Recommended Materials
THE KING OF SWING AND HIS BIG BAND: 1934-1939
20 recordings by Benny Goodman with guest artists Helen Ward, Toots Mondello, Fletcher Henderson and Gene Krupa. Tracks include the #4 hit from 1937, “Stompin’ at the Savoy.”
Jazz Legends # 1002, 2003.
HONEYSUCKLE ROSE
Fats Waller recordings including the top twenty hit from 1937, “The Joint is Jumpin’”.
Living Era Records # 298, 2004.
DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES
Recordings by Nat Shilkret & His Victor Orchestra from 1926 through 1930. Tracks include the 1928 #10 hit “Dusky Stevedore.”
Living Era # 5389, 2002.
RHAPSODIES IN BLACK: MUSIC AND WORDS FROM THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
Recordings from 1918 through 2000 including the 1929 #2 hit recording by Leo Reisman “Ain’t Misbehavin’.”
Rhino Records # 79874, 2000.
LOUIS ARMSTRONG 16 MOST REQUESTED SONGS
The top hit recordings by Louis Armstrong including the 1932 top twenty hit “Keepin’ the Mischief Out.”
Legacy Recordings # 57900, 1994.
TRANSCRIPTIONS: FATS WALLER, VOL. 2 1939
16 songs recorded by Fats Waller on August 7, 1939. Tracks include “Ain’t Misbehavin”, “Honeysuckle Rose”, “Sweet Sue, Just You”, “Spider and the Fly” and “Lonesome Me.”
Naxos Jazz # 813-0692, 2003.
THE CLASSIC SINGLES: NAT KING COLE
4 Disc collection of recordings by Nat King Cole from 1942 and 1964. Tracks include the top twenty hit song from 1944 “Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good to You?”
Capitol EMI Records # 92055, 2003.
I’M IN THE MOOD FOR SWING
Collection of 24 recordings from the swing era, performed by Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman, Benny Carter and Frank Sinatra. Tracks include the #2 recording by Andy Kirk from 1946, “Christopher Columbus.”
Living Era # 5309, 1999.
THE KING OF JAZZ
Collection of recordings from 1920 through 1936 by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra with guest artists Bing Crosby and Paul Robeson. Tracks include the #12 hit from 1928, “Louisiana.”
Living Era # 5170, 1996.