The Roots of Swing & the Big Bands - An Historical Look

Warner Bros. Publications
ISBN  978-1576236758
For Piano/Vocal/Chords

A classic collection of 59 tunes from the most popular bands of the big band era.  


Titles:

• Elmer's Tune - Sammy Gallop, Dick Jurgens
• A Gal in Callico - Arthur Schwartz
• A-Tisket A-Tasket - Ella Fitzgerald
• All My Love - Al Jolson
• All This and Heaven Too - James Van Heusen
• And the Angels Sing - Johnny Mercer, Ziggy Elman
• April in Paris - Vernon Duke
• At Last - Harry Warren
• Autumn Nocturne - Josef Myrow
• Avenue C (Instrumental) - Buck Clayton
• Baby Face - Benny Davis, Harry Akst
• Begin the Beguine (from "Jubilee") - Cole Porter
• Blue and Sentimental - Count Basie
• Blues in the Night - Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
• Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight) - Johnny Mercer, Bernard Hanighen
• Body and Soul - John Green
• Caravan (Vocal) - Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
• Chattanooga Choo Choo - Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
• Cheatin' on Me - Lew Pollack
• Dancing in the Dark (from "The Band Wagon") - Arthur Schwartz
• Don't Fence Me In (from "Hollywood Canteen") - Cole Porter
• Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me - Duke Ellington
• Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington
• Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (with Anyone Else but Me) - Lew Brown
• G.I. Jive - Johnny Mercer
• Get Happy - Harold Arlen
• Heaven Can Wait - James Van Heusen
• Hey Doc! - Edgar M. Sampson
• I Can't Begin to Tell You - James Monaco
• I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good - Duke Ellington
• I Had the Craziest Dream - Harry Warren
• I Want to Be Happy (from "No No, Nanette")
• I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - George Bassman
• I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover - Harry Woods
• I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo - Harry Warren
• In a Mellow Tone (Instrumental Version) - Duke Ellington
• In a Sentimental Mood (Instrumental Version) - Duke Ellington
• In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town
• It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Duke Ellington
• It's Only a Paper Moon - Harold Arlen
• Jersey Bounce
• Jumpin' at the Woodside (Vocal) - Count Basie (composer)
• La Vie En Rose (Take Me to Your Heart Again)
• Li'l Darlin' - Neal Hefti
• Love for Sale - Cole Porter
• Moonlight Serenade (Instrumental) - Glenn Miller
• Mood Indigo - Duke Ellington
• Pennsylvania 6-5000 - Jerry Gray
• Sleepy Time Gal
• So Rare
• Solitude - Duke Ellington
• Star Dust - Hoagy Carmichael
• Stompin' at the Savoy (Vocal Version) - Benny Goodman
• They're Either Too Young or Too Old
• Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)
• What a Little Moonlight Can Do - Harry Woods
• You Are Too Beautiful - Richard Rodgers
• You Go to My Head - J. Fred Coots
• You'll Never Know - Harry Warren