The Great American Songbook

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1April in Paris
Ella Fitzgerald?:??
2That Old Black Magic
Billy Daniels?:??
3I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face
producer:
Teddy Reig
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (in 1959-01) and Frank Wess (in 1959-01)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (in 1959-01)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (in 1959-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (in 1959-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (in 1959-01)
piano:
Ralph Sharon and Count Basie (pianist) (in 1959-01)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (in 1959-01) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1959-01)
trombone:
Henry Coker (in 1959-01), Al Grey (trombone) (in 1959-01) and Benny Powell (in 1959-01)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (in 1959-01), Thad Jones (in 1959-01), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01) and Snooky Young (in 1959-01)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (in 1959-01)
arranger:
Ralph Sharon
cover recording of:
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face (My Fair Lady) (in 1959-01)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
Tony Bennett, with Count Basie?:??
4Body and Soul
Frank Sinatra?:??
5Too Marvelous for Words
Oscar Peterson?:??
6Lush Life
cover recording of:
Lush Life
lyricist:
Billy Strayhorn (from 1933 until 1938)
composer:
Gary Fuhrmann and Billy Strayhorn (from 1933 until 1938)
publisher:
Billy Strayhorn Songs, Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Reservoir Media Music, ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment) and Tempo Music Inc (from 1949 to present)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Sarah Vaughan?:??
7September in the Rain
Julie London?:??
8Jeepers Creepers
Louis Armstrong?:??
9I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outamy Hair
Mary Martin?:??
10My Baby Just Cares for Me
cover recording of:
My Baby Just Cares for Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Co. Inc., Donaldson Publishing Company, Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gus Kahn Music Co., The Songwriters Guild and Tobago Music Co.
Nina Simone?:??
11The Birth of the Blues
Sammy Davis Jr.?:??
12Let’s Fall in Love
Tony Middleton?:??
13Sentimental Journey
Doris Day?:??
14Have You Met Miss Jones?
Ella Fitzgerald?:??
15Oh, Lady Be Good
Fred Astaire?:??
16Some Enchanted Evening
Jo Stafford?:??
17Begin the Beguine
Mario Lanza?:??
18(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
Nat King Cole?:??
19Night and Day
Shirley Bassey?:??
20Three Coins in the Fountain
The Four Aces?:??
21That’s Amore
recording of:
That’s Amore
lyricist:
Jack Brooks (English-American lyricist)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Famous Chappell
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Dean Martin?:??
22Young at Heart
recording of:
Young at Heart
lyricist:
Carolyn Leigh
composer:
Johnny Richards
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Cherio Corp., June's Tunes, Moncur Street Music Ltd., Ocheri Publishing Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
Doris Day, with Frank Sinatra?:??
23Happy Talk
Juanita Hall?:??
24Guilty
Mel Tormé?:??
25Lover
cover recording of:
Lover
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1932)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Peggy Lee?:??
▶CD 3

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part of:The Great American Songbook (number: 1) (order: 1)