Classic Artie Shaw Bluebird and Victor sessions.

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Shaw, Artie, 1910-2004, instrumentalist.

Contributor:

Artie Shaw Orchestra, performer.

Gramercy Five, performer.

Joseph B. Glossberg Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jazz--1931-1940.

Jazz.

Jazz--1941-1950.

Big band music.

Swing (Music).

Jazz vocals.

Alternate takes (Sound recordings).

Genre:

Big band music.

Jazz vocals.

Sound recordings.

Jazz.

Physical Description:

7 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

Stamford, Conn. : Mosaic Records, [2009]

Language Note:

Vocal selections sung in English.

System Details:

digital

optical

1.4 m/s

digital recording

Contents:

Disc I. Begin the beguine (3:15) ; Indian love call (3:11) ; Comin' on (2:45) ; Back Bay shuffle (3:13) ; Any old time (3:14) ; I can't believe that you're in love with me (3:07) ; Nightmare (2:49) ; Non-stop flight (2:46) ; Yesterdays (3:17) ; What is this thing called love? (3:13) ; Softly, as in a morning sunrise (3:11) ; Copenhagen (2:37) ; Jungle drums (3:30) ; It had to be you (2:29) ; Lover, come back to me (3:32) ; My heart stood still (2:47) ; Rosalie (2:41) ; Vilia (3:04) ; The man I love (3:09) ; The donkey serenade (3:13) ; Zigeuner (2:51) ; Carioca (3:08) ; I can't believe that you're in love with me (alt tk -2) (3:07) ; Yesterdays (alt tk -1a) (3:17)

Disc II. Alone together (3:21) ; Rose room (3:07) ; Delightful delirium (2:54) ; Prosschai (3:09) ; I'm coming Virginia (2:27) ; Pastel blue (3:03) ; Snug as a bug in a rug (2:45) ; One night stand (3:02) ; One foot in the groove (3:39) ; Octoroon (2:53) ; When winter comes (2:49) ; Out of nowhere (3:19) ; I can't afford to dream (2:27) ; Go fly a kite (2:34) ; Traffic jam (2:13) ; Serenade to a savage (2:32) ; Put that down in writing (2:43) ; Oh, lady be good (3:10) ; I surrender, dear (3:38) ; If what you say is true (3:10) ; You're a lucky guy (2:37) ; Shadows (2:44) ; Serenade to a savage (alt tk -7) (2:32) ; Shadows (alt tk -2) (2:44)

Disc III. Frenesi (3:05) ; Adios, Marquita linda (3:36) ; A deserted farm (2:46) ; April in Paris (3:24) ; King for a day (3:22) ; Special delivery stomp (2:42) ; Summit ridge drive (3:19) ; Keepin' myself for you (3:13) ; Cross your heart (2:36) ; Temptation (3:06) ; Chantez les bas = Sing 'em low (3:07) ; Star dust (3:37) ; Marinella (2:34) ; Danza lucumi (2:54) ; This is romance (3:18) ; What is there to say? (3:09) ; Pyramid (2:54) ; Blues, pt. 1 (3:15) ; Blues, pt. 2 (3:11) ; Who's excited? (3:18) ; Prelude in C major (2:52) ; Dr. Livingstone, I presume? (3:22) ; When the quail come back to San Quentin (3:17) ; My blue heaven (2:47) ; Smoke gets in your eyes (3:14)

Disc IV. Concerto for clarinet, pt. 1 (4:31) ; Concerto for clarinet, pt. 2 (4:53) ; Dancing in the dark (3:02) ; I cover the waterfront (3:29) ; Moonglow (3:29) ; Alone together (3:09) ; If I had you (3:14) ; Georgia on my mind (2:47) ; Why shouldn't I? (3:21) ; It had to be you (2:44) ; Confessin' (That I love you) (3:18) ; Love me a little, little (3:02) ; Beyond the blue horizon (2:43) ; Don't take your love from me (3:05) ; Blues in the night (3:12) ; Nocturne (3:33) ; Rockin' chair (3:07) ; Through the years (3:16) ; If I love again (3:22) ; Is it taboo? (3:16) ; I ask the stars (3:26) ; Beyond the blue horizon (2:43) ; Blues in the night (alt tk -1) (3:12)

Disc V. Take your shoes off, baby (3:24) ; Solid Sam (3:16) ; Just kiddin' around (3:20) ; To a Broadway Rose (3:30) ; St. James Infirmary blues, pt. 1 (2:58) ; St. James Infirmary blues, pt. 2 (3:22) ; Deuces wild (2:10) ; Evensong (Dusk) (4:13) ; Suite #8 (4:37) ; Hindustan (3:20) ; Carnival (2:47) ; Needlenose (3:24) ; Two in one blues (3:22) ; Sometimes I feel like a motherless child (3:12) ; Solid Sam (alt tk -2) (3:16) ; Just kiddin' around (alt tk -2) (3:20) ; To a Broadway Rose (alt tk -2) (3:30) ; St. James Infirmary blues, pt. 1 (alt tk -1) (2:58) ; St. James Infirmary blues, pt. 2 (alt tk -1) (3:22) ; Deuces wild (alt tk -1) (2:10) ; Carnival (alt tk -2) (2:47)

Disc VI. Lady Day (3:03) ; Jumpin' on the merry-go-round (3:08) ; I'll never be the same (3:16) ; 'S wonderful (3:06) ; Bedford drive (3:17) ; The Grabtown grapple (2:55) ; The sad sack (3:04) ; September song (3:17) ; Little jazz (2:55) ; But not for me (3:00) ; Tea for two (3:00) ; Summertime (4:26) ; Easy to love (3:01) ; Time on my hands (2:59) ; Tabu (3:08) ; A foggy day (3:10) ; These foolish things (3:11) ; The man I love (3:06) ; I could write a book (3:01) ; Thrill of a lifetime (3:19) ; Kasbah (3:10) ; Lament (3:05) ; Lucky number (2:50) ; Kasbah (alt tk -1) (3:10) ; Lucky number (alt tk -1) (2:50)

Disc VII. Love walked in (2:51) ; Soon (3:06) ; Keepin' myself for you (3:11) ; No one but you (3:05) ; Natch (3:17) ; They can't take that away from me (2:48) ; Our love is here to stay (2:56) ; I was doing all right (3:08) ; Someone to watch over me (3:05) ; Things are looking up (3:09) ; The maid with the flaccid air (3:52) ; No one but you (3:03) ; They didn't believe me (2:59) ; Dancing on the ceiling (3:12) ; I can't get started (3:24) ; Just floatin' along (3:07) ; Don't blame me (2:56) ; I can't escape from you (3:04) ; Scuttlebut (3:14) ; The gentile grifter (2:52) ; Mysterioso (3:06) ; Hop, skip and jump (3:00) ; Mysterioso (alt tk.) (3:03).

Participant:

Artie Shaw and his orchestra ; Artie Shaw and his Gramercy 5 (Artie Shaw, clarinet ; Billy Butterfield or Roy Eldridge, trumpet ; Johnny Guarneiri, harpsichord or Dodo Marmarosa, piano ; Al Hendrickson or Barney Kessel, guitar ; Jud DeNaut or Morris Rayman, bass ; Nick Fatool or Lou Fromm, drums).

Notes:

Mosaic Records: MD7-234 (discs); A 756102, A 756104--A 756106, AA 756102, AA 756104, AA 756105, AB 756102, AB 756104, AB 756105 (additional numbers on discs); 244 (container spines).

Recorded between July 24, 1938 and Aug. 2, 1945 in New York City, Hollywood, and Chicago.

Principally consists of previously released works.

Compact discs; 4 containers, issued in box.

Program notes by John McDonough and discography (36 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.) laid in box.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Joseph B. Glossberg Fund.

OCLC:

460123215

Publisher Number:

MD7-244 Mosaic Records

244 Mosaic Records

A 756102 Mosaic Records

A 756104 Mosaic Records

A 756105 Mosaic Records

A 756106 Mosaic Records

AA 756102 Mosaic Records

AA 756104 Mosaic Records

AA 756105 Mosaic Records

AB 756102 Mosaic Records

AB 756104 Mosaic Records

AB 756105 Mosaic Records