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The Essential Artie Shaw collects 38 tracks recorded between 1938 and 1953 for Bluebird. The compilation does an admiral job of showcasing Shaw's skills as bandleader, composer, showman, and musician. The focus of the disc is mainly instrumentals, both in small-group and orchestral settings, with a few tracks spotlighting the vocals of Helen Forrest, Hot Lips Page, Tony Pastor, and Billie Holiday. Along with the abundance of swing standards from the era like "Nightmare," "Frenesi," and "Begin the Beguine," the combination of big band and strings allows for colorful and intricate arrangements on "April in Paris," "Any Old Time," "All the Things You Are," and the Shaw-penned "Concerto for Clarinet (Pts. 1-2)," finding the unique composer on par with Stan Kenton. Collectors should take note of the previously unissued 1936 take of "Streamline."
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Al Avola, Guitar - Artie Shaw, Arranger - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Artie Shaw, Conductor - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Chuck Peterson, Trumpet - Claude Bowen, Trumpet - Cliff Leeman, Drums - Cole Porter, Composer - Cole Porter, Lyricist - George Arus, Trombone - Hank Freeman, Saxophone - Harry Rodgers, Trombone - Jerry Gray, Arranger - John McClanian Best, Jr., Trumpet - Les Robinson, Saxophone - Lester Burness, Piano - Ronnie Perry, Saxophone - Sid Weiss, Bass - Ted Wesley, Trombone - Tony Pastor, Saxophone
Originally Recorded 1938. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Artie Shaw, Composer - Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five, Performer
Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Artie Shaw, Composer - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer
Originally Recorded 1938. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Helen Forrest, Vocal - Mitchell Parish, Composer - Mitchell Parish, Lyricist - Peter DeRose, Composer - Peter DeRose, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1939. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist
Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Entertainme
Artie Shaw, Composer - Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five, Performer - John Carleton, Composer - Roy Eldridge, Trumpet
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Hot Lips Page, Vocal - Joe Primrose, Composer - Joe Primrose, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Hoagy Carmichael, Composer - Hoagy Carmichael, Lyricist - Stuart Gorrell, Composer - Stuart Gorrell, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - E.Y. Harburg, Composer - E.Y. Harburg, Lyricist - Harry Meyerson, Producer - Vernon Duke, Composer - Vernon Duke, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Al Avola, Guitar - Artie Shaw, Arranger - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Artie Shaw, Composer - Artie Shaw, Conductor - Artie Shaw, Lyricist - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Billie Holiday, Vocal - Chuck Peterson, Trumpet - Claude Bowen, Trumpet - Cliff Leeman, Drums - George Arus, Trombone - Hank Freeman, Alto Saxophone - Harry Rodgers, Trombone - John McClanian Best, Jr., Trumpet - Les Burness, Piano - Les Robinson, Alto Saxophone - Ronnie Perry, Tenor Saxophone - Sid Weiss, Bass - Ted Vesely, Trombone - Tony Pastor, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1938. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Al Avola, Guitar - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Artie Shaw, Conductor - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Bernie Privin, Trumpet - Bob Kitsis, Piano - Buddy Rich, Drums - Chuck Peterson, Trumpet - George Arus, Trombone - George Auld, Tenor Saxophone - Hank Freeman, Alto Saxophone - Harry Geller, Trumpet - Harry Rodgers, Trombone - Helen Forrest, Vocal - Jerome Kern, Composer - Les Jenkins, Trombone - Les Robinson, Alto Saxophone - Oscar Hammerstein II, Lyricist - Sid Weiss, Bass - Tony Pastor, Tenor Saxophone
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Oscar Hammerstein II, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II, Lyricist - Sigmund Romberg, Composer - Sigmund Romberg, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1938. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Artie Shaw, Composer - Artie Shaw, Lyricist - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Teddy McRae, Composer - Teddy McRae, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1938. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five, Performer - Jerome Kern, Composer - Otto Harbach, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Artie Shaw, Arranger - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Augostino Ischia, Trombone - Bernard Kessel, Guitar - Bernie Glow, Trumpet - Chuck Gentry, Baritone Saxophone - David Roy Eldridge, Trumpet - George Schwartz, Trumpet - Harry Rodgers, Trombone - Jon Walton, Tenor Saxophone - Lou Fromm, Drums - Louis Prisby, Alto Saxophone - Margarita Lecuona, Composer - Michael Marmarosa, Piano - Morris Rayman, Bass - Oliver Wilson, Trombone - Ralph E. Rosenlund, Tenor Saxophone - Robert G. Swift, Trombone - Rudolph Tanza, Alto Saxophone - Stanley Fishelson, Trumpet
Originally Recorded 1945. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Alex Beller, Violin - Arthur Baker, Baritone Saxophone - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Bernard Tinterow, Violin - Bill Ehrenkranz, Violin - Charlie DiMaggio, Alto Saxophone - Dave Tough, Drums - Eddie McKinney, Bass - Edgardo Sodero, Acoustic Cello - Fred Goerner, Acoustic Cello - George Auld, Tenor Saxophone - George Taliarkin, Acoustic Cello - Harold Arlen, Composer - Harold Arlen, Lyricist - Hot Lips Page, Trumpet - Irving Raymond, Violin - Jack Jenney, Trombone - Johnny Guarnieri, Piano - Johnny Mercer, Composer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist - Lee Castle, Trumpet - Leo Persner, Violin - Leonard Atkins, Viola - Leonard Posner, Violin - Les Robinson, Alto Saxophone - Max Berman, Violin - Max Kaminsky, Trumpet - Mickey Folus, Tenor Saxophone - Mike Bryan, Guitar - Morey Samuel, Trombone - Morris Kohn, Viola - Raoul Poliakine, Violin - Ray Conniff, Trombone - Sam Rosenblum, Viola - Steve Lipkins, Trumpet - Truman Boardman, Violin
Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Al Hendrickson, Guitar - Artie Shaw, Arranger - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Artie Shaw, Composer - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Billy Butterfield, Trumpet - Bus Bassey, Alto Saxophone - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - George Wendt, Trumpet - Jack Jenney, Trombone - Jerry Jerome, Tenor Saxophone - Johnny Cathcart, Trumpet - Johnny Guarnieri, Piano - Jud DeNaut, Bass - Les Robinson, Tenor Saxophone - Neely Plumb, Alto Saxophone - Nick Fatool, Drums - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Paul Brizzi, Engineer - Ray Conniff, Trombone - Vernon Brown, Trombone
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
DISC 2
Alberto Dominguez, Composer - Alberto Dominguez, Lyricist - Alex Law, Violin - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Babe Bowman, Trombone - Bill Rank, Trombone - Blake Reynolds, Alto Saxophone - Bobby Sherwood, Guitar - Bud Carleton, Alto Saxophone - Carl Maus, Drums - Charles Margulis, Trumpet - Dave Cracov, Violin - David Sturkin, Viola - Dick Clark, Tenor Saxophone - George Thow, Trumpet - Harry Bluestone, Violin - Irving Lipschultz, Acoustic Cello - Jack Cave, Flugelhorn - Jack Gray, Viola - Jack Stacy, Alto Saxophone - Jerry Joyce, Violin - Joe Krechter, Bass Clarinet - Jud DeNaut, Bass - Julius Tannenbaum, Acoustic Cello - Manny Klein, Trumpet - Mark Levant, Violin - Mike Lipskin, Producer - Morton Ruderman, Flute - Peter Eisenberg, Violin - Phil Nemoli, Oboe - Randall Miller, Trombone - Robert Barene, Violin - Sid Brokaw, Violin - Stan Wrightsman, Piano - Stanley Spiegelman, Viola
Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Al Hendrickson, Electric Guitar - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Artie Shaw, Composer - Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five, Performer - Billy Butterfield, Trumpet - Johnny Guarnieri, Harpsichord - Jud DeNaut, Bass - Nick Fatool, Drums
Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Alex Beller, Violin - Artie Baker, Baritone Saxophone - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Bernard Tinterow, Violin - Bill Challis, Arranger - Bill Ehrenkranz, Violin - Charlie DiMaggio, Alto Saxophone - Dave Tough, Drums - Eddie McKinney, Bass - Edgardo Sodero, Acoustic Cello - Fred Goerner, Acoustic Cello - Gene Austin, Composer - Gene Austin, Lyricist - George Taliarkin, Acoustic Cello - Georgie Auld, Tenor Saxophone - Hot Lips Page, Trumpet - Irving Raymond, Violin - Jack Jenney, Trombone - Johnny Guarnieri, Piano - Lee Castle, Trumpet - Leo Persner, Violin - Leonard Atkins, Viola - Leonard Posner, Violin - Les Robinson, Alto Saxophone - Max Berman, Violin - Max Kaminsky, Trumpet - Mickey Folus, Tenor Saxophone - Mike Bryan, Guitar - Morey Samuel, Trombone - Morris Kohn, Viola - Oran "Hot Lips" Page, Vocal - Raoul Poliakine, Violin - Ray Conniff, Trombone - Sam Rosenblum, Viola - Steve Lipkins, Trumpet - Truman Boardman, Violin
Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Gus Kahn, Lyricist - Isham Jones, Composer
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Rserved by BMG Music
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Henry Nemo, Composer - Henry Nemo, Lyricist - Lena Horne, Vocal - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Paul Goodman, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Oscar Hammerstein II, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II, Lyricist - Otto Harbach, Composer - Otto Harbach, Lyricist - Rudolf Friml, Composer - Rudolf Friml, Lyricist - Tony Pastor, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1938. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Al Beller, Violin - Al Hendrickson, Electric Guitar - Allan Harshman, Viola - Arthur Schwartz, Composer - Arthur Schwartz, Lyricist - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Artie Shaw, Conductor - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - B. Bower, Violin - Billy Butterfield, Trumpet - Bob Morrow, Violin - Bus Bassey, Alto Saxophone - Eugene Lamas, Violin - Frank Goerner, Violoncello - George Wendt, Trumpet - Howard Dietz, Composer - Howard Dietz, Lyricist - Jack Jenny, Trombone - Jerry Jerome, Tenor Saxophone - Johnny Cathcart, Trumpet - Johnny Guarnieri, Piano - Jud DeNaut, Bass - Kenneth Collins, Viola - Les Robinson, Tenor Saxophone - Mike Lipskin, Producer - Neely Plumb, Alto Saxophone - Nick Fatool, Drums - Ray Conniff, Trombone - Ted Klages, Violin - Truman Boardman, Violin - Vernon Brown, Trombone
Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Edgar DeLange, Lyricist - Helen Forrest, Vocal - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer
Originally Recorded 1938. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Clarence Gaskill, Composer - Clarence Gaskill, Lyricist - Jimmy McHugh, Composer - Jimmy McHugh, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1938. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Al Hendrickson, Guitar - Alex Beller, Violin - Allan Harshman, Viola - Artie Shaw, Arranger - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Bill Brower, Violin - Billy Butterfield, Trumpet - Bob Morrow, Violin - Bus Bassey, Alto Saxophone - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - Eugene Lamas, Violin - Fred Goerner, Acoustic Cello - George Wendt, Trumpet - Hoagy Carmichael, Composer - Jack Jenney, Trombone - Jerry Jerome, Tenor Saxophone - Johnny Cathcart, Trumpet - Johnny Guarnieri, Piano - Jud DeNaut, Bass - Keith Collins, Viola - Lennie Hayton, Arranger - Les Robinson, Tenor Saxophone - Mitchell Parish, Lyricist - Neely Plumb, Alto Saxophone - Nick Fatool, Drums - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Paul Brizzi, Engineer - Ted Klages, Violin - Truman Boardman, Violin - Vernon Brown, Trombone
Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Al Avola, Guitar - Al Stillman, Composer - Al Stillman, Lyricist - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Bernie Privin, Trumpet - Bob Kitsis, Piano - Chuck Peterson, Trumpet - Einar Swan, Composer - Einar Swan, Lyricist - George Arus, Trombone - George Auld, Saxophone - George Wettling, Drums - Harry Rodgers, Trombone - Helen Forrest, Vocal - Henry Freeman, Saxophone - John Best, Trumpet - Leonard Joy, Producer - Les Jenkins, Trombone - Les Robinson, Saxophone - Sid Weiss, Bass - Tony Pastor, Saxophone
Originally Recorded 1938. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Arthur Freed, Composer - Arthur Freed, Lyricist - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Nacio Herb Brown, Composer - Nacio Herb Brown, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Artie Shaw, Arranger - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Artie Shaw, Composer - Artie Shaw and his Strings, Performer - Ben Ginsberg, Bass - Bill Schumann, Acoustic Cello - Frank Siegfield, Violin - George Wettling, Drums - Jerry Gray, Violin - Sam Rosenblum, Viola - Tony Gottuso, Guitar
Originally Recorded 1936. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Al Avola, Guitar - Artie Shaw, Arranger - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Artie Shaw, Composer - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Bernie Privin, Trumpet - Bob Kitsis, Piano - Buddy Rich, Drums - Chuck Peterson, Trumpet - Dennis Ferrante, Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - George Arus, Trombone - Georgie Auld, Tenor Saxophone - Hank Freeman, Alto Saxophone - Harry Rodgers, Trombone - Johnny Best, Trumpet - Les Jenkins, Trombone - Les Robinson, Alto Saxophone - Paul Brizzi, Misc. Prod. - Sid Weiss, Bass - Teddy McRae, Arranger - Teddy McRae, Composer - Tony Pastor, Tenor Saxophone - Van Webster, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Cole Porter, Composer - Cole Porter, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1938. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Jerome Kern, Composer - Otto Harbach, Lyricist
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Artie Shaw, Arranger - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Jerry Gray, Arranger - Sammy Cahn, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Lyricist - Saul Chaplin, Composer - Saul Chaplin, Lyricist - Tony Pastor, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1939. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Al Avola, Guitar - Arthur Schwartz, Composer - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Bernie Privin, Trumpet - Bob Kitsis, Piano - Buddy Rich, Drums - Chuck Peterson, Trumpet - George Arus, Trombone - George Auld, Saxophone - Harry Rodgers, Trombone - Henry Freeman, Saxophone - Howard Dietz, Composer - John Best, Trumpet - Les Jenkins, Trombone - Les Robinson, Saxophone - Sid Weiss, Bass - Tony Pastor, Saxophone
Originally Recorded 1939. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Artie Shaw, Composer - Artie Shaw, Lyricist - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer
Originally Recorded 1938. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Album review
The Essential Artie Shaw collects 38 tracks recorded between 1938 and 1953 for Bluebird. The compilation does an admiral job of showcasing Shaw's skills as bandleader, composer, showman, and musician. The focus of the disc is mainly instrumentals, both in small-group and orchestral settings, with a few tracks spotlighting the vocals of Helen Forrest, Hot Lips Page, Tony Pastor, and Billie Holiday. Along with the abundance of swing standards from the era like "Nightmare," "Frenesi," and "Begin the Beguine," the combination of big band and strings allows for colorful and intricate arrangements on "April in Paris," "Any Old Time," "All the Things You Are," and the Shaw-penned "Concerto for Clarinet (Pts. 1-2)," finding the unique composer on par with Stan Kenton. Collectors should take note of the previously unissued 1936 take of "Streamline."
© Al Campbell /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 38 track(s)
- Total length: 02:06:14
- Main artists: Artie Shaw
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Bluebird - Legacy
- Genre: Jazz
(P) Compilation 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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