The "A" Train
22. I'm Beginning To See The Light
23. Pick Yourself Up
24. Lean Baby.
Total Time: 75:59 mins
Line-up/Musicians
#1-12: Les Brown “Jazz Song Book”
Personnel: Wes Hensel (tp, arr), Bill Holman, Frank Comstock (arr); Dick Collins, Jerry Kadowitz, Mickey McMahan, Al Porcino (tp); Don Fagerquist (tp), Dick Kenney, Roy Main (tb); Jim Hill (b-tb, arr.), Stumpy Brown (b-tb, vcl), Les Brown (cl, as, arr.), Buddy DeFranco (cl), Ralph La Polla (as), Matt Utal (as, fl), Billy Usselton (ts), Zoot Sims (ts), Ronnie Lang (as, bar, fl), Abe Aaron (ts, bar), Butch Stone (bar), Frank Rosolino (tb), Terry Gibbs (vib), Donn Trenner (p), Tony Rizzi (g), Bob Burteaux (b), Jack Sperling (d), Bob Neal (d), Mel Lewis (d).
Recorded in studio, Hollywood, California, March 19-30 & May 29, 1959.
#13-24: Les Brown “Swing Song Book”
Personnel: Wes Hensel (tp, arr), Frank Beach, Dick Collins, Jerry Kadowitz, Mickey McMahan (tp), Dick Kenney, Roy Main (tb), Jim Hill (b-tb, arr), Stumpy Brown (b-tb), Les Brown (cl, as, arr), Abe Most (cl), Abe Aaron (ss, ts, bar), Ralph La Polla (cl, as), Matt Utal (as, fl), Billy Usselton (ts), Butch Stone (bar, vcl), Donn Trenner (p), Howard Roberts, Allen Reuss, Tony Rizzi (g), Bob Burteaux (b); Jack Sperling (d), Laurie Johnson (vcl), Frank Comstock, Bob Higgins, Skip Martin, Ben Homer, Billy May (arr).
Recorded in studio, Hollywood, California, Jan 21-27, 1959.
About this release
Lonehill Jazz Spain LHJ10261
Includes two legendary LPs on 1 CD plus a 16-page booklet: "Swing Song Book" (1959) and "Jazz Swing Book" (1964)
Thanks to snobb for the addition
