The ’Thirties

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1So Many Memories
vocals:
Frances Langford (on 1937-09-14)
orchestra:
Sam Koki and his Islanders (on 1937-09-14)
recording of:
So Many Memories (on 1937-09-14)
writer:
Harry Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
Frances Langford with Sam Koki and his Islanders3:08
2Flat Foot Floogie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-10)
guitar:
Norman Brown (Jazz guitar player active in the 1930s & 1940s) (on 1938-06-10)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-10)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1938-06-10)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Sr. (on 1938-06-10)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1938-06-10) and Herbert Mills (on 1938-06-10)
vocals and performer:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-10) and The Mills Brothers (on 1938-06-10)
recording of:
The Flat Foot Floogie (on 1938-06-10)
composer:
Slim Gaillard, Bud Green and Slam Stewart
Louis Armstrong with The Mills Bros3:02
3This Year’s Kisses
vocals:
Alice Faye (on 1937-01-24)
conductor:
Cy Feuer (on 1937-01-24)
recording of:
This Year’s Kisses (on 1937-01-24)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Alice Faye with Orchestra conducted by Cy Feuer2:58
4Love Letters in the Sand
vocals:
Sam Browne (on 1931-11-27)
orchestra:
Ambrose and His Orchestra (on 1931-11-27)
recording of:
Love Letters in the Sand (on 1931-11-27)
lyricist:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
composer:
J. Fred Coots, Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
publisher:
Bourne (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc. and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Ambrose and His Orchestra3:29
5Isle of Capri
vocals:
Nat Gonella (on 1934-07-25)
orchestra:
Lew Stone and His Band (on 1934-07-25)
recording of:
Isle of Capri (on 1934-07-25)
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Wilhelm Grosz (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. (on 1934-07-27)
Lew Stone and His Band2:57
6The Folks Who Live on the Hill
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1937-09-20)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1937-09-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Music Ltd. (in 1937)
recording of:
The Folks Who Live on the Hill (on 1937-09-20)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
High, Wide and Handsome (1937 film)
Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra3:10
7Over the Rainbow
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1938-10-07)
orchestra:
MGM Orchestra (on 1938-10-07)
conductor:
Georgie Stoll and Herbert Stothart (composer) (on 1938-10-07)
arranger:
Herbert Stothart (composer)
orchestrator:
Murray Cutter
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) (on 1938-10-07)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 12)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
Judy Garland with Orchestra4.52:55
8Let’s Face the Music and Dance
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1936-01-30)
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (on 1936-01-30)
recording of:
Let’s Face the Music and Dance (from “Follow the Fleet”) (on 1936-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Follow the Fleet (1936 film)
Fred Astaire with Orchestra2:35
9Nice Work If You Can Get It
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1937-11-24)
conductor:
Vic Schoen (on 1937-11-24)
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1937-11-24)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway Musical)
The Andrews Sisters with Orchestra2:51
10A-Tisket, A-Tasket
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-05-02)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1938-05-02)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Beverly Peer (on 1938-05-02)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-05-02)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1938-05-02)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-05-02)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1938-05-02) and Teddy McRae (on 1938-05-02)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1938-05-02)
trombone:
George Mathews (on 1938-05-02), George Matthews (trombone) (on 1938-05-02), Nat Story (on 1938-05-02) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1938-05-02)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1938-05-02), Taft Jordan (on 1938-05-02) and Bobby Stark (on 1938-05-02)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1938-05-02)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1938-05-02)
orchestra:
Chick Webb and His Orchestra (on 1938-05-02)
recording of:
A-Tisket, A-Tasket (on 1938-05-02)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Al Feldman (reeds) and Ella Fitzgerald
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13188)
Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb and His Orchestra32:39
11East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)
vocals:
Arthur Tracy (The Street Singer) (on 1935-09-22)
recording of:
East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) (on 1935-09-22)
lyricist and composer:
Brooks Bowman (in 1934)
writer:
Brooks Bowman
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Chappell & Co.
Arthur Tracy (The Street Singer) with Orchestral Accompaniment2:34
12Please Be Kind
vocals:
Chick Henderson (on 1938-06-08)
orchestra:
Joe Loss and His Band (on 1938-06-08)
recording of:
Please Be Kind (on 1938-06-08)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1938)
composer:
Saul Chaplin (in 1938)
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
Joe Loss and His Band3:09
13Ten Pins in the Sky
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1938-08-21)
orchestra:
Harry Sosnik and his Orchestra (on 1938-08-21)
recording of:
Ten Pins in the Sky (on 1938-08-21)
writer:
Milton Ager and Joseph McCarthy (lyricist, 1885–1943)
Judy Garland with Harry Sosnik and his Orchestra43:06
14Goodnight Sweetheart
vocals:
Al Bowlly (on 1931-02-19)
performer:
Ray Noble and His Orchestra (on 1931-02-19)
recording of:
Goodnight, Sweetheart (on 1931-02-19)
writer:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher), Reginald Connelly and Ray Noble
translator:
Rudy Vallée
publisher:
Campbell Connelly Inc. (ASCAP affiliated) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
New Mayfair Dance Orchestra directed by Ray Noble3:24
15Marie
recording of:
Marie
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra3:24
16Basin Street Blues
recording of:
Basin Street Blues (on 1937-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Bing Crosby and Connee Boswell with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra3:00
17Solomon
Elisabeth Welch with Orchestra3:07
18Miss Otis Regrets
Lew Stone and His Band2:49
19I’m on a See-Saw
Harry Roy and His Orchestra2:50
20Transatlantic Lullaby
Turner Layton3:28
21What Do You Know About Love?
Al Bowlly with Reginald Williams and His Futurists3:04
22Can I Forget You?
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1939-09-20)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1939-09-20)
Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra2:57
23My Prayer
vocals:
Chick Henderson (on 1939-07-05)
orchestra:
Joe Loss and His Band (on 1939-07-05)
performer:
Joe Loss & His Band
recording of:
My Prayer
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Georges Boulanger (Romani-Romanian violinist, conductor, composer)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music, Skidmore Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
is based on:
Avant de mourir
Joe Loss and His Band3:03
24I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
vocals:
Dick Powell (American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss) (on 1937-02-06)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra (on 1937-02-06)
Dick Powell with Victor Young and His Orchestra3:01
25This Time It's Real
vocals:
Dorothy Carless (on 1938-06-10)
orchestra:
Phil Green and His Orchestra (on 1938-06-10)
Dorothy Carless with Phil Green and His Orchestra3:38

Credits

Release

liner notes:Tony Watts
producer:Colin Brown (producer and compiler)
Tony Watts
compiler:Colin Brown (producer and compiler)
Tony Watts
ASIN:UK: B00004TJB3 [info]