American Songbook Series

~ Release by Harold Arlen (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Over the Rainbow
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1939-07-28)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra
conductor:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (on 1939-07-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1939)
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) (on 1939-07-28)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 12)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
Judy Garland2:50
2I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-10-18)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1933-10-18)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1933-10-18)
guitar:
Dick McDonough (on 1933-10-18)
piano:
Joe Sullivan (piano, USA) (on 1933-10-18)
tenor saxophone:
Art Karle (on 1933-10-18)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-10-18)
trumpet:
Manny Klein (on 1933-10-18) and Charlie Teagarden (on 1933-10-18)
vocals:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-10-18)
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (on 1933-10-18)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra feat. Jack Teagarden3:11
3You’re a Builder Upper
Ethel Merman2:37
4Stormy Weather
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-12-15)
orchestra:
Lou Bring’s Orchestra
conductor:
Lou Bring (conductor and pianist)
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather (on 1941-12-15)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Lena Horne3:23
5It’s Only a Paper Moon
Nat Cole3:08
6That Old Black Magic
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)
Margaret Whiting2:42
7Ac‐cent‐tchu‐ate the Positive
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-12-08)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1944-12-08) and Bing Crosby (on 1944-12-08)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen’s Orchestra (on 1944-12-08)
conductor:
Vic Schoen (on 1944-12-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
Ac‐cent‐tchu‐ate the Positive (on 1944-12-08)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1944)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1944)
publisher:
Harwin Music Corporation, Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司 (1995–2019)), 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
Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters2:44
8Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-02-26)
alto saxophone:
John LaPorta (on 1945-02-26) and Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1945-02-26)
baritone saxophone:
Skippy DeSair (on 1945-02-26)
bass:
Chubby Jackson (on 1945-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1945-02-26)
guitar:
Billy Bauer (US cool jazz guitarist) (on 1945-02-26)
piano:
Ralph Burns (on 1945-02-26)
reeds:
Woody Herman (on 1945-02-26)
tenor saxophone:
Pete Mondello (on 1945-02-26) and Flip Phillips (on 1945-02-26)
trombone:
Bill Harris (Jazz trombonist) (on 1945-02-26), Ed Kiefer (on 1945-02-26) and Ralph Pfeffner (on 1945-02-26)
trumpet:
Sonny Berman (on 1945-02-26), Pete Candoli (on 1945-02-26), Charles Frankhauser (on 1945-02-26), Carl Warwick (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-02-26) and Ray Wetzel (on 1945-02-26)
vibraphone:
Marjorie Hyams (on 1945-02-26)
vocals:
Frances Wayne (on 1945-02-26)
orchestra:
Woody Herman and His Orchestra (on 1945-02-26)
arranger:
Ralph Burns
recording of:
Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe (on 1945-02-26)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1940)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1940)
Frances Wayne3:29
9Get Happy
recorded in:
Culver City, California, United States (on 1950-03-15)
choir vocals:
MGM Studio Chorus (on 1950-03-15)
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1950-03-15)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (on 1950-03-15)
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (on 1950-03-15)
arranger:
Saul Chaplin and Skip Martin
orchestrator:
Skip Martin
recording of:
Get Happy (on 1950-03-15)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1929)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Remick Music Corp., S.A. Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Summer Stock
part of:
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue (1930)
Judy Garland2:51
10The Man That Got Away
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-09-04)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1953-09-04)
piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1953-09-04)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1953-09-04)
trombone:
Hoyt Bohannon (on 1953-09-04)
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1953-09-04)
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra (on 1953-09-04)
conductor:
Ray Heindorf (on 1953-09-04)
arranger:
Ray Heindorf and Skip Martin
recording of:
The Man That Got Away (A Star Is Born) (on 1953-09-04)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1953)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Harwin Music Corporation and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
Judy Garland3:40
11Don’t Like Goodbyes
conductor:
Jerry Arlen
Pearl Bailey2:31
12A Sleepin’ Bee
Diahann Carroll3:11
13Lydia, the Tattooed Lady
Bobby Short2:53
14Come Rain or Come Shine
Joe Williams4:02
15My Shining Hour
Mabel Mercer3:48
16One for My Baby
vocals:
Fred Astaire
recording of:
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1943)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Harwin Music
part of:
The Sky’s the Limit (1943 film)
Fred Astaire3:02
17Blues in the Night
cover recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Ella Fitzgerald3:43
18I’ve Got the World on a String
recording of:
I’ve Got the World on a String
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Mills Music, Inc. and S.A. Music Co.
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), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Tony Bennett4:40
19Last Night When We Were Young
cover recording of:
Last Night When We Were Young
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and S.A. Music Co.
Tony Bennett2:57
20Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
recording of:
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Mills Music, S.A. Music Co. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
The Oscar Peterson Trio2:43
21Right as Rain
cover recording of:
Right as the Rain
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) (ended), Glocca Morra Music Corp. and S.A. Music Co.
Maureen McGovern3:05
22When the Sun Comes Out
Mel Tormé3:18

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ASIN:US: B0000017TO [info]