The Trials, Tribulations and Triumph of Bunny Berigan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcyIz-HnR74 "Blue Skies" Composed by Irving Berlin; arranged by Fletcher Henderson. Recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra for Victor on June 25, 1935 in New York. Benny Goodman, clarinet, directing: Bunny Berigan, first and solo trumpet; Nate Kazebier and Jerry Neary, trumpets; Jack Lacey and Sterling "Red" Ballard, trombones; Nuncio "Toots" Mondello, first alto... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go2tEPw0i_U Traditional folk song, arranged by Dick Rose. Recorded by Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra for Thesaurus Transcription Service on June 27, 1938 in New York. Bunny Berigan, trumpet, directing: Steve Lipkins and Irving Goodman, trumpets; Nat Lobovsky and Ray Conniff, trombones; Mike Doty first alto saxophone; Joe Dixon, alto saxophone and clarinet; Clyde Rounds... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kBLTADOeW0&feature=youtu.be Composed by Edgar Sampson; unknown arranger, possibly Matty Matlock. Recorded by Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra for Brunswick on January 27, 1937 in New York. Bunny Berigan, first and solo trumpet, directing: Harry Greenwald and Harry Brown, trumpets; Walter Burleson, trombone; Carl Swift and Matty Matlock, alto saxophones; Art Drelinger, tenor saxophone; Les Burness,... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMi6xrJYX9A "Down by the Old Mill Stream" Composed by Tell Taylor and Arthur Clough; unknown arranger. Recorded live on October 31, 1936 from a broadcast of the Saturday Night Swing Club over the CBS radio network. Bunny Berigan, trumpet, with the CBS house band directed by Johnny Augustine. Probable personnel: Lloyd Williams, Mike Miolla, unknown,... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ5EtS703_E&feature=youtu.be Composed by Lorenzo Countee and Frank Trumbauer; probably arranged by Frank Trumbauer. Recorded by Frank Trumbauer and His Orchestra for Victor on November 20, 1934. Frank Trumbauer, C-Melody saxophone, directing: Bunny Berigan and Anthony "Nat" Natoli, trumpets; Glenn Miller, trombone; Art Shaw, alto saxophone and clarinet; Jack Shore, alto saxophone; Larry Binyon, tenor saxophone;... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s96vHPhLogE Composed by Joe Davis; arranged by Joe Lippman. Recorded by Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra for Victor on October 14, 1938 in New York. Bunny Berigan, trumpet; directing: Johnny Napton, first trumpet, and Irving Goodman, trumpet; Ray Conniff and Andy Russo, trombones; Arcuiso "Gus" Bivona, first alto saxophone; Milton Schatz, alto saxophone; Georgie Auld,... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBq70Wo68Eo&feature=youtu.be Composed and arranged by Ray Conniff. Recorded by Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra for Victor on March 15, 1939 in New York. Bunny Berigan, trumpet, directing: Johnny Napton, first trumpet; Jake Koven and George Johnston, trumpets; Ray Conniff and Bob Jenney, trombones; Gus Bivona, first alto saxophone; Henry Saltman, alto saxophone; Don Lodice, tenor... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbE9bhcH_Kc&feature=youtu.be "Jingle Bells" Composed by J.S. Pierpont; arranged by Lyle "Spud" Murphy. Recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra for Victor on July 1, 1935 in New York. Benny Goodman, clarinet, directing: Bunny Berigan, first and solo trumpet; Ralph Muzzillo and Nate Kazebier, trumpets; Jack Lacey and Red Ballard, trombones; Nuncio "Toots" Mondello, first alto... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/SXbwD2Hg3Wo Composed by Irving Berlin; arranged by Dave Rose. Recorded by Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra on December 23, 1937 for Victor in New York. Bunny Berigan, first and solo trumpet; Steve Lipkins and Irving Goodman, trumpets; Sonny Lee (first) and Al George, trombones; Mike Doty, first alto saxophone; Joe Dixon, alto saxophone and solo... Continue Reading →