50 sublimes chanteuses de Jazz: 1940-1953

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▼ CD 1
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1St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1940-05-01)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Maxine Sullivan3:09
2You’re Driving Me Crazy
recording of:
You’re Driving Me Crazy (on 1940-06-26)
lyricist and writer:
Walter Donaldson
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1930)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Donaldson Publishing Co., Larry Spier Music LLC and Tobago Music Co.
Valaida Snow2:21
3Please, Mr. Johnson
alto saxophone:
Don Stovall (on 1940-10-25)
piano:
Buddy Johnson (on 1940-10-25)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Fredericks (on 1940-10-25)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (1930-40s trumpeter) (on 1940-10-25)
vocals:
Ella Johnson (on 1940-10-25)
Buddy Johnson and His Band2:57
4Walkin’ by the River
recording of:
Walkin’ by the River (on 1940-11-13)
writer:
Una Mae Carlisle and Robert Sour
Una Mae Carlisle3:04
5Embraceable You
recording of:
Embraceable You (on 1940-12-09)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music, New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:19
6Lover, Come Back To Me
recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (The New Moon) (on 1941-06-13)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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:
The New Moon: Act II
Mildred Bailey3:02
7I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good
recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) (on 1941-06-26)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Sony/ATV Harmony and Webster Music Co.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:20
8Where or When
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1941-12-24)
recording of:
Where or When (from “Babes in Arms”) (on 1941-12-24)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell, Williamson Music Company and Chappell & Co. (in 1937)
sub-publisher:
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)
The Benny Goodman Sextet3:22
9Rock Me
recording of:
Rock Me (on 1941-09-05)
writer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra2:48
10But Not for Me
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1941-12-30)
recording of:
But Not for Me (on 1941-12-30)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1930) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
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:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Harry James and His Orchestra3:13
11Don’t Stop Now
piano:
Clem Moorman (in 1942)
Bonnie Davis & The Bunny Banks Trio2:46
12Baby Don’t You Tell Me No Lie
vocals:
June Richmond (on 1943-12-03)
Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy3:12
13Close to You
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1944-01)
King Cole Trio3:48
14I’ll Get By (As long as I Have You)
recording of:
I’ll Get by (as Long as I Have You) (on 1944-04-26)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
Earl Hines Sextet2:24
15Whatcha Say
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1944-08-09)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:06
16I Didn’t Know About You
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1944-12-01) and Johnny Hodges (on 1944-12-01)
double bass:
Junior Raglin (on 1944-12-01)
drums (drum set):
Hillard Brown (on 1944-12-01) and Sonny Greer (on 1944-12-01)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1944-12-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1944-12-01)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1944-12-01), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1944-12-01) and Otto Hardwick (on 1944-12-01)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1944-12-01)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-12-01), Claude Jones (on 1944-12-01) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1944-12-01)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1944-12-01), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1944-12-01), Taft Jordan (on 1944-12-01) and Ray Nance (on 1944-12-01)
vocals:
Joya Sherrill (on 1944-12-01)
recording of:
I Didn’t Know About You (on 1944-12-01)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944)
is based on:
Sentimental Lady
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:47
17Wherever There’s Love
baritone saxophone:
Ernie Caceres (on 1944-12-13)
clarinet:
Pee Wee Russell (on 1944-12-13)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1944-12-13)
drums (drum set):
George Wettling (on 1944-12-13)
guitar:
Eddie Condon (on 1944-12-12, on 1944-12-13)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1944-12-13)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1944-12-13), Bobby Hackett (on 1944-12-13) and Max Kaminsky (on 1944-12-13)
vocals:
Lee Wiley (on 1944-12-12, on 1944-12-13)
Eddie Condon and His Orchestra3:04
18Tea for Two
recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (on 1945-10-23)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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:
No, No, Nanette
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra2:27
19He Don’t Love Me Any More
alto saxophone:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1945-12-22)
double bass:
Jimmy Rudd (on 1945-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Henry Tucker Green (on 1945-12-22)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1945-12-22)
piano:
Jimmy Bunn (40s jazz pianist) (on 1945-12-22)
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B") (on 1945-12-22) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1945-12-22)
trumpet:
Snooky Young (on 1945-12-22)
vocals:
Helen Humes (on 1945-12-22)
Helen Humes & Her All-Stars2:52
20You Go to My Head
recording of:
You Go to My Head (on 1946-01-09)
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.
John Kirby and His Orchestra3:04
21Seems Like Old Times
recording of:
Seems Like Old Times (in 1946)
writer:
John Jacob Loeb and Carmen Lombardo
Thelma Carpenter3:04
22Pass Me By
trumpet:
Mercer Ellington (on 1946-05-17)
Mercer Ellington and His Orchestra2:48
23Transblucency
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-07-09)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:02
24He Beeped When He Should Have Bopped
recording of:
He Beeped When He Should Have Bopped (on 1946-07-09)
lyricist and composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:42
25Whispering
cover recording of:
Whispering (in 1946)
lyricist:
Richard Coburn (in 1920) and Malvin Schönberger (in 1920)
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) (in 1920) and John Schoenberger (in 1920)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fisher Music Corp., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1920)
Lena Horne2:47
▼ CD 2
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1I Sold My Heart to the Junkman
alto saxophone:
Pete Clarke (saxophone) (on 1947-03-11)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (on 1947-03-11)
guitar:
John Collins (jazz guitarist) (on 1947-03-11)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1947-03-11)
tenor saxophone:
George "Big Nick" Nicholas (on 1947-03-11)
trombone:
Dickie Harris (on 1947-03-11)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-03-11)
vocals:
Etta Jones (vocals, jazz) (on 1947-03-11)
cover recording of:
I Sold My Heart to the Junkman (on 1947-03-11)
writer:
Leon René and Otis René
Etta Jones & J.C. Heard2:50
2Meet Me at No Special Place (and I’ll Be There at No Particular Time)
recording of:
Meet Me at No Special Place (And I’ll Be There at No Particular Time) (on 1947-03-13)
writer:
Harry Pyle, J. Russel Robinson and Arthur Terker
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:07
3Lonely Woman
recording of:
Lonely Woman (on 1947-04-18)
writer:
Benny Carter and Ray Sonin (songwriter)
Lil Green2:58
4Gone Again
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1947-08-06)
recording of:
He’s Gone Again (on 1947-08-06)
writer:
Curley Hamner, Gladys Hampton and Curtis Lewis
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra2:52
5Black and Blue
recording of:
Black and Blue (in 1947)
lyricist:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Earl Hines and His Orchestra3:04
6Am I Asking Too Much
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1947)
Dinah Washington2:53
7Take Love Easy
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1947-11-14)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1947-11-14)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1947-11-14)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1947-11-14)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-11-14) and Billy Strayhorn (on 1947-11-14)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1947-11-14), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1947-11-14) and Russell Procope (on 1947-11-14)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1947-11-14)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1947-11-14), Tyree Glenn (on 1947-11-14) and Claude Jones (on 1947-11-14)
trumpet:
Harold "Shorty" Baker (on 1947-11-14), Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb (Sr., jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-11-14), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1947-11-14) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1947-11-14)
vibraphone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1947-11-14)
vocals:
Dolores Parker (on 1947-11-14)
recording of:
Take Love Easy (on 1947-11-14)
lyricist:
John Latouche
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:04
8Don’t Let Your Love Go Wrong
recording of:
Don't Let Your Love Go Wrong (on 1947-12-01)
lyricist:
Nat Burton (US songwriter) and George A. Whiting (popular songwriter)
composer:
J.C. Johnson
Kay Starr2:56
9As Time Goes By
recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”) (in 1947-12)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Redwood Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1931)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Taiwan Ltd.
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
Teddy Wilson Trio2:57
10Deed I Do
recording of:
’Deed I Do (in 1948-10)
lyricist:
Walter Hirsch
composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Jackie & Roy2:45
11Trombone Man Blues
vocals:
Blue Lu Barker (on 1948-12-06)
Blue Lu Barker2:56
12Busy Line
recording of:
Busy Line (song introduced by Rose Murphy in 1949) (on 1948-12-31)
writer:
Murray Semos and Francis Stanton
Rose Murphy2:46
13Casbah
producer:
Pete Rugolo
alto saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (American jazz musician) (on 1949-01-18)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (on 1949-01-18)
bongos:
Diego Ibarra (jazz percussionist) (on 1949-01-18)
congas:
Vidal Bolado (on 1949-01-18) and Carlos Vidal (Cuban percussionist) (on 1949-01-18)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1949-01-18)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1949-01-18)
piano:
Tadd Dameron (on 1949-01-18)
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon (on 1949-01-18)
trombone:
Kai Winding (on 1949-01-18)
trumpet:
Fats Navarro (on 1949-01-18)
vocals:
Rae Pearl (on 1949-01-18)
recording of:
Casbah (on 1949-01-18)
composer:
Tadd Dameron
Tadd Dameron and his Orchestra3:00
14Maybe Someday
vocals:
Addie Williams (on 1949-02-23)
Addie Williams2:55
15The Huckle Buck
recording of:
The Hucklebuck (on 1949-05-10)
lyricist:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer)
additional writer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
composer:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:09
16Baby, It’s Cold Outside
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1949-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Specs Powell (on 1949-06-23)
guitar:
Tony Mottola (on 1949-06-23)
piano:
Raymond Tunia (on 1949-06-23)
vocals:
Pearl Bailey (on 1949-06-23) and Hot Lips Page (on 1949-06-23)
recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Neptune’s Daughter) (on 1949-06-23)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 22)
Pearl Bailey3:01
17Them There Eyes
recording of:
Them There Eyes (on 1949-08-29)
lyricist:
William Tracey (in 1930)
composer:
Maceo Pinkard (in 1930) and Doris Tauber (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Chappell Music Limited (2019-present)
Billie Holiday2:52
18Talk Fast My Heart, Talk Fast
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-09-20)
recording of:
Talk Fast, My Heart, Talk Fast
writer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
Ella Fitzgerald2:56
19Mays’ Haze
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (on 1949-11-04)
double bass:
Arthur Phipps (on 1949-11-04)
piano:
Gil Coggins (on 1949-11-04)
reeds:
Percy France (on 1949-11-04)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1949-11-04) and Kai Winding (on 1949-11-04)
trumpet:
Bernie Glow (on 1949-11-04)
Betti Mays & Her Swingtet2:39
20That’s a Plenty
recording of:
That’s a Plenty (on 1950-01-04)
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Lew Pollack
publisher:
Janeiro Music Co. and Lew Pollack Music
Nellie Lutcher2:30
21Lonesome Road
recording of:
Lonesome Road (on 1950-02-04)
lyricist:
Gene Austin
composer:
Nathaniel Shilkret
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Nathaniel Shilkret Music Corp. and Paramount Music Corporation
Stan Kenton & His Innovations Orchestra4:26
22Le Vent Vert
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1950-02-22)
bass and double bass:
Emmanuel Soudieux (on 1950-02-22)
drums (drum set):
Richie Frost (on 1950-02-22)
piano:
Jacques Dieval (on 1950-02-22)
tenor saxophone:
James Moody (jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-02-22)
trombone:
Nat Peck (on 1950-02-22)
vocals:
Annie Ross (on 1950-02-22)
performer:
Jack Dieval And His Quartet (on 1950-02-22)
Jack Diéval2:42
23Slowly Go Out of My Head
vocals:
Dorothy Ellis (in 1951)
Jake Porter3:18
24Baby Blues
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1951-04-11)
Harry James and His Orchestra3:08
25Blue and Orange Birds
drums (drum set):
Red Saunders (on 1953-06-30)
Della Reese2:27

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