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Artie Shaw Plays An Album of Popular Music is a compilation album of phonograph records released by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra on Victor subsidiary Bluebird Records.

Background and reception
Following Victor Records' early experimentation with album sets, One of the only albums to ever be issued on Bluebird,

Track listing
These reissued songs were featured on a 4-disc, 78 rpm album set, Bluebird P-85.

Disc 1: (27546) 1. "Frenesi", recorded March 3, 1940.

2. "Begin the Beguine", recorded July 24, 1938.

Disc 2: (27547) 1. "Star Dust", recorded October 7, 1940.

2. "Back Bay Shuffle", recorded July 24, 1938.

Disc 3: (27548) 1. " Dancing in the Dark", recorded January 23, 1941.

2. "Traffic Jam", recorded June 12, 1939.

Disc 4: (27549) 1. "Moonglow", recorded January 23, 1941.

2. "Serenade To a Savage", recorded June 12, 1939.

LP Track listing
In 1951, as six songs, the album was simultaneously reissued on both 45 rpm, WP 85, and 10" LP, LPM-30.

Personell
Track numbers reference the 78 rpm album. Personnel per the Glenn Miller Archive, University of Colorado Boulder.


 * Woodwinds


 * Artie Shaw – clarinet, leader
 * Joe Krechter – bass clarinet (track 1)
 * Bud Carlton – alto saxophone (track 1)
 * Blake Reynolds – alto saxophone (track 1)
 * Les Robinson – alto saxophone (tracks 2–8)
 * Hank Freeman – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8)
 * Neely Plumb – alto saxophone (tracks 3, 5, 7)
 * Jack Stacy – tenor saxophone (track 1)
 * Dick Clark – tenor saxophone (track 1)
 * Ronnie Perry – tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 4)
 * Tony Pastor – tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8)
 * Jerry Jerome – tenor saxophone (tracks 3, 5, 7)
 * Bus Bassey – tenor saxophone (tracks 3, 5, 7)
 * Phil Nemoli – oboe (track 1)
 * Mort Ruderman – flute (track 1)


 * Brass


 * Manny Klein – trumpet (track 1)
 * Charles Margolis – trumpet (track 1)
 * George Thow – trumpet (track 1)
 * Claude Bowen – trumpet (tracks 2, 4)
 * Chuck Peterson – trumpet (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8)
 * Johnny Best – trumpet (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8)
 * Jack Cathcart – trumpet (track 3)
 * Billy Butterfield – trumpet (tracks 3, 5, 7)
 * George Wendt – trumpet (tracks 3, 5, 7)
 * Clyde Hurley – trumpet (tracks 5, 7)
 * Bernie Privin – trumpet (tracks 6, 8)
 * John Cave – flugelhorn (track 1)
 * Bill Rank – trombone (track 1)
 * Babe Bowman – trombone (track 1)
 * Randall Miller – trombone (track 1)
 * Ted Vesely – trombone (tracks 2, 4)
 * George Arus – trombone (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8)
 * Harry Rodgers – trombone (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8)
 * Vernon Brown – trombone (tracks 3, 5, 7)
 * Jack Jenney – trombone (tracks 3, 5, 7)
 * Ray Conniff – trombone (tracks 5, 7)
 * Les Jenkins – trombone (tracks 6, 8)


 * Strings


 * Harry Bluestone – violin (track 1)
 * Robert Barene – violin (track 1)
 * Sid Brokaw – violin (track 1)
 * Dave Cracov – violin (track 1)
 * Peter Eisenberg – violin (track 1)
 * Jerry Joyce – violin (track 1)
 * Alex Law – violin (track 1)
 * Mark Levant – violin (track 1)
 * Alex Beller – violin (tracks 3, 5, 7)
 * Truman Boardman – violin (tracks 3, 5, 7)
 * Bill Brower – violin (tracks 3, 5, 7)
 * Ted Klages – violin (tracks 3, 5, 7)
 * Eugene Lamas – violin (tracks 3, 5, 7)
 * Bob Morrow – violin (tracks 3, 5, 7)
 * Jack Ray – viola (track 1)
 * Stan Spiegelman – viola (track 1)
 * Dave Sturkin – viola (track 1)
 * Keith Collins – viola (tracks 3, 5, 7)
 * Allan Harshman – viola (tracks 3, 5, 7)
 * Irv Lipschultz – cello (track 1)
 * Jules Tannenbaum – cello (track 1)
 * Fred Goemer – cello (tracks 3, 5, 7)


 * Rhythm


 * Stan Wrightsman – piano (track 1)
 * Les Burness – piano (tracks 2, 4)
 * Johnny Guarnieri – piano (tracks 3, 5, 7)
 * Bob Kitsis – piano (tracks 6, 8)
 * Bobby Sherwood – guitar (track 1)
 * Al Avola – guitar (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8)
 * Al Hendricksen – guitar (tracks 3, 5, 7)
 * Jud DeNaut – bass (track 1, 3, 5, 7)
 * Sid Weiss – bass (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8)
 * Carl Maus – drums (track 1)
 * Cliff "Mr. Time" Leeman – drums (tracks 2, 4)
 * Nick Fatool – drums (tracks 3, 5, 7)
 * Buddy Rich – drums (tracks 6, 8)


 * Arrangers


 * Artie Shaw (oversaw all arrangements; wrote many)
 * William Grant Still – track 1
 * Jerry Gray – track 2
 * John Bartee – track 4 (possibly)
 * Lennie Hayton – tracks 5, 7
 * Teddy McRae – track 6 (possibly)