Big Band Themes: Remember Them / Various Big Band Themes: Remember Them / Various CD

Not only did the stars of the big-band era have hits associated with them, but they had specific songs that told the listening audience, "That's Benny," or "Here comes Basie!" This 2-CD trip down memory lane finds the top stars of that golden age playing the theme songs we'll never forget.

1. Let's Dance - Benny Goodman 2. Man with a Horn - Ray Anthony Orchestra, Ray Anthony 3. You Go to My Head - Mitchell Ayres 4. Redskin Rhumna - Charlie Barnet 5. One O'Clock Jump - Count Basie 6. I Can't Get Started - Bunny Berigan 7. Harlem Nocturne - Randy Brooks 8. Leap Frog - Les Brown 9. Sunrise Seranade - Frankie Carle 10. Dipsey Doodle - Larry Clinton 11. Summertime - Bob Crosby ; His Orchestra, Bob Crosby 12. Contrasts - Jimmy Dorsey 13. I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You - Tommy Dorsey 14. Gang That Sang Heart of My Heart - Les Elgart 15. And the Angels Sing - Ziggy Elman 16. Got a Date with An Angel - Skinnay Ennis 17. Singing Winds - Ralph Flanagan 18. Smoke Rings - Glen Gray 19. Flying Home - Lionel Hampton 20. Tuxedo Junction - Erskine Hawkins 21. Blue Flame - Woody Herman 22. Careless - Eddy Howard 23. Ciribiribin - Harry James 24. Day Dreams - Dick Jurgens 25. Kaye's Melody - Sammy Kaye 26. Artistry in Rhythm - Stan Kenton 27. Starburst - Gene Krupa 28. Thinking of You - Kay Kyser 29. Heart to Heart - Elliot Lawrence 30. Auld Lang Syne - Guy Lombardo 31. Jazznocracy - Jimmie Lunceford 32. Tonight We Love - Freddy Martin 33. Lean Baby - Billy May 34. Moonlight Seranade - Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra 35. Racing with the Moon - Vaughn Monroe 36. Sunset to Sunrise - Art Mooney 37. Does Your Heart Beat for Me? - Russ Morgan 38. Night Train - Buddy Morrow 39. Blue Rey - Alvino Rey 40. Doodletown Fifers - Sauter-Finegan Orchestra 41. Quacker City Jazz - Jan Savitt 42. Nightmare - Artie Shaw 43. Elk's Parade - Bobby Sherwood 44. Strange Cargo - Freddie Slack 45. Star Dreams - Charlie Spivak 46. Snowfall - Claude Thornhill 47. I May Be Wrong - Chick Webb 48. Out of the Night - Ted Weems 49. Bubbles in the Wine - Lawrence Welk 50. Goodbye - Benny Goodman