Recommended Materials
CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO: THE #1 HITS
Glenn Miller’s #1 hit recordings from 1939 thru 1943. Tracks include 1939's “Stairway to the Stars”. Guest Artists include Tex Beneke, Ray Eberle, Marion Hutton, Bobby Hackett and The Modernaires.
RCA Bluebird # 3102, 1991.
BLUEBIRD’S BEST: STARDUST
Collection of Artie Shaw’s hit recordings including the #2 hit from 1941, “Stardust”. Guest artists include Billy Butterfield, Roy Elderidge and Al Cohn.
RCA Bluebird # 63998, 2002.
THE SYNCOPATED CLOCK: LEROY ANDERSON FAVORITES
The Royal Farnsworth Pops perform Leroy Anderson and Mitchell Parish hit songs including “The Syncopated Clock”, “Belle of the Ball”, and “Fiddle Faddle”.
Pickwick Records # 1125, 1996.
SING LEGENDS: 24 CLASSIC HITS BY DUKE ELLINGTON
Duke Ellington with Johnny Hodges, Bubber Miley, Ben Webster, Billy Strayhorn, Ivie Anderson and Cootie Williams. Tracks include the #3 hit recording from 1933 “Sophisticated Lady”.
Nimbus Records # 2014, 2001.