The Trials, Tribulations and Triumph of Bunny Berigan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGSdTeKVmE8 Composed and arranged by Jimmy Mundy. (3) Recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra for Victor on September 27, 1935 in Los Angeles. Benny Goodman, clarinet, directing: Bunny Berigan, first and solo trumpet; Ralph Muzzillo and Nate Kazebier, trumpets; Jack Lacey and Sterling "Red" Ballard, trombones; Hymie Shertzer, first alto saxophone; Bill DePew, alto... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtdLwK3luU0 Composed by Ernie Burnett; arranged by Andy Phillips. Recorded live in performance by Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra at Westwood Symphony Gardens, Dearborn, Michigan on June 22, 1939. Bunny Berigan, trumpet, directing: Johnny Napton, first trumpet; Jake Koven and Joe Bauer, trumpets; Jimmy Emmert and Bob Jenney, trombones; Arcuiso "Gus" Bivona, first alto saxophone;... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO6SQE8eVoc "Let 'Er Go" (1938) Composed by Larry Clinton and Julian Kay; arranged by Joe Lippman. Recorded live in performance by Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra from the Paradise Restaurant in New York on April 8, 1938. Bunny Berigan, trumpet, directing: Steve Lipkins and Irving Goodman, trumpets; Sonny Lee and Al George, trombones; Mike Doty,... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOLZmIl7KEU Composed by Tracey, McGauisk and Fisher; probably arranged by Abe Osser. Recorded by Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra for Victor on September 3, 1937 in New York. Bunny Berigan, first and solo trumpet; Steve Lipkins and Irving Goodman, trumpets; Thomas "Sonny" Lee first trombone; Al George, trombone; Robert "Mike" Doty, first alto saxophone; Joe... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKzeiJSKHJ8&t=19s "Mr. Ghost Goes to Town" Composed by Will Hudson; probably arranged by Paul Wetstein (Weston). Recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra for Victor on January 7, 1937 in New York. Tommy Dorsey, trombone, directing: Bob Cusumano, first trumpet; Steve Lipkins, Joe Bauer and Bunny Berigan(*), trumpets; Les Jenkins and Artie Foster, trombones; Freddie... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vZCu2y8kyM Recorded by Red Norvo and His Swing Octet for Columbia on January 25, 1935 in New York. Red Norvo, xylophone, directing: Bunny Berigan, trumpet; Jack Jenney, trombone; Johnny Mince, clarinet; Leon "Chu" Berry, tenor saxophone; Teddy Wilson, piano; George Van Eps, guitar; Arthur Bernstein, bass; Gene Krupa, drums. The story: There were aspects of... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k3cWKoRkeE Composed by Oscar Levant, music; and Stanley Adams, lyric; arranged by Joe Lippman. Recorded by Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra for Victor on May 26, 1938 in New York. Bunny Berigan, first and solo trumpet, directing: Steve Lipkins and Irving Goodman, trumpets; Nat Lobovsky and Ray Conniff, trombones; Robert "Mike" Doty, first alto saxophone;... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbCoIixgtuE Composed by Bunny Berigan. Privately recorded on March 16, 1939 in New York. Bunny Berigan, gelastic (humorous) recitation and trumpet; Joe Bushkin, piano. The story: It is not often that I or anyone gets the opportunity to present a world premier of a Bunny Berigan recording. Nevertheless, through a tangled web of happenstance and... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/G3TU0B0A7UE Composed by: Philip Braham (music) and Douglas Furber (lyric); arranged by Benny Carter. Recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra live in performance on the NBC Raleigh-Kool radio show on January 25, 1937 in New York. Tommy Dorsey, lead trombone, directing: Bunny Berigan, solo trumpet; Bob Cusumano, (lead) Jimmy Welch and Joe Bauer, trumpets;... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/pVxTW9tBGrA Composed by Fred Fisher; arranged by Joe Lippman. Recorded live in performance at the Paradise Restaurant in Manhattan on April 3, 1938. Bunny Berigan, first and solo trumpet; Steve Lipkins and Irving Goodman, trumpets; Thomas "Sonny" Lee and Al George, trombones; Robert "Mike" Doty, first alto saxophone; Joe Dixon, alto saxophone and clarinet; Georgie... Continue Reading →