Queens of Vocal Jazz

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

Tracklist

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1Don’t Explain
cover recording of:
Don’t Explain
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Helen Merrill5:15
2Born to Be Blue
cover recording of:
Born to Be Blue
writer:
Mel Tormé ("The Velvet Fog") and Robert Wells (songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)), Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and ロックンロール ミュージック
Helen Merrill5:18
3You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To
producer:
Quincy Jones
baritone saxophone and bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1954-12-22)
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1954-12-22)
guitar:
Barry Galbraith (on 1954-12-22)
instruments:
Osie Johnson (on 1954-12-22)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1954-12-22)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1954-12-22)
lead vocals:
Helen Merrill (on 1954-12-22)
conductor:
Quincy Jones
arranger:
Quincy Jones
recorded at:
Fine Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1954-12-22)
cover recording of:
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To (on 1954-12-22)
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)
Helen Merrill4:24
4’s Wonderful
cover recording of:
’S Wonderful
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
Helen Merrill3:18
5Yesterdays
cover recording of:
Yesterdays
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
Helen Merrill6:03
6Falling in Love With Love
cover recording of:
Falling in Love With Love
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
The Boys From Syracuse
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Helen Merrill3:58
7What’s New
cover recording of:
What’s New?
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Bob Haggart
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Helen Merrill5:06
8Like Someone in Love
Shirley Horn2:34
9He Never Mentioned Love
Shirley Horn3:23
10Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise
Shirley Horn3:25
11I Thought About You
Shirley Horn3:06
12Mountain Greenery
Shirley Horn2:21
13God Bless the Child
Shirley Horn3:42
14Blue City
Shirley Horn3:37
15Day by Day
Shirley Horn2:37
16If I Should Lose You
Shirley Horn3:25
17Wild Is the Wind
Shirley Horn3:44
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