That Old Arlen Magic

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Get Happy
recording of:
Get Happy (on 1950-04-29)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1929)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Remick Music Corp., S.A. Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
music quoted on:
Opening Production (from Jane Froman's album, "With a Song in My Heart")
part of:
Summer Stock
part of:
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue (1930)
Judy Garland2:50
2Hittin’ the Bottle
alto saxophone:
Earl Carruthers, Laforest Dent, Dan Grissom and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967)
baritone saxophone:
Earl Carruthers and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967)
bass:
Moses Allen
bell, drums (drum set), glockenspiel and vibraphone:
Jimmy Crawford (Jazz drummer)
celesta and piano:
Edwin Wilcox
clarinet:
Earl Carruthers, Dan Grissom, Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player)
guitar:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) and Al Norris
tenor saxophone:
Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player)
trombone:
Russell Bowles, Elmer Crumbley and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver, Eddie Tompkins and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician)
violin:
Al Norris
vocals:
Dan Grissom, Sy Oliver, Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) and Eddie Tompkins
orchestra:
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra
arranger:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
recording of:
Hitting the Bottle (on 1935-09-30)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
Jimmie Lunceford3:02
3Between the Devil and the Deep Blue SeaThe Boswell Sisters3:03
4Kickin’ the Gong Around
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-10-21)
double bass:
Jimmy Smith (Cotton Club bassist) (on 1931-10-21)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-10-21)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1931-10-21)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-10-21)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-10-21) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-10-21)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-10-21), Edwin Swayze (on 1931-10-21) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-10-21)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1931-10-21)
lead vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-10-21)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-10-21)
recording of:
Kickin’ the Gong Around (on 1931-10-21)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra3:14
5I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (on 1933-10-18)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra with Jack Teagarden3:11
6I’ve Got the World on a String
recording of:
I’ve Got the World on a String (on 1933-01-26)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Bing Crosby3:10
7It’s Only a Paper Moon
recording of:
It’s Only a Paper Moon (on 1933-10-26)
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1933) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Ltd., Gloccamorria Music, S.A. Music Co., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Cliff Edwards2:35
8Stormy Weather
recording of:
Stormy Weather (on 1933-05-03)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Ethel Waters3:12
9Ill Wind, You’re Blowin’ Me No Good
recording of:
Ill Wind (on 1941-12-15)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
Lena Horne2:32
10As Long as I Live
recording of:
As Long as I Live (on 1944-11-21)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
Lena Horne2:50
11Let’s Fall in Love
recording of:
Let’s Fall in Love (on 1934-02-03)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Annette Hanshaw2:53
12Over the Rainbow
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) (on 1939-07-28)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 12)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
Judy Garland2:51
13The Blues in the Night
recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) (on 1942-01-12)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Dinah Shore3:12
14This Time the Dream’s on Me
recording of:
This Time the Dream’s on Me (on 1941-09-03)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with3:05
15That Old Black Magic
recording of:
That Old Black Magic (on 1942-07-31)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Margaret Whiting2:42
16Hit the Road to Dreamland
recording of:
Hit the Road to Dreamland (on 1942-07-31)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Margaret Whiting2:31
17Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
recording of:
Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe (on 1945-02-26)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1940)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1940)
Woody Herman with Frances Wayne3:30
18My Shining Hour
recording of:
My Shining Hour (The Sky’s the Limit) (on 1943-10-01)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1943)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1943)
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company) (ended) and Harwin Music Corporation
part of:
The Sky’s the Limit (1943 film)
Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra with Eugenie Baird2:58
19One for my Baby
recording of:
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) (on 1947-08-11)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1943)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Harwin Music
part of:
The Sky’s the Limit (1943 film)
Frank Sinatra3:05
20Ac‐cent‐tchu‐ate the Positive
recording of:
Ac‐cent‐tchu‐ate the Positive (on 1944-12-08)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1944)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1944)
publisher:
Harwin Music Corporation, Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司 (1995–2019)), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters2:42
21Let’s Take the Long Way Home
recording of:
Let’s Take the Long Way Home (on 1944-10-04)
writer:
Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer
Jo Stafford3:00
22Out of This World
recording of:
Out of This World (on 1944-09-13)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1945)
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
Jo Stafford3:05
23Come Rain or Come Shine
recording of:
Come Rain or Come Shine (on 1946-04-14)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1946)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), S.A. Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes2:55
24For Every Man There’s a Woman
recording of:
For Every Man There’s a Woman (on 1947-12-02)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Harwin Music Corporation
Peggy Lee with Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:49
25Hooray for Love
recording of:
Hooray for Love (on 1947-10-29)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1948)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1948)
Tony Martin2:55
26The Man That Got Away
recording of:
The Man That Got Away (A Star Is Born) (on 1953-09-04)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1953)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Harwin Music Corporation and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company)
Judy Garland3:38
CD 2
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1Sweet and Hot
vocals:
Harold Arlen (on 1931-01-16)
orchestra:
Red Nichols and His Five Pennies (on 1931-01-16)
recording of:
Sweet and Hot (on 1931-01-16)
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen3:01
2Baby Face
vocals:
Harold Arlen (in 1926-07)
orchestra:
The Buffalodians (in 1926-07)
recording of:
Baby Face (in 1926-07)
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) (in 1926)
composer:
Harry Akst (in 1926)
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co. and Benny Davis Music
Harold Arlen2:42
3Happy Go Lucky Lane
vocals:
Harold Arlen (on 1928-03-26)
orchestra:
Arnold Johnson And His Orchestra (on 1928-03-26)
recording of:
Happy Go Lucky Lane
lyricist:
Sam Lewis (arranger/lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
Harold Arlen3:18
4Linda
vocals:
Harold Arlen (on 1930-11-06)
orchestra:
Red Nichols and His Five Pennies (on 1930-11-06)
recording of:
Linda
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1930)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1930)
Harold Arlen3:07
5How Come You Do Me Like You Do?
vocals:
Harold Arlen (on 1930-12-10)
orchestra:
Red Nichols and His Five Pennies (on 1930-12-10)
recording of:
How Come You Do Me Like You Do (Do, Do) (on 1930-12-10)
writer:
Gene Austin (in 1924) and Roy Bergere (in 1924)
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited and EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
Harold Arlen3:01
6You Said It
vocals:
Harold Arlen (on 1931-01-16)
orchestra:
Red Nichols and His Five Pennies (on 1931-01-16)
recording of:
You Said it (on 1931-01-16)
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen3:06
7Pardon Me, Pretty Baby
vocals:
Harold Arlen (on 1931-06-10)
orchestra:
Joe Venuti’s Blue Four (on 1931-06-10)
recording of:
Pardon Me, Pretty Baby (on 1931-06-10)
lyricist:
Raymond Klages and Jack Meskill
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
Harold Arlen3:08
8Little Girl
vocals:
Harold Arlen (on 1931-01-10)
orchestra:
Joe Venuti’s Blue Four (on 1931-06-10)
recording of:
Little Girl (1931 song) (on 1931-06-10)
writer:
Francis Henry (in 1931) and Madeline Hyde (in 1931)
Harold Arlen3:01
9Stepping Into Love
vocals:
Harold Arlen (on 1932-01-19)
orchestra:
Leo Reisman & His Orchestra (on 1932-01-19)
recording of:
Stepping into Love
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen3:26
10Stormy Weather
vocals:
Harold Arlen (on 1933-02-28)
orchestra:
Leo Reisman & His Orchestra (on 1933-02-28)
recording of:
Stormy Weather (on 1933-02-28)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Harold Arlen3:18
11Happy as the Day Is Long
vocals:
Harold Arlen (on 1933-05-02)
orchestra:
Leo Reisman & His Orchestra (on 1933-05-02)
recording of:
Happy as the Day Is Long (on 1933-05-02)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen2:26
12Smoke Rings
vocals:
Harold Arlen (on 1933-07-11)
orchestra:
Leo Reisman & His Orchestra (on 1933-07-11)
recording of:
Smoke Rings (on 1933-07-11)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Gene Gifford
Harold Arlen3:16
13Let’s Fall in Love
vocals:
Harold Arlen (on 1933-11-01)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (on 1933-11-01)
recording of:
Let’s Fall in Love (on 1933-11-01)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Harold Arlen3:14
14This Is Only the Beginning
vocals:
Harold Arlen (on 1933-11-01)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (on 1933-11-01)
recording of:
This Is Only the Beginning
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen3:37
15Ill Wind
piano:
Arthur Schutt (on 1934-02-06)
vocals:
Harold Arlen (on 1934-02-06)
recording of:
Ill Wind (on 1934-02-06)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
Harold Arlen3:05
16As Long as I Live
piano:
Arthur Schutt (on 1934-02-06)
vocals:
Harold Arlen (on 1934-02-06)
recording of:
As Long as I Live (on 1934-02-06)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
Harold Arlen2:52
17You’re a Builder‐Upper
vocals:
Harold Arlen (on 1934-07-27)
orchestra:
Leo Reisman & His Orchestra (on 1934-07-27)
recording of:
You’re a Builder‐Upper
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and Yip Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen2:51
18Over the Rainbow
piano:
Harold Arlen (on 1940-09-24)
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1940-09-24)
recorded at:
Treasure Island in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1940-09-24)
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) (on 1940-09-24)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 12)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
Judy Garland3:09
19The Blues in the Night
vocals:
Harold Arlen (on 1941-09-10)
orchestra:
Woody Herman and His Orchestra (on 1941-09-10)
recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) (on 1941-09-10)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Harold Arlen3:12
20Hooray for Love
piano:
Peter Matz (in 1954)
vocals:
Harold Arlen (in 1954)
recording of:
Hooray for Love (in 1954)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1948)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1948)
Harold Arlen2:27
21I Never Has Seen Snow
vocals:
Harold Arlen (in 1954)
recording of:
I Never Has Seen Snow (in 1954)
lyricist:
Harold Arlen and Truman Capote
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Harwin Music Corporation and S.A. Music Co.
Harold Arlen3:41
22Moanin’ in the Mornin’
piano:
Peter Matz (in 1954)
vocals:
Harold Arlen (in 1954)
recording of:
Moanin’ in the Mornin’ (in 1954)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen3:38
23Buds Won’t Bud
piano:
Peter Matz (in 1954)
vocals:
Harold Arlen (in 1954)
recording of:
Buds Won’t Bud (Andy Hardy Meets Debutante, 1940 film) (in 1954)
writer:
Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg
Harold Arlen4:23
24Last Night When We Were Young
vocals:
Harold Arlen (in 1954)
recording of:
Last Night When We Were Young (in 1954)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and S.A. Music Co.
Harold Arlen3:12
25Hit the Road to Dreamland
vocals:
Harold Arlen (in 1954)
recording of:
Hit the Road to Dreamland (in 1954)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Harold Arlen2:25