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Billy May, Glen Gray
Swing Era: Swingtime
Album US 1999 on Time Life Music label
Jazz (Big Band, Swing)
This compilation features "modern" stereophonic re-creations recorded in the 1960s and early '70s of the original arrangements of 1930s and '40s Swing era recordings. © 1999 Time-Life, Inc. ℗ 1999 EMI Music Special Markets
Musicians
 | Billy May tr, 1916-2004 US album by, conductor |
 | Glen Gray as, cl, fl, 1906-1963 US album by, conductor |
 | Billy May And His Orchestra , US orchestra |
 | Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra , 1927-1963 US orchestra |
 | Suzanne Manlove other, director, creative services |
| Bonnie Pritchard other, director, licensing |
| Steven L. Janus other, president |
| Martin Shampaine other, senior vice president |
| Lynne O'Connor other, special contributors |
| Tish King other, special contributors |
 | Jim Fishel , other, vice president |
| Lisa Kauffman other, vice president |
 | Mark Stevens voc, US other, vice president |
| Ned Haley other, vice president |
 | Billy Strayhorn p, 1915-1967 US written by, arranged by |
 | Bill Finegan p, 1917-2008 US arranged by |
 | Fred Stulce sax, as, US arranged by |
 | Harry James tr, 1916-1983 US arranged by |
 | Jack Lawrence , 1912-2009 US arranged by |
 | Buster Smith as, g, 1904-1991 US arranged by |
 | Sy Oliver voc, tr, 1910-1988 US arranged by |
 | Dan Grissom voc, sax, 1910-1963 US vocals |
 | Trummy Young tb, 1912-1984 US vocals |
 | Willie Smith as, sax, 1910-1967 US vocals |
 | Jimmy Mundy sax, voc, 1907-1983 US arranged by, written by |
 | Jerry Gray vn, 1915-1976 US written by, arranged by |
 | Larry Wagner , 1907-2002 US written by, arranged by |
 | Artie Shaw cl, 1910-2004 US arranged by |
 | William Grant Still , 1895-1978 US arranged by |
 | Mel Powell p, 1923-1998 US arranged by |
 | H. Eugene Gifford g, 1908-1970 US written by, arranged by |
 | Edgar Sampson ts, 1907-1973 US arranged by, written by |
 | George Bassman b, 1914-1997 US arranged by |
 | Wild Bill Davis org, 1918-1995 US arranged by |
 | Ralph Burns p, 1922-2001 US arranged by, written by |
 | Mary Lou Williams p, 1910-1981 US arranged by |
 | Deane Kincaide sax, bs, 1911-1992 US arranged by |
 | Duke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US written by, arranged by |
 | Buddy Baker , US arranged by |
 | Stan Kenton p, 1911-1979 US arranged by |
 | Anita O'Day voc, 1919-2006 US vocals |
 | Nat King Cole voc, p, 1919-1965 US arranged by, vocals, written by |
 | Oscar Moore g, 1916-1981 US arranged by |
 | The Nat King Cole Trio , 1937-1950 US featuring, re-creation |
 | Elton Hill tr, arranged by |
 | Eileen Wilson , vocals |
 | Allan Davies , vocals |
 | Jerry Whitman voc, vocals |
 | Joe Pryor voc, vocals |
 | Sue Allen voc, US vocals |
 | Tex Beneke voc, sax, ts, 1914-2000 US vocals |
 | William Brown voc, vocals |
Producers
| WorkHorse Creative design |
| Robert Hull executive producer |
| Jeff Zaraya mastered by, mastering engineer |
| Gene Zacharewicz other, director, new product development |
| Alison Yaffie other, production director |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take The "A" Train (Duke Ellington Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Billy Strayhorn | 3:00 |
| 2 | Little Brown Jug (Glenn Miller Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Joseph Eastburn Winner | 2:57 |
| 3 | Ja-Da (Tommy Dorsey Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Bob Carleton | 2:25 |
| 4 | Tuxedo Junction (Glenn Miller Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Erskine Hawkins, Julian Dash, William Johnson | 3:29 |
| 5 | Ciribiribin (Harry James Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Alberto Pestalozza | 2:32 |
| 6 | One O'Clock Jump (Count Basie Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Count Basie | 3:06 |
| 7 | My Blue Heaven (Jimmie Lunceford Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | George Whiting, Walter Donaldson | 3:12 |
| 8 | Sing, Sing, Sing (Parts 1 & 2) (Benny Goodman Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Louis Prima | 8:43 |
| 9 | A String Of Pearls (Glenn Miller Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Jerry Gray | 2:49 |
| 10 | No Name Jive (Parts 1 & 2) (Glen Gray Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Larry Wagner | 6:35 |
| 11 | In The Mood (Glenn Miller Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Andy Razaf, Glenn Miller, Joe Garland | 3:34 |
| 12 | Frenesi (Artie Shaw Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Alberto Dominguez | 3:11 |
| 13 | Chattanooga Choo Choo (Glenn Miller Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Harry Warren, Mack Gordon | 3:26 |
| 14 | Jersey Bounce (Benny Goodman Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Bobby Plater, Eddie Johnson, Tiny Bradshaw | 3:02 |
| 15 | Casa Loma Stomp (Glen Gray Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | H. Eugene Gifford | 2:42 |
| 16 | Stompin' At The Savoy (Benny Goodman Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar Sampson | 3:13 |
| 17 | Let's Dance (Benny Goodman Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Gregory Stone, Joseph Bonime | 2:33 |
| 18 | April In Paris (Count Basie Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Vernon Duke | 3:54 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania 6-5000 (Glenn Miller Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Jerry Gray | 3:13 |
| 20 | Northwest Passage (Woody Herman Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Chubby Jackson, Ralph Burns, Woody Herman | 3:17 |
| 21 | Blues In The Night (Parts 1 & 2) (Jimmie Lunceford Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer | 5:17 |
| 22 | Moten Swing (Andy Kirk Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Bennie Moten, Buster Moten | 3:15 |
| 23 | Boogie Woogie (Tommy Dorsey Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Clarence "Pinetop" Smith | 3:12 |
| 24 | Satin Doll (Duke Ellington Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Duke Ellington | 2:59 |
| 25 | And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine (Stan Kenton Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Charles Lawrence, Joe Greene | 2:57 |
| 26 | Air Mail Special (Benny Goodman Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, Jimmy Mundy | 3:20 |
| 27 | Straighten Up And Fly Right (Nat King Cole Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Irving Mills, Nat King Cole | 2:37 |
| 28 | Drumboogie (Gene Krupa Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Gene Krupa, Roy Eldridge | 3:09 |
| 29 | I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo (Glenn Miller Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Harry Warren, Mack Gordon | 3:09 |
| 30 | Hamp's Boogie Woogie (Lionel Hampton Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Lionel Hampton, Milt Buckner | 3:18 |
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