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    01/01/2029

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    All Music Guide Review

    The Smithsonian's four-disc tribute to the swing/big band era, compiled by the late, great Martin Williams, offers as comprehensive a look at the genre as possible from a general perspective. Williams featured great and lightweight bands, highly popular vocalists like Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, dubious ones with large followings like Bob Eberly and Doris Day and underrated ones such as Al Hibbler and Helen Humes. Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Woody Herman and Benny Goodman are well-represented, but so are Harry James, Glenn Miller and Bob Crosby. The sound quality is first-rate and the liner notes are informative, and the material is nicely divided between familiar cuts and obscure tracks. The Smithsonian's sets are sometimes attacked for emphasizing one style over another or not representing each era of a genre; that cannot be leveled at this anthology. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

    Swing That Music (Smithsonian) Track Listing

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  • 1
  • After You've Gone
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for After You've Gone from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 2
  • Black and Blue
  • Armstrong, Louis & His Orchestra
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for Black and Blue from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 3
  • Blue Again
  • Armstrong, Louis & His Orchestra
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Blue Again from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 4
  • Stardust
  • Armstrong, Louis & His Orchestra
  • 3:33
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  • 5
  • I've Got the World on a String
  • Armstrong, Louis & His Orchestra
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for I've Got the World on a String from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 6
  • Swing That Music
  • Armstrong, Louis & His Orchestra
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for Swing That Music from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 7
  • Struttin' With Some Barbecue
  • Armstrong, Louis & His Orchestra
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Struttin' With Some Barbecue from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 8
  • It's the Talk of the Town
  • 3:32
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  • 9
  • Nagasaki
  • 3:25
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  • 10
  • Zaz Zuh Zaz
  • Calloway, Cab & His Orchestra
  • 3:24
  • Sound Clip for Zaz Zuh Zaz from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 11
  • My Gal
  • Calloway, Cab & His Orchestra
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for My Gal from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 12
  • A Ghost of a Chance
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for A Ghost of a Chance from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 13
  • A Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid
  • 3:12
  • Sound Clip for A Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 14
  • Smoke Dreams
  • 3:04
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  • 15
  • I Can't Get Started
  • Berigan, Bunny & His Orchestra
  • 4:45
  • Sound Clip for I Can't Get Started from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 16
  • Clap Your Hands! Here Comes Charley!
  • Webb, Chick & His Orchestra
  • 2:32
  • Sound Clip for Clap Your Hands! Here Comes Charley! from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 17
  • Undecided
  • 3:13
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  • 18
  • Have Mercy
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for Have Mercy from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 19
  • At Long Last Love
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for At Long Last Love from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 20
  • I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
  • Teagarden, Jack Orchestra
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 21
  • Embraceable You
  • Hackett, Bobby & His Orchestra
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for Embraceable You from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 22
  • Tain't What You Do
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Tain't What You Do from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 23
  • Well, All Right, Then
  • 2:39
  • Sound Clip for Well, All Right, Then from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 24
  • More Than You Know
  • 2:52
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  • 25 (2)
  • Stardust
  • Jenney, Jack & His Orchestra
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for Stardust from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 26 (2)
  • Kitty on Toast
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for Kitty on Toast from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 27 (2)
  • Piano Man
  • Hines, Earl & His Orchestra
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for Piano Man from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 28 (2)
  • Skylark
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for Skylark from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 29 (2)
  • Stormy Monday Blues
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for Stormy Monday Blues from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 30 (2)
  • Darn That Dream
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for Darn That Dream from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 31 (2)
  • The Man I Love
  • 3:49
  • Sound Clip for The Man I Love from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 32 (2)
  • Solo Flight
  • 2:47
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  • 33 (2)
  • How Deep Is the Ocean?
  • 3:04
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  • 34 (2)
  • Why Don't You Do Right?
  • 3:12
  • Sound Clip for Why Don't You Do Right? from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 35 (2)
  • Clarinade
  • Goodman, Benny & His Orchestra
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Clarinade from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 36 (2)
  • Blue Skies
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Blue Skies from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 37 (2)
  • All or Nothing at All
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for All or Nothing at All from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 38 (2)
  • I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 39 (2)
  • You Don't Know What Love Is
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for You Don't Know What Love Is from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 40 (2)
  • I'm Beginning to See the Light
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for I'm Beginning to See the Light from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 41 (2)
  • Contrasts
  • Dorsey, Jimmy & His Orchestra
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for Contrasts from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 42 (2)
  • Tangerine
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Tangerine from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 43 (2)
  • I'm Glad There Is You
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for I'm Glad There Is You from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 44 (2)
  • Oh, Look at Me Now
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for Oh, Look at Me Now from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 45 (2)
  • Everything Happens to Me
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for Everything Happens to Me from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 46 (2)
  • Yes, Indeed!
  • 3:27
  • Sound Clip for Yes, Indeed! from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 47 (2)
  • Daybreak
  • 3:10
  • Sound Clip for Daybreak from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 48 (3)
  • Manhattan Serenade
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for Manhattan Serenade from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 49 (3)
  • Day in, Day Out
  • 3:34
  • Sound Clip for Day in, Day Out from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 50 (3)
  • St. James Infirmary
  • 6:20
  • Sound Clip for St. James Infirmary from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 51 (3)
  • I Can't Get Started
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for I Can't Get Started from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 52 (3)
  • Swing! Brother, Swing!
  • 1:50
  • Sound Clip for Swing! Brother, Swing! from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 53 (3)
  • They Can't Take That Away from Me
  • 3:18
  • Sound Clip for They Can't Take That Away from Me from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 54 (3)
  • If I Could Be With You
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for If I Could Be With You from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 55 (3)
  • Nobody Knows
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for Nobody Knows from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 56 (3)
  • I Want a Little Girl
  • 2:36
  • Sound Clip for I Want a Little Girl from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 57 (3)
  • Every Day I Have the Blues
  • 5:26
  • Sound Clip for Every Day I Have the Blues from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 58 (3)
  • Let Me Off Uptown
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Let Me Off Uptown from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 59 (3)
  • After You've Gone
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for After You've Gone from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 60 (3)
  • Rockin' Chair
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Rockin' Chair from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 61 (3)
  • That's What You Think
  • 3:12
  • Sound Clip for That's What You Think from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 62 (3)
  • McGhee Special
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for McGhee Special from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 63 (3)
  • All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
  • Anderson, Ivie & Her Boys from Dixie
  • 2:29
  • Sound Clip for All God's Chillun Got Rhythm from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 64 (3)
  • Echoes of Harlem
  • 3:02
  • Sound Clip for Echoes of Harlem from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 65 (3)
  • Yearning for Love
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for Yearning for Love from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 66 (3)
  • I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
  • 3:17
  • Sound Clip for I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 67 (3)
  • I Don't Know What Kind of Blues I Got
  • 3:12
  • Sound Clip for I Don't Know What Kind of Blues I Got from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 68 (3)
  • I'm Just a Lucky So-And-So
  • 3:10
  • Sound Clip for I'm Just a Lucky So-And-So from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 69 (3)
  • Passion Flower
  • 4:27
  • Sound Clip for Passion Flower from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 70 (3)
  • Little Rock Getaway
  • 2:30
  • Sound Clip for Little Rock Getaway from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 71 (4)
  • I'm Free (What's New?)
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for I'm Free (What's New?) from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 72 (4)
  • My Inspiration
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for My Inspiration from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 73 (4)
  • Chattanooga Choo Choo
  • 3:24
  • Sound Clip for Chattanooga Choo Choo from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 74 (4)
  • Serenade in Blue
  • 3:26
  • Sound Clip for Serenade in Blue from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 75 (4)
  • Sentimental Journey
  • 3:45
  • Sound Clip for Sentimental Journey from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 76 (4)
  • You're My Thrill
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for You're My Thrill from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 77 (4)
  • The Moose
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for The Moose from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 78 (4)
  • What a Diff'rence a Day Made
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for What a Diff'rence a Day Made from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 79 (4)
  • Tess's Torch Song (I Had a Man)
  • 2:28
  • Sound Clip for Tess's Torch Song (I Had a Man) from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 80 (4)
  • Good Jelly Blues
  • Eckstine, Billy & His Orchestra
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for Good Jelly Blues from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 81 (4)
  • I'll Wait and Pray
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for I'll Wait and Pray from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 82 (4)
  • Lover Man
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for Lover Man from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 83 (4)
  • Mean to Me
  • 2:39
  • Sound Clip for Mean to Me from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 84 (4)
  • In a Sentimental Mood
  • Eckstine, Billy & His Orchestra
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for In a Sentimental Mood from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 85 (4)
  • Body and Soul
  • 3:12
  • Sound Clip for Body and Soul from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 86 (4)
  • I Only Have Eyes for You
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for I Only Have Eyes for You from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 87 (4)
  • Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe
  • 3:25
  • Sound Clip for Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 88 (4)
  • Everywhere
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for Everywhere from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 89 (4)
  • Early Autumn
  • 3:10
  • Sound Clip for Early Autumn from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 90 (4)
  • A Sunday Kind of Love
  • 3:22
  • Sound Clip for A Sunday Kind of Love from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 91 (4)
  • Mingus Fingers
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for Mingus Fingers from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 92 (4)
  • Willow Weep for Me
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for Willow Weep for Me from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 93 (4)
  • All About Ronnie
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for All About Ronnie from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


  • 94 (4)
  • I Can't Get Started
  • Gillespie, Dizzy & His Orchestra
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for I Can't Get Started from Swing That Music (Smithsonian)


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