L’Histoire du jazz vocal : The Story of Vocal Jazz: 1941–1953

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Annotation

this is Part 2, a follow-up to L’Histoire du jazz vocal - The Story of Vocal Jazz: 1911–1940; both parts together cover the 1911–1953 period in 20 cds each.

Annotation last modified on 2016-03-13 07:22 UTC.

Tracklist

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1The Very Thought of You
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Vincent (in 1944-04)
trombone:
Milton Kabak (in 1944-04)
trumpet:
Al Porcino (in 1944-04) and Louis Prima (in 1944-04)
vocals:
Louis Prima (in 1944-04)
recording of:
The Very Thought of You (in 1944-04)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Louis Prima2:35
2As Time Goes By
alto saxophone:
Lem Davis (saxophonist) (on 1944-04-01)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-04-01)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1944-04-01)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1944-04-01)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1944-04-01)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1944-04-01)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-04-01)
recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”) (on 1944-04-01)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Redwood Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1931)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Taiwan Ltd.
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
Billie Holiday3:13
3He’s Funny That Way
alto saxophone:
Lem Davis (saxophonist) (on 1944-04-08)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-04-08)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1944-04-08)
guitar:
Teddy Walters (on 1944-04-08)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (on 1944-04-08) and Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1944-04-08)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1944-04-08)
trumpet:
Freddie Webster (on 1944-04-08)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-04-08)
recording of:
He's Funny That Way (on 1944-04-08)
writer:
Neil Moret and Richard A. Whiting
Billie Holiday3:16
4Boogie Woogie on a Saturday Night
double bass:
Doles Dickens (on 1944-05-04)
guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist) (on 1944-05-04)
piano:
Romaine Brown (on 1944-05-04)
vocals:
Romaine Brown (on 1944-05-04), Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist) (on 1944-05-04), David Patillo (US R&B bass player) (on 1944-05-04) and Jimmy Springs (US R&B drummer) (on 1944-05-04)
Five Red Chaps2:54
5I Wonder
piano:
Cecil Gant (in 1944-06)
vocals:
Cecil Gant (in 1944-06)
recording of:
I Wonder (in 1944-06)
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Gant (in 1944)
Cecil Gant3:41
6Watcha Say
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-08-09)
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (on 1944-08-09) and Willard Brown (on 1944-08-09)
baritone saxophone:
Ernest Thompson (jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-08-09)
bass:
Alfred Moore (on 1944-08-09)
drums (drum set):
James “Coatsville” Harris (US jazz/R&B drummer, 1940s/50s) (on 1944-08-09)
guitar:
Emitt Slay Trio (on 1944-08-09)
piano:
Ed Swanston (on 1944-08-09)
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon (on 1944-08-09) and Teddy McRae (on 1944-08-09)
trombone:
Larry Anderson (trombone) (on 1944-08-09), Taswell Baird (on 1944-08-09) and Adam Martin (trombone) (on 1944-08-09)
trumpet:
Andrew Ford (trumpeter) (on 1944-08-09), Louis Armstrong (on 1944-08-09), Jesse Brown (trumpeter) (on 1944-08-09), Lester Currant (on 1944-08-09) and Thomas Grider (on 1944-08-09)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1944-08-09) and Dorothy Dandridge (on 1944-08-09)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1944-08-09)
Dorothy Dandridge & Louis Armstrong3:06
7Blowing the Blues Away
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-09-05)
alto saxophone:
Bill Frazier (saxophone) (on 1944-09-05) and John Jackson (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-09-05)
baritone saxophone:
Leo Parker (on 1944-09-05)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1944-09-05)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1944-09-05)
guitar:
Connie Wainwright (on 1944-09-05)
piano:
John Malachi (on 1944-09-05)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Ammons (on 1944-09-05), Taswell Baird (on 1944-09-05) and Dexter Gordon (on 1944-09-05)
trombone:
Alfred “Chippy” Outcalt (on 1944-09-05), Taswell Baird (on 1944-09-05), Howard Scott (trombonist active in the 1940s/50s) (on 1944-09-05) and Gerald Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine) (on 1944-09-05)
trumpet:
Boonie Haze (on 1944-09-05), Gail Brockman (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1944-09-05), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1944-09-05) and Shorty McConnell (on 1944-09-05)
vocals and conductor:
Billy Eckstine (on 1944-09-05)
orchestra:
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra (on 1944-09-05)
arranger:
Gerald Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine)
recording of:
Blowing the Blues Away (on 1944-09-05)
lyricist:
Billy Eckstine
composer:
Jerry Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine)
Billy Eckstine3:11
8Strange Things Happen Every Day
double bass:
Abe Bolar (on 1944-09-22)
drums (drum set):
‘Doc’ West (on 1944-09-22)
guitar and lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1944-09-22)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1944-09-22)
recording of:
Strange Things Happening Every Day (on 1944-09-22)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1944-09)
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe32:52
9Lover Man
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Jack Cressey (on 1944-10-04) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1944-10-04)
double bass [bass]:
Haig Stephens (on 1944-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Blowers (on 1944-10-04)
guitar:
Carl Kress (on 1944-10-04)
piano:
Dave Bowman (jazz pianist) (on 1944-10-04)
tenor saxophone:
Larry Binyon (on 1944-10-04) and Paul Ricci (on 1944-10-04)
trumpet:
Russ Case (US trumpeter & bandleader)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-10-04)
orchestra:
Toots Camarata and His Orchestra (on 1944-10-04)
conductor:
Tutti Camarata
arranger:
Tutti Camarata (on 1944-10-04)
recording of:
Lover Man (on 1944-10-04)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Billie Holiday43:19
10That’s the Stuff You Gotta Watch
alto saxophone:
Maxwell Lucas (on 1944-10-04) and Joe O'Laughlin (on 1944-10-04)
baritone saxophone:
Teddy "Cherokee" Conyers (on 1944-10-04)
double bass:
Leon Spann (on 1944-10-04)
drums (drum set):
George Jenkins (Swing/Jazz drummer and band leader) (on 1944-10-04)
piano:
Buddy Johnson (on 1944-10-04)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Henderson (on 1944-10-04)
trombone:
Bernard Archer (on 1944-10-04) and Gordon Thomas (trombone player) (on 1944-10-04)
trumpet:
Henry Glover (from 1944-10-04 to present), Gus Aiken (on 1944-10-04), Willis Nelson (jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-10-04) and Herbert Turner (on 1944-10-04)
vocals:
Buddy Johnson (on 1944-10-04), Ella Johnson (on 1944-10-04) and Arthur Prysock (on 1944-10-04)
recording of:
That's the Stuff You Gotta Watch (on 1944-10-04)
composer:
Buddy Johnson
Ella Johnson & Buddy Johnson3:10
11Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1944-11-16)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1944-11-16)
drums (drum set):
Morey Feld (on 1944-11-16)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1944-11-16)
vibraphone:
Red Norvo (on 1944-11-16)
vocals:
Peggy Mann (on 1944-11-16)
recording of:
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Seven Lively Arts musical revue) (on 1944-11-16)
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
Peggy Mann3:19
12September Song
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1944-11-19)
guitar:
Remo Palmieri (on 1944-11-19)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1944-11-19)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Ventura (on 1944-11-19)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1944-11-19)
cover recording of:
Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song (on 1944-11-19)
lyricist:
Maxwell Anderson
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell, 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, Chappell & Co. (in 1938), TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1938) and Crawford Music Corp. (on 1938-09-24)
part of:
Knickerbocker Holiday (Kurt Weill musical)
Sarah Vaughan3:07
13Sentimental Journey
baritone saxophone:
Butch Stone (saxophone, vocals, jazz) (on 1944-11-20)
bass trombone:
Stumpy Brown (on 1944-11-20)
double bass:
Bob Leininger (on 1944-11-20)
drums (drum set):
Dick Shanahan (on 1944-11-20)
guitar:
Hy White (on 1944-11-20)
piano:
Geoffrey Clarkson (on 1944-11-20)
tenor saxophone:
Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1944-11-20)
trumpet:
Bob Higgins (trumpet, jazz) (on 1944-11-20) and Vern Rowe (American actor, singer and trumpet player) (on 1944-11-20)
vocals:
Doris Day (on 1944-11-20)
recording of:
Sentimental Journey (on 1944-11-20)
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1944)
composer:
Les Brown (American big band & jazz musician) (in 1944) and Ben Homer (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Holliday Publishing, Morley Music Co. Inc., Morley Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
Doris Day3:49
14I’m Beginning to See the Light
alto saxophone:
Ed Rosa (on 1944-11-21) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1944-11-21)
double bass:
Ed Mihelich (on 1944-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1944-11-21)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1944-11-21)
piano:
Arnold Ross (on 1944-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
Corky Corcoran (on 1944-11-21)
trombone:
Vic Hamann (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-11-21) and Charlie Preble (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-11-21)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1944-11-21) and Uan Rasey (on 1944-11-21)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1944-11-21)
vocals:
Kitty Kallen (on 1944-11-21)
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.
Kitty Kallen3:18
15As Long as I Live
alto saxophone:
Les Robinson (on 1944-11-21) and Wayne Songer (clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1944-11-21)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1944-11-21)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1944-11-21)
piano:
Horace Henderson (on 1944-11-21)
reeds:
Neely Plumb (on 1944-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
Illinois Jacquet (on 1944-11-21) and Jack Stacey (on 1944-11-21)
trumpet:
Clyde Hurley (on 1944-11-21) and Jake Porter (on 1944-11-21)
vocals:
Lena Horne (on 1944-11-21)
recording of:
As Long as I Live (on 1944-11-21)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp.
Lena Horne2:46
16Number 12 Train
guitar:
Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter) (in 1944-12)
vocals:
Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter) (in 1944-12)
Josh White3:47
17Jimmy’s Blues
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1944-12-06)
Jimmy Rushing2:56
18Wherever There’s Love
Lee Wiley3:04
19I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues (on 1944-12-12)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
publisher:
Ricki Music and Tempo Music Co.
Woody Herman3:04
20A Night in Tunisia
recording of:
A Night in Tunisia (song version with English lyrics by Jon Hendricks) (on 1944-12-31)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher - do NOT use as a release label), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント
version of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
Sarah Vaughan2:33
21Mercy Mama Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-07-05)
drums (drum set):
Tyrell Dixon (on 1945-07-05)
guitar and kazoo:
Tampa Red (on 1945-07-05)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1945-07-05)
vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1945-07-05) and Tampa Red (on 1945-07-05)
Tampa Red2:49
22Blues at Sunrise
Ivory Joe Hunter3:18
23That’s the Blues
Rubberlegs Williams2:58
24Caldonia Boogie
recording of:
Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard?) (on 1945-01-19)
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)
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:44
25What’s This
recording of:
What’s This? (on 1945-01-22)
writer:
Dave Lambert (Jazz vocalist)
Buddy Stewart & Dave Lambert2:42
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