An Introduction to Ethel Waters: Her Best Recordings 1921-1940

~ Release by Ethel Waters (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
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1There'll Be Some Changes Made
clarinet:
Garvin Bushell (in 1921-08)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (in 1921-08)
violin:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (in 1921-08)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (in 1921-08)
recording of:
There’ll Be Some Changes Made (in 1921-08)
publisher:
Harry H. Pace (in 1921)
lyricist:
Billy Higgins (1920s composer)
composer:
W. Benton Overstreet
publisher:
Herman Darewski Music Publishing Co Ltd. and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) (in 1924)
3:23
2Ethel Sings 'Em
piano:
J.C. Johnson (in 1923-06)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (in 1923-06)
3:20
3Sweet Georgia Brown
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1925-05-13)
piano:
Pearl Wright (on 1925-05-13)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1925-05-13)
recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown (on 1925-05-13)
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
3:13
4Dinah
banjo:
Maceo Jefferson (on 1925-10-20)
tuba [brass bass]:
Bill Benford (on 1925-10-20)
violin:
Ralph "Shrimp" Jones (1920s US violinist and composer) (on 1925-10-20)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1925-10-20)
conductor:
Harry Tate (1920s blues trumpeter) (on 1925-10-20)
recording of:
Dinah (on 1925-10-20)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
3:18
5Shake That Thing
piano:
Pearl Wright (on 1925-12-23)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1925-12-23)
3:22
6I'm Coming Virginia
piano:
J.C. Johnson (on 1926-09-18)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1926-09-18)
recording of:
I’m Coming Virginia (on 1926-09-18)
lyricist:
Will Marion Cook
composer:
Donald Heywood
3:06
7My Handy Man
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1928-08-21)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1928-08-21)
recording of:
My Handy Man (on 1928-08-21)
writer:
Eubie Blake and Andy Razaf
3:00
8West End Blues
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1928-08-23)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1928-08-23)
recording of:
West End Blues (Armstrong recording) (on 1928-08-23)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (in 1928)
arranger:
Louis Armstrong (in 1928)
arrangement of:
West End Blues (original instrumental)
3:28
9Am I Blue
clarinet:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1929-05-14)
double bass:
Joe Tarto (on 1929-05-14)
instruments:
Manny Klein
piano:
Frank Signorelli (on 1929-05-14)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1929-05-14)
trumpet:
Manny Klein (on 1929-05-14)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1929-05-14)
recording of:
Am I Blue? (on 1929-05-14)
lyricist:
Grant Clarke
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) 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
3:18
10Memories of You
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1930-08-29)
recording of:
Memories of You (on 1930-08-29)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1930)
composer:
Eubie Blake (in 1930)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
3:20
11You Can't Stop Me From Loving You
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1931-06-16)
guitar:
Dick McDonough (on 1931-06-16)
piano:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) (on 1931-06-16)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1931-06-16)
trumpet:
Manny Klein (on 1931-06-16)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1931-06-16)
3:25
12I Cant't Give You Anything but Love
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1932-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1932-12-22)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1932-12-22)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1932-12-22)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1932-12-22)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1932-12-22)
recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby (on 1932-12-22)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing and EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., 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)
3:09
13Porgy
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1932-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1932-12-22)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1932-12-22)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1932-12-22)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1932-12-22)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1932-12-21)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-12-22) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1932-12-22)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1932-12-22), Arthur Whetsel (on 1932-12-22) and Cootie Williams (on 1932-12-22)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1932-12-22)
recording of:
Blues for Porgy (on 1932-12-22)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
3:17
14Stormy Weather
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1933-05-03)
drums (drum set):
Stan King (Big band-era drummer) (on 1933-05-03)
guitar:
Dick McDonough (on 1933-05-03)
piano:
Fulton McGrath (on 1933-05-03)
reeds:
Larry Binyon (on 1933-05-03) and Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1933-05-03)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1933-05-03)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1933-05-03) and Sterling Bose (on 1933-05-03)
violin:
Walter Edelstein (on 1933-05-03), Harry Hoffman (violinist) (on 1933-05-03), Lou Kosloff (on 1933-05-03) and Joe Venuti (on 1933-05-03)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1933-05-03)
recording of:
Stormy Weather (on 1933-05-03)
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
3:13
15Don't Blame Me
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1933-07-18)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1933-07-18)
recording of:
Don’t Blame Me (on 1933-07-18)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Ireneadele Publishing
3:15
16Heat Wave
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-10-10)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1933-10-10)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1933-10-10)
recording of:
Heat Wave (from the 1933 musical “As Thousands Cheer”) (on 1933-10-10)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1933)
3:02
17Harlem on My Mind
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-10-10)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1933-10-10)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1933-10-10)
3:30
18Come Up and See Me Sometime
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1934-03-30)
drums (drum set):
Stan King (Big band-era drummer) (on 1934-03-30)
guitar:
Dick McDonough (on 1934-03-30)
piano:
Fulton McGrath (on 1934-03-30)
reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1934-03-30)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1934-03-30)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1934-03-30) and Sterling Bose (on 1934-03-30)
violin:
Harry Hoffman (violinist) (on 1934-03-30) and Joe Venuti (on 1934-03-30)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1934-03-30)
recording of:
Come Up and See Me Sometime (on 1934-03-30)
lyricist:
Arthur Swanstrom
composer:
Louis Alter
3:06
19Miss Otis Regrets
reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1934-08-20)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1934-08-20)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1934-08-20)
recording of:
Miss Otis Regrets (on 1934-08-20)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1934)
3:07
20Y' Had It Comin' to You
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1939-03-27)
2:19
21Bread and Gravy
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1939-08-15)
2:58
22Cabin in the Sky
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1940-11-07)
recording of:
Cabin in the Sky (from 1940 musical Cabin in the Sky) (on 1940-11-07)
lyricist:
John Latouche (in 1940)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1940)
part of:
Cabin in the Sky
3:23