Gold Standards: 40 Classics from the Great American Songbook

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CD 1
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1I Get a Kick Out of You
recording of:
I Get a Kick Out of You (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Chappell (in 1974)
part of:
Anything Goes
Frank Sinatra2:57
2Let’s Do It
recording of:
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (Paris musical) (on 1941-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1928)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
Paris (1928 musical)
Billie Holiday3:01
3Just One of Those Things
cover recording of:
Just One of Those Things
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
Peggy Lee2:19
4What Is This Thing Called Love?
vocals:
Anita O’Day (in 1947-09)
recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue) (in 1947-09)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
Anita O’Day2:43
5Miss Otis Regrets
recording of:
Miss Otis Regrets
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1934)
Ethel Waters3:09
6Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
recording of:
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Seven Lively Arts musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
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
Jeri Southern3:32
7I Could Write a Book
choir vocals:
The Jeff Alexander Chorus (on 1952-01-07)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1952-01-07)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
I Could Write a Book (on 1952-01-07)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Pal Joey
Frank Sinatra2:46
8My Funny Valentine
live recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司 (1995–2019)), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, 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)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
Frank Sinatra2:35
9I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
cover recording of:
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Pal Joey)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1939)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Lorenz Hart Publishing Co. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
recording of:
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Pal Joey)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1939)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Lorenz Hart Publishing Co. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
Doris Day3:06
10Where or When
cover recording of:
Where or When (from “Babes in Arms”)
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)
Lena Horne2:45
11There’s a Small Hotel
Dick Haymes2:31
12Lover
cover recording of:
Lover
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1932)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Peggy Lee3:20
13Blue Skies
bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1941-07-15)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1941-07-15)
guitar:
Clark Yocum (on 1941-07-15)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1941-07-15)
saxophone:
Heinie Beau (on 1941-07-15), Don Lodice (on 1941-07-15), Manny Gershman (on 1941-07-15), Bruce Snyder (on 1941-07-15) and Fred Stulce (on 1941-07-15)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1941-07-15), Dave Jacobs (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-07-15) and Lowell Martin (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-07-15)
trumpet:
Jimmy Blake (jazz trumpeter) (on 1941-07-15), Ziggy Elman (on 1941-07-15), Chuck Peterson (trumpet) (on 1941-07-15) and Al Stearns (on 1941-07-15)
choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1941-07-15)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
orchestra:
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
conductor:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1941-07-15)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1941-07-15)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: x)
recording of:
Blue Skies (on 1941-07-15)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
recording of:
Blue Skies
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Frank Sinatra3:19
14Alexander’s Ragtime Band
Bessie Smith3:02
15Cheek to CheekThe Boswell Sisters3:03
16There’s No Business Like Showbusiness
recording of:
There’s No Business Like Show Business (from “Annie Get Your Gun”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Warner/Chappell
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
Ethel Merman2:23
17Stardust
Hoagy Carmichael3:12
18In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
recording of:
In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening (from “Here Comes the Groom”)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 24th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 24)
Rosemary Clooney3:02
19Georgia on My Mind
cover recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Billie Holiday3:27
20Rockin’ Chair
Hoagy Carmichael3:19
CD 2
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1Stormy Weather
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Lena Horne3:25
2Blues in the Night
cover recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Peggy Lee3:19
3I’ve Got the World on a String
recording of:
I’ve Got the World on a String
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Mills Music, Inc. and S.A. Music Co.
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), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Frank Sinatra2:14
4Autumn Leaves
vocals:
Bing Crosby and Gary Crosby (son of Bing)
recording of:
Autumn Leaves (jazz standard, english lyrics)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1945)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1945)
translator:
Johnny Mercer (in 1947)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Enoch & Cie., Morley Music Corp. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
translated version of:
Les Feuilles mortes
Bing Crosby3:23
5I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
cover recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Lena Horne3:13
6One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
Frank Sinatra3:07
7Ol’ Man River
Paul Robeson2:40
8A Fine Romance
cover recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Billie Holiday42:56
9Dearly Beloved
June Christy3:14
10The Way You Look Tonight
Dick Haymes3:56
11All the Things You Are
Harry James3:20
12The Folks Who Live on the Hill
recording of:
The Folks Who Live on the Hill
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 Crosby3:10
13It’s Magic
performer:
Hugo Peretti and His Orchestra (from 1954-10-20 until 1954-10-21)
cover recording of:
It’s Magic (from 1954-10-20 until 1954-10-21)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 21st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Sarah Vaughan3:12
14Guess I’ll Hang My Tears out to Dry
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1946-07-30), John Sewell (on 1946-07-30) and Julius Tannenbaum (on 1946-07-30)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player) (on 1946-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Ray Hagan (on 1946-07-30)
French horn:
Richard Perissi (on 1946-07-30)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1946-07-30)
harp:
Ann Mason (American harpist) (on 1946-07-30)
piano:
Mark McIntyre (American pianist, orchestra leader and songwriter.) (on 1946-07-30)
saxophone:
Fred Dornbach (on 1946-07-30), Herbie Haymer (on 1946-07-30), Jules Kinsler (on 1946-07-30) and Harry Klee (on 1946-07-30)
trombone:
Hoyt Bohannon (on 1946-07-30), George Jenkins (Trombonist) (on 1946-07-30) and Ed Kusby (on 1946-07-30)
trumpet:
Clyde Hurley (on 1946-07-30), Manny Klein (on 1946-07-30) and Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy (on 1946-07-30)
viola:
Abe Hochstein (on 1946-07-30), Alexander Neiman (violist) (on 1946-07-30) and Stanley Spiegelman (on 1946-07-30)
violin:
William Bloom (violinist, worked with Frank Sinatra) (on 1946-07-30), Werner Callies (on 1946-07-30), Walter Edelstein (on 1946-07-30), Sam Freed (on 1946-07-30), David Frisina (on 1946-07-30), Howard Halbert (on 1946-07-30), Sol Kindler (on 1946-07-30), Morris King (on 1946-07-30), Eugene Lamas (on 1946-07-30), Dan Lube (on 1946-07-30), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1946-07-30) and Gerald Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor) (on 1946-07-30)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1946-07-30)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
cover recording of:
Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry (on 1946-07-30)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Chappell Music (UK)
Frank Sinatra3:28
15Oh, Lady Be Good
cover recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good!
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Ella Fitzgerald3:10
16Someone to Watch Over Me
cover recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Harms, Inc. (in 1926) 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:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
Ella Fitzgerald3:19
17Embraceable You
recording of:
Embraceable You
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)
Billie Holiday3:16
18Nice Work If You Can Get It
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It
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)
Billie Holiday2:30
19Summertime
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1949-12-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1949)
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1949-12-21)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Sarah Vaughan3:18
20The Man I Love
cover recording of:
The Man I Love
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
Sarah Vaughan2:46

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rights society:MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10646515 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000ION1XG [info]
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