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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.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Begin the Beguine | Artie Shaw | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Special Delivery StompArtie Shaw | Artie Shaw | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Deep PurplePeter DeRose, Mitchell Parish | Artie Shaw | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | ScuttlebuttJohn Carleton, Artie Shaw | Artie Shaw | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Georgia on My MindHoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell | Artie Shaw | Play | 02:46 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Any Old TimeArtie Shaw | Artie Shaw | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | All the Things You AreOscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern | Artie Shaw | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Softly, As in a Morning SunriseOscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg | Artie Shaw | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Back Bay ShuffleTeddy McRae, Artie Shaw | Artie Shaw | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | TabuMargarita Lecuona, Al Stillman | Artie Shaw | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Frenesi | Artie Shaw | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Summit Ridge DriveArtie Shaw & His Orchestra | Artie Shaw, Artie Shaw & His Orchestra | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Take Your Shoes Off, BabyGene Austin | Artie Shaw | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | It Had to Be YouIsham Jones, Gus Kahn | Artie Shaw | Play | 02:28 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Indian Love CallRudolf Friml, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II | Artie Shaw | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | Dancing in the DarkHoward Dietz, Arthur Schwartz | Artie Shaw | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | Deep in a DreamJames Van Heusen | Artie Shaw | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 18 | I Can't Believe That You're in Love with MeClarence Gaskill, Jimmy McHugh | Artie Shaw | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 19 | Star DustHoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish | Artie Shaw | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 20 | A Room with a ViewAl Stillman, Einar A. Swan | Artie Shaw | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 21 | TemptationNacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed | Artie Shaw | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 22 | Traffic JamTeddy McRae, Artie Shaw | Artie Shaw | Play | 02:13 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 23 | What Is This Thing Called Love?Cole Porter | Artie Shaw | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 24 | YesterdaysOtto Harbach, Jerome Kern | Artie Shaw | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 25 | You're a Lucky GuySammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin | Artie Shaw | Play | 02:37 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 26 | NightmareArtie Shaw | Artie Shaw | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 27 | Don't Take Your Love From Me (1990 Remastered) | Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Lena Horne | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 28 | Non Stop Flight | Artie Shaw & His Orchestra | Play | 02:46 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 29 | Oh! Lady Be Good (Remasterd - 1999) | Artie Shaw & His Orchestra | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 30 | Shoot The Likker To Me, John Boy | Art Shaw and His Music, Artie Shaw | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 31 | St. James Infirmary Blues (Parts I & II) | Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Hot Lips Page | Play | 06:20 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 32 | April In Paris (From "Walk A Little Faster") | Artie Shaw & His Orchestra | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 33 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes ((RKO film "Roberta")) | Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 34 | Blues In The Night (Alt Take -1) | Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Oran "Hot Lips" Page, Artie Shaw | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 35 | Concerto for Clarinet, Pts. 1 and 2 | Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Artie Shaw | Play | 09:22 | 21 MB | 0 MB |
| 36 | Streamline (alternate take) | Artie Shaw and his Strings | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 37 | Alone Together (From the musical production "Flying Colors") | Artie Shaw & His Orchestra | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 38 | These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) | Artie Shaw & His Orchestra | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 126 mins | 290 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry "Red" Allen | Main Personnel, Trumpet |
| 2 | Harold Arlen | Composer |
| 3 | George Arus | Main Personnel, Trombone |
| 4 | Georgie Auld | Main Personnel, Sax (Tenor) |
| 5 | Gene Austin | Composer |
| 6 | Johnny Best | Main Personnel, Trumpet |
| 7 | Harry Bluestone | Main Personnel, Violin |
| 8 | Nacio Herb Brown | Composer |
| 9 | Vernon Brown | Trombone |
| 10 | Les Burness | Main Personnel, Piano |
| 11 | Billy Butterfield | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Trumpet |
| 12 | Sammy Cahn | Composer |
| 13 | John Carleton | Composer |
| 14 | Hoagy Carmichael | Composer |
| 15 | Saul Chaplin | Composer |
| 16 | Dick Clark | Sax (Tenor) |
| 17 | Ray Conniff | Main Personnel, Trombone |
| 18 | Jud de Naut | Bass |
| 19 | Peter DeRose | Composer |
| 20 | Howard Dietz | Composer |
| 21 | Vernon Duke | Composer |
| 22 | Roy Eldridge | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Trumpet |
| 23 | Nick Fatool | Drums |
| 24 | Barry Feldman | Compilation Producer, Reissue Producer |
| 25 | Helen Forrest | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Vocals |
| 26 | Arthur Freed | Composer |
| 27 | Rudolf Friml | Composer |
| 28 | Howard Fritzson | Art Direction |
| 29 | Clarence Gaskill | Composer |
| 30 | George Gershwin | Composer |
| 31 | Ira Gershwin | Composer |
| 32 | Stuart Gorrell | Composer |
| 33 | Tony Gottuso | Guitar |
| 34 | Jerry Gray | Arranger |
| 35 | Johnny Guarnieri | Harpsichord, Main Personnel, Piano |
| 36 | Oscar Hammerstein II | Composer |
| 37 | Otto Harbach | Composer |
| 38 | E.Y. "Yip" Harburg | Composer |
| 39 | Lennie Hayton | Arranger |
| 40 | Skitch Henderson | Main Personnel, Piano |
| 41 | Al Hendrickson | Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Main Personnel |
| 42 | James Van Heusen | Composer |
| 43 | Billie Holiday | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Vocals |
| 44 | Lena Horne | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Vocals |
| 45 | Jack Jenney | Trombone |
| 46 | Pat Jerina | Design |
| 47 | Jerry Jerome | Sax (Tenor) |
| 48 | Isham Jones | Composer |
| 49 | Gus Kahn | Composer |
| 50 | Max Kaminsky | Main Personnel, Soloist, Trumpet |
| 51 | Jerome Kern | Composer |
| 52 | Barney Kessel | Guitar, Main Personnel |
| 53 | Bob Kitsis | Piano |
| 54 | Manny Klein | Main Personnel, Trumpet |
| 55 | Margarita Lecuona | Composer |
| 56 | Harry Link | Composer |
| 57 | Dodo Marmarosa | Main Personnel, Piano |
| 58 | Holt Marvell | Composer |
| 59 | Jimmy McHugh | Composer |
| 60 | Teddy McRae | Composer |
| 61 | Johnny Mercer | Composer |
| 62 | Henry Nemo | Composer |
| 63 | Hot Lips Page | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Trumpet, Vocals |
| 64 | Mitchell Parish | Composer |
| 65 | Tony Pastor | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Sax (Tenor), Vocals |
| 66 | Doug Pomeroy | Disc Transfers, Mastering |
| 67 | Cole Porter | Composer |
| 68 | Joe Primrose | Composer |
| 69 | Lloyd Rauch | Liner Notes |
| 70 | Elizabeth Reilly | Photo Research |
| 71 | Buddy Rich | Drums, Guest Artist, Main Personnel |
| 72 | Les Robinson | Main Personnel, Sax (Alto) |
| 73 | Sigmund Romberg | Composer |
| 74 | Arthur Schwartz | Composer |
| 75 | Artie Shaw | Arranger, Clarinet, Composer, Main Personnel, Primary Artist |
| 76 | Artie Shaw & His Orchestra | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 77 | Jimmy Shirley | Guitar |
| 78 | William Grant Still | Arranger |
| 79 | Al Stillman | Composer |
| 80 | Jack Strachey | Composer |
| 81 | Einar A. Swan | Composer |
| 82 | Leo Watson | Main Personnel, Vocals |
| 83 | George Wettling | Drums |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |