“When Swing Was King” Song List
Volume 1
1. Glenn Miller Orchestra--“I’ve Got a Gal in Kalamazoo”
2. Duke Ellington Orchestra--“Take the A Train”
3. Vaughn Monroe--“When the Lights Go On Again”
4. Woody Herman Orchestra-- “Laura”
5. Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (vocals by Frank Sinatra)--“In the Blue of Evening”
6. Dinah Shore--“You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To”
7. Hal McIntyre Orchestra--“This Is the Army, Mr. Jones”
8. Benny Goodman Orchestra--“Moonglow”
9. Les Brown Orchestra--“Twilight Time”
10. Harry James Orchestra--“Sleepy Lagoon”
11. Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra (vocals by Ray Eberly & Helen O'Connell)--“Tangerine”
12. Jo Stafford--“It Could Happen to You”
13. Paul Weston Orchestra (vocals by Johnny Mercer)--“On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe”
Volume 2
1. Glenn Miller Orchestra--“Pennsylvania 6-500”
2. Lionel Hampton Orchestra--“Flying Home”
3. Harry James Orchestra (vocals by Kitty Kallen)--“It’s Been a Long, Long Time”
4. Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra--“Blue Room”
5. Larry Clinton Orchestra (vocals by Bea Wain--“Deep Purple”
6. Duke Ellington Orchestra--“Satin Doll”
7. Ozzie Nelson Orchestra--“Dream a Little Dream of Me”
8. Artie Shaw Orchestra--“Stardust”
9. Mills Brothers--“Till Then”
10. Benny Goodman Orchestra--“Don’t Be That Way”
11. Stan Kenton Orchestra (vocals by June Christy)--“Tampico”
12. Tommy Dorsey Orchestra --“Daybreak”
13. Judy Garland--“The Trolley Song”
Volume 3
1. Glenn Miller Orchestra--“Chattanooga Choo Choo”
2. Artie Shaw Orchestra--“Begin the Beguine”
3. Benny Goodman Orchestra (vocals by Martha Tilton)--“The Lady’s In Love With You”
4. Ted Heath Orchestra--“Avalon”
5. Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (vocals by Frank Sinatra)--“Fools Rush In”
6. Count Basie Orchestra--“One O’Clock Jump”
7. Ozzie Nelson Orchestra (vocals by Harriet Hilliard)--“But Where Are You?”
8. Larry Clinton Orchestra--“A Study in Red”
9. Duke Ellington Orchestra--“Don’t Get Around Much Any More”
10. Andrew Sisters--“Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”
11. Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra--“Blue Again”
12. Vaughn Monroe--“There, I’ve Said It Again”
13. Sammy Kaye Orchestra--“Daddy”
Volume 4
1. Glenn Miller Orchestra--“Moonlight Serenade”
2. Andrew Sisters--“Oh, Johnny; Oh, Johnny; Oh”
3. Artie Shaw Orchestra--"Frenesi”
4. Benny Goodman Orchestra (vocals by Ella Fitzgerald)--“Goodnight, My Love”
5. Jan Garber Orchestra--“I’ll See You in My Dreams”
6. Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (vocals by Frank Sinatra)--“Dolores”
7. Guy Lombardo Orchestra--“Embraceable You”
8. Paul Whiteman Orchestra (vocals by Billie Holiday)--“Travelin’ Light”
9. Freddy Martin Orchestra--“Dancing in the Dark”
10. Bing Crosby--“You Belong to My Heart”
11. Ted Weems Orchestra--“Heartaches”
12. Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra--“So Rare”
13. Count Basie Orchestra--“April in Paris”
Volume 5
1. Glenn Miller Orchestra--“A String of Pearls”
2. Andrew Sisters--“Beer Barrel Polka”
3. Duke Ellington Orchestra--“Satin Doll”
4. Bing Crosby--“Now Is The Hour”
5. Mills Brothers--“You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You”
6. Larry Clinton Orchestra (vocals by Bea Wain)--“ My Reverie”
7. Artie Shaw Orchestra--“Temptation”
8. Guy Lombardo Orchestra (vocals by Kenny Gardner)--“Nevertheless”
9. Eddy Howard--“You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby”
10. Ted Weems Orchestra (vocals by Perry Como)--“I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now?”
11. Harry James Orchestra--“Ciribiribin”
12. Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (vocals by Frank Sinatra)--“I’ll Be Seeing you”
13. Benny Goodman Orchestra (vocals by Martha Tilton)--“And the Angels Sing”
Volume 6 – Christmas Edition
1. Glenn Miller Orchestra--“In the Christmas Mood”
2. Tommy Dorsey Orchestra--“March of the Toys”
3. Duke Ellington Orchestra--“Jingle Bells”
4. Frank Sinatra--“O Little Town of Bethlehem”
5. Perry Como--“God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen”
6. Vaughn Monroe--“Let It Snow”
7. Guy Lombardo Orchestra (vocals by children’s choir)--“Oh, Come All Ye Faithful”
8. Benny Goodman Orchestra (vocals by Peggy Lee & Art Lund)--“I Love the Winter Weather”
9. Woody Herman Orchestra--“Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”
10. Mills Brothers--“O Holy Night”
11. Judy Garland--“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
12. Glenn Miller Orchestra--“Silent Night”
13. Bing Crosby--“White Christmas”
Volume 7
1. Glenn Miller Orchestra--"In the Mood”
2. Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (vocals by Frank Sinatra)--“This Love of Mine”
3. Ink Spots--“Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat”
4. Ozzie Nelson Orchestra--“Jersey Jive”
5. Andrew Sisters--“Bei Mir Bistu Shoen”
6. Artie Shaw Orchestra (vocals by Helen Forrest)--“They Say”
7. Larry Clinton Orchestra--“Dodgin’ the Dean”
8. Duke Ellington Orchestra--“Perdido”
9. Vaughn Monroe--“Ballerina”
10. Freddy Martin Orchestra—“The Way You Look Tonight”
11. Harry James Orchestra--“You Made Me Love You”
12. Russ Morgan Orchestra--“So Long”
13. Benny Goodman Orchestra--“Jersey Bounce”
Volume 8
1. Glenn Miller Orchestra--“Tuxedo Junction”
2. Artie Shaw Orchestra (vocals by Helen Forest)--“Deep Purple”
3. Ted Heath Orchestra--“The High and the Mighty”
4. Bunny Berigan --“I Can’t Get Started”
5. Count Basie Orchestra --“Broadway”
6. Ozzie Nelson Orchestra (vocals by Harriet Hilliard)--“Says My Heart”
7. Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra --“Can’t We Be Friends?”
8. Mills Brothers--“I’ll Be Around”
9. Xavier Cugart --“Brazil”
10. Vera Lynn --“The White Cliffs of Dover”
11. Benny Goodman Orchestra--“Body & Soul”
12. Bing Crosby --“Moonlight Becomes You”
13. Andrew Sisters --“Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree”
Volume 9
1. Glenn Miller Orchestra--“American Patrol”
2. Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (vocals by Frank Sinatra & the Pied Pipers)--“Street of Dreams”
3. Shep Fields Orchestra--“Lavender Blue”
4. Duke Ellington Orchestra--“Five O’Clock Whistle”
5. Vaughn Monroe--“Tangerine”
6. Ray Anthony Orchestra--“I Only Have Eyes for You”
7. Ink Spots--“Ring, Telephone, Ring”
8. Freddy Martin Orchestra--“Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”
9. Doris Day--“Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered”
10. Benny Goodman Orchestra--“Let’s Dance”
11. Nat King Cole--“It’s Only a Paper Moon”
12. Harry James Orchestra (vocals by Betty Grable)--“I Can’t Begin to Tell You”
13. Bob Crosby & the Bobcats--“Muskrat Ramble”
Volume 10
1. Glenn Miller Orchestra--"King Porter Stomp"
2. Tommy Dorsey Orchestra --"I'm Getting Sentimental Over You"
3. Les Elgart Orchestra--"Night And Day"
4. Vaughn Monroe and Orchestra--"Racing With The Moon"
5. Lawrence Welk Orchestra --"Stranger On The Shore"
6. Vera Lynn --"A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square"
7. Harry James Orchestra--"Ciribiribin"
8. Duke Ellington and Orchestra--"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
9. Ray Anthony Orchestra--"Stars Fell On Alabama"
10. Benny Goodman Orchestra with Helen Forrest --"Taking A Chance On Love"
11. Count Basie and Orchestra --"Pennies From Heaven"
12. Judy Garland --"Somewhere Over The Rainbow"
13. Guy Lombardo Orchestra --"Boo Hoo"
Volume 11
1. Glenn Miller Orchestra--“Moonlight Serande”
2. Artie Shaw Orchestra--“I Cover the Waterfront”
3. Count Bassie Orchestra (vocals by Jimmy Rushing)--“I’m Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself a Letter”
4. Mills Brothers--“You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You”
5. Benny Goodman Orchestra (vocals by Helen Ward)--“These Foolish Things”
6. Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra--“Smoke Rings”
7. Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (vocals by Frank Sinatra & the Pied Pipers)--“Stardust”
8. Hal Kemp Orchestra--“42nd Street”
9. Harry James Orchestra (vocals by Buddy Devito)--“If I Loved You”
10. Ozzie Nelson Orchestra--“Ebb Tide”
11. Guy Lomardo Orchestra--“How Deep Is the Ocean?”
12. Vaughn Monroe--“Ghost Riders in the Sky”
13. The Andrew Sisters--“Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”
Volume 12
1. Glenn Miller Orchestra (vocals by Ray Eberle--“At Last”
2. Artie Shaw Orchestra--“Lady Be Good”
3. Harry James Orchestra (vocals by Helen Ward)--“Where or When”
4. Harry James Orchestra--“Fly Me to the Moon”
5. Vaughn Monroe Orchestra--“Blue Moon”
6. Duke Ellington Orchestra--“In A Sentimental Mood”
7. Larry Clinton Orchestra (vocals by Bea Wain)--“Heart & Soul”
8. Benny Goodman Orchestra--“After You’ve Gone”
9. Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (vocals by Frank Sinatra)--“I’ll Never Smile Again”
10. Russ Morgan Orchestra--“With the Wind & the Rain in Her Hair”
11. Bing Crosby--“Stranger in Paradise”
12. Les Brown Orchestra (vocals by Doris Day)--“My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time”
13. Mills Brothers--“Paper Doll”