The Trials, Tribulations and Triumph of Bunny Berigan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMma5DBpMpE Recorded by Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra for Victor on December 23, 1937 in New York. Bunny Berigan, first and solo trumpet, directing: Steve Lipkins and Irving Goodman, trumpets; Thomas B. "Sonny" Lee, first trombone; Al George, trombone; Robert "Mike" Doty, first alto saxophone, and clarinet; Joe Dixon, first clarinet, and alto saxophone; Georgie... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XB_ZbHRoWU Composed by Dick Howard, Bob Ellsworth and Russ Morgan; probably arranged by Gene Kutch. Recorded by Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra for Elite on March 11, 1942 in New York. Bunny Berigan, solo trumpet, directing: Kenny Davis (lead), Bob Mansell, Fred Norton, trumpets; Max Smith, Charlie Stout, trombones; George Quinty (lead alto), Walt Mellor (alto and baritone), Red Lange, Neal Smith (tenors), saxophones; Gene Kutch, piano; Tony Espen, bass;... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb3WP6TJ__8 Composed by Sidney D. Mitchell and Lew Pollack; arranged by Joe Lippman. Recorded by Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra for Victor on April 21, 1938 in New York. Bunny Berigan, solo trumpet, directing: Steve Lipkins, first trumpet; Irving Goodman, trumpet; Nat Lobovsky, first trombone; Al George, trombone; Mike Doty, first alto saxophone; Joe Dixon,... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQbXhPz90HE Composed by Bronislau Kaper, Walter Jurmann and Gus Kahn; arranged by Joe Lippman. Recorded by Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra for Victor on June 18, 1937 in New York. Bunny Berigan, trumpet, directing: Steve Lipkins, Irving Goodman, trumpets; Thomas B. "Sonny" Lee, first trombone; Morey Samel, trombone; Sid Perlmutter, first also saxophone; Joe Dixon,... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxvT0ylravo Composed by Victor Shertzinger; arranged by either Andy Fitzgerald or Frank Crolene. Recorded by Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra from an NBC broadcast on October 14, 1940 from the World's Fair of 1940, Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York. Bunny Berigan, trumpet, directing: Jack Thompson (lead), Frank Perry, Ray Kranz, trumpets; Ernie Stricker (lead), Max... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnEfg6B1QM8 "The Buzzard" Head arrangement by Bud Freeman, based on "Basin Street Blues." Recorded By Bud Freeman and His Windy City Five for Decca on December 4, 1935 in New York. Lawrence “Bud” Freeman, tenor saxophone and clarinet, directing: Bunny Berigan, trumpet; Claude Thornhill, piano; Eddie Condon, guitar; Grachan Moncur, bass; William R. "Cozy" Cole,... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wgA6xc24Ko Composed by Al Neiburg; arranged by Gene Kutch. Recorded in performance by Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra on April 12, 1942 at the Nu-Elms Ballroom in Youngstown, Ohio. Bunny Berigan, trumpet, directing: Kenny Davis, first trumpet; Bob Mansell, Fred Norton, trumpets; Charlie Stout and Max Smith, trombones; George Quinty, first alto saxophone; Walt Mellor,... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2YuSK4_-MQ Composed and arranged by Benny Carter. Recorded from an NBC radio broadcast Carnaval de Broadway emanating from the Astor Roof in New York City on either June 26 or August 14, 1940.(*) Tommy Dorsey, first and solo trombone; directing: Bunny Berigan, Ray Linn, Jimmy Blake, and either Leon Debrow or Clyde Hurley trumpets; George... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jopYBeLryLs Music and lyric by Cole Porter. Recorded by Lee Wiley and Bunny Berigan's Music for Liberty Record Shop on April 11, 1940 in New York. Lee Wiley, vocal, accompanied by Bunny Berigan, trumpet; Joe Bushkin, piano; Sid Weiss, bass; George Wettling, drums. The story: On October 13, 1932, singer Lee Wiley appeared as a... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gvfYucUsgI Composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov; arranged by E.W. "Red" Bone and Carmen Mastren.(*) Recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra for Victor on January 29, 1937 in New York. Tommy Dorsey, trombone, directing: Bob Cusumano, first trumpet; Jimmy Welch and Joe Bauer, trumpets; Les Jenkins and E.W. “Red” Bone, trombones; Freddie Stulce, first alto saxophone;... Continue Reading →