The Dance Band Days

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CD 1: The Dance Band Hall of Fame / Music Maestro Please, Part 1
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1It’s Just the Time for Dancing
recording of:
It's Just the Time for Dancing (on 1932-03-30)
composer:
Richard Eckersley
Henry Hall and the New BBC Orchestra, Val Rosing2:32
2Night Ride
recording of:
The Night Ride (on 1936-06-29)
composer:
Sid Phillips
Ambrose and His Orchestra3:00
3Easy Come, Easy Go
recording of:
Easy Come, Easy Go (in 1934)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman (in 1934)
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1934)
Lew Stone & His Band, Al Bowlly3:09
4Whispering
recording of:
Whispering (on 1931-08-18)
lyricist:
Richard Coburn (in 1920) and Malvin Schönberger (in 1920)
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) (in 1920) and John Schoenberger (in 1920)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fisher Music Corp., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1920)
Roy Fox & His Band2:54
5I’m Old FashionedGeraldo and His Orchestra, Beryl Davis2:52
6Down Sunnyside Lane
recording of:
Down Sunnyside Lane (in 1931-09)
lyricist:
Reginald Connelly
composer:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher)
Jack Payne & His BBC Dance Orchestra, Billy Scott Coomber3:10
7Painting the Clouds With Sunshine
recording of:
Painting the Clouds With Sunshine (in 1929)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer)
Jack Hylton & His Orchestra, Sam Browne, Jack Jackson3:00
8Tiger Rag/Chinatown, My Chinatown
recording of:
Chinatown, My Chinatown (in 1933)
lyricist:
William Jerome (in 1910)
composer:
Jean Schwartz (in 1910)
publisher:
Beuscher and Sim (Related to Éditions Sim)
recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version) (in 1933)
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
Harry Roy & His Orchestra2:42
9Oh! Mo’nah
recording of:
Oh! Mo'nah (in 1932)
writer:
Country Washburne and Ted Weems
composer:
Joe Washburne
Billy Cotton & His Band, Ellis Jackson3:22
10It’s Only a Paper Moon
recording of:
It’s Only a Paper Moon (in 1933)
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)
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, Peggy Healy3:32
11When My Baby Smiles at Me
recording of:
When My Baby Smiles at Me (in 1939)
lyricist:
Ted Lewis and Andrew B. Sterling (American lyricist)
composer:
Bill Munro
Ted Lewis & His Band2:53
12Georgia on My Mind
cover recording of:
Georgia on My Mind (in 1941)
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
arrangement of:
Georgia On My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Nat Gonella & His New Georgians3:34
13South of the Border
recording of:
South of the Border (Down Mexico Way) (in 1939)
writer:
Michael Carr (songwriter) and Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. (on 1939-03-30)
Joe Loss and His Band, Monte Rey3:14
14Isn’t It Romantic
recording of:
Isn’t It Romantic? (from 1932 film “Love Me Tonight”) (in 1932)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1932)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Sony/ATV Harmony
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans, Maurice Elwin2:54
15Goodnight, Sweetheart
vocals:
Al Bowlly (on 1931-02-19)
performer:
Ray Noble and His Orchestra (on 1931-02-19)
recording of:
Goodnight, Sweetheart (on 1931-02-19)
writer:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher), Reginald Connelly and Ray Noble
translator:
Rudy Vallée
publisher:
Campbell Connelly Inc. (ASCAP affiliated) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
Ray Noble & The New Mayfair Orchestra, Al Bowlly3:26
16Music Maestro Please
recording of:
Music Maestro Please (in 1938)
lyricist:
Herb Magidson (in 1938)
composer:
Allie Wrubel (in 1938)
medley of:
Spela maestro
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans, Anne Lenner3:13
17Red Sails in the Sunset
recording of:
Red Sails in the Sunset (in 1935)
lyricist:
James B. Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Hugh Williams (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Lew Stone & His Band, Joe Ferrie3:07
18Lovely to Look at
recording of:
Lovely to Look at (on 1935-07-30)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1935)
additional composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1935)
Ambrose and His Orchestra, Jack Cooper2:36
19September in the Rain
recording of:
September in the Rain (on 1937-05-07)
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1937)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1937)
publisher:
Henrees Music co. (in 1937) and Peermusic (UK) Limited (in 1937)
Jack Hylton & His Orchestra, Tom Wareing3:13
20That Old Feeling
recording of:
That Old Feeling (in 1938)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
Roy Fox and His Orchestra, Denny Dennis3:14
21Pennies from Heaven
recording of:
Pennies From Heaven (in 1937)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (in 1936)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Campbell Connelly & Co., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Music (UK) and Joy Music Inc.
Nat Gonella and His Georgians, Jimmy Mesene2:50
22That’s My Weakness Now
recording of:
That’s My Weakness Now (on 1928-08-23)
writer:
Bud Green (in 1928) and Sam H. Stept (in 1928)
Jack Hylton & His Orchestra, Sam Browne3:22
23Jeepers Creepers
recording of:
Jeepers Creepers (in 1939)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Paul Whitemans and His Swing Wing Orchestra, Jack Teagarden, The Modernaires2:16
CD 2: Music Maestro Please, Concluded / The Big Band Legends
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1Nice Work If You Can Get It
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (in 1937-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway Musical)
Geraldo and His Orchestra, Cyril Grantham2:59
2It’s a Hap‐Hap‐Happy Day
recording of:
It's A Hap-Hap-Happy Day (in 1940)
writer:
Al J. Neiburg (lyricist) (in 1939), Winston Sharples (in 1939) and Sammy Timberg (in 1939)
Jay Wilbur and His Band, Sam Browne and the Three J's2:56
3She’s Funny That WayTed Lewis and His Orchestra3:23
4Yours
recording of:
Yours (1931 version of "Quiéreme mucho") (in 1941)
lyricist and translator:
Albert Gamse and Jack Sherr
composer:
Gonzalo Roig
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
is based on:
Quiéreme mucho
Billy Cotton & His Band, Millicent Phillips3:10
5I Only Have Eyes for You
recording of:
I Only Have Eyes for You (in 1935)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), B. Feldman Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Inc. (not for release label use!), 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
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
part of:
Dames (film)
part of:
Twins (1988)
Scott Wood & His Orchestra, Jack Plant3:00
6A Foggy Day
recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town) (in 1938)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
Geraldo and His Orchestra, Cyril Grantham3:04
7The Night Is Young
recording of:
The Night Is Young and You're so Beautiful (on 1937-02-25)
writer:
Irving Kahal (in 1936) and Dana Suesse (in 1936)
composer:
Dana Suesse
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheus, Brian Lawrence3:10
8Moonlight Serenade
orchestra:
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (use only for releases Glenn Miller performed with)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca (WARNING: NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE!!!!!!!!!! A division of Universal Music Operations Limited) (in 2009)
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version) (on 1939-04-04)
composer and arranger:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
publisher:
Big 3 Music Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra13:24
9I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good
recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) (in 1941)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Ivie Anderson3:23
10After You’ve Gone
alto saxophone:
Clyde Rounds (on 1936-10-18)
double bass:
Gene Traxler (on 1936-10-18)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1936-10-18)
guitar:
Carmen Mastren (on 1936-10-18)
piano:
Dick Jones (pianist, producer) (on 1936-10-18)
reeds:
Bob Bunch (on 1936-10-18), Joe Dixon (on 1936-10-18) and Bud Freeman (on 1936-10-18)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1936-10-18), Les Jenkins (on 1936-10-18) and Walter Mercurio (Jazz Trombone player) (on 1936-10-18)
trumpet:
Joe Bauer (on 1936-10-18), Max Kaminsky (on 1936-10-18) and Steve Lipkins (on 1936-10-18)
instrumental recording of:
After You’ve Gone (on 1936-10-18)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:00
11Begin the Beguine
recording of:
Begin the Beguine (in 1942)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., 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
part of:
Jubilee
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:17
12I’ve Heard That Song Before
recording of:
I’ve Heard That Song Before (on 1942-07-31)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1942)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1942)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company and Morley Music Co. Inc.
Harry James and His Orchestra, Helen Forrest3:02
13Lullaby of Broadway
recording of:
Lullaby of Broadway (from “Gold Diggers of 1935”) (in 1935)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1935)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), 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
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 8)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra, Bob Crosby2:48
14And the Angels Sing
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-02-01)
vocals:
Martha Tilton (1930s singer with Benny Goodman) (on 1939-02-01)
orchestra:
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (on 1939-02-01)
recording of:
And the Angels Sing (on 1939-02-01)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Ziggy Elman
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., WC Music Corp., 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
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Martha Tilton3:15
15Cherokee
recording of:
Cherokee (in 1939)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra3:23
16On the Sunny Side of the StreetTommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, The Sentimentalists3:19
17Take the “A” Train
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (on 1941-02-15)
publisher:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1941-06-12)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Tempo (on 1943-02-19)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:58
18I Can’t Give You Anything but Love
recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby (on 1937-09-06)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing and EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., 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)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Martha Tilton3:39
19I’m Beginning to See the Light
alto saxophone:
Ed Rosa (on 1944-11-21) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1944-11-21)
double bass:
Ed Mihelich (on 1944-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1944-11-21)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1944-11-21)
piano:
Arnold Ross (on 1944-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
Corky Corcoran (on 1944-11-21)
trombone:
Vic Hamann (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-11-21) and Charlie Preble (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-11-21)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1944-11-21) and Uan Rasey (on 1944-11-21)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1944-11-21)
vocals:
Kitty Kallen (on 1944-11-21)
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light (on 1944-11-21)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Harry James and His Orchestra, Kitty Kallen3:19
20At the Woodchopper’s Ball
recording of:
Woodchopper’s Ball (on 1939-04-12)
composer:
Joe Bishop and Woody Herman
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:19
21American Patrol
recording of:
American Patrol (swing version) (on 1942-02-18)
composer:
F. W. Meacham (in 1885)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor) (in 1942)
publisher:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment)
arrangement of:
American Patrol
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:21
22Frenesi
recording of:
Frenesi (on 1940-03-03)
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:03
CD 3: Memories of the War Years / Great Songs! – Great Bands! Part 1
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1The White Cliffs of DoverGlenn Miller & His Orchestra, Ray Eberle2:57
2It’s a Lovely Day TomorrowJack Payne & His Orchestra, Billy Scott Coomber3:12
3Sunday, Monday or Always
recording of:
Sunday, Monday or Always
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (in 1943)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1943)
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc.
Geraldo and His Orchestra, Johnny Green3:17
4Ma, I Miss Your Apple Pie
recording of:
Ma, I Miss Your Apple Pie
writer:
John Jacob Loeb (in 1941) and Carmen Lombardo (in 1941)
Ambrose and His Orchestra, Sam Browne2:43
5I’m Gonna Get Lit Up
recording of:
I’m Gonna Get Lit Up
writer:
Hubert Gregg (in 1943)
Carroll Gibbons and his Savoy Hotel Orpheans2:35
6I’ll Be Seeing You
recording of:
I’ll Be Seeing You
lyricist:
Irving Kahal (in 1938)
composer:
Sammy Fain (in 1938)
publisher:
Fain Music (ASCAP), New Irving Kahal Music and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 (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 (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)
Ambrose and His Orchestra, Rita Marlowe3:27
7Room Five Hundred and Four
recording of:
Room Five Hundred and Four
lyricist:
Eric Maschwitz
composer:
George Posford (English Composer)
Geraldo and His Orchestra, Dorothy Carless3:32
8Taking a Chance on LoveAmbrose and His Orchestra, Anne Shelton3:06
9There’s a Boy Coming Home on Leave
recording of:
There's a Boy Coming Home on Leave
writer:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter) (in 1940)
Maurice Winnick & His Orchestra, Al Bowlly2:46
10I’ve Got Sixpence
recording of:
I’ve Got Sixpence
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Desmond Cox and Lawrence Hall (co-writer of “I've Got Sixpence”)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Lawrence Hall (co-writer of “I've Got Sixpence”), Desmond Cox (in 1941) and Elton Box (in 1941)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1116)
arrangement of:
I’ve Got Sixpence
Billy Cotton & His Band, Alan Breeze2:53
11This Is the Army, Mr. Jones
recording of:
This Is The Army, Mr. Jones
writer:
Irving Berlin (in 1942)
Harry Roy & His Orchestra2:47
12The Sailor With the Navy Blue EyesAmbrose and His Orchestra, Sam Browne3:01
13Yes, My Darling Daughter
recording of:
Yes, My Darling Daughter
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Albert Szirmai
Geraldo and His Orchestra, Dorothy Carless2:42
14I Don’t Want to Walk Without YouJay Wilbur and His Band, Jack Cooper3:17
15You’ll Never Know
recording of:
You’ll Never Know
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (ended), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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: 16)
Joe Loss & His Orchestra2:56
16I’m Nobody’s Baby
recording of:
I’m Nobody’s Baby
writer and composer:
Milton Ager, Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) and Lester Santly
Nat Gonella & His New Georgians2:42
17Love Is the Sweetest Thing
vocals:
Al Bowlly (on 1932-09-08)
orchestra:
Ray Noble & The New Mayfair Orchestra (on 1932-09-08)
recording of:
Love is the Sweetest Thing (on 1932-09-08)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
Ray Noble & The New Mayfair Orchestra, Al Bowlly3:24
18Stardust
bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1940-11-11)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1940-11-11)
guitar:
Clark Yocum (on 1940-11-11)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1940-11-11)
saxophone:
Heinie Beau (on 1940-11-11), Don Lodice (on 1940-11-11), Paul Mason (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-11-11), Johnny Mince (on 1940-11-11) and Fred Stulce (on 1940-11-11)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1940-11-11), Les Jenkins (on 1940-11-11) and Lowell Martin (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-11-11)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1940-11-11), Ray Linn (on 1940-11-11) and Chuck Peterson (trumpet) (on 1940-11-11)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1940-11-11)
vocals:
Connie Haines (in 1940), The Pied Pipers (American vocal group, active 1930s-50s) (in 1940) and Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (in 1940, on 1940-11-11)
conductor:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader)
performer:
The Pied Pipers (American vocal group, active 1930s-50s) and Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-11-11)
cover recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1940-11-11)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers3:14
19Tangerine
recording of:
Tangerine (1941 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Victor Schertzinger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
The Squadronaires, Jimmy Miller3:15
20I’ll Get By
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1941-04-07)
lead vocals:
Dick Haymes
vocals:
Dick Haymes
recording of:
I’ll Get by (as Long as I Have You) (on 1941-04-07)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
Harry James and His Orchestra, Dick Haymes2:40
CD 4: Great Songs! – Great Bands! (Concluded) / In a Sentimental Mood, Part 1
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1Maria Elena
recording of:
Maria Elena (English translated)
lyricist and composer:
Lorenzo Barcelata
translator:
S. K. Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
translated version of:
Maria Elena (Spanish original)
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Bob Eberly3:09
2Amapola
recording of:
Amapola (English lyrics)
lyricist:
Albert Gamse
composer:
Joseph M. Lacalle (Joseph M. Lacalle)
translated version of:
Amapola (original Spanish lyrics)
Joe Loss & His Orchestra, Monte Rey2:54
3All the Things You Are
alto saxophone:
Hank Freeman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-10-26) and Les Robinson (on 1939-10-26)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1939-10-26)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1939-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1939-10-26)
guitar:
Al Avola (on 1939-10-26)
piano:
Bob Kitsis (on 1939-10-26)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1939-10-26) and Tony Pastor (on 1939-10-26)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1939-10-26) and Les Jenkins (on 1939-10-26)
trumpet:
Harry Geller (on 1939-10-26), Chuck Peterson (trumpet) (on 1939-10-26) and Bernie Privin (on 1939-10-26)
vocals:
Helen Forrest (on 1939-10-26)
recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”) (on 1939-10-26)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra, Helen Forrest3:17
4Our Love Affair
recording of:
Our Love Affair
lyricist:
Arthur Freed (in 1939)
composer:
Roger Edens (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Harry Roy & His Orchestra, Julie Dawn3:23
5Too Marvellous for Words
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-03-03)
alto saxophone:
Jack Stacey (on 1937-03-03)
double bass:
Slim Taft (on 1937-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Ray McKinley (on 1937-03-03)
guitar:
Roc Hillman (songwriter, arranger) (on 1937-03-03)
piano:
Bobby Van Eps (on 1937-03-03)
reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1937-03-03)
saxophone:
Fud Livingston (on 1937-03-03)
tenor saxophone:
Skeets Herfurt (on 1937-03-03)
trombone:
Bobby Byrne (on 1937-03-03), Don Matteson (on 1937-03-03) and Joe Yukl (on 1937-03-03)
trumpet:
Tutti Camarata (on 1937-03-03) and George Thow (on 1937-03-03)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1937-03-03)
orchestra:
Jimmy Dorsey’s Orchestra
conductor:
Jimmy Dorsey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
Too Marvelous for Words (on 1937-03-03)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1937)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1937)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Victoria Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Harms, Inc. (on 1937-01-25)
sub-publisher:
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
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Bing Crosby3:05
6Ac‐cent‐tchu‐ate the Positive
recording of:
Ac‐cent‐tchu‐ate the Positive
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
Billy Cotton & His Band, Alan Breeze3:00
7Two Sleepy People
recording of:
Two Sleepy People (from the 1938 film "Thanks for the Memory")
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Ambrose and His Orchestra, Vera Lynn, Denny Dennis3:11
8Embraceable You
recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music, New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
music quoted on:
Opening Production (from Jane Froman's album, "With a Song in My Heart")
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Jo Stafford, The Pied Pipers2:56
9Sweet and LovelyRay Fox and his Band, Al Bowlly3:23
10My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time
recording of:
My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time
lyricist:
Mann Curtis
composer:
Vic Mizzy (in 1945)
Les Brown and His Orchestra, Doris Day3:20
11You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1938-10-04)
alto saxophone:
Joe Kearns (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-10-04)
clarinet:
Irving Fazola (on 1938-10-04)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1938-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Ray Bauduc (on 1938-10-04)
guitar:
Nappy Lamare (on 1938-10-04)
piano:
Bob Zurke (on 1938-10-04)
reeds:
Matty Matlock (on 1938-10-04) and Eddie Miller (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-10-04)
tenor saxophone:
Gil Rodin (on 1938-10-04)
trombone:
Ward Silloway (US jazz trombonist) (on 1938-10-04) and Warren Smith (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-10-04)
trumpet:
Sterling Bose (on 1938-10-04), Billy Butterfield (on 1938-10-04) and Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy (on 1938-10-04)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1938-10-04)
conductor:
Bob Crosby (on 1938-10-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby (on 1938-10-04)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra, Bing Crosby42:57
12I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
recording of:
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
George Bassman
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Mills Music, Inc., 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)
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:40
13On a Little Street in Singapore
recording of:
On a Little Street in Singapore
writer:
Peter de Rose and Billy Hill (US songwriter)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, Ray Eberle2:46
14Stars Fell on Alabama
recording of:
Stars Fell on Alabama
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Frank Perkins
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Mills Music
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians, Carmen Lombardo3:13
15Twilight TimeLes Brown and His Orchestra3:32
16Sophisticated Lady
recording of:
Sophisticated Lady
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:40
17Who’s Sorry Now
recording of:
Who’s Sorry Now? (1923 song)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1923) and Harry Ruby (in 1923)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1923)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Waterson, Berlin & Snyder (on 1923-03-07) and Mills Music Corporation (in 1929)
Bob Crosby & His Dixieland Bob Cats2:56
18I Cried for YouHarry James and His Orchestra, Helen Forrest3:07
CD 5: In a Sentimental Mood, Concluded / Change Partners – The Great Dance Tunes, Part 1
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1Deep Purple
recording of:
Deep Purple
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1938)
composer:
Peter de Rose
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Bob Eberly3:23
2I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
recording of:
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1938), Henry Nemo (in 1938) and John Redmond (House vocalist) (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Martha Tilton3:26
3Yours Is My Heart Alone
recording of:
Yours Is My Heart Alone (from “The Land of Smiles”, Harry B. Smith translation, 1940)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
librettist:
Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda
translator:
Harry B. Smith
publisher:
Glocken Verlag Ltd.
translated version of:
Das Land des Lächelns: Akt II. Nr. 11 „Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” (Sou-Chong)
part of:
The Land of Smiles
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra2:59
4You Made Me Love You
instrumental recording of:
You Made Me Love You (I Didn’t Want to Do It) (on 1941-05-20)
lyricist:
Joseph McCarthy (lyricist, 1885–1943)
composer:
James V. Monaco
publisher:
Broadway Music Corp.
part of:
Irene (the musical)
Harry James and His Orchestra3:17
5Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen
recording of:
Bei mir bist du schön (English version)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
additional composer:
Saul Chaplin
composer:
Sholom Secunda
translated version of:
בײַ מיר ביסטו שיין (Bay mir bistu sheyn)
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians2:16
6I Get a Kick Out of You
recording of:
I Get a Kick Out of You
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Chappell (in 1974)
part of:
Anything Goes
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra, Ramona Davies3:19
7Goody GoodyBenny Goodman and His Orchestra, Helen Ward2:30
8Little White Lies
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1937-12-06)
recording of:
Little White Lies (on 1937-12-06)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Donaldson Publishing Company, Larry Spier Music LLC and Tobago Music Co.
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:17
9Change Partners
recording of:
Change Partners (from "Carefree")
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1938)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
Carroll Gibbons and his Savoy Hotel Orpheans, Anne Lenner, George Melachrino3:11
10Cheek to CheekLew Stone & His Band, Sam Browne3:03
11Let’s Face the Music and Dance
recording of:
Let’s Face the Music and Dance (from “Follow the Fleet”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Follow the Fleet (1936 film)
Roy Fox & His Band, Denny Dennis3:04
12The Music Goes ’round and Around
cover recording of:
The Music Goes Round and Round (by F. Farley, M. Riley, R. Hodgson)
lyricist:
Red Hodgson (in 1935)
writer:
Edward Farley (US trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist & composer) (in 1935)
composer:
Mike Riley (US jazz trombonist & songwriter) (in 1935)
Henry Hall, The BBC Dance Orchestra, George Elrick3:09
13Happy Feet
recording of:
Happy Feet
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1930)
Jack Hylton & His Orchestra, J. Pat O'Malley2:59
14Says My Heart
recording of:
Says My Heart
lyricist:
Frank Loesser (in 1938)
composer:
Burton Lane (in 1938)
Carroll Gibbons and his Savoy Hotel Orpheans, Anne Lenner3:03
15There Goes That Song Again
vocals:
Marjorie Kingsley
orchestra:
Harry Roy & His Orchestra
recording of:
There Goes That Song Again (Allie Wrubel song)
writer:
Allie Wrubel
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
Harry Roy & His Orchestra, Marjorie Kingsley2:49
16You and the Night and the Music
recording of:
You and the Night and the Music
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated), Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Debroy Somers Band, Gerry Fitzgerald3:01
17Dancing in the DarkAmbrose and His Orchestra, Sam Browne3:08
CD 6: Change Partners – The Great Dance Tunes, Concluded / On the Air – The Great Radio Bands