Let’s Do It: Best of the Verve Years

~ Release by Louis Armstrong (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
4:02
2Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good to You?
recording of:
Gee, Baby Ain’t I Good to You
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Don Redman
publisher:
Michael H. Goldsen Inc. and Razaf Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4:14
3Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
recording of:
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
4:14
4You Go to My Head
recording of:
You Go to My Head
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
6:28
5East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)3:14
6Under a Blanket of Blue
recording of:
Under a Blanket of Blue
additional lyricist:
Al J. Neiburg (lyricist) (in 1933)
lyricist:
Marty Symes (lyricist) (in 1933)
composer:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter) (in 1933)
4:20
7Let’s Fall in Love
3:18
8Summertime
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)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
4:59
9It Ain’t Necessarily So
recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so”
6:33
10Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess?
2:42
11Moon Song (That Wasn’t Meant for Me)
recording of:
Moon Song
lyricist:
Sam Coslow (in 1932)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) (in 1932)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
4:34
12How Long Has This Been Going On?
recording of:
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Funny Face, 1957 film)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Rosalie
6:00
13When Your Lover Has Gone4:41
14Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)
8:50
15Stars Fell on Alabama
performer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
Stars Fell on Alabama
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Frank Perkins
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Mills Music
3:34
16(Back Home Again in) Indiana
cover recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
5:28
CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Stompin’ at the Savoy5:16
2Tenderly
recording of:
Tenderly
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (American composer) (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
5:10
3Stormy Weather4:17
4What’s New?
recording of:
What’s New?
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Bob Haggart
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
2:43
5They Can’t Take That Away From Me
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
4:42
6You’re Blase4:59
7Just One of Those Things
recording of:
Just One of Those Things
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
4:05
8Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong
vocals:
Louis Armstrong
recording of:
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
C. Mose Music
4:54
9Sweet Lorraine
recording of:
Sweet Lorraine
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1928)
composer:
Cliff Burwell (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Everbright Music Co. and Mills Music, Inc.
5:15
10I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm3:13
11Autumn in New York
recording of:
Autumn in New York (1934)
lyricist and composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
6:03
12Makin’ Whoopee
engineer:
Val Valentin (in 1957)
producer:
Norman Granz (in 1957)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1957)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (in 1957)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (in 1957)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (in 1957)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (in 1957)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (in 1957)
cover recording of:
Makin’ Whoopee! (in 1957)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Beth Dryer Music, Donaldson Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Tobago Music Co. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:59
13We’ll Be Together Again
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong
vocals:
Louis Armstrong
recording of:
We’ll Be Together Again
lyricist:
Frankie Laine
composer:
Carl T. Fischer (Native American jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Cares Music, Cares Music Company, EDM Music, Fischer-Carey Music Co., Marmor Music, Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd., Terry Fischer Music Co., ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion) and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
4:06
14Willow Weep for Me
engineer:
Val Valentin (in 1957)
producer:
Norman Granz (in 1957)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1957)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (in 1957)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (in 1957)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (in 1957)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (in 1957)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (in 1957)
cover recording of:
Willow Weep for Me (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
44:21
15A Foggy Day
recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town)
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)
4:35
16There’s No You2:17
17The Three of Us
2:32
18Pretty Little Missy2:17

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ASIN:US: B000004702 [info]