Recommended Materials
SUGAR: THE BEST OF THE COMPLETE RCA VICTOR RECORDINGS
Collection of Louis Armstrong recordings from RCA sessions between 1930 and 1947, with guest artists Duke Ellington, Chick Webb, Johnny Hodges, Bobby Hackett, Teddy Wilson and Jack Teagarden. Tracks include “Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans?”, “St. Louis Blues”, “That’s My Home”, “I’ve Got the World On a String” and “High Society”.
RCA Bluebird # 63851, 2001.
BENNY GOODMAN: THE COMPLETE RCA VICTOR SMALL GROUP MASTER TAKES
Benny Goodman with Helen Ward, Lionel Hampton, Gene Krupa and Teddy Wilson, in sessions for RCA Victor between 1935 and 1939. Tracks include the #1 hit recording from 1935, “Moonglow”. Other tracks include “Tea for Two”, “Handful of Keys”, “Avalon” and “Runnin’ Wild”.
Definitive # 11169, 2000.
BILLIE HOLIDAY’S GREATEST HITS
Billie Holiday recordings from 1944 and 1950 for Decca, with guest artists Bobby Hackett, Lester Young, Cozy Cole, Denzil Best, Tiny Grimes, Mundell Lowe, George Duvivier and Buck Clayton. Tracks include “Solitude”, “Easy Living”, “What Is This Thing Called Love” and “You’re My Thrill”.
GRP Records # 653, 1995.
ARTIE SHAW & HIS ORCHESTRA, 1938, VOL. 2, THE UNCOLLECTED
Recordings of Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, with guest artist Helen Forrest, from 1938. Tracks include the top ten recording of “Deep in a Dream”. Other tracks include “If I Had You”, “Thanks for Everything”, “I Used to be Color Blind” and “Softly as in a Morning Sunrise”.
Hindsight # 140, 1979.
THE GLENN MILLER BIG BAND SOUNDS
Recordings from World War II concert tours. Tracks include the #1 hit recording from 1941 “String of Pearls”. Other tracks include “Begin the Beguine”, “In the Mood”, “Chattanooga Choo Choo”, “Tuxedo Junction”, “Stardust” and "Moonlight Serenade”.
Direct Source # 75172, 1999.