Roots, Volume 4: The 1940s

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Pistol Packin' Mama
accordion:
Paul Sells (on 1942-03-20)
bass:
Fred Whiting (US double bassist) (on 1942-03-20)
guitar:
Johnny Bond (on 1942-03-20), Al Dexter (on 1942-03-20) and Dick Reinhart (on 1942-03-20)
steel guitar:
Frankie Marvin (US country musician) (on 1942-03-20)
trumpet:
Harry Hollinger (on 1942-03-20)
lead vocals:
Al Dexter
recorded at:
CBS Columbia Square Recording Studios (KNX and Columbia Broadcasting System) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 39)
recording of:
Pistol Packin’ Mama (on 1942-03-20)
publisher:
Albert Poindexter (on 1942-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Al Dexter
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Al Dexter and His Troopers42:49
2And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
Anita O’Day3:09
3Rum and Coca Cola
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1944-10-18)
recording of:
Rum and Coca-Cola (calypso) (on 1944-10-18)
additional lyricist:
Morey Amsterdam
lyricist:
Lord Invader (calypso vocalist and songwriter)
additional composer:
Paul Baron (conductor) and Jeri Sullivan
composer:
Lionel Belasco (Trinidadian-Venezuelan calypso pianist, composer and bandleader)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and EMI Partnership Musikverlag GmbH
The Andrews Sisters3:12
4Joltin' Joe DiMaggio
Les Brown and His Orchestra2:52
5Pink Champagne
Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers2:56
6Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee
Glenn Miller Orchestra3:02
7Ornithology
recording of:
Ornithology
composer:
Benny Harris and Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Marada Music Ltd.
Charlie Parker3:03
8By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Fats Waller3:13
9Casey Jones
recording of:
The Ballad of Casey Jones
lyricist:
Wallace Saunders (songwriter) and T. Lawrence Seibert
composer:
Eddie Newton (songwriter)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3247)
The Jubilairs2:02
10Blues in the Night
Jimmie Lunceford5:24
11Mandy Is Two
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra3:02
12Take the 'A' Train
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
Duke Ellington4:30
13Let Me Off Uptown
Anita O’Day, Roy Eldridge3:05
14I Paid My Income Tax Today
Gene Autry with The Jimmy Wakely Trio1:28

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ASIN:DE: B0035UOFWQ [info]