After some more searching (how could I forget iTunes!) I found that almost all tracks are available in some form or another. Hallmark has recently issued a couple of poor-sounding CDs (which I would guess are dubbed from old Ajax cassettes) that contain a couple of rare tracks. Updated list below (with some corrections).
Among the tracks I couldn't locate, at least Losers Weepers and Make Me Know It are available as transcriptions. There's a great 5-minute, mid-tempo, groovy version of Losers Weepers on 'Tommy Dorsey Plays Sweet And Hot (1940)'. Eyeball - what tempo and length is the original 78 version?
I would kill to have the instrumentals Serenade To The Spot and Another One Of Them Things in good quality.
Among the slow vocal numbers, I love [What Can I Say] After I Say I'm Sorry and The One I Love Belongs To Someone Else.
05-01-39 Marcheta - Classics 1239
07-20-39 Stop! It's Wonderful (voc. Edythe Wright) - Classics 1278
07-20-39 Stomp It Off - Classics 1278, Bluebird 9987
10-25-39 Easy Does It - Bluebird 9987
11-24-39 Losers Weepers - never issued on CD?
02-01-40 [What Can I Say] After I Say I'm Sorry (voc. Pied Pipers) - 'Swing Session' (excellent)
03-04-40 My My (voc. Pied Pipers) - on many comps.
04-10-40 I'm Nobody's Baby (voc. Connie Haines) - 'The Incomparable Tommy Dorsey' (poor)
04-10-40 Buds Won't Bud (voc. Connie Haines) - never issued on CD?
06-13-40 Quiet Please [early version], never issued on CD?
06-27-40 And So Do I (voc. Connie Haines) - never issued on CD?
06-27-40 The One I Love Belongs To Someone Else (voc. Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra) - on many comps.
07-17-40 Quiet Please - Bluebird 9987
07-17-40 So What - Bluebird 9987
08-29-40 Make Me Know It - never issued on CD?
08-29-40 Another One Of Them Things - 'Carolina Moon' (quite poor)
10-16-40 Swingtime Up In Harlem (voc. Connie Haines) - 'Never Say Goodbye' (ok)
10-16-40 Swing High - Bluebird 9987
10-16-40 Swanee River [Old Folks At Home] - Bluebird 9987
11-11-40 You Say The Sweetest Things (voc. Pied Pipers, Connie Haines) - on many comps.
01-20-41 For You (voc. Jo Stafford) - on many comps.
01-20-41 Without A Song (voc. Frank Sinatra) - on many comps.
02-17-41 Deep River - Bluebird 9987
02-17-41 Serenade To The Spot - 'Carolina Moon' (poor)
02-17-41 Yes Indeed (voc. Sy Oliver, Jo Stafford) - Bluebird 9987
05-28-41 Nine Old Men (voc. Pied Pipers) - on many comps.
07-15-41 Loose Lid Special - Bluebird 9987
07-15-41 Blue Skies (voc. Frank Sinatra, ensemble) - on many comps.
07-15-41 Swingin' On Nothin' (voc. Sy Oliver, Jo Stafford) - Bluebird 9987
08-19-41 Hallelujah - Bluebird 9987
12-22-41 What Is This Thing Called Love (voc. Connie Haines) - on many comps.
02-19-42 Not So Quiet Please - on many comps.
03-09-42 Well, Git It! - Bluebird 9987
06-17-42 Dig Down Deep (voc. Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra) - on many comps.
07-01-42 Mandy [Make Up Your Mind] - Bluebird 9987
07-02-42 Blue Blazes - 'Jazz In The Charts Vol 70' (poor)
Tommy Dorsey - Hot Stuff 1940 - 1942
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Now to try and find a cassette player that still works. 3 down 2 to go.anton wrote: There's a great 5-minute, mid-tempo, groovy version of Losers Weepers on 'Tommy Dorsey Plays Sweet And Hot (1940)'. Eyeball - what tempo and length is the original 78 version?
I would kill to have the instrumentals Serenade To The Spot and Another One Of Them Things in good quality.' (poor)
I have SPOT and THINGS on cassette. Quality was fine for a 78 onto a cassette for listening purposes, but may not be good for public performance. Sorry.
Will big bands ever come back?
After searching the dark corners of the Internet, I am pretty sure that the 78 version of Losers Weepers is the fast 2:20 version found in poor sound quality on various compilations. I'm a bit disappointed since I enjoy the medium-paced version so much.
Going off on a tangent (sorry, Eyeball), can you hear the similarities between The One I Love and the Lunceford songs T'ain't What You Do, Le Jazz Hot and Twenty Four Robbers, of which the two first are also arranged by Sy Oliver?
Going off on a tangent (sorry, Eyeball), can you hear the similarities between The One I Love and the Lunceford songs T'ain't What You Do, Le Jazz Hot and Twenty Four Robbers, of which the two first are also arranged by Sy Oliver?
Great stufftrev wrote:I sent an email to Scott at Mosaic Records about the possibility of them doing this material in a Mosaic box set. He replied saying that, whilst they have next year planned out already, a Tommy Dorsey set is something that they have been considering.
This Readers Digest CD has top sound quality issues of:
Swingtime Up In Harlem
Tea for Two
Tommy Dorsey - His Greatest Hits and Finest Performances
Hey Hey Haydn!Haydn wrote:
This Readers Digest CD has top sound quality issues of:
Swingtime Up In Harlem
Tea for Two
Tommy Dorsey - His Greatest Hits and Finest Performances
Do you have a track listing for this 3 CD set?
Thx!
jOhn
Will big bands ever come back?
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The CD is available on Amazon.com but they don't have a track list. But I did find the tracks at collectorz.com:
DISC 1
1 The Big Apple 2:43
2 On Treasure Island 3:41
3 There Are Such Things 2:45
4 Our Love 2:47
5 Music, Maestro, Please 2:57
6 Dolores 2:57
7 In the Blue of the Evening 2:58
8 All the Things You Are 3:22
9 Marie 3:22
10 Once in a While 2:42
11 It's Always You 3:14
12 Let's Get Away from It All 4:54
13 Just As Though You Were Here 3:13
14 Stardust 3:11
15 We Three ( My Echo, My Shadow and Me) 3:05
16 Oh! Look at Me Now 3:16
17 It Started All Over Again 2:59
18 I'll Never Smile Again 3:12
19 I'll Be Seeing You 3:04
DISC 2
1 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You 4:23
2 Chasing Shadows 3:02
3 Lullaby of Broadway 2:48
4 I Wished on the Moon 3:13
5 I'll Never Say "Never Again" Again 2:49
6 Without a Word of Warning 3:15
7 Boogie Woogie 3:11
8 Have You Got Any Castles, Baby? 2:40
9 Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle 3:19
10 Stop Beatin' Around the Mulberry Bush 3:09
11 Are All My Favorite Bands Playing or Am I Dreaming? 2:52
12 You 2:50
13 The Dipsy Doodle 3:10
14 You Are My Lucky Star 3:31
15 Satan Takes A Holiday 3:17
16 Indian Summer 3:28
17 Who? 3:05
18 Song Of India 3:10
19 The Music Goes Round and Round 3:24
20 Oh, You Crazy Moon 2:55
DISC 3
1 This Love of Mine 3:44
2 Yes, Indeed! 3:29
3 Opus One 2:55
4 Until 3:05
5 I Dream of You (More Than You Dream I Do) 3:02
6 Down By The Station 3:04
7 The Hucklebuck 2:57
8 Manhattan Serenade 3:17
9 Embraceable You 2:52
10 Again 3:24
11 Tea for Two Cha-Cha 3:02
12 Opening/I'm Getting Sentimental Over You 5:17
13 Frenesi 3:47
14 Deep River (Dear Old Southland) 2:58
15 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 4:36
16 Swing Time in Harlem 3:49
17 Tea for Two 3:16
18 Honeysuckle Rose 2:35
19 I'll See You in My Dreams 2:41
20 Well, Git It! 4:08
21 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You/Closing 1:28
DISC 1
1 The Big Apple 2:43
2 On Treasure Island 3:41
3 There Are Such Things 2:45
4 Our Love 2:47
5 Music, Maestro, Please 2:57
6 Dolores 2:57
7 In the Blue of the Evening 2:58
8 All the Things You Are 3:22
9 Marie 3:22
10 Once in a While 2:42
11 It's Always You 3:14
12 Let's Get Away from It All 4:54
13 Just As Though You Were Here 3:13
14 Stardust 3:11
15 We Three ( My Echo, My Shadow and Me) 3:05
16 Oh! Look at Me Now 3:16
17 It Started All Over Again 2:59
18 I'll Never Smile Again 3:12
19 I'll Be Seeing You 3:04
DISC 2
1 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You 4:23
2 Chasing Shadows 3:02
3 Lullaby of Broadway 2:48
4 I Wished on the Moon 3:13
5 I'll Never Say "Never Again" Again 2:49
6 Without a Word of Warning 3:15
7 Boogie Woogie 3:11
8 Have You Got Any Castles, Baby? 2:40
9 Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle 3:19
10 Stop Beatin' Around the Mulberry Bush 3:09
11 Are All My Favorite Bands Playing or Am I Dreaming? 2:52
12 You 2:50
13 The Dipsy Doodle 3:10
14 You Are My Lucky Star 3:31
15 Satan Takes A Holiday 3:17
16 Indian Summer 3:28
17 Who? 3:05
18 Song Of India 3:10
19 The Music Goes Round and Round 3:24
20 Oh, You Crazy Moon 2:55
DISC 3
1 This Love of Mine 3:44
2 Yes, Indeed! 3:29
3 Opus One 2:55
4 Until 3:05
5 I Dream of You (More Than You Dream I Do) 3:02
6 Down By The Station 3:04
7 The Hucklebuck 2:57
8 Manhattan Serenade 3:17
9 Embraceable You 2:52
10 Again 3:24
11 Tea for Two Cha-Cha 3:02
12 Opening/I'm Getting Sentimental Over You 5:17
13 Frenesi 3:47
14 Deep River (Dear Old Southland) 2:58
15 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 4:36
16 Swing Time in Harlem 3:49
17 Tea for Two 3:16
18 Honeysuckle Rose 2:35
19 I'll See You in My Dreams 2:41
20 Well, Git It! 4:08
21 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You/Closing 1:28
Thx, Ken! I looked at a few sites but could not find a track listing. A tip o' the hat to you and Haydn. I just ordered a copy as I have little TD on CD.dancin_hanson wrote:The CD is available on Amazon.com but they don't have a track list. But I did find the tracks at collectorz.com:
jOhn
Will big bands ever come back?
Thanks Kendancin_hanson wrote:The CD is available on Amazon.com but they don't have a track list. But I did find the tracks at collectorz.com:
DISC 1
1 The Big Apple 2:43
2 On Treasure Island 3:41
3 There Are Such Things 2:45
4 Our Love 2:47
5 Music, Maestro, Please 2:57
6 Dolores 2:57
7 In the Blue of the Evening 2:58
8 All the Things You Are 3:22
9 Marie 3:22
10 Once in a While 2:42
11 It's Always You 3:14
12 Let's Get Away from It All 4:54
13 Just As Though You Were Here 3:13
14 Stardust 3:11
15 We Three ( My Echo, My Shadow and Me) 3:05
16 Oh! Look at Me Now 3:16
17 It Started All Over Again 2:59
18 I'll Never Smile Again 3:12
19 I'll Be Seeing You 3:04
DISC 2
1 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You 4:23
2 Chasing Shadows 3:02
3 Lullaby of Broadway 2:48
4 I Wished on the Moon 3:13
5 I'll Never Say "Never Again" Again 2:49
6 Without a Word of Warning 3:15
7 Boogie Woogie 3:11
8 Have You Got Any Castles, Baby? 2:40
9 Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle 3:19
10 Stop Beatin' Around the Mulberry Bush 3:09
11 Are All My Favorite Bands Playing or Am I Dreaming? 2:52
12 You 2:50
13 The Dipsy Doodle 3:10
14 You Are My Lucky Star 3:31
15 Satan Takes A Holiday 3:17
16 Indian Summer 3:28
17 Who? 3:05
18 Song Of India 3:10
19 The Music Goes Round and Round 3:24
20 Oh, You Crazy Moon 2:55
DISC 3
1 This Love of Mine 3:44
2 Yes, Indeed! 3:29
3 Opus One 2:55
4 Until 3:05
5 I Dream of You (More Than You Dream I Do) 3:02
6 Down By The Station 3:04
7 The Hucklebuck 2:57
8 Manhattan Serenade 3:17
9 Embraceable You 2:52
10 Again 3:24
11 Tea for Two Cha-Cha 3:02
12 Opening/I'm Getting Sentimental Over You 5:17
13 Frenesi 3:47
14 Deep River (Dear Old Southland) 2:58
15 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 4:36
16 Swing Time in Harlem 3:49
17 Tea for Two 3:16
18 Honeysuckle Rose 2:35
19 I'll See You in My Dreams 2:41
20 Well, Git It! 4:08
21 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You/Closing 1:28
I was just going to say that I can't find the CD at the moment - and I didn't really want to have to type out the track list (and I'm underskilled at digital photography which would be the other way).
Most of these Readers Digest releases are well worth getting - they seem to have access to the best quality masters, meaning they sound very good. From memory, I think this CD is live recordings - a combination of hard swing and ballads - and mostly excellent stuff.