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Billy May, Glen Gray
Swing Era: Swingtime II
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.
Musicians
 | Billy May tr, 1916-2004 US album by, conductor, conductor, arranged by |
 | 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 |
 | Sy Oliver voc, tr, 1910-1988 US written by, arranged by |
 | Joe Bishop fh, 1907-1974 US arranged by, written by |
 | Larry Clinton tb, tr, cl, 1909-1985 US arranged by |
 | Edgar Sampson ts, 1907-1973 US arranged by, written by |
 | Lennie Hayton p, 1908-1971 US arranged by |
 | Eddie Durham tb, g, 1906-1987 US arranged by, written by |
 | Artie Shaw cl, 1910-2004 US arranged by, written by, arranged by |
 | Duke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US arranged by, written by, written by, arranged by |
 | Jerry Gray vn, 1915-1976 US arranged by |
 | Glenn Miller tb, 1904-1944 US conductor, written by, arranged by |
 | Bob Grabeau voc, vocals |
 | Henri Woode voc, 1909-1994 US arranged by |
 | Helen Ward voc, 1913-1998 US vocals |
 | Red Bone tb, arranged by |
 | Tommy Dorsey tb, 1905-1956 US arranged by |
 | Eddie Heywood p, 1915-1989 US arranged by |
 | Joe Lipman p, US arranged by |
 | Deane Kincaide sax, bs, 1911-1992 US arranged by |
 | Fletcher Henderson p, 1897-1952 US arranged by |
 | Gene Roland tr, 1921-1982 US arranged by |
 | Eileen Wilson , vocals |
 | Edwin Wilcox p, 1907-1968 US arranged by |
 | Ben Homer , 1917-1975 US arranged by, written by |
 | Charlie Barnet as, ss, ts, 1913-1991 US written by, arranged by |
 | Mel Powell p, 1923-1998 US written by, arranged by |
 | Stan Kenton p, 1911-1979 US conductor, written by, arranged by |
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 | Opus One (Tommy Dorsey Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Sy Oliver | 3:00 |
| 2 | Woodchopper's Ball (Woody Herman Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Joe Bishop, Woody Herman | 3:20 |
| 3 | In A Persian Market (Larry Clinton Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Albert W. Ketelbey | 3:09 |
| 4 | Don't Be That Way (Benny Goodman Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson | 3:20 |
| 5 | Temptation (Artie Shaw Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Nacio Herb Brown | 3:01 |
| 6 | Moon Glow (Benny Goodman Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson | 3:24 |
| 7 | Topsy (Count Basie Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Eddie Durham, Edgar Battle | 3:18 |
| 8 | Stardust (Artie Shaw Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Hoagy Carmichael | 3:40 |
| 9 | Caravan (Duke Ellington Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol | 2:35 |
| 10 | Moonlight Cocktail (Glenn Miller Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Kim Gannon, Martin Roberts | 3:08 |
| 11 | Goody Goody (Benny Goodman Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Johnny Mercer, Matty Malneck | 2:30 |
| 12 | Song Of India (Tommy Dorsey Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 3:03 |
| 13 | Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (Glenn Miller Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Charles Tobias, Lew Brown, Sam H. Stept | 3:10 |
| 14 | Begin The Beguine (Eddie Haywood Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Cole Porter | 3:20 |
| 15 | I Can't Get Started (Bunny Berigan Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Vernon Duke | 3:47 |
| 16 | Moonlight Serenade (Glenn Miller Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Glenn Miller | 3:26 |
| 17 | March Of The Toys (Tommy Dorsey Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Victor Herbert | 3:12 |
| 18 | King Porter Stomp (Benny Goodman Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Jelly Roll Morton | 3:06 |
| 19 | Tampico (Stan Kenton Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher | 2:37 |
| 20 | Nightmare (Artie Shaw Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Artie Shaw | 3:01 |
| 21 | Rhythm Is Our Business (Jimmie Lunceford Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Jimmie Lunceford, Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin | 3:17 |
| 22 | Sentimental Journey (Les Brown Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Ben Homer, Bud Green, Les Brown | 3:19 |
| 23 | Jumpin' At The Woodside (Count Basie Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Count Basie | 2:49 |
| 24 | I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (Duke Ellington Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Duke Ellington | 3:17 |
| 25 | Redskin Rhumba (Charlie Barnet Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Charlie Barnet | 2:35 |
| 26 | Mission To Moscow (Benny Goodman Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Mel Powell | 2:48 |
| 27 | Carioca (Artie Shaw Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans | 3:11 |
| 28 | Pompton Turnpike (Charlie Barnet Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Charlie Barnet | 3:12 |
| 29 | Cherokee (Charlie Barnet Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Ray Noble | 3:22 |
| 30 | Artistry In Rhythm (Stan Kenton Version) | Billy May, Glen Gray | Stan Kenton | 3:42 |
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