The Essential Artie Shaw

by Artie Shaw

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	08/16/2005
Label:	Bluebird Rca / Rvg
UPC:	0828766923926
Rank:	6272

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Begin the Beguine
2. Special Delivery Stomp
3. Non-Stop Flight
4. Deep Purple
5. Oh, Lady Be Good
6. Scuttlebutt
7. Shoot the Likker to Me, Johnny Boy
8. St. James Infirmary Blues, Pts. 1-2
9. Georgia on My Mind
10. April in Paris
11. Any Old Time
12. All the Things You Are
13. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
14. Back Bay Shuffle
15. (When Your Heart's on Fire) Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
16. Tabu
17. Blues in the Night
18. Concerto for Clarinet, Pts. 1-2

Disc 2

19. Frenesi
20. Summit Ridge Drive
21. Take Your Shoes Off, Baby
22. It Had to Be You
23. Don't Take Your Love from Me
24. Indian Love Call
25. Dancing in the Dark
26. Deep in a Dream
27. I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me
28. Star Dust
29. A Room with a View
30. Temptation
31. Streamline
32. Traffic Jam
33. What Is This Thing Called Love?
34. Yesterdays
35. You're a Lucky Guy
36. Alone Together
37. These Foolish Things
38. Nightmare

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Artie Shaw   Primary Artist,Clarinet
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Johnny Best   Trumpet
Lena Horne   Guest Artist,Vocals
Billie Holiday   Guest Artist,Vocals
Hot Lips Page   Guest Artist,Vocals,Trumpet
Roy Eldridge   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Buddy Rich   Guest Artist,Drums
Helen Forrest   Guest Artist,Vocals
Billy Butterfield   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Tony Pastor   Guest Artist,Vocals,Sax (Tenor)
Leo Watson   Vocals
Jerry Jerome   Sax (Tenor)
Vernon Brown   Trombone
Nick Fatool   Drums
Georgie Auld   Sax (Tenor)
Henry "Red" Allen   Trumpet
Harry Bluestone   Violin
Barney Kessel   Guitar
Dodo Marmarosa   Piano
Manny Klein   Trumpet
George Wettling   Drums
Al Hendrickson   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Les Robinson   Sax (Alto)
Max Kaminsky   Soloist,Trumpet
Ray Conniff   Trombone
Bob Kitsis   Piano
Jud de Naut   Bass
Tony Gottuso   Guitar
Dick Clark   Sax (Tenor)
Jimmy Shirley   Guitar
Jack Jenney   Trombone
George Arus   Trombone
Johnny Guarnieri   Piano,Harpsichord
Skitch Henderson   Piano
Les Burness   Piano

Technical Credits

Barry Feldman   Compilation Producer,Reissue Producer
Howard Dietz   Composer
Saul Chaplin   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
William Grant Still   Arranger
Nacio Herb Brown   Composer
Stuart Gorrell   Composer
Otto Harbach   Composer
Artie Shaw   Arranger,Composer
Al Stillman   Composer
Gus Kahn   Composer
Harry Link   Composer
Henry Nemo   Composer
Margarita Lecuona   Composer
Sigmund Romberg   Composer
Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Jerry Gray   Arranger
Jimmy McHugh   Composer
Doug Pomeroy   Mastering,Disc Transfers
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Arthur Freed   Composer
Arthur Schwartz   Composer
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Joe Primrose   Composer
Holt Marvell   Composer
Peter DeRose   Composer
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Lloyd Rauch   Liner Notes
Howard Fritzson   Art Direction
John Carleton   Composer
Pat Jerina   Design
Elizabeth Reilly   Photo Research
Teddy McRae   Composer
Jerome Kern   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Isham Jones   Composer
Vernon Duke   Composer
Jack Strachey   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Clarence Gaskill   Composer
Rudolf Friml   Composer
Einar A. Swan   Composer
Gene Austin   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Lennie Hayton   Arranger
Johnny Mercer   Composer