25 Memories of the 40’s, Vol. 2

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Opus No. 1
Tommy Dorsey2:56
2Caldonia
recording of:
Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard?)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Fleecie Moore
writer:
Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherio Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (on 1945-04-16)
Woody Herman3:01
3Tiger Rag
recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version)
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
Louis Armstrong2:30
4Kalamazoo
recording of:
(I’ve Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Glenn Miller3:12
5Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
recording of:
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Sam H. Stept
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Remick Music Corp.
Billie Holiday1:54
6Frenesi
Tony Pastor3:04
7Cherokee
recording of:
Cherokee
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Charlie Barnet3:20
8Bei mir bist du schön
recording of:
Bei mir bist du schön (English version)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
additional composer:
Saul Chaplin
composer:
Sholom Secunda
translated version of:
בײַ מיר ביסטו שיין (Bay mir bistu sheyn)
The Andrews Sisters3:05
9Perdido
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
composer:
Juan Tizol
Duke Ellington2:22
10Let’s Dance
recording of:
Let’s Dance (Benny Goodman’s theme song)
lyricist:
Fanny May Baldridge
composer:
Joseph Bonime, Gregory Stone and Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
Benny Goodman & Orchestra2:21
11American Patrol
recording of:
American Patrol (swing version)
composer:
F. W. Meacham (in 1885)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor) (in 1942)
publisher:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment)
arrangement of:
American Patrol
Glenn Miller3:17
12One Dozen Roses
recording of:
One Dozen Roses
lyricist:
Roger Lewis (American lyricist from the first half of 20th century) (in 1942) and Country Washburne (in 1942)
composer:
Walter Donovan (in 1942) and Dick Jurgens (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1942)
The Mills Brothers2:46
13That Old Black Magic
cover recording of:
That Old Black Magic
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Ella Fitzgerald2:30
14Two O’Clock Jump
recording of:
Two O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist), Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
Harry James & His Orchestra2:58
15Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Artie Shaw3:09
16Straighten Up & Fly Right
The Andrews Sisters2:27
17Please Mr. Sun
Bing Crosby2:17
18You Always Hurt the One You Love
recording of:
You Always Hurt the One You Love (in 1944)
lyricist:
Allan Roberts (songwriter)
composer:
Doris Fisher
publisher:
Doris Fisher Music Corp.
The Mills Brothers3:12
19Rockin’ Chair
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
Louis Armstrong4:48
20God Bless the Child
recording of:
God Bless the Child
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday3:08
21A Foggy Day
cover recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong4:31
22Do I Worry
The Ink Spots2:34
23Thinking of You
cover recording of:
Thinking of You
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Ruby (in 1929)
Sarah Vaughan3:01
24Elmer’s Tune
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1941-09-26)
recording of:
Elmer’s Tune (on 1941-09-26)
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Elmer Albrecht and Dick Jurgens
The Andrews Sisters2:27
25Poor Butterfly
The Mills Brothers2:36