L’Histoire du jazz vocal : The Story of Vocal Jazz: 1941–1953

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Annotation

this is Part 2, a follow-up to L’Histoire du jazz vocal - The Story of Vocal Jazz: 1911–1940; both parts together cover the 1911–1953 period in 20 cds each.

Annotation last modified on 2016-03-13 07:22 UTC.

Tracklist

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11▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rock Me
recording of:
Rock Me (in 1941)
writer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:36
2You’re My Thrill
alto saxophone:
James Lamare (jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-01-07)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player) (on 1941-01-07)
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (on 1941-01-07)
guitar:
Bus Etri (on 1941-01-07)
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist) (on 1941-01-07)
saxophone:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader) (on 1941-01-07)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader) (on 1941-01-07) and Kurt Bloom (on 1941-01-07)
trombone:
Ford Leary (trombonist) (on 1941-01-07), Bill Robertson (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-01-07), Don Ruppersberg (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-01-07) and Spud Murphy (American jazz multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, and arranger) (on 1941-01-07)
trumpet:
Bobby Burnet (Robert W. Burnet, jazz trumpeter) (on 1941-01-07), George Esposito (on 1941-01-07), Bernie Privin (on 1941-01-07) and Lyman Vunk (on 1941-01-07)
vocals:
Lena Horne (on 1941-01-07)
recording of:
You’re My Thrill (on 1941-01-07)
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Jay Gorney
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Gorney Music Publisher, Next Decade Entertainment, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Lena Horne3:18
3Blitzkrieg Baby
double bass:
Nick Fenton (on 1941-03-10)
drums (drum set):
‘Doc’ West (on 1941-03-10)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1941-03-10)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1941-03-10)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1941-03-10)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1941-03-10)
vocals:
Una Mae Carlisle (on 1941-03-10)
recording of:
Blitzkrieg Baby (on 1941-03-10)
writer:
Doris Fisher and Fred Fisher
Una Mae Carlisle3:22
4I Feel So Good
recording of:
I Feel So Good (in 1941)
lyricist and composer:
Big Bill Broonzy
publisher:
Robert Mellin, Inc.
Big Bill Broonzy2:48
5My Man
clarinet:
Chauncey Haughton (on 1941-03-31)
drums (drum set):
Bill Beason (on 1941-03-31)
guitar:
Ulysses Livingston (on 1941-03-31)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1941-03-31)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1941-03-31)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Simmons (Jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-03-31)
trombone:
Earl Hardy (on 1941-03-31), George Matthews (trombone) (on 1941-03-31) and John McConnell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1941-03-31)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1941-03-31) and Irving Randolph (on 1941-03-31)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-03-31)
recording of:
My Man (Mon homme) (Channing Pollock lyrics) (on 1941-03-31)
lyricist:
Jacques Charles (French librettist and theatre producer) and Albert Willemetz
composer:
Maurice Yvain
translator:
Channing Pollock
publisher:
CBS Feist Catalog, Inc. (ended) and Éditions Salabert France
translated version of:
Mon homme
Ella Fitzgerald3:03
6I’ll Get By
alto saxophone:
Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1941-04-07)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1941-04-07)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1941-04-07)
guitar:
Ben Heller (on 1941-04-07)
piano:
Al Lerner (big band composer/conductor/pianist) (on 1941-04-07)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1941-04-07)
trombone:
Hoyt Bohannon (on 1941-04-07), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1941-04-07) and Harry Rodgers (US big-band trombonist and arranger) (on 1941-04-07)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1941-04-07), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1941-04-07) and Al Stearns (on 1941-04-07)
violin:
Sam Rosenblum (on 1941-04-07)
vocals:
Dick Haymes (on 1941-04-07)
recording of:
I’ll Get by (as Long as I Have You) (on 1941-04-07)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
Dick Haymes2:44
7Why Don’t You Do Right?
double bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1941-04-23)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-04-23)
piano:
Champion Jack Dupree (on 1941-04-23)
vocals:
Lil Green (blues singer/songwriter) (on 1941-04-23)
recording of:
Why Don’t You Do Right? (on 1941-04-23)
lyricist and composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
publisher:
Edwin Morris Music and Morley Music Co
version of:
Weed Smoker’s Dream
Lil Green2:58
8Chattanooga Choo Choo
vocals:
Tex Beneke (on 1941-05-07) and The Modernaires (1940s vocal group) (on 1941-05-07)
recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo (on 1941-05-07)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1941)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
Tex Beneke & Paula Kelly and The Modernaires with Glenn Miller3:28
9That’s All Right
piano:
Champion Jack Dupree (in 1941)
vocals:
Champion Jack Dupree (in 1941)
Champion Jack Dupree2:35
10Let Me Off Uptown
recording of:
Let Me Off Uptown (on 1941-05-08)
lyricist:
Redd Evans
composer:
Earl Bostic (saxophonist)
Anita O’Day & Roy Eldridge3:06
11Am I Blue
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1941-05-09) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1941-05-09)
double bass:
Grachan Moncur II (bassist) (on 1941-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Cowans (jazz drummer) (on 1941-05-09)
guitar:
Paul Chapman (US jazz guitar player and singer) (on 1941-05-09)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1941-05-09)
tenor saxophone:
Ernie Powell (on 1941-05-09)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1941-05-09)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-05-09)
recording of:
Am I Blue? (on 1941-05-09)
lyricist:
Grant Clarke
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
cover recording of:
Am I Blue?
lyricist:
Grant Clarke
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Billie Holiday2:53
12God Bless the Child
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1941-05-09) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1941-05-09)
double bass:
Grachan Moncur II (bassist) (on 1941-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Cowans (jazz drummer) (on 1941-05-09)
guitar:
Paul Chapman (US jazz guitar player and singer) (on 1941-05-09)
tenor saxophone:
Ernie Powell (on 1941-05-09)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1941-05-09)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-05-09)
recording of:
God Bless the Child (on 1941-05-09)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday2:58
13Worried Life Blues
double bass [string bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1941-06-24)
guitar:
Tampa Red (in 1941, on 1941-06-24)
piano:
Big Maceo (in 1941, on 1941-06-24)
vocals:
Big Maceo (in 1941, on 1941-06-24)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-06-24)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1983)
recording of:
Worried Life Blues (on 1941-06-21)
writer:
Sleepy John Estes and Maceo Merriweather
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Someday Baby Blues
Big Maceo2:53
14When the Sun Comes Out
alto saxophone:
Gene Kinsey (on 1941-06-04) and Les Robinson (on 1941-06-04)
baritone saxophone:
Lloyd "Skip" Martin (on 1941-06-04)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1941-06-04)
guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1941-06-04)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1941-06-04)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1941-06-04) and Pete Mondello (on 1941-06-04)
trombone:
Cutty Cutshall (on 1941-06-04) and Lou McGarity (on 1941-06-04)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1941-06-04) and Cootie Williams (on 1941-06-04)
recording of:
When the Sun Comes Out (on 1941-06-04)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
S.A. Music Co. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
Helen Forrest2:55
15Trouble in Mind
alto saxophone:
Billy Bowen (jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-06-27) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-06-27)
baritone saxophone:
Ernest Purce (on 1941-06-27)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1941-06-27)
double bass:
Abe Bolar (on 1941-06-27)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1941-06-27)
guitar:
Trevor Bacon (on 1941-06-27)
piano:
Bill Doggett (on 1941-06-27)
tenor saxophone:
Stafford Simon (on 1941-06-27)
trombone:
Donald Cole (on 1941-06-27), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1941-06-27) and George Stevenson (Jazz trombone player) (on 1941-06-27)
trumpet:
Nelson Bryant (on 1941-06-27), Archie Johnson (on 1941-06-27) and William "Chiefie" Scott (jazz trumpeter, 1940s-1950s) (on 1941-06-27)
lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1941-06-27)
orchestra:
Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra (on 1941-06-27)
conductor:
Lucky Millinder (on 1941-06-27)
recording of:
Trouble in Mind (on 1941-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Richard M. Jones (US jazz pianist)
publisher:
State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly known as MCA Inc.) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:35
16Come and Get It
alto saxophone:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1941-07-01) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1941-07-01)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-07-01)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-07-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-07-01)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Carroll (jazz sax) (on 1941-07-01) and Gene Sedric (on 1941-07-01)
trombone:
Raymond Hogan (on 1941-07-01) and George Wilson (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-07-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-07-01), John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-07-01) and Bob Williams (horn player) (on 1941-07-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-07-01)
Fats Waller2:44
17Jump for Joy
recording of:
Jump for Joy (on 1941-07-02)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader), Sid Kuller and Paul Francis Webster
Herb Jeffries2:55
18Toledo Blues
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1941-07-26)
vocals:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1941-07-26)
Art Tatum3:36
19Blues on Central Avenue
double bass:
Jud DeNaut (on 1941-09-08)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1941-09-08)
piano:
Freddie Slack (on 1941-09-08)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1941-09-08)
recording of:
Blues on Central Avenue (on 1941-09-08)
writer:
Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner2:39
20Rocks in My Bed
recording of:
Rocks in My Bed (on 1941-09-26)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
Ivie Anderson3:09
21St. James Infirmary
alto saxophone:
Chuck DiMaggio (on 1941-11-12) and Les Robinson (on 1941-11-12)
baritone saxophone:
Artie Baker (saxophonist, flutist and clarinetist) (on 1941-11-12)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1941-11-12)
double bass:
Eddie McKinney (jazz bassist) (on 1941-11-12)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1941-11-12)
guitar:
Mike Bryan (Musician - Guitar Player) (on 1941-11-12)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1941-11-12)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1941-11-12) and Mickey Folus (on 1941-11-12)
trombone:
Ray Conniff (on 1941-11-12), Jack Jenney (American jazz trombonist) (on 1941-11-12) and Morey Samuel (on 1941-11-12)
trumpet:
Lee Castle (on 1941-11-12), Max Kaminsky (on 1941-11-12), Steve Lipkins (on 1941-11-12) and Hot Lips Page (on 1941-11-12)
vocals:
Hot Lips Page (on 1941-11-12)
recording of:
St. James Infirmary (Joe Primrose’s arrangement) (on 1941-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joe Primrose
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited
arrangement of:
St. James Infirmary
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
Hot Lips Page6:22
22Unfair Blues
guitar:
Brownie McGhee (in 1941)
vocals:
Brownie McGhee (in 1941)
Brownie McGhee2:48
23New Confessin’ the Blues
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1941-11-18)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1941-11-18)
guitar:
Leonard “Lucky” Enois (on 1941-11-18)
piano:
Jay McShann (on 1941-11-18)
vocals:
Walter Brown (US jazz/blues singer) (on 1941-11-18)
Walter Brown3:01
24Whiskey and Gin Blues
piano:
Memphis Slim (on 1941-12-04)
vocals:
Memphis Slim (on 1941-12-04)
Memphis Slim2:47
25Stormy Weather
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather (on 1941-12-15)
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
Lena Horne3:18
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’m Free at Last
Southern Sons3:12
2Do Lord Send Me
Georgia Peach And Her Gospel Singers2:49
3Skylark
alto saxophone:
Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1942-01-29)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1942-01-29)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1942-01-29)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1942-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Corky Corcoran (on 1942-01-29)
trombone:
Hoyt Bohannon (on 1942-01-29), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1942-01-29) and Harry Rodgers (US big-band trombonist and arranger) (on 1942-01-29)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1942-01-29), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1942-01-29), Al Cuozzo (on 1942-01-29) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1942-01-29)
vocals:
Helen Forrest (on 1942-01-29)
cover recording of:
Skylark (on 1942-01-29)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1941)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., George Simon Music Co., George Simon, Inc., Hoagy Publishing Co., Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP), The Johnny Mercer Foundation, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Helen Forrest3:22
4Flyright Baby
double bass:
Andrew Harris (blues bassist) (on 1942-02-13)
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1942-02-26)
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1942-02-13)
vocals:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1942-02-13)
Lonnie Johnson3:21
5That’s What You Think
alto saxophone:
Rex Kittig (on 1942-02-26)
double bass:
Ed Mihelich (on 1942-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1942-02-26)
guitar:
Ray Biondi (on 1942-02-26)
piano:
Joe Springer (on 1942-02-26)
reeds:
Sam Musiker (on 1942-02-26)
tenor saxophone:
Don Brassfield (on 1942-02-26)
trombone:
John Grassi (on 1942-02-26) and Babe Wagner (on 1942-02-26)
trumpet:
Al Beck (on 1942-02-26), Roy Eldridge (on 1942-02-26), Mickey Mangano (on 1942-02-26) and Norman Murphy (on 1942-02-26)
vocals:
Anita O’Day (on 1942-02-26)
Anita O’Day3:16
6I’m Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town
harmonica:
Jazz Gillum (in 1942)
vocals:
Jazz Gillum (in 1942)
Jazz Gillum2:57
7Why Don’t You Do Right
alto saxophone:
Clint Neagley (on 1942-02-27) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1942-02-27)
baritone saxophone:
Bob Poland (on 1942-02-27)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-02-27)
double bass:
Cliff Hill (bass) (on 1942-02-27)
drums (drum set):
Howard Davis (UK violinist) (on 1942-02-27)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1942-02-27)
piano:
Mel Powell (American composer and jazz pianist) (on 1942-02-27)
tenor saxophone:
Leonard Sims (on 1942-02-27) and Jon Walton (on 1942-02-27)
trombone:
Charlie Castaldo (on 1942-02-27) and Lou McGarity (on 1942-02-27)
trumpet:
Tony Faso (on 1942-02-27), Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1942-02-27) and Lawrence Stearns (on 1942-02-27)
recording of:
Why Don’t You Do Right? (on 1942-02-27)
lyricist and composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
publisher:
Edwin Morris Music and Morley Music Co
version of:
Weed Smoker’s Dream
Peggy Lee3:15
8Skylark
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1942-03-19)
alto saxophone:
Scoops Carry (on 1942-03-19)
double bass:
Truck Parham (on 1942-03-19)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Traylor (jazz drummer, vibraphonist, pianist, arranger, producer) (on 1942-03-19)
flute:
Leroy Harris (on 1942-03-19)
guitar:
Skeeter Best (on 1942-03-19)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1942-03-19)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Crowder (tenor saxophone) (on 1942-03-19), Budd Johnson (on 1942-03-19) and Willie Randall (on 1942-03-19)
trombone:
George Hunt (on 1942-03-19), Joe McLewis (on 1942-03-19) and Gerald Valentine (on 1942-03-19)
trumpet:
Harry "Pee Wee" Jackson (US trumpeter) (on 1942-03-19), Shorty McConnell (on 1942-03-19) and Jesse Miller (trumpet) (on 1942-03-19)
vocals:
Billy Eckstine (on 1942-03-19)
orchestra:
Earl Hines and His Orchestra (on 1942-03-19)
arranger:
Budd Johnson
recording of:
Skylark (on 1942-03-19)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1941)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., George Simon Music Co., George Simon, Inc., Hoagy Publishing Co., Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP), The Johnny Mercer Foundation, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Billy Eckstine3:10
9Don’t Stop Now
piano:
Clem Moorman (in 1942)
Bonnie Davis2:45
10Cow Cow Boogie
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-05-21)
double bass:
Jud DeNaut (on 1942-05-21)
drums (drum set):
Dave Coleman (jazz drummer) (on 1942-05-21)
guitar:
Jack Marshall (US jazz guitarist, composer, arranger & record producer) (on 1942-05-21)
piano:
Freddie Slack (on 1942-05-21)
reeds:
Joe Huffman (on 1942-05-21) and Willie Martinez (on 1942-05-21)
saxophone:
Les Baxter (on 1942-05-21) and Ralph Lee (on 1942-05-21)
trombone:
Gerald Foster (on 1942-05-21), Bill Lawlor (on 1942-05-21) and Bruce Squires (on 1942-05-21)
trumpet:
Manny Klein (on 1942-05-21) and Bill Morris (on 1942-05-21)
vocals:
Ella Mae Morse (on 1942-05-21)
cover recording of:
Cow Cow Boogie (on 1942-05-21)
composer:
Benny Carter, Gene de Paul and Don Raye
recording of:
Cow Cow Boogie (on 1942-05-21)
composer:
Benny Carter, Gene de Paul and Don Raye
Ella Mae Morse3:14
11Trav’Lin’ Light
banjo:
Mike Pingitore (on 1942-06-12)
double bass:
Arthur "Artie" Shapiro (on 1942-06-12)
drums (drum set):
Willie Rodriguez (Latin jazz drummer and percussionist) (on 1942-06-12)
piano:
Buddy Weed (on 1942-06-12)
saxophone:
Danny d'Andrea (on 1942-06-12), Lenny Hartman (on 1942-06-12) and Alvy West (on 1942-06-12)
trombone:
Skip Layton (on 1942-06-12) and Murray McEachern (on 1942-06-12)
trumpet:
Monty Kelly (on 1942-06-12), Larry Neill (on 1942-06-12) and Don Waddilove (on 1942-06-12)
lead vocals:
Lady Day (on 1942-06-12)
orchestra:
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (on 1942-06-12)
recording of:
Trav’lin’ Light (on 1942-06-12)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Jimmy Mundy (in 1942) and Trummy Young (in 1942)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., Commander Publishing, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Billie Holiday3:17
12Goodnight Irene
recording of:
Goodnight Irene (in 1943)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
translated version of:
Godnatt Irene
Lead Belly1:56
13This Train
guitar:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1943)
vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1943)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:42
14Rock My Soul
The Golden Gate Quartet2:01
15That Ain’t Right
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1943-01-23)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1943-01-23)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1943-01-23)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1943-01-23)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Porter (40s west coast jazz cat) (on 1943-01-23)
trombone:
Alton Moore (on 1943-01-23)
trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1943-01-23)
vocals:
Ada Brown (on 1943-01-23)
Ada Brown & Fats Waller2:55
16Honeysuckle Rose
alto saxophone:
Willard Brown (on 1943-04-27) and Porter Kilbert (on 1943-04-27)
bass saxophone:
Willard Brown (on 1943-04-27)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1943-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Bradley (on 1943-04-27)
piano:
Teddy Brannon (on 1943-04-27)
tenor saxophone:
Herbert "Bumps" Meyers (on 1943-04-27)
trombone:
John Haughton (trombone) (on 1943-04-27), J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1943-04-27) and Alton Moore (on 1943-04-27)
trumpet:
Teddy Buckner (US dixieland jazz trumpeter) (on 1943-04-27), Benny Carter (on 1943-04-27), Jake Porter (on 1943-04-27) and Freddy Webster (on 1943-04-27)
vocals:
Lena Horne (on 1943-04-27)
cover recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1943-04-27)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
Lena Horne2:57
17Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1943-10-04)
double bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1943-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1943-10-04)
piano:
Arnold Thomas (on 1943-10-04)
trumpet:
Eddie Roane (on 1943-10-04)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1943-10-04)
recording of:
Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby? (on 1943-10-04)
writer:
Bill Austin (in 1944) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (in 1944)
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five52:46
18Cow Cow Boogie
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1943-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Blowers (on 1943-11-03)
guitar:
Bernie McKay (on 1943-11-03)
piano:
Bill Doggett (on 1943-11-03)
trumpet:
Johnny McGhee (trumpet) (on 1943-11-03)
cover recording of:
Cow Cow Boogie (on 1943-11-03)
composer:
Benny Carter, Gene de Paul and Don Raye
Ella Fitzgerald with The Ink Spots2:56
19Go Away Blues
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1943-11-09) and Johnny Hodges (on 1943-11-09)
double bass:
Junior Raglin (bass) (on 1943-11-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1943-11-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1943-11-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1943-11-09)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1943-11-09), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1943-11-09) and Elmer Williams (on 1943-11-09)
soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1943-11-09)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1943-11-09), Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1943-11-09) and Juan Tizol (on 1943-11-09)
trumpet:
Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1943-11-09), Wallace Jones (on 1943-11-09), Ray Nance (on 1943-11-09) and Rex Stewart (on 1943-11-09)
vocals:
Betty Roché (on 1943-11-09)
recording of:
Go Away Blues (on 1943-11-09)
writer:
Edward Kennedy Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Betty Roché2:05
20Baby Don’t Tell Me No Lie
alto saxophone:
Reuben Phillips (on 1943-12-03) and Ben Smith (US saxophonist Benjamin J. Smith) (on 1943-12-03)
double bass:
Booker Collins (on 1943-12-03)
drums (drum set):
Ben Thigpen (on 1943-12-03)
piano:
Johnny Young (piano) (on 1943-12-03)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Forrest (on 1943-12-03), John Harrington (jazz saxophonist) (on 1943-12-03), J. D. King (tenor sax) (on 1943-12-03) and J.D. King (on 1943-12-03)
trombone:
Joe Baird (Jazz trombone player) (on 1943-12-03)
trumpet:
Harry Lawson (on 1943-12-03), Howard McGhee (on 1943-12-03) and Fats Navarro (on 1943-12-03)
lead vocals:
June Richmond (on 1943-12-03)
June Richmond3:12
21Embraceable You
recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Nat King Cole3:25
22Salty Papa Blues
recording of:
Salty Papa Blues (on 1943-12-29)
writer:
Leonard Feather and Lionel Hampton
Dinah Washington3:03
23This Land Is Your Land
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1944-04)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1944-04)
recording of:
This Land Is Your Land (in 1944-04)
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1940)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 16378)
is based on:
When the World's on Fire
Woody Guthrie42:47
24When My Man Comes Home
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1944-12-19) and Memphis Minnie (on 1944-12-19)
membranophone:
Fred Williams (Blues drummer) (on 1944-12-19)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1944-12-19)
Memphis Minnie2:36
25Close to You
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (in 1944-01)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1944-01)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1944-01)
vocals:
Ida James (in 1944-01)
recording of:
Close to You (in 1944-01)
writer:
Al Hoffman, Carl Lampl and Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Casa David and Feadbach Music (on 1970-10-29)
Ida James3:48
26Cherry Red Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-01-06)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1944-01-06) and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-01-06)
baritone saxophone:
Eddie De Vertuil (on 1944-01-06)
bass saxophone:
Eddie de Verteuil (on 1944-01-06)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1944-01-06)
drums (drum set):
Sylvester “Vess” Payne (on 1944-01-06)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1944-01-06)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-01-06) and Lee Pope (tenor saxophonist) (on 1944-01-06)
trombone:
Ed Burke (trombonist) (on 1944-01-06), Bob Horton (trombone, Robert H. Horton) (on 1944-01-06) and George Stevenson (Jazz trombone player) (on 1944-01-06)
trumpet:
Ermit V. Perry (on 1944-01-06), Harold “Money” Johnson (US jazz trumpeter aka "Money") (on 1944-01-06), George Treadwell (on 1944-01-06) and Cootie Williams (on 1944-01-06)
vocals:
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-01-06)
orchestra:
Cootie Williams and His Orchestra (on 1944-01-06)
recording of:
Cherry Red (on 1944-01-06)
writer:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) and Big Joe Turner
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson3:02
13▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Very Thought of You
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Vincent (in 1944-04)
trombone:
Milton Kabak (in 1944-04)
trumpet:
Al Porcino (in 1944-04) and Louis Prima (in 1944-04)
vocals:
Louis Prima (in 1944-04)
recording of:
The Very Thought of You (in 1944-04)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Louis Prima2:35
2As Time Goes By
alto saxophone:
Lem Davis (saxophonist) (on 1944-04-01)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-04-01)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1944-04-01)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1944-04-01)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1944-04-01)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1944-04-01)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-04-01)
recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”) (on 1944-04-01)
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Redwood Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1931)
sub-publisher:
香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司 (Warner Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited Taiwan Branch)
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
Billie Holiday3:13
3He’s Funny That Way
alto saxophone:
Lem Davis (saxophonist) (on 1944-04-08)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-04-08)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1944-04-08)
guitar:
Teddy Walters (on 1944-04-08)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (on 1944-04-08) and Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1944-04-08)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1944-04-08)
trumpet:
Freddie Webster (on 1944-04-08)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-04-08)
recording of:
He’s Funny That Way (on 1944-04-08)
writer:
Neil Moret and Richard A. Whiting
Billie Holiday3:16
4Boogie Woogie on a Saturday Night
double bass:
Doles Dickens (on 1944-05-04)
guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist) (on 1944-05-04)
piano:
Romaine Brown (on 1944-05-04)
vocals:
Romaine Brown (on 1944-05-04), Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist) (on 1944-05-04), David Patillo (US R&B bass player) (on 1944-05-04) and Jimmy Springs (US R&B drummer) (on 1944-05-04)
Five Red Chaps2:54
5I Wonder
piano:
Cecil Gant (in 1944-06)
vocals:
Cecil Gant (in 1944-06)
recording of:
I Wonder (in 1944-06)
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Gant (in 1944)
writer:
R. Laveen (Composer, songwriter and author)
Cecil Gant3:41
6Watcha Say
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-08-09)
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (on 1944-08-09) and Willard Brown (on 1944-08-09)
baritone saxophone:
Ernest Thompson (jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-08-09)
bass:
Alfred Moore (on 1944-08-09)
drums (drum set):
James “Coatsville” Harris (US jazz/R&B drummer, 1940s/50s) (on 1944-08-09)
guitar:
Emitt Slay Trio (on 1944-08-09)
piano:
Ed Swanston (on 1944-08-09)
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon (on 1944-08-09) and Teddy McRae (on 1944-08-09)
trombone:
Larry Anderson (trombone) (on 1944-08-09), Taswell Baird (on 1944-08-09) and Adam Martin (trombone) (on 1944-08-09)
trumpet:
Andrew Ford (trumpeter) (on 1944-08-09), Louis Armstrong (on 1944-08-09), Jesse Brown (trumpeter) (on 1944-08-09), Lester Currant (on 1944-08-09) and Thomas Grider (on 1944-08-09)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1944-08-09) and Dorothy Dandridge (on 1944-08-09)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1944-08-09)
Dorothy Dandridge & Louis Armstrong3:06
7Blowing the Blues Away
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-09-05)
alto saxophone:
Bill Frazier (jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-09-05) and John Jackson (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-09-05)
baritone saxophone:
Leo Parker (on 1944-09-05)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1944-09-05)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1944-09-05)
guitar:
Connie Wainwright (on 1944-09-05)
piano:
John Malachi (on 1944-09-05)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Ammons (on 1944-09-05), Taswell Baird (on 1944-09-05) and Dexter Gordon (on 1944-09-05)
trombone:
Alfred “Chippy” Outcalt (on 1944-09-05), Taswell Baird (on 1944-09-05), Howard Scott (trombonist active in the 1940s/50s) (on 1944-09-05) and Gerald Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine) (on 1944-09-05)
trumpet:
Boonie Haze (on 1944-09-05), Gail Brockman (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1944-09-05), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1944-09-05) and Shorty McConnell (on 1944-09-05)
vocals and conductor:
Billy Eckstine (on 1944-09-05)
orchestra:
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra (on 1944-09-05)
arranger:
Gerald Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine)
recording of:
Blowing the Blues Away (on 1944-09-05)
lyricist:
Billy Eckstine
composer:
Jerry Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine)
Billy Eckstine3:11
8Strange Things Happen Every Day
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-09-22)
double bass:
Abe Bolar (on 1944-09-22)
drums (drum set):
‘Doc’ West (on 1944-09-22)
guitar and lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1944-09-22)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1944-09-22)
recording of:
Strange Things Happening Every Day (on 1944-09-22)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1944-09)
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI)
arrangement of:
Strange Things Happening Every Day
Sister Rosetta Tharpe32:52
9Lover Man
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Jack Cressey (on 1944-10-04) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1944-10-04)
double bass [bass]:
Haig Stephens (on 1944-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Blowers (on 1944-10-04)
guitar:
Carl Kress (on 1944-10-04)
piano:
Dave Bowman (jazz pianist) (on 1944-10-04)
tenor saxophone:
Larry Binyon (on 1944-10-04) and Paul Ricci (on 1944-10-04)
trumpet:
Russ Case (US trumpeter & bandleader)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-10-04)
orchestra:
Toots Camarata and His Orchestra (on 1944-10-04)
conductor:
Tutti Camarata
arranger:
Tutti Camarata (on 1944-10-04)
recording of:
Lover Man (on 1944-10-04)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Billie Holiday43:19
10That’s the Stuff You Gotta Watch
alto saxophone:
Maxwell Lucas (on 1944-10-04) and Joe O'Laughlin (on 1944-10-04)
baritone saxophone:
Teddy "Cherokee" Conyers (on 1944-10-04)
double bass:
Leon Spann (on 1944-10-04)
drums (drum set):
George Jenkins (Swing/Jazz drummer and band leader) (on 1944-10-04)
piano:
Buddy Johnson (on 1944-10-04)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Henderson (on 1944-10-04)
trombone:
Bernard Archer (on 1944-10-04) and Gordon Thomas (trombone player) (on 1944-10-04)
trumpet:
Henry Glover (from 1944-10-04 to present), Gus Aiken (on 1944-10-04), Willis Nelson (jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-10-04) and Herbert Turner (on 1944-10-04)
vocals:
Buddy Johnson (on 1944-10-04), Ella Johnson (on 1944-10-04) and Arthur Prysock (on 1944-10-04)
recording of:
That's the Stuff You Gotta Watch (on 1944-10-04)
composer:
Buddy Johnson
Ella Johnson & Buddy Johnson3:10
11Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1944-11-16)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1944-11-16)
drums (drum set):
Morey Feld (on 1944-11-16)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1944-11-16)
vibraphone:
Red Norvo (on 1944-11-16)
vocals:
Peggy Mann (on 1944-11-16)
recording of:
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Seven Lively Arts musical revue) (on 1944-11-16)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Peggy Mann3:19
12September Song
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1944-11-19)
guitar:
Remo Palmieri (on 1944-11-19)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1944-11-19)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Ventura (on 1944-11-19)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1944-11-19)
cover recording of:
September Song (catch-all for versions outside the theatrical context) (on 1944-11-19)
lyricist:
Maxwell Anderson
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Kurt Weill Foundation for 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
arrangement of:
Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song
Sarah Vaughan3:07
13Sentimental Journey
baritone saxophone:
Butch Stone (saxophone, vocals, jazz) (on 1944-11-20)
bass trombone:
Stumpy Brown (on 1944-11-20)
double bass:
Bob Leininger (on 1944-11-20)
drums (drum set):
Dick Shanahan (on 1944-11-20)
guitar:
Hy White (on 1944-11-20)
piano:
Geoffrey Clarkson (on 1944-11-20)
tenor saxophone:
Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1944-11-20)
trumpet:
Bob Higgins (trumpet, jazz) (on 1944-11-20) and Vern Rowe (American actor, singer and trumpet player) (on 1944-11-20)
vocals:
Doris Day (on 1944-11-20)
recording of:
Sentimental Journey (on 1944-11-20)
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1944)
composer:
Les Brown (American big band & jazz musician) (in 1944) and Ben Homer (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Holliday Publishing, Morley Music Co. Inc., Morley Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Doris Day3:49
14I’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)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
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.
Kitty Kallen3:18
15As Long as I Live
alto saxophone:
Les Robinson (on 1944-11-21) and Wayne Songer (clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1944-11-21)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1944-11-21)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1944-11-21)
piano:
Horace Henderson (on 1944-11-21)
reeds:
Neely Plumb (on 1944-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
Illinois Jacquet (on 1944-11-21) and Jack Stacey (on 1944-11-21)
trumpet:
Clyde Hurley (on 1944-11-21) and Jake Porter (on 1944-11-21)
vocals:
Lena Horne (on 1944-11-21)
recording of:
As Long as I Live (on 1944-11-21)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp.
Lena Horne2:46
16Number 12 Train
guitar:
Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter) (in 1944-12)
vocals:
Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter) (in 1944-12)
Josh White3:47
17Jimmy’s Blues
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1944-12-06)
Jimmy Rushing2:56
18Wherever There’s Love
Lee Wiley3:04
19I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues (on 1944-12-12)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
publisher:
Ricki Music and Tempo Music Co.
Woody Herman3:04
20A Night in Tunisia
recording of:
A Night in Tunisia (song version with English lyrics by Jon Hendricks) (on 1944-12-31)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Corporation (German label, 1980s) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label) (ended), Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
version of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
Sarah Vaughan2:33
21Mercy Mama Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-07-05)
drums (drum set):
Tyrell Dixon (on 1945-07-05)
guitar and kazoo:
Tampa Red (on 1945-07-05)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1945-07-05)
vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1945-07-05) and Tampa Red (on 1945-07-05)
Tampa Red2:49
22Blues at Sunrise
Ivory Joe Hunter3:18
23That’s the Blues
Rubberlegs Williams2:58
24Caldonia Boogie
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1945-01-19)
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1945-01-19)
drums (drum set):
Alex 'Razz' Mitchell (1940s jazz drummer) (on 1945-01-19)
piano:
William Austin (on 1945-01-19)
tenor saxophone:
Freddie Simon (jazz sax) (on 1945-01-19)
trumpet:
Eddie Roane (on 1945-01-19)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1945-01-19)
recording of:
Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard?) (on 1945-01-19)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherio Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (on 1945-04-16)
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five42:44
25What’s This
recording of:
What’s This? (on 1945-01-22)
writer:
Dave Lambert (jazz vocalist)
Buddy Stewart & Dave Lambert2:42
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