This is a three-CD budget collection of many great swing tunes performed by the biggest names in swing music. The sound quality is good, as are the performances, but the lack of discographical information could be frustrating to jazz aficionados.
Various Artists
Golden Greats: Greatest Swing
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AllMusic Review by Sean Westergaard
Track Listing - Disc 1
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke Ellington | 03:11 | Amazon | ||||
| 2 | Benny Goodman | 02:57 | Amazon | ||||
| 3 | Fletcher Henderson | 03:00 | Amazon | ||||
| 4 | Andy Kirk | 02:58 | Amazon | ||||
| 5 | Duke Ellington | 03:37 | Amazon | ||||
| 6 | Chick Webb | 02:32 | Amazon | ||||
| 7 | Count Basie | 03:05 | Amazon | ||||
| 8 | Earl Hines | 02:36 | Amazon | ||||
| 9 | Tommy Dorsey | 03:36 | Amazon | ||||
| 10 | Jimmy Dorsey | 03:04 | Amazon | ||||
| 11 | Glenn Miller | 02:43 | Amazon | ||||
| 12 | Cab Calloway | 02:45 | Amazon | ||||
| 13 | Jimmie Lunceford | 02:59 | Amazon | ||||
| 14 | The Glenn Miller Orchestra | 03:11 | Amazon | ||||
| 15 | Benny Goodman | 03:25 | Amazon | ||||
| 16 | Harry James | 03:12 | Amazon | ||||
| 17 | Gene Krupa | 03:02 | Amazon | ||||
| 18 | Cab Calloway | 02:54 | Amazon | ||||
| 19 | Don Redman | 03:14 | Amazon | ||||
| 20 | Charlie Barnet | 02:36 | Amazon | ||||
| 21 | Jay McShann | 02:39 | Amazon | ||||
| 22 | Artie Shaw | 02:58 | Amazon | ||||
| 23 | Benny Carter | 02:50 | Amazon | ||||
| 24 | Stan Kenton | 03:17 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 2
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenn Miller | 03:33 | Amazon | ||||
| 2 | Artie Shaw | 03:04 | Amazon | ||||
| 3 | Benny Goodman | 03:19 | Amazon | ||||
| 4 | Bunny Berigan | 04:51 | Amazon | ||||
| 5 | Benny Goodman | 03:19 | Amazon | ||||
| 6 | Charlie Barnet | 03:27 | Amazon | ||||
| 7 | Chick Webb | 02:37 | Amazon | ||||
| 8 | Harry James | 02:42 | Amazon | ||||
| 9 | Jimmy Dorsey | 03:01 | Amazon | ||||
| 10 | Duke Ellington | 03:33 | Amazon | ||||
| 11 | Count Basie | 02:42 | Amazon | ||||
| 12 | Gene Krupa | 02:59 | Amazon | ||||
| 13 | Benny Goodman & His Orchestra | 03:15 | Amazon | ||||
| 14 | Jimmie Lunceford | 02:40 | Amazon | ||||
| 15 | Bob Crosby | 02:54 | Amazon | ||||
| 16 | Glenn Miller | 03:23 | Amazon | ||||
| 17 | Erskine Hawkins | 03:16 | Amazon | ||||
| 18 | Cab Calloway | 02:56 | Amazon | ||||
| 19 | Tommy Dorsey | 03:10 | Amazon | ||||
| 20 | Chick Webb | 03:16 | Amazon | ||||
| 21 | Casa Loma Orchestra | 02:33 | Amazon | ||||
| 22 | Fletcher Henderson | 03:03 | Amazon | ||||
| 23 | Glenn Miller | 03:28 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 3
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woody Herman | 03:05 | Amazon | ||||
| 2 | Cab Calloway | 02:56 | Amazon | ||||
| 3 | Count Basie | 02:35 | Amazon | ||||
| 4 | Gene Krupa | 02:37 | Amazon | ||||
| 5 | Benny Goodman | 02:50 | Amazon | ||||
| 6 | Duke Ellington | 02:58 | Amazon | ||||
| 7 | Earl Hines | 03:03 | Amazon | ||||
| 8 | Lucky Millinder | 03:08 | Amazon | ||||
| 9 | Lionel Hampton | 03:05 | Amazon | ||||
| 10 | Gene Krupa | 03:01 | Amazon | ||||
| 11 | Benny Goodman | 02:53 | Amazon | ||||
| 12 | Jimmie Lunceford | 05:28 | Amazon | ||||
| 13 | Gene Krupa | 02:53 | Amazon | ||||
| 14 | Stan Kenton | 02:43 | Amazon | ||||
| 15 | Woody Herman | 03:19 | Amazon | ||||
| 16 | Count Basie | 03:08 | Amazon | ||||
| 17 | Duke Ellington | 03:16 | Amazon | ||||
| 18 | Benny Goodman | 03:13 | Amazon | ||||
| 19 | Charlie Barnet | 03:15 | Amazon | ||||
| 20 | Gene Krupa | 03:04 | Amazon | ||||
| 21 | Stan Kenton | 02:43 | Amazon | ||||
| 22 | Lionel Hampton | 05:58 | Amazon |