''Air Play'' is a
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
compilation album by
Benny Goodman
Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing".
From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His co ...
consisting of performances from radio broadcasts dating between December 1936 and 1938. It was released in 1985.
Track listing
# "I Want to Be Happy" – 2:29
# "
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" is an African-American spiritual song and one of the best-known Christian hymns. Originating in early oral and musical African-American traditions, the date it was composed is unknown. Performances by the Hampton Singer ...
" – 2:20
# "Medly: Body & Soul, Dinah" – 5:55
# "
Stompin' at the Savoy
"Stompin' at the Savoy" is a 1933 jazz standard composed by Edgar Sampson. It is named after the famed Harlem nightspot the Savoy Ballroom in New York City.
History and composition
Although the song is credited to Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar ...
" – 3:17
# "Shine" – 2:42
# "Japanese Sandman" – 2:59
# "Body and Soul" – 2:49
# "Dinah" – 2:47
# "An Apple a Day" – 2:14
# "Some of These Days" – 2:25
# "Goodbye" – 1:57
# "Chicago" – 2:30
# "
Moten Swing
Moten is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
*Bennie Moten (1894–1935), American jazz pianist and band leader born in Kansas City, Missouri
*Benny Moten (1916–1977), American jazz bassist
*Eddie Moten (born 1981), American footbal ...
" – 2:49
# "You're Blase'" – 2:19
# "I've Got a Pocket Full of Dreams" – 2:16
# "
Stardust" – 2:41
# "Russian Lullaby" – 2:17
# "In a Mist" – 3:01
# "Margie" – 2:13
# "
You Go to My Head
"You Go to My Head" is a 1938 popular song composed by J. Fred Coots with lyrics by Haven Gillespie. Numerous versions of the song have been recorded, and it has since become a pop and jazz standard.
Melody and lyrics
Alec Wilder terms Coots' me ...
" – 2:46
# "You're Driving Me Crazy" – 1:48
# "Lullaby in Rhythm" – 3:32
# "Bumble Stomp" – 3:02
References
1985 compilation albums
Benny Goodman albums
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