Up Swing | ||||
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Compilation album by Various | ||||
Released | February 17, 1944 | |||
Recorded | 1936–1941 | |||
Genre | Dance band, swing, jazz | |||
Label | Victor | |||
Glenn Miller chronology | ||||
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Benny Goodman chronology | ||||
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Tommy Dorsey chronology | ||||
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Artie Shaw chronology | ||||
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Up Swing is a compilation album of phonograph records released by bandleaders Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, and Artie Shaw in 1944 as a part of the Victor Musical Smart Set series. The set, a progenitor to greatest hits releases, features some of the most popular Dance Band Era recordings by the four bandleaders.
Released in the middle of the 1942-44 recording ban, the album reached number four on the August 4, 1945 Billboard Best-Selling Popular Record Albums chart, [1] which would soon become the standard. A February 1944 issue of Billboard Magazine highlighted Miller's disc specifically: "Re-issue of this swell tune is one of eight sides comprising Victor's new album, "Up Swing." A close race, but this disk wins. Miller fans, new and old, should eat it up." [2] However, Swing Magazine's Bob Kennedy preferred Shaw's disk and declared the album "an absolute must for collectors." [3]
These reissued songs were featured on a 4-disc, 78 rpm album set, Victor P-146.
Disc 1: (20-1549)
Disc 2: (20-1550)
Disc 3: (20-1551)
Disc 4: (20-1552)
In 1951, RCA Victor reissued the set on 10" LP as RCA Victor LPT-12. [5]
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | " Stompin' At The Savoy" | Benny Goodman and His Orchestra | 3:14 |
2. | " Song of India" | Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra | 3:05 |
3. | " Begin the Beguine" | Artie Shaw and His Orchestra | 3:13 |
4. | " Tuxedo Junction" | Glenn Miller and His Orchestra | 3:26 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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5. | " A String of Pearls" | Glenn Miller and His Orchestra | 3:13 |
6. | " Oh, Lady Be Good" | Artie Shaw and His Orchestra | 3:07 |
7. | "Yes Indeed!" | Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra | 3:29 |
8. | "Don't Be That Way" | Benny Goodman and His Orchestra | 3:21 |