Great Vocalists of the Big Band Era

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A1Chatanooga Choo Choo
recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo (on 1941-07-03)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1941)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部, 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:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Cab Calloway32:37
A2A Ghost of a Chance
recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI Harmonies Ltd., Mills Music Limited and Mills Music, Inc.
Will Bradley feat. Carlota Dale3:20
A3The Goona Goo
Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra feat. Art Gentry2:56
A4The Lady From St. Paul
Casa Loma Orchestra feat. Pee Wee Hunt2:57
A5Moonlight Bay
recording of:
Moonlight Bay (1912 song)
lyricist:
Edward Madden
composer:
Percy Wenrich (American composer)
publisher:
Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain) and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
The Snowflakes feat. Claude Thornhill2:45
B1Gor a Date With an Angel
recording of:
Got a Date with an Angel
lyricist:
Clifford Grey and Sonny Miller (1930s lyricist)
composer:
Joseph Tunbridge and Jack Waller
Hal Kemp & Skinnay Ennis2:39
B2On the Sunny Side of the Street
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部
part of:
American Splendor
Taft Jordan feat. Chick Webb2:57
B3I Yi Yi Yi Yi
recording of:
I, yi, yi, yi, yi
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp.
Xavier Cugat feat. Lena Romay3:06
B4Laura
recording of:
Laura (1945 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
Woody Herman3:24
B5Give Me the Simple Life
recording of:
Give Me the Simple Life
lyricist:
Harry Ruby
writer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) and Harry Ruby
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist)
publisher:
WC Music Corp.
Benny Goodman & Liza Morrow3:20
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C1Amapola
recording of:
Amapola (English lyrics)
lyricist:
Albert Gamse
composer:
Joseph M. Lacalle (Joseph M. Lacalle)
translated version of:
Amapola (original Spanish lyrics)
Xavier Cugat feat. Carmen Costillo3:10
C2Comes Love
recording of:
Comes Love
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Eddy Duchin feat. Durelle Alexander2:59
C3Out of Nowhere
cover recording of:
Out of Nowhere
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Teddy Wilson feat. Lena Horne3:29
C4Taint What You Do It’s the Way That Cha Do It
recording of:
It Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It)
writer:
Sy Oliver and Trummy Young
Jimmie Lunceford feat. Trummy Young3:08
C5Dust Off That Old Planna
Ozzie Nelson feat. Harriet Hillard2:42
D1Bounce Me Brother With a Solid Four
recording of:
Bounce Me Brother (With a Solid Four)
writer:
Hughie Prince and Don Raye
Will Bradley feat. Ray McKinley3:08
D2I Never Had a Chance
recording of:
I Never Had a Chance
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Casa Loma Orchestra feat. Kenny Sargent3:07
D3Gotta Be This or That
recording of:
Gotta Be This or That
lyricist and composer:
Sunny Skylar
Benny Goodman feat. Jane Harvey3:10
D4Nobody’s Sweetheart
recording of:
Nobody’s Sweetheart
lyricist:
Ernie Erdman and Gus Kahn
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter) and Elmer Schoebel
Ina Ray Hutton2:58
D5My Silent Love
recording of:
My Silent Love
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Dana Suesse
Harry James and His Orchestra feat. Dick Hayman3:10
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E1Nice Work If You Can Get It
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1937-10-22)
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)
John Kirby feat. Maxine Sullivan2:50
E2Young and Healthy
recording of:
Young And Healthy (on 1933-01-12)
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1932)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1932)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
Guy Lombardo feat. Bing Crosby3:10
E3Why Don’t You Do Right?
recording of:
Why Don’t You Do Right?
lyricist and composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
publisher:
Edwin Morris Music and Morley Music Co
version of:
Weed Smoker’s Dream
Benny Goodman feat. Peggy Lee3:11
E4They Can’t Take That Away From Me
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
Billie Holiday3:06
E5Whistle While You Work
recording of:
Whistle While You Work (from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs")
lyricist:
Larry Morey
composer:
Frank Churchill
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
part of:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 Disney animated film, songs and musical score)
Artie Shaw feat. Tony Pastor2:41
F1I Remember You
recording of:
I Remember You
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Victor Schertzinger (in 1941)
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation
Harry James and His Orchestra feat. Helen Forrest3:15
F2Yes My Darling Daughter
recording of:
Yes, My Darling Daughter (on 1940-10-24)
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Albert Szirmai
Gene Krupa feat. Irene Daye2:34
F3You You Darling
recording of:
You, You Darling
writer:
M.K. Jerome and Jack Scholl
Ginny Simms feat. Kay Kayser2:37
F4I Surrender Dear
recording of:
I Surrender Dear
lyricist:
Gordon Clifford (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Bobby Hackett feat. Clare Martin3:16
F5Baby Don’t Tell on Me
Count Basie feat. Jimmy Rushing2:54
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G1I Walk Alone
Jack Jenney & His Orchestra feat. Meredith Blake3:13
G2I’m Beginning to See the Light
alto saxophone:
Edward Rosa (on 1944-11-21) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1944-11-21)
baritone saxophone:
George Davis (40s jazz saxophone) (on 1944-11-21)
cello:
Al Friede (on 1944-11-21) and Cy Bernard (on 1944-11-21)
double bass:
Ed Mihelich (on 1944-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1944-11-21)
guitar:
Allen Reuss (on 1944-11-21)
piano:
Arnold Ross (on 1944-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
Corky Corcoran (on 1944-11-21) and Cliff Jackson (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-11-21)
trombone:
Charles Preble (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-11-21), Vic Hamann (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-11-21) and Jesse Heath (on 1944-11-21)
trumpet:
Irwin Berken (on 1944-11-21), James Campbell (jazz trumpeter and saxophonist) (on 1944-11-21), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1944-11-21), Al Ramsey (on 1944-11-21) and Yan Rasey (on 1944-11-21)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1944-11-21)
viola:
Al Neiman (violist) (on 1944-11-21), Bill Spear (on 1944-11-21) and Dave Sterkin (on 1944-11-21)
violin:
Al Saparoff (on 1944-11-21), Sam Caplan (on 1944-11-21), Sam Freed, Jr. (Violinist) (on 1944-11-21), Jack Gootkin (on 1944-11-21), Harry Jaworski (on 1944-11-21), John DeVoogd (on 1944-11-21), Gerald Joyce (on 1944-11-21) and Nick Pisani (on 1944-11-21)
vocals:
Kitty Kallen (on 1944-11-21)
orchestra:
Harry James and His Orchestra (on 1944-11-21)
arranger:
Johnny Thompson (big band arranger & conductor)
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light (on 1944-11-21)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Harry James and His Orchestra feat. Kitty Kallen3:16
G3Happiness Is a Thing Called Love
recording of:
Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1940)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1940)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Woody Herman feat. Frances Wayne3:30
G4Side by Side
Gene Krupa feat. Anita O’Day2:57
G5More Than You Know
recording of:
More Than You Know
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Intersong Music, LSQ Music Co., Miller Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (, until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Great Day!
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Teddy Wilson feat. Billie Holiday3:10
H1I’ll Never Say “Never Again” Again
recording of:
I’ll Never Say “Never Again” Again
lyricist and composer:
Harry Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
Benny Goodman feat. Helen Ward2:56
H2You Stepped Out of a Dream
recording of:
You Stepped Out of a Dream (Ziegfeld Girl, 1941 film)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Kay Kyser & Harry Babbitt2:58
H3My Melancholy Baby
cover recording of:
My Melancholy Baby
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
Teddy Wilson feat. Ella Fitzgerald3:02
H4You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To
recording of:
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Dick Jurgens feat. Harry Cool2:56
H5Let’s Do It Let’s Fall in Love
recording of:
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (Paris musical)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1928)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
Paris (1928 musical)
Benny Goodman feat. Peggy Lee2:19
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I1It All Comes Back to Me Now
Gene Krupa feat. Howard Dulany3:15
I2How High the Moon
recording of:
How High the Moon
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) 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
Fred Rich and His Orchestra feat. Rosemary Calvin3:11
I3Tangerine
recording of:
Tangerine (1941 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Victor Schertzinger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Benny Goodman feat. Art Lund2:35
I4Absence Made the Heart Grow Fonder
Orrin Tucker & His Orchestra feat. Wee Bonnie Baker3:09
I5Easy Come Easy Go
recording of:
Easy Come, Easy Go
lyricist:
Edward Heyman (in 1934)
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1934)
Johnny Green feat. Lee Willey3:05
J1Rose of the Rio Grande
recording of:
Rose of the Rio Grande
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Ross Gorman and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra feat. Iris Anderson3:01
J2Lazy Bones
clarinet:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1933-06-06)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1933-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Stan King (Big band-era drummer) (on 1933-06-06)
guitar:
Dick McDonough (on 1933-06-06)
piano:
Fulton McGrath (on 1933-06-06)
tenor saxophone:
Larry Binyon (on 1933-06-06)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1933-06-06)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1933-06-06)
vocals:
Mildred Bailey (on 1933-06-06)
recording of:
Lazy Bones (on 1933-06-06)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
Mildred Bailey & The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra3:09
J3Booglie Wooglie Piggly
Les Brown and His Orchestra with Doris Day3:05
J4All or Nothing at All
recording of:
All or Nothing at All
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Range Road Music Inc. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
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
Helen Humes & Count Basie3:35
J5My Fine Feathered Friend
recording of:
My Fine Feathered Friend
writer:
Harold Adamson and Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra feat. Kathleen Lane3:00
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K1Violets for Your Furs
recording of:
Violets for Your Furs
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader)
publisher:
Dorsey Bros Music Ltd. (Angel Eyes - Dennis/Brent), Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Gene Krupa feat. Johnny Desmond2:44
K2Lullaby of the Leaves
recording of:
Lullaby of the Leaves
lyricist:
Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Bernice Petkere
Victor Young & His Orchestra feat. Connee Boswell3:11
K3Organ Grinder’s Swing
recording of:
Organ Grinder’s Swing
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Mitchell Parish
composer:
Will Hudson
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
Joe Haymes & His Orchestra feat. Clift Weston2:59
K4Don’t Wake Up My Heart
recording of:
Don’t Wake Up My Heart
writer:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) (until 1938), George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) (until 1938) and Pete Wendling (American composer) (until 1938)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra feat. Ray Eberle3:00
K5Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
translated version of:
Sen jag mötte dig
part of:
Roberta
Benny Goodman feat. Helen Forrest3:18
L1The Last Time I Saw Paris
recording of:
The Last Time I Saw Paris
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 14)
Kate Smith2:38
L2Goodnight Sweetheart
recording of:
Goodnight, Sweetheart (on 1941-11-17)
writer:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher), Reginald Connelly and Ray Noble
translator:
Rudy Vallée
publisher:
Campbell Connelly Inc. (ASCAP affiliated) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
Ray Noble and His Orchestra feat. Snooky Lanson3:20
L3With Plenty of Money and You
recording of:
With Plenty of Money and You
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
Hal Kemp feat. Skinnay Ennis3:09
L4My Little Cousin
recording of:
My Little Cousin
writer:
Sam Braverman, Cy Coben, Happy Lewis, Hyman Prizant and Abe Schwartz
Mildred Bailey & Red Norvo3:09
L5I Can’t Afford to Dream
Harry James and His Orchestra feat. Connie Haines2:53