This collection of "spooky" performances is dominated by songs dealing with ghosts and monsters, everything from "Mysterious Mose" and "Got the Jitters" to "Zombie," "Skeleton in the Closet," "The Ghost of Smokey Joe" and "With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm." Most of the music is from the swing era with such bands as those led by Red Nichols, Don Redman, Glen Gray, Louis Prima, Ozzie Nelson, Cab Calloway, Tommy Dorsey and even Rudy Vallee alternating with much more obscure groups. The producers at Jass have also "enhanced" the music by inserting odd sound effects between songs. This CD certainly qualifies as the definitive (and also only) Halloween jazz album. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
All Music Guide Review
Halloween Stomp Track Listing
Credits of Halloween Stomp
- Mickey Mangano
- Trumpet
- George Marsh
- Drums
- Jimmy Maxwell
- Trumpet
- Howard Melton
- Producer
- Glenn Miller
- Trombone, Director
- The Orchestra
- Performer
- Benny Payne
- Piano
- Doug Pomeroy
- Engineer
- Jimmy Priddy
- Trombone
- Wesley Prince
- Bass
- Moe Purtill
- Drums
- Bill Rank
- Trombone
- Talcott Reeves
- Guitar
- Boomie Richman
- Sax (Tenor)
- Jack Ryan
- Bass
- Kenny Sargent
- Sax (Alto), Vocals
- Arthur Schutt
- Piano
- Willie Schwartz
- Reeds
- George "Harmonica" Smith
- Reeds
- Reed Stanley
- Trombone
- Paul Tanner
- Trombone
- Paul Webster
- Trumpet
- George Wendt
- Trumpet
- De Priest Wheeler
- Trombone
- Jerry Winner
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Seth Winner
- Engineer
- Bob Ysaguirre
- Bass
- Jimmy Davis
- Guitar, Vocals
- Chick Bullock
- Vocals, Performer
- Joe Catalyne
- Sax (Tenor)
- Garry McAdams
- Guitar
- John Morrison
- Trumpet
- Frank Pinero
- Piano
- Cyril Smith
- Vocals
- Dick Robertson
- Vocals
- Jack Russin
- Piano
- Micky Scrima
- Drums
- Casa Loma Orchestra
- Performer
- Pat Davis
- Sax (Tenor)
- Stanley Dennis
- Bass
- Robert Dryden
- Drums
- Bill Harty
- Drums
- Clarence Hutchenrider
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Mel Jenssen
- Violin
- Hal Jordy
- Sax (Alto)
- Charlie LaVere
- Piano
- Min Leibrook
- Sax (Baritone)
- Art Miller
- Bass
- Art Ralston
- Bassoon, Sax (Alto), Oboe
- Billy Rauch
- Trombone
- Fred Robinson
- Trombone
- D. Wade Schlegel
- Trumpet
- Andy Secrest
- Clarinet
- Gene Simon
- Trombone
- Zelly Smirnoff
- Violin
- Elmer Smithers
- Trombone
- Charles Strickfaden
- Oboe, Sax (Alto)
- William Versaci
- Reeds
- Ruby Weinstein
- Trumpet
- Andrew Brown
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Sam Donohue
- Sax (Tenor)
- The Georgians
- Performer
- Gene Kardos
- Director, Sax (Alto)
- King Cole Trio
- Performer
- Jack Lathrop
- Guitar
- Glenn Miller Orchestra
- Performer
- Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra
- Performer
- Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- Performer
- Sonny Dunham
- Trumpet
- Bob Dawes
- Reeds
- Mickey McMickle
- Trumpet
- Grady Watts
- Trumpet
- Fred Whiting
- Bass
- Tiny Winters
- Bass
- Harry Jacobson
- Piano
- Walter "Foots" Thomas
- Sax (Tenor)
- Chummy MacGregor
- Piano
- Laurie Payne
- Reeds
- Tommy Pederson
- Trombone
- Izzy Friedman
- Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
- Harry Johnson
- Trumpet
- Ernest Ritte
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Lamar Wright
- Trumpet
- Bo Ashford
- Trumpet
- Jack Blanchette
- Guitar
- Joe Bohan
- Drums
- Sid Brokaw
- Violin
- Phil Buatto
- Violin
- Charlie Bubeck
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Rudy Cangie
- Baritone
- Dorothy Claire
- Vocals
- Joseph d'Annolfo
- Trombone
- Kenny Dehlin
- Reeds
- Salvator Franzella
- Sax (Alto)
- Irving Gellers
- Piano
- Tom Gerunovitch
- Director
- Fritz Hummel
- Trombone
- Norris Hurley
- Trombone
- Frank McMuir
- Trumpet, Violin
- Sid Peltyn
- Trumpet, Director
- George Pemberty
- Drums
- Arthur Robey
- Trumpet
- Bill Shakespeare
- Trumpet
- Pat Smuts
- Sax (Tenor)
- Fred Whiteside
- Bass
- Frank Zullo
- Trumpet
- Steve Powers
- Drums
- Max Goldberg
- Trumpet
- The Three Ginx
- Vocals
- Sheldon Smith
- Piano
- Three Beaus and a Peep
- Vocals (Background)
- Albert Torrance
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Bill Stone
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Don Barrigo
- Sax (Tenor)
- Tony Thorpe
- Trombone
- Ryland Weston
- Sax (Alto)
- Bob Baldwin
- Bass
- Bruts Gonella
- Trumpet
- Harry Hines
- Reeds
- Frank Bradley
- Trombone
- Joel Shaw
- Piano
- Johnny DeSoto
- Drums
- Sandy Wolf
- Guitar
- Jerry Yeoman
- Guitar
- Henry Yohanan
- Piano
- Frank Friselle
- Drums
- Jack Evetts
- Bass
- Julian Laine
- Trombone
- Harold Hood
- Piano
- Fred Peters
- Sax (Alto)
- William White
- Trombone
- Hugo Loewenstern
- Sax (Alto)
- Ozzie Nelson
- Director
- Don Redman
- Director, Sax (Alto), Performer, Vocals
- Dennis Sandole
- Guitar
- Skinnay Ennis
- Vocals
- Gary Lucas
- Liner Notes
- Rafael Méndez
- Trumpet
- Johnny Amoroso
- Trumpet, Vocals
- Danny Bank
- Baritone
- Tex Beneke
- Reeds
- Vic Berton
- Drums
- John Best
- Trumpet
- Jerry Blake
- Sax (Tenor)
- Kurt Bloom
- Reeds
- Tony Briglia
- Drums, Wood Block
- Ernie Caceres
- Reeds
- Pete Carpenter
- Trombone
- Doc Cheatham
- Trumpet
- Shirley Clay
- Trumpet
- Porky Cohen
- Trombone
- Nat King Cole
- Piano, Vocals
- Rupert Cole
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Shad Collins
- Trumpet
- Ray DeGeer
- Piano
- Art Depew
- Trumpet
- Nick Dimaio
- Trombone
- Jimmy Dorsey
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Performer
- Tommy Dorsey
- Trombone, Director
- Mike Doty
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Gil Evans
- Arranger, Performer, Director, Cello
- Bill Finegan
- Bass, Arranger
- Babe Fresk
- Sax (Tenor)
- Ed Fromm
- Trombone
- Joe Hall
- Piano
- Sid Harris
- Trombone
- Chauncey Haughton
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Lennie Hayton
- Piano, Cello
- Sam Herman
- Guitar
- Milt Hinton
- Bass
- Edward Inge
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Keg Johnson
- Trombone
- Manzie Johnson
- Drums
- Claude Jones
- Trombone
- Al Killian
- Trumpet
- Gene Kinsey
- Reeds
- Don Kirkpatrick
- Piano
- Peggy Lee
- Vocals, Performer
- Louis Prima
- Trumpet, Performer, Vocals
- Kay Starr
- Vocals, Performer
- Rudy Vallée
- Director, Performer
- Bill Nelson
- Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
- Henry "Red" Allen
- Trumpet
- Ray Anthony
- Trumpet
- Danny Barker
- Guitar
- Charlie Barnet
- Reeds, Director, Performer
- Chu Berry
- Sax (Tenor)
- Cab Calloway
- Director, Vocals
- Sidney DeParis
- Trumpet
- Benny Goodman
- Clarinet, Baritone
- Glen Gray
- Flute, Bassoon, Oboe, Sax (Alto), Performer, Director
- Bobby Jones
- Trumpet
- Gene Krupa
- Drums
- Eddie Lang
- Guitar, Performer
- Yank Lawson
- Trumpet
- Billy May
- Trumpet, Arranger
- Pee Wee Russell
- Clarinet, Performer
- Joe Venuti
- Violin
- Charlie Shavers
- Trumpet
- Red Nichols
- Trumpet, Vocals, Performer, Director
- Trigger Alpert
- Guitar
- Billy Butterfield
- Trumpet
- Cozy Cole
- Drums
- Nat Gonella
- Trumpet, Director, Performer, Vocals
- Pee Wee Hunt
- Trombone
- Al Klink
- Reeds
- Lou Levy
- Piano
- Wingy Manone
- Trumpet, Vocals
- Hal McIntyre
- Reeds
- Oscar Moore
- Guitar
- Benny Morton
- Trombone
- Ray Noble
- Arranger, Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part, Director
- Harry Reser
- Banjo, Director, Performer
- Babe Russin
- Sax (Tenor)
- Charlie Teagarden
- Trumpet
- Frankie Trumbauer
- Director, Performer, Sax (C-Melody)
- Joe Miller
- Reeds











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