Artie Shaw & His Orchestra includes: Artie Shaw (clarinet); Roy Eldridge (trumpet); Johnny Guarnieri (piano).
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra includes: Benny Goodman (clarinet); Martha Tilton (vocals); Art Rollini, Vido Musso (tenor saxophone); Harry James, Ziggy Elman (trumpet); Murray McEachern, Vernon Brown (trombone); Jess Stacy (piano); Alan Reuss (guitar); Gene Krupa (drums).
Additional personnel: Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday (vocals).
Recorded between 1935 and 1945. Includes liner notes by John Snyder and Will Friedwald.
This is part of RCA Victor's Battle Of The Bands series.
Personnel: Artie Shaw (clarinet); Benny Goodman (clarinet); Ella Fitzgerald, Martha Tilton, Billie Holiday (vocals); Allan Reuss (guitar); Arthur Rollini, Vido Musso (tenor saxophone); Harry James, Roy Eldridge, Ziggy Elman (trumpet); Murray McEachern, Vernon Brown (trombone); Jess Stacy, Johnny Guarnieri (piano); Gene Krupa (drums).
Recording information: Caf‚ Rouge (Hotel Pennsylvania) (11/22/1935-04/05/1945); Chicago, IL (11/22/1935-04/05/1945); Hollywood, CA (11/22/1935-04/05/1945); New York, NY (11/22/1935-04/05/1945).
Arrangers: Artie Shaw; Count Basie; Edgar Sampson; Fletcher Henderson; Jimmy Mundy; Teddy McRae; Buster Harding.
