Volume 198: Big Band Themes

Here’s an album filled with some of the biggest big band jazz orchestra leaders there ever were. And they’re the songs that each leader was most identified by. It’s also a special promotional copy with a Cleveland area connection, which is probably why it’s in my dad’s collection. Plus it brought back some memories of TV commercial gold. So get ready to hear tunes that introduced the bands that played them in Volume 198: Big Band Themes. Correction: Lawson's Milk Company was founded in Cuyahoga Falls, not Chagrin Falls, which is what I said in the episode. More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.  Credits and copyrights Various – Dance To The Themes Of The Greatest Bands Label: Columbia Special Products – XTV 68511 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Released: 1963  Genre: Jazz Style: Big Band Les Brown–Leap Frog written by Joe Garland, Leo Corday in 1942 Recorded by Les Brown and his Orchestra in October 1945 Woody Herman and his Thundering Herd - Blue Flame written by Leo Corday, Joe Bishop, James A. Noble First recording on February 13, 1941 by Woody Herman Claude Thornhill - Snowfall written by Claude Thornhill, Ruth Thornhill First recording on May 26, 1941 Kay Kyser - (I've Grown So Lonesome) Thinking Of You written by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby recorded New York, NY, January 9, 1939 but not released until 1941. Gene Krupa - Starburst Composed by Eddie Finckel and Gene Krupa Recorded February 8, 1947 Count Basie - One O'Clock Jump written by Count Basie First recording on July 7, 1937 I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.