Summertime Blues

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Summertime
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
lyrics quoted on:
Doin’ Time
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Billie Holiday2:56
2Rockin' Chair Blues
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair Blues
lyricist and composer:
William York
Ray Charles2:47
3I'm Wild About That Thing
guitar:
Eddie Lang (New Orleans blues) (on 1929-05-08)
piano:
Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader) (on 1929-05-08)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1929-05-08)
recording of:
I’m Wild About That Thing (on 1929-05-08)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Bessie Smith52:50
4My Heart Belongs to Daddy
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Ella Fitzgerald3:06
5The Sun Gonna Shine in My Back Door Someday
Big Bill Broonzy4:55
6Dry Southern Blues
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1926-03)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1926-03)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:51
7Weary Blues
clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1938-11-28)
double bass:
Elmer James (on 1938-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1938-11-28)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1938-11-28)
piano:
Cliff Jackson (jazz pianist) (on 1938-11-28)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1938-11-28)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-11-28)
instrumental recording of:
Weary Blues (on 1938-11-28)
lyricist:
George Cates and Mort Greene
composer:
Artie Matthews
Sidney Bechet3:04
8Thinking My Blues Away
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1939-07-21)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1939-07-21)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1939-07-21)
piano:
Walter Davis (American blues singer and pianist) (on 1939-07-21)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:56
9Boom-Chick-A-Boogie
Joe Liggins6:09
10Barrel House Blues
Johnny Otis3:51
11Third Degree Blues
Roosevelt Sykes3:04
12Let the Sunshine in My Life
Charles Brown3:05