Tracklist

CD 1
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1How Could You?
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-03-31)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-03-31)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-03-31)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-03-31)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-03-31)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1937-03-31)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1937-03-31)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-03-31)
recording of:
How Could You? (on 1937-03-31)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
2:33
2Moanin' Low
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-03-31)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-03-31)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-03-31)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-03-31)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-03-31)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1937-03-31)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1937-03-31)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-03-31)
recording of:
Moanin’ Low (on 1937-03-31)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
3:06
3Fine and Dandy
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-03-31)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-03-31)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-03-31)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-03-31)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-03-31)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1937-03-31)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1937-03-31)
recording of:
Fine and Dandy (on 1937-03-31)
lyricist:
Paul James (Lyricist, aka James Warburg)
composer:
Kay Swift
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
2:38
4There's a Lull in My Life
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-04-23)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1937-04-23)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-04-23)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-04-23)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-04-23)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1937-04-23)
vocals:
Helen Ward (on 1937-04-23)
recording of:
There’s a Lull in My Life (on 1937-04-23)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
3:16
5It's Swell of You
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-04-23)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1937-04-23)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-04-23)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-04-23)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-04-23)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1937-04-23)
vocals:
Boots Castle (on 1937-04-23) and Helen Ward (on 1937-04-23)
recording of:
It's Swell of You (on 1937-04-23)
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
3:01
6How Am I to Know?
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-04-23)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1937-04-23)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-04-23)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-04-23)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (in 1937, on 1937-04-23)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1937-04-23)
vocals:
Helen Ward (on 1937-04-23)
recording of:
How Am I to Know? (on 1937-04-23)
lyricist:
Dorothy Parker
composer:
Jackie King
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
3:22
7I'm Coming, Virginia
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-04-23)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1937-04-23)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-04-23)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-04-23)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-04-23)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1937-04-23)
instrumental recording of:
I’m Coming Virginia (on 1937-04-23)
lyricist:
Will Marion Cook
composer:
Donald Heywood
2:45
8Sun Showers
piano:
Teddy Wilson (in 1937)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-05-11)
recording of:
Sun Showers (on 1937-05-11)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
3:09
9Yours and Mine
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-05-11)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1937-05-11)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1937-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-05-11)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-05-11)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-05-11)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-05-11)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-05-11)
recording of:
Yours and Mine (on 1937-05-11)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
3:18
10I'll Get By
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-05-11)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-05-11)
recording of:
I’ll Get by (as Long as I Have You) (on 1937-05-11)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
3:09
11Mean to Me
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-05-11)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-05-11)
recording of:
Mean to Me (on 1937-05-11)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
3:10
12Foolin' Myself
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1937-06-01)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-06-01)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1937-06-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-06-01)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-06-01)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-06-01)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-06-01)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-06-01)
recorded at:
American Record Corporation Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1937-06-01)
recording of:
Foolin’ Myself (on 1937-06-01)
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Peter Tinturin
publisher:
Chappell Music Co. Inc.
3:03
13Easy Living
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-06-01)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-06-01)
recording of:
Easy Living (on 1937-06-01)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
writer:
Ralph Rainger (in 1937) and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1937)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1937, in 1964)
3:03
14I'll Never Be the Same
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-06-01)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1937-06-01)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-06-01)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1937-06-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-06-01)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-06-01)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-06-01)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-06-01)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-06-01)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1937-06-01)
recording of:
I’ll Never Be the Same (on 1937-06-01)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
43:04
15I've Found a New Baby
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1937-06-01)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-06-01)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1937-06-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-06-01)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-06-01)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-06-01)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-06-01)
instrumental cover recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby (on 1937-06-01)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
2:43
16You're My Desire
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-07-30)
vocals:
Boots Castle (on 1937-07-30)
3:11
17Remember Me?
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1937-07-30)
double bass:
Harry Goodman (on 1937-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1937-07-30)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-07-30)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-07-30)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1937-07-30)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1937-07-30)
vocals:
Boots Castle (on 1937-07-30)
recording of:
Remember Me? (on 1937-07-30)
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1937)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:47
18The Hour of Parting
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1937-07-30)
double bass:
Harry Goodman (on 1937-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1937-07-30)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-07-30)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-07-30)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1937-07-30)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1937-07-30)
vocals:
Boots Castle (on 1937-07-30)
recording of:
The Hour of Parting (on 1937-07-30)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Mischa Spoliansky (composer)
3:16
19Coquette
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1937-07-30)
double bass:
Harry Goodman (on 1937-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1937-07-30)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-07-30)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-07-30)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1937-07-30)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1937-07-30)
vocals:
Boots Castle (on 1937-07-30)
recording of:
Coquette (on 1937-07-30)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Carmen Lombardo
2:47
20Big Apple
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-08-29)
vocals:
Frances Hunt (on 1937-08-29)
2:52
21You Can't Stop Me From Dreamin'
clarinet:
Archie Rosati (jazz clarinetist) (on 1937-08-29)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1937-08-29)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-08-29)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-08-29)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-08-29)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1937-08-29)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1937-08-29)
instrumental recording of:
You Can’t Stop Me From Dreaming (on 1937-08-29)
writer:
Dave Franklin (cartoon music composer) and Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
2:56
22If I Had You
clarinet:
Archie Rosati (jazz clarinetist) (on 1937-08-29)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1937-08-29)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-08-29)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-08-29)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-08-29)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1937-08-29)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1937-08-29)
vocals:
Frances Hunt (on 1937-08-29)
recording of:
If I Had You (jazz standard) (on 1937-08-29)
writer:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher), Reginald Connelly and Ted Shapiro
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Campbell Connelly Inc. (ASCAP affiliated), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Robbins Music Corp.
3:16
23You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me
clarinet:
Archie Rosati (jazz clarinetist) (on 1937-08-29)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1937-08-29)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-08-29)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-08-29)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-08-29)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1937-08-29)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1937-08-29)
vocals:
Frances Hunt (on 1937-08-29)
recording of:
You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me (on 1937-08-29)
lyricist:
Irving Kahal (in 1930)
composer:
Pierre Norman Connor (in 1930) and Sammy Fain (in 1930)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Sony/ATV Harmony (in 1930)
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:55
24Ain't Misbehavin'
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-08-29)
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1937-08-29)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
3:03

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 531) (order: 40)
Wikidata:Q48838730 [info]