Smooth Operator

~ Release by Dorothy Dandridge (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

tracks 1–12, 15 and 16 previously unissued.
tracks 13 and 14 originally issued on Verve 10231 (45rpm)
tracks 13–16 - producer, orchestra unknown

Annotation last modified on 2023-08-13 06:54 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1It’s Easy to Remember
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1958-01-19)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1958-01-19)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-01-19)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1958-01-19)
vocals:
Dorothy Dandridge (on 1958-01-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1958-01-19)
2:26
2What Is There to Say?
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1958-01-19)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1958-01-19)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-01-19)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1958-01-19)
vocals:
Dorothy Dandridge (on 1958-01-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1958-01-19)
3:13
3That Old Feeling
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1958-01-19)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1958-01-19)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-01-19)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1958-01-19)
vocals:
Dorothy Dandridge (on 1958-01-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1958-01-19)
recording of:
That Old Feeling
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:09
4The Touch of Your Lips
producer:
Norman Granz
bongos:
Alvin Stoller (on 1958-01-19)
celesta:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1958-01-19)
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1958-01-19)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-01-19)
vocals:
Dorothy Dandridge (on 1958-01-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1958-01-19)
3:01
5When Your Lover Has Gone
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1958-01-19)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1958-01-19)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-01-19)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1958-01-19)
vocals:
Dorothy Dandridge (on 1958-01-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1958-01-19)
3:03
6The Nearness of You
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1958-01-19)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1958-01-19)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-01-19)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1958-01-19)
vocals:
Dorothy Dandridge (on 1958-01-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1958-01-19)
3:21
7(In This World) I’m Glad There Is You
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1958-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1958-01-20)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-01-20)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1958-01-20)
vocals:
Dorothy Dandridge (on 1958-01-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1958-01-20)
4:05
8I’ve Grown Accustomed to Your Face
producer:
Norman Granz
celesta:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1958-01-20)
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1958-01-20)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-01-20)
vocals:
Dorothy Dandridge (on 1958-01-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1958-01-20)
1:51
9Body and Soul
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1958-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1958-01-20)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-01-20)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1958-01-20)
vocals:
Dorothy Dandridge (on 1958-01-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1958-01-20)
3:41
10How Long Has This Been Going On?
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1958-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1958-01-20)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-01-20)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1958-01-20)
vocals:
Dorothy Dandridge (on 1958-01-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1958-01-20)
3:33
11I’ve Got a Crush on You
producer:
Norman Granz
celesta:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1958-01-20)
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1958-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1958-01-20)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-01-20)
vocals:
Dorothy Dandridge (on 1958-01-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1958-01-20)
2:32
12I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
producer:
Norman Granz
bongos:
Alvin Stoller (on 1958-01-20)
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1958-01-20)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-01-20)
vocals:
Dorothy Dandridge (on 1958-01-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1958-01-20)
recording of:
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Pal Joey) (on 1958-01-20)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1939)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Lorenz Hart Publishing Co. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
2:41
13Somebody
vocals:
Dorothy Dandridge (on 1961-02-02)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1961-02-02)
2:51
14Stay With It
vocals:
Dorothy Dandridge (on 1961-02-02)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1961-02-02)
2:37
15It’s a Beautiful Evening
vocals:
Dorothy Dandridge (on 1961-02-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1961-02-02)
2:41
16Smooth Operator
vocals:
Dorothy Dandridge (on 1961-02-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1961-02-02)
3:07

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Germany
miscellaneous support:Jerry Rappaport (task: research)
producer:Jerry Rappaport (task: reissue producer)
compiler:Jerry Rappaport
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
manufactured by:Universal M & L (CD manufacturing plant)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1999)
marketed by:Verve Records (credited often as just "Verve Records" for manufacturing/marketing, a division of PolyGram Classics and Jazz, of PolyGram Records, Inc.)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7416932 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00000JMJV [info]