The Big Band Years

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DVD, The Big Band Years
 
Description:  My Music presents its first “Big Band” music retrospective featuring the biggest songs that got us through World War II and kick-started the baby boom with brassy legends that will take your members on a “Sentimental Journey.”  This program brings together the original hit makers and legends that define the GI generation’s memories.  Peter Marshall (of the legendary Hollywood Squares) hosts this event, which for the first time mixes vintage live, rare, and unreleased footage from the Big Band era.

DVD Track List:

1. In The Mood - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
2. (I've Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
3. Chatanooga Choo-Choo - Tex Beneke
4. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - The Andrews Sisters
5. Heart & Soul - Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain
6. Tuxedo Junction - Harry James & His Orchestra
7. Skyliner - Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
8. Green Eyes - Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell
9. I'll Never Smile Again - Tommy Dorsey / Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers
10. Dream - The Pied Pipers
11. Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway
12. Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
13. These Foolish Things - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
14. Guy Lombardo Hits Medley - Guy Lombardo & His Orchestra
15. Sammy Kaye Hits Medley - Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra
16. Tex Beneke Hits Medley  - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
17. Lawrence Welk sign-off – “Goodnight, Everyone”  (encore credit act)
18. Take The "A" Train - Duke Ellington (encore credit act

DVD Bonus Material (approx. 40 additional minutes)

19.   Peter Marshall's Lost Big Band Show.  An entire lost show with the original big band hit makers featuring “In The Mood,” “Tuxedo Junction,” “Elmer's Tune,” “Moonlight Cocktails,”  “(I've Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo,”  “Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree” and “Moonlight Serenade.”  Performers include Tex Beneke, Ray Eberly, Paula Kelly and The New Modernaires.  This live concert took place at the Hollywood Palladium in the early 1980s.

19. Stardust - Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra with Hoagy Carmichael
21.   Deep Purple - Larry Clinton & His Orchestra with Bea Wain
22.   It's Been A Long, Long Time - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra with June Christy
23.   Interview with Woody Herman
24.   Interview with Artie Shaw
25.   Interview with Doris Day & Les Brown

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4-CD set of “Big Band Hits”

Description:  These 4 CDs are packed with big band hits that bring back the best of the era with sentimental songs that inspired the baby boom.  The first 3 CDs come in a set entitled Those Sentimental Years.  The 4th CD is entitled The Only Big Band CD You’ll Ever Need.

Track List:

Those Sentimental Years -- Disc One

1. In The Mood - Glenn Miller & His Army Air Force Band
2. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra; Tony Pastor, Vocal
3. To Each His Own - Eddy Howard & His Orchestra; Eddy Howard & Trio, Vocals
4. Deep Purple - Helen Forrest
5. Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
6. Where Or When - Harry James & His Orchestra; Helen Ward, Vocal
7. Blue Tango - Ray Anthony & His Orchestra
8. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra
9. It’s Only A Paper Moon - Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra; Johnny Williams, Vocal
10. Green Eyes - Helen O’Connell
11. A String Of Pearls - Glenn Miller & His Army Air Force Band
12. I’ll Be Seeing You - Kate Smith
13. So Rare - Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra; Arthur Malvin Singers, Vocals
14. Dream - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra; Artie Wayne, Vocal
15. When The Saints Go Marching In - Louis Armstrong
16. Tuxedo Junction - Glenn Miller & His Army Air Force Band
17. Amapola - Helen O’Connell
18. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea - Helen Forrest
19. That Old Black Magic - Margaret Whiting
20. As Time Goes By - Jo Stafford & The Pied Pipers

Those Sentimental Years -- Disc Two

1. Juke Box Saturday Night - Glenn Miller & His Army Air Force Band; Bobby Nichols & The Crew Chiefs, Vocals
2. Skylark - Harry James & His Orchestra; Helen Forrest, Vocal
3. I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire - Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra; Harriet Nelson, Vocal
4. What Is This Thing Called Love? - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
5. Who’s Sorry Now? - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra; Liza Morrow, Vocal
6. It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) - Les Brown & His Orchestra; June Christy, Vocal
7. At The Woodchopper’s Ball  - Woody Herman & His Orchestra
8. One O’Clock Jump - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
9. Let’s Fall In Love - Bob Crosby & His Orchestra; Polly Bergen, Vocal
10. Tangerine - Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra; Claire Hogan & Kenny Martin, Vocals
11. Kaye’s Melody - Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra
12. Ebb Tide - Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra
13. Deep In A Dream - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra; Helen Forrest, Vocal
14. I Wanna Be Loved - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
15. G.I. Jive - Woody Herman & His Orchestra; Woody Herman, Vocal
16. Heart And Soul - Blue Barron & His Orchestra; Russ Carlyle, Vocal
17. Oh, Lady, Be Good! - Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Artie Shaw, Clarinet
18. September Song - Les Brown & His Orchestra; Jo Ann Greer, Vocal
19. And The Angels Sing - Harry James & His Orchestra
20. Tiger Rag - Bob Crosby & His Orchestra Featuring The Bobcats

Those Sentimental Years -- Disc Three

1. Sentimental Journey - Doris Day with Les Brown & His Orchestra
2. All Or Nothing At All - Frank Sinatra with Harry James & His Orchestra
3. These Foolish Things - Dick Haymes
4. All The Things You Are - Ray Eberle
5. Embraceable You - Helen O’Connell
6. Blue Moon - Jo Stafford
7. There’ll Be A Hot Time In The Town Of Berlin Tonight - Ray McKinley with Glenn Miller & His Army Air Force Band
8. Bewitched - Merv Griffin with Freddy Martin & His Orchestra
9. I Only Have Eyes For You - Kay Starr
10. I’ll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time - Helen Forrest with Harry James & His Orchestra
11. All I Do Is Dream Of You - Dinah Shore with Glenn Miller & His Army Air Force Band
12. I’ve Got The World On A String - Peggy Lee
13. Stardust - Frank Sinatra with Harry James & His Orchestra
14. I Can’t Help It  - Doris Day with Les Brown & His Orchestra
15. Moonlight Serenade - Ray Eberle
16. I Remember You - Helen O’Connell
17. Music, Music, Music - Kenny Gardner with Guy Lombardo & His Orchestra
18. It Might As Well Be Spring - Margaret Whiting
19. To Each His Own - Eddy Howard
20. You’ll Never Know - Dick Haymes

The Only Big Band CD You’ll Ever Need -- Disc Four

1. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller
2. Stompin' At The Savoy - Benny Goodman
3. Take The "A" Train - Duke Ellington
4. Four Brothers - Woody Herman
5. Tempo And Swing - Lionel Hampton = Toledo Blade
6. Begin The Beguine - Artie Shaw
7. Song Of India  - Tommy Dorsey
8. In The Mood - Glenn Miller
9. Margie - Cab Calloway
10. Bill's Mill - Count Basie = Swingin’ the Blues
11. King Porter Stomp - Benny Goodman
12. Ya Gotta Try - Buddy Rich
13. It Don't Mean A Thing - Duke Ellington
14. Variety Stomp - Fletcher Henderson
15. Cherokee - Charlie Barnet
16. (I've Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo - Glenn Miller
17. I'm In The Mood For Love - Tommy Dorsey
18. Frenesi - Artie Shaw
19. Tuxedo Junction - Erskine Hawkins
20. Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman

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Combo:  DVD + 4-CD set

DVD, The Big Band Years
 
Description:  My Music presents its first “Big Band” music retrospective featuring the biggest songs that got us through World War II and kick-started the baby boom with brassy legends that will take your members on a “Sentimental Journey.”  This program brings together the original hit makers and legends that define the GI generation’s memories.  Peter Marshall (of the legendary Hollywood Squares) hosts this event, which for the first time mixes vintage live, rare, and unreleased footage from the Big Band era.

4-CD set of “Big Band Hits”

Description:  These 4 CDs are packed with big band hits that bring back the best of the era with sentimental songs that inspired the baby boom.  The first 3 CDs come in a set entitled Those Sentimental Years.  The 4th CD is entitled The Only Big Band CD You’ll Ever Need.

Those Sentimental Years -- Disc One

Those Sentimental Years -- Disc Two

Those Sentimental Years -- Disc Three

The Only Big Band CD You’ll Ever Need -- Disc Four

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