Star Dust / Temptation

by Artie Shaw & His Orchestra

Star Dust / Temptation cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: December 1940
  • Label: Victor
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 58:49
  • Community rating: 3.83/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Delivering arguably the definitive instrumental version of Hoagy Carmichael's timeless standard, this soaring big band arrangement features an iconic, flawlessly constructed clarinet solo. The beautifully lush string section and brilliant brass dynamics elevate the track to the absolute pinnacle of Swing Era sophistication.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Nightmare (2:48)
  2. I Surrender Dear (3:40)
  3. Traffic Jam (2:14)
  4. Concerto for Clarinet, Pts. 1 and 2 (9:13)
  5. Porgy and Bess: Summertime (4:59)
  6. I Get A Kick Out Of You (3:25)
  7. Star Dust (3:29)
  8. Lady Day (3:01)
  9. Moonglow (3:27)
  10. The Man I Love (3:07)
  11. Innuendo (4:30)
  12. I Cover the Waterfront (From "I Cover the Waterfront") (3:27)
  13. Everything Is Jumpin' (5:07)
  14. Dancing In The Dark (3:02)
  15. Begin the Beguine (From the Musical Comedy "Jubilee") (3:12)

Credits

  • Artie Shaw & His Orchestra - primary artist
  • Bus Bassey - alto saxophone [uncredited]
  • Neely Plumb - alto saxophone [uncredited]
  • Jud Denaut - bass [uncredited]
  • Fred Goerner - cello [uncredited]
  • Artie Shaw - clarinet [uncredited]
  • Nick Fatool - drums [uncredited]
  • Al Hendrickson - guitar [uncredited]
  • Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Primary Artist
  • Hoagy Carmichael - Written-By
  • Mitchell Parish - Written-By
  • Lennie Hayton - Arranged By [Uncredited]
  • Arthur Freed - Written-By
  • Nacio Herb Brown - Written-By

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