Romance of Jazz: The Best of the Voices

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Summertime
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1949-12-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1949)
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1949-12-21)
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)
Sarah Vaughan3:13
2Autumn in New York
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-08-23)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-08-23)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-08-23)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-08-23)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-08-23)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-08-23)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-08-23) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-08-23)
cover recording of:
Autumn in New York (1934) (on 1957-08-23)
lyricist and composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong5:58
3My Funny Valentine
recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司 (1995–2019)), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, 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:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
Anita O’Day3:36
4Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
cover recording of:
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Harrison Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 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)
version of:
Never No Lament
Mel Tormé2:31
5I’m Coming Home
Carmen McRae4:09
6I Was a Little Too Lonely and You Were a Little Too Late
Nat King Cole3:00
7Moaning LowBillie Holiday1:52
8A Kiss to Build a Dream On
clarinet:
Joe Muranyi (in 1967-07)
double bass:
Buddy Catlett (in 1967-07)
drums (drum set):
Danny Barcelona (in 1967-07)
piano:
Marty Napoleon (in 1967-07)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (in 1967-07)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (in 1967-07)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (in 1967-07) and Tyree Glenn (in 1967-07)
live recording of:
A Kiss to Build a Dream On (in 1967-07)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1935) and Bert Kalmar (in 1935)
composer:
Harry Ruby (in 1935)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
part of:
The 24th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The Strip (1951 film)
Louis Armstrong2:59
9September in the Rain
cover recording of:
September in the Rain
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)
Sarah Vaughan2:49
10A Fine Romance
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-08-13)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-08-13)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-08-13)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-08-13)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-08-13)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-08-13) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-08-13)
recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”) (on 1957-08-13)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
cover recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong43:51
11Tea for Two
Blossom Dearie3:18
12Night and Day
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (in 1934)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Fred Astaire4:45
13Good for Nothing Joe
cover recording of:
Good‐for‐Nothin’ Joe
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist)
Lena Horne3:34
14What Is There to Say
Nat King Cole3:35
15When Your Lover Has GoneBillie Holiday2:02
16When It’s Sleepy Time Down SouthLouis Armstrong2:39