The Chronological Classics: Ethel Waters 1946-1947

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Taking a Chance on Love
alto saxophone:
Ray Perry (on 1946-04-16)
banjo:
Al McKibbon (on 1946-04-16)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1946-04-16)
guitar:
Mary Osborne (Jazz guitarist) (on 1946-04-16)
piano:
Reginald Beane (on 1946-04-16)
trombone:
Dickie Harris (on 1946-04-16)
trumpet:
George Treadwell (on 1946-04-16)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1946-04-16)
recording of:
Taking a Chance on Love (on 1946-04-16)
lyricist:
Ted Fetter and John Latouche
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., SBK Miller Catalog, Inc. and Taking a Chance on Love Music Company
part of:
Cabin in the Sky
2:59
2Dinah
alto saxophone:
Ray Perry (on 1946-04-16)
banjo:
Al McKibbon (on 1946-04-16)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1946-04-16)
guitar:
Mary Osborne (Jazz guitarist) (on 1946-04-16)
piano:
Reginald Beane (on 1946-04-16)
trombone:
Dickie Harris (on 1946-04-16)
trumpet:
George Treadwell (on 1946-04-16)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1946-04-16)
recording of:
Dinah (on 1946-04-16)
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
2:47
3Man Wanted
alto saxophone:
Ray Perry (on 1946-04-16)
banjo:
Al McKibbon (on 1946-04-16)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1946-04-16)
guitar:
Mary Osborne (Jazz guitarist) (on 1946-04-16)
piano:
Reginald Beane (on 1946-04-16)
trombone:
Dickie Harris (on 1946-04-16)
trumpet:
George Treadwell (on 1946-04-16)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1946-04-16)
3:07
4You Took My Man
alto saxophone:
Ray Perry (on 1946-04-16)
banjo:
Al McKibbon (on 1946-04-16)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1946-04-16)
guitar:
Mary Osborne (Jazz guitarist) (on 1946-04-16)
piano:
Reginald Beane (on 1946-04-16)
trombone:
Dickie Harris (on 1946-04-16)
trumpet:
George Treadwell (on 1946-04-16)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1946-04-16)
2:50
5Honey in a Hurry
alto saxophone:
Ray Perry (on 1946-04-16)
banjo:
Al McKibbon (on 1946-04-16)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1946-04-16)
guitar:
Mary Osborne (Jazz guitarist) (on 1946-04-16)
piano:
Reginald Beane (on 1946-04-16)
trombone:
Dickie Harris (on 1946-04-16)
trumpet:
George Treadwell (on 1946-04-16)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1946-04-16)
2:57
6Cabin in the Sky
alto saxophone:
Ray Perry (on 1946-04-16)
banjo:
Al McKibbon (on 1946-04-16)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1946-04-16)
guitar:
Mary Osborne (Jazz guitarist) (on 1946-04-16)
piano:
Reginald Beane (on 1946-04-16)
trombone:
Dickie Harris (on 1946-04-16)
trumpet:
George Treadwell (on 1946-04-16)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1946-04-16)
recording of:
Cabin in the Sky (from 1940 musical Cabin in the Sky) (on 1946-04-16)
lyricist:
John Latouche (in 1940)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1940)
part of:
Cabin in the Sky
3:00
7Am I Blue
alto saxophone:
Ray Perry (on 1946-04-16)
banjo:
Al McKibbon (on 1946-04-16)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1946-04-16)
guitar:
Mary Osborne (Jazz guitarist) (on 1946-04-16)
piano:
Reginald Beane (on 1946-04-16)
trombone:
Dickie Harris (on 1946-04-16)
trumpet:
George Treadwell (on 1946-04-16)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1946-04-16)
recording of:
Am I Blue? (on 1946-04-16)
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
2:50
8I Shoulda Quit When I Was Ahead
alto saxophone:
Ray Perry (on 1946-04-16)
banjo:
Al McKibbon (on 1946-04-16)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1946-04-16)
guitar:
Mary Osborne (Jazz guitarist) (on 1946-04-16)
piano:
Reginald Beane (on 1946-04-16)
trombone:
Dickie Harris (on 1946-04-16)
trumpet:
George Treadwell (on 1946-04-16)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1946-04-16)
2:46
9Careless Love
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1947-01-21)
piano:
Herman Chittison (on 1947-01-21)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1947-01-21)
recording of:
Careless Love (on 1947-01-21)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), William Christopher Handy, Martha Koenig and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
version of:
Careless Love
3:06
10Blues in My Heart
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1947-01-21)
piano:
Herman Chittison (on 1947-01-21)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1947-01-21)
recording of:
Blues in My Heart (on 1947-01-21)
writer:
Irving Mills
composer:
Benny Carter
3:12
11Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
piano:
Reggie Beane (in 1947)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (in 1947)
recording of:
Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe (in 1947)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1940)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1940)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:11
12A Hundred Years From Today
piano:
Reggie Beane (in 1947)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (in 1947)
recording of:
A Hundred Years From Today (in 1947)
lyricist:
Ned Washington and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. and Warock Corp.
3:01
13Throw the Dirt
piano:
Reggie Beane (in 1947)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (in 1947)
2:24
14Summertime
piano:
Reggie Beane (in 1947)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (in 1947)
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (in 1947)
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)
3:06
15Suppertime
piano:
Reggie Beane (in 1947)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (in 1947)
recording of:
Suppertime (in 1947)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1933)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp.
3:15
16Little Black Boy
piano:
Reggie Beane (in 1947)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (in 1947)
3:18
17Paper Moon
piano:
Reggie Beane (in 1947)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (in 1947)
recording of:
It’s Only a Paper Moon (in 1947)
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1933) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Ltd., Gloccamorria Music, S.A. Music Co., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:16
18Can't Help Lovin' That Man
piano:
Reggie Beane (in 1947)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (in 1947)
recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:32
19St. Louis Blues
piano:
Reggie Beane (in 1947)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (in 1947)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (in 1947)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
2:21
20Travelin'
piano:
Reggie Beane (in 1947)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (in 1947)
2:55
21Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
piano:
Reggie Beane (in 1947)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (in 1947)
recording of:
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (in 1947)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Helen Merrill
arrangement of:
Motherless Child
3:14
22The Crucifixion
piano:
Reggie Beane (in 1947)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (in 1947)
3:09

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 1249) (order: 758)