Various - 1941-1942

Tracklist

A1	A String Of Pearls (Glenn Miller Version)
A2	Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (Glenn Miller Version)
A3	Warm Valley (Duke Ellington Version)
A4	Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Tommy Dorsey Version)
A5	Flying Home (Lionel Hampton Version)
B1	Jersey Bounce (Benny Goodman Version)
B2	I Cried For You (Harry James Version)
B3	Basie Boogie (Count Basie Version)
B4	Charleston Alley (Charley Barnet Version)
B5	Air Mail Special (Benny Goodman Version)
C1	9:20 Special (Count Basie Version)
C2	The Man I Love (Benny Goodman Version)
C3	Summit Ridge Drive (Artie Shaw Version)
C4	Adios (Glenn Miller Version)
C5	Golden Wedding (Woody Herman Version)
D1	Beyond The Blue Horizon (Artie Shaw Version)
D2	Chattanooga Choo Choo (Glenn Miller Version)
D3	Autumn Nocturne (Claude Thornhill Version)
D4	Benny Rides Again (Benny Goodman Version)
E1	The Mole (Harry James Version)
E2	A Smo-o-o-th One (Benny Goodman Version)
E3	Blue Flame (Woody Herman Version)
E4	Well, Git It! (Tommy Dorsey Version)
E5	Perdido (Duke Ellington Version)
F1	Song Of The Volga Boatmen (Glenn Miller Version)
F2	Contrasts (Jimmy Dorsey Version)
F3	Strictly Instrumental (Harry James Version)
F4	Dancing In The Dark (Artie Shaw Version)
F5	American Patrol (Glenn Miller Version)

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Capitol Records

Credits

• Bass – Mike Rubin* (tracks: A1, A5, E3, E4, F2), Rolly Bundock (tracks: A2 to A4, B1 to E2, E5, F1, F3 to F5)
• Cello – Armand Kaproff (tracks: B2, D1, E1, F4), Kurt Reher (tracks: B2, D1, E1, F4), Nino Rosso (tracks: B2, D1, E1, F4)
• Clarinet – Abe Most (tracks: B5, C3, E2)
• Drums – Irv Cottler (tracks: E4), Nick Fatool (tracks: A1 to E3, E5 to F5)
• Guitar – Al Hendrickson (tracks: B5, C3, E2), Jack Marshall (tracks: A1 to B4, C1, C2, C4 to E1, E3 to F5)
• Harpsichord – Ray Sherman (tracks: C3)
• Leader – Billy May (tracks: A2 to A4, B1 to E2, E5, F1, F3 to F5), Glen Gray (tracks: A1, A5, E3, E4, F2)
• Piano – Ray Sherman (tracks: A1 to C2, C4 to F5)
• Saxophone – Abe Most (tracks: A2 to A4, B1 to B4, C1, C2, C4 to E1, E3 to F1, F3 to F4), Babe Russin (tracks: A1, A5, E3, E4, F2), Chuck Gentry (tracks: A, A4, A5, B2, B4, C2, C4, D3, E1, E3, E4, F1, F2, F4, F5), Gus Bivona (tracks: A1, A5, F2), Jack Nimitz (tracks: A3, B1, B3, C1, C5, D4, E5, F3), Julie Jacob (tracks: A1, A5, F2), Justin Gordon (tracks: A2 to A4, B1, B3 to C2, C4 to E2, E5, F1, F3, F5), Plas Johnson (tracks: A2 to A4, B1 to B4, C1, C4, C5, D2 to E1, E4 to F1, F3, F4), Skeets Herfurt (tracks: A1 to B1, B3, B4, C1, C5, D2 to D4, E3 to F3), Willie Schwartz* (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B2, B4, C2, C4 to E1, F1, F3 to F5), Bill Green* (tracks: C2, F5)
• Trombone – Benny Benson (tracks: A1, A5, F2), Dick Nash (tracks: A3, A4, B1 to B4, C1, C2, C4, to D1, D3 to E1, E5, F1, F3, F5), Dick Noel (tracks: A2, D2), Ed Kusby (tracks: E3), Joe Howard (tracks: A1, A3 to A5, B2 to B4, C1, C2, C4, D3, E1, E3 to F2, F4, F5), Lew McCreary (tracks: to A4, B1 to B4, C1, C2, C4, C5, D2 to E1, E4 to F1, F3 to F5), Lloyd Ulyate (tracks: A2, A3, B3, C1, C4, D2, E5), Milt Bernhart (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B2, B4, C2, C5, D2 to E1, E3, E4, F1, F3, F5), Murray McEachern (tracks: A1, A5, F2), Si Zentner (tracks: A1, A5, E4, F2)
• Trumpet – Conrad Gozzo (tracks: A1, A5, E3, E4, F2), Frank Beach (tracks: A2 to A3, B1 to B4, C1, C2, C4, C5, D2 to E1, E5, F1, F3 to F5), Joe Graves (tracks: B2, E1, E3, E4, F4), John Audino (tracks: A2 to A4, B3, B4, C1, C2, D2, D3, E5, F1, F5), John Best (tracks: A2, B1, B2, C2, C5, D4, E1, F3, F5), Manny Klein (tracks: A1, A5, E4, F2), Pete Candoli (tracks: A3 to A5, B3, B4, C1, C4, D3, E5, F2), Shorty Sherock, Uan Rasey (tracks: A2 to A4, B1 to B4, C1, C2, C4 to E1, E3 to F1, F3 to F5)
• Vibraphone – Emil Richards (tracks: A5)
• Viola – Jan Hlinka (tracks: B2, D1, E1, F4), Lou Kievman* (tracks: B2, D1, E1, F4), Sam Boghossian* (tracks: B2, D1, E1, F4)
• Violin – Darrel Terwilliger (tracks: B2, D1, E1, F4), Eddie Bergman* (tracks: B2, D1, E1, F4), Irv Geller* (tracks: B2, D1, E1, F4), Isadore Roman (tracks: B2, D1, E1, F4), Jimmy Getzoff* (tracks: B2, D1, E1, F4), John De Voogdt (tracks: B2, D1, E1, F4), Lenny Atkins* (tracks: B2, D1, E1, F4), Lou Raderman (tracks: B2, D1, E1, F4), Mischa Russell (tracks: B2, D1, E1, F4), Bob Barene* (tracks: B2, D1, E1, F4)
• Vocals – Eileen Wilson (tracks: A2), Helen Forrest (tracks: B2, C2), Tex Beneke (tracks: A2, D2)

Notes

Box set. Auto-coupled. 1980's reissue with no booklet. All credits including artists and original artists listed on back of box. "Digital" is printed on front of box but there is no indication to what that applies, e.g., does not state whether album has been remastered.

MADE IN U.S.A.
c1985 Time-Life Books Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: Back cover and labels: STL-602

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
STL 346	Various	The Swing Era: The Music Of 1941-1942: Swing As A Way Of Life ‎(3xLP, Comp + Box)	Time Life Records, Capitol Records	STL 346	US	1970
STL 346	Various	The Swing Era 1941-1942 ‎(3xLP, Comp, RE + Box)	Time Life Records	STL 346	Germany	1982
8TL 346	Various	The Swing Era: The Music Of 1941-1942: Swing As A Way Of Life ‎(2x8-Trk + Box)	Time Life Records	8TL 346	US	Unknown
STL 3-346	Various	The Swing Era: The Music Of 1941-1942: Swing As A Way Of Life ‎(3xLP, Comp + Box)	Time Life Records, Capitol Records	STL 3-346	US	1970
R700-08, 7243 5 26891 2 5	Billy May, Glen Gray	Billy May, Glen Gray - Swing Era: 1941-1942 ‎(2xCD, Album, 2-C)	Time Life Music, EMI-Capitol Special Markets	R700-08, 7243 5 26891 2 5	US	2001