Artie Shaw – Re-Creates His Great ’38 Band
Artie Shaw – Re-Creates His Great ’38 Band
It’s 1938 band that was recreated in stereo in 1968 by Capitol Records, with Shaw conducting and producing, though not playing. Shaw’s clarinet part is [More]
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Artie Shaw – The Complete Gramercy Five Sessions
Artie Shaw – The Complete Gramercy Five Sessions
“Many swing big-band leaders featured small groups out of their orchestra as added attractions, particularly Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey with his Clambake Seven, and Bob [More]
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Artie Shaw and His Orchestra with Helen Forrest – All the Things You Are (1939)
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra with Helen Forrest – All the Things You Are (1939)
“All the Things You Are” is a song composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II. The song was written for the [More]
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Artie Shaw and His Orchestra – At the Café Rouge (1939)
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra – At the Café Rouge (1939)
NBC Radio Broadcast. Date: October 20, 1939. Track listing: “Nightmare” (Opening Theme) “Out Of Nowhere” “Put That Down In Writing” “Many Dreams Ago” “What Is [More]
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Artie Shaw – Spotlight Bands (Navy Hospital, San Diego, California, September 12, 1945)
Artie Shaw – Spotlight Bands (Navy Hospital, San Diego, California, September 12, 1945)
  Track listing: 1. Introduction 0:00 2. Nightmare 0:49 3. Tabu 1:24 4. Little Jazz 4:33 5. Summit Ridge Drive 7:55 6. Lucky Number 11:08 [More]
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Artie Shaw, Jack Teagarden, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Boyd Raeburn – Big Band Live Jazz
Artie Shaw, Jack Teagarden, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Boyd Raeburn – Big Band Live Jazz
DVD- Black and White – Original Filmed Performances. One DVD and one CD includes: Tracklisting & Personnel: ARTIE SHAW & HIS ORCHESTRA 1. Nightmare 2. [More]
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Artie Shaw´s Class In Swing (Short Film, 1939)
Artie Shaw´s Class In Swing (Short Film, 1939)
A short film about one of the most popular swing orchestras of the 1930’s. After a brief introduction of Shaw’s theme song, “Nightmare,” the band [More]
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Artie Shaw And His Orchestra (Short Film, 1939)
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra (Short Film, 1939)
In this 1939 short film in the Melody Master series, that was re-released in 1948 and 1955, Artie Shaw) leads his orchestra in “Begin the [More]
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The Best Big Bands of the Swing Era
The Best Big Bands of the Swing Era
00:00 – Gene Krupa & Anita O’Day – Let Me Off Uptown 03:04 – Glenn Miller – Chattanooga Choo Choo 06:29 – Woody Herman – [More]
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Artie Shaw and His Orchestra – Begin the Beguine
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra – Begin the Beguine
“Begin the Beguine” (Cole Porter). A Beguine was originally a Christian lay woman of the 13th or 14th century living in a religious community without [More]
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