Most Famous Hits

~ Release by Benny Goodman (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Perfidia
recording of:
Perfidia
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
3:22
2Stardust
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
3:28
3Clarinet a La King
recording of:
Clarinet à la King
writer:
Eddie Sauter
3:23
4I Found a New Baby
recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
2:08
5Can't Give You Anything but Love
recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing and EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:31
6And the Angels Sing
recording of:
And the Angels Sing
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Ziggy Elman
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., WC Music Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:08
7Get Happy
recording of:
Get Happy
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1929)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Remick Music Corp., S.A. Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Summer Stock
part of:
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue (1930)
3:08
8Swing Time in the Rockies
recording of:
Swingtime in the Rockies
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Jimmy Mundy
3:08
9Six Flats Unfurnished
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1942-07-27)
alto saxophone:
Clint Neagley (on 1942-07-27) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1942-07-27)
baritone saxophone:
Bob Poland (on 1942-07-27)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-07-27)
double bass:
Cliff Hill (bass) (on 1942-07-27)
drums (drum set):
Hud Davies (on 1942-07-27)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1942-07-27)
piano:
Mel Powell (American composer and jazz pianist) (on 1942-07-27)
tenor saxophone:
Leonard Sims (on 1942-07-27) and Jon Walton (on 1942-07-27)
trombone:
Charlie Castaldo (on 1942-07-27) and Lou McGarity (on 1942-07-27)
trumpet:
Benny Baker (on 1942-07-27), Al Davis (on 1942-07-27), Tony Faso (on 1942-07-27) and Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1942-07-27)
orchestra:
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (on 1942-07-27)
recording of:
Six Flats Unfurnished (on 1942-07-27)
writer:
Richard Maltby (Richard Maltby, Sr., 1914-1991)
3:16
10It Had to Be You
recording of:
It Had to Be You
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1924)
composer:
Isham Jones (in 1924)
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1924-05-09)
2:59
11Jersey Bounce
recording of:
Jersey Bounce
lyricist:
Robert B. Wright
composer:
Tiny Bradshaw, Edward Johnson (US songwriter) and Bobby Plater
3:00
12Darktown Strutters Ball
alto saxophone:
Sol Kane (on 1942-01-15) and Clint Neagley (on 1942-01-15)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1942-01-15)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-01-15)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1942-01-15)
guitar:
Tom Morgan (Big band era guitarist) (on 1942-01-15)
piano:
Mel Powell (American composer and jazz pianist) (on 1942-01-15)
tenor saxophone:
George Berg (on 1942-01-15) and Vido Musso (on 1942-01-15)
trombone:
Cutty Cutshall (on 1942-01-15) and Lou McGarity (on 1942-01-15)
trumpet:
Bernie Privin (on 1942-01-15)
recording of:
Darktown Strutters’ Ball (on 1942-01-15)
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks (in 1917)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
2:26
13Bugle Call Rag
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
2:37
14Jumping at the Woodside
recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
3:14
15It Could Happen to You
3:20
16Benny Rides Again
recording of:
Benny Rides Again
writer:
Eddie Sauter
4:27
17You Turned the Tables on Me
recording of:
You Turned the Tables on Me
lyricist:
Sidney Mitchell
composer:
Louis Alter
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1936)
2:46
18Seven Comes Eleven
recording of:
Seven Come Eleven
composer:
Charlie Christian and Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
6:42
19Alexander's Ragtime Band
recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
2:05
20King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
2:32
2▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Stompin' at the Savoy
recording of:
Stompin’ at the Savoy
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader), Edgar Sampson and Chick Webb
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog (ASCAP), Ragbag Music (ASCAP), Razaf Music, Rytvoc (ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
2:26
2Rose of Washington Square
recording of:
Rose of Washington Square
lyricist:
James F. Hanley
composer:
Ballard MacDonald
2:41
3Fascination Rhythm
recording of:
Fascinatin’ Rhythm
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (renewed) (1929–2019) and Harms, Inc. (in 1924)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
2:16
4All the Cats Join In
recording of:
All the Cats Join In
writer:
Ray Gilbert, Eddie Sauter and Alec Wilder (American composer)
2:55
5The Mad Boogie
recording of:
The Mad Boogie
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Buster Harding
publisher:
Chappell Paris
2:32
6Somebody Stole My Gal
recording of:
Somebody Stole My Gal
lyricist and composer:
Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929) (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter
sub-publisher:
Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag
2:23
7The Earl
2:44
8Clarinade
recording of:
Clarinade (Arr. for big band and clarinet)
composer:
Mel Powell (American composer and jazz pianist)
arranger:
Chris Walden
arrangement of:
Clarinade
2:47
9Lady Be Good
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1978-01-17)
double bass:
Michael Moore (Bass player) (on 1978-01-17)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1978-01-17)
guitar:
Cal Collins (on 1978-01-17)
piano:
Mary Lou Williams (American jazz pianist and composer) (on 1978-01-17)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1978-01-17)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1978-01-17)
live instrumental recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good! (on 1978-01-17)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
5:42
10One O'Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
3:13
11Sugar Foot Jump
recording of:
Sugar Foot Stomp
composer:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
version of:
Dippermouth Blues
2:47
12Christopher Columbus
recording of:
Christopher Columbus
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Leon “Chu” Berry
3:36
13Roll Em
recording of:
Roll ’em
composer:
Mary Lou Williams (American jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 2016)
6:27
14Let's Dance
recording of:
Let’s Dance (Benny Goodman’s theme song)
lyricist:
Fanny May Baldridge
composer:
Joseph Bonime, Gregory Stone and Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
0:44
15How High the Moon
recording of:
How High the Moon
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
8:51
16Down South Camp Meeting
recording of:
Down South Camp Meetin’
composer:
Fletcher Henderson and Irving Mills
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:57
17Bach Goes to Town
recording of:
Bach Goes to Town
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
2:42
18Sing, Sing, Sing
recording of:
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Prima
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) (ended) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
6:23
19Mission to Moscow
recording of:
Mission to Moscow
composer:
Mel Powell (American composer and jazz pianist)
2:42
20Frankie & Johnnie
recording of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of “Frankie and Albert”)
publisher:
Hughie Cannon (in 1904) and Carl Sandburg (in 1927)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 254)
is based on:
You’re My Baby
3:14