The Best of Bing Crosby

~ Release by Bing Crosby (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1True Love
recording of:
True Love (High Society)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1956)
publisher:
Buxton Hill Music Corp., Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), 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)
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappel Music Belgium NV
part of:
High Society (1956 film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
3:07
2Dream a Little Dream of Me
bass:
Red Callender (on 1957-02-19)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock (on 1957-02-19)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1957-02-19)
guitar:
Clancy Hayes (on 1957-02-19)
piano:
Ralph Sutton (stride pianist) (on 1957-02-19)
tenor saxophone:
Dave Harris (tenor saxo) (on 1957-02-19)
trombone:
Abe Lincoln (jazz trombonist) (on 1957-02-19)
trumpet:
Frank Beach (trombone, trumpet) (on 1957-02-19) and Bob Scobey (on 1957-02-19)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1957-02-19)
performer:
Bob Scobey’s Frisco Jazz Band (on 1957-02-19)
arranger:
Matty Matlock
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-02-19)
cover recording of:
Dream a Little Dream of Me (on 1957-02-19)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1931)
composer:
Fabian André (in 1931) and Wilbur Schwandt (in 1931)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Essex Music, Inc., Étienne Marrix Music, Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Infoswan Publications, One Less Car Music, Words & Music, Inc. (US work publisher) and ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:41
3I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
bass:
Red Callender (on 1957-02-19)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock (on 1957-02-19)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1957-02-19)
guitar:
Clancy Hayes (on 1957-02-19)
piano:
Ralph Sutton (stride pianist) (on 1957-02-19)
tenor saxophone:
Dave Harris (tenor saxo) (on 1957-02-19)
trombone:
Abe Lincoln (jazz trombonist) (on 1957-02-19)
trumpet:
Frank Beach (trombone, trumpet) (on 1957-02-19) and Bob Scobey (on 1957-02-19)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1957-02-19)
performer:
Bob Scobey’s Frisco Jazz Band (on 1957-02-19)
arranger:
Matty Matlock
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-02-19)
cover recording of:
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (on 1957-02-19)
lyricist:
Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Fred Ahlert and Joe Young (US lyricist)
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Azure Pearl Music, Beeping Good Music Publishing, Bluewater Music UK, David Ahlert Music, DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., Downtown Music Publishing LLC (PRS-affiliated), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., MPL UK Publishing, Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP) and Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP)
3:02
4Down Along the Sheltering Palms
3:16
5Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella
bass:
Red Callender (on 1957-02-19)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock (on 1957-02-19)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1957-02-19)
guitar:
Clancy Hayes (on 1957-02-19)
piano:
Ralph Sutton (stride pianist) (on 1957-02-19)
tenor saxophone:
Dave Harris (tenor saxo) (on 1957-02-19)
trombone:
Abe Lincoln (jazz trombonist) (on 1957-02-19)
trumpet:
Frank Beach (trombone, trumpet) (on 1957-02-19) and Bob Scobey (on 1957-02-19)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1957-02-19)
performer:
Bob Scobey’s Frisco Jazz Band (on 1957-02-19)
arranger:
Matty Matlock
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-02-19)
2:52
6I Love You, Samantha
recording of:
I Love You, Samantha (High Society musical romantic comedy film)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd.
4:30
7Some Sunny Day
bass:
Red Callender (on 1957-02-19)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock (on 1957-02-19)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1957-02-19)
guitar:
Clancy Hayes (on 1957-02-19)
piano:
Ralph Sutton (stride pianist) (on 1957-02-19)
tenor saxophone:
Dave Harris (tenor saxo) (on 1957-02-19)
trombone:
Abe Lincoln (jazz trombonist) (on 1957-02-19)
trumpet:
Frank Beach (trombone, trumpet) (on 1957-02-19) and Bob Scobey (on 1957-02-19)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1957-02-19)
performer:
Bob Scobey’s Frisco Jazz Band (on 1957-02-19)
arranger:
Matty Matlock
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-02-19)
2:47
8Mack the Knife
bass:
Red Callender (on 1957-02-20)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock (on 1957-02-20)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1957-02-20)
guitar:
Clancy Hayes (on 1957-02-20)
piano:
Ralph Sutton (stride pianist) (on 1957-02-20)
tenor saxophone:
Dave Harris (tenor saxo) (on 1957-02-20)
trombone:
Abe Lincoln (jazz trombonist) (on 1957-02-20)
trumpet:
Frank Beach (trombone, trumpet) (on 1957-02-20) and Bob Scobey (on 1957-02-20)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1957-02-20)
performer:
Bob Scobey’s Frisco Jazz Band (on 1957-02-20)
arranger:
Matty Matlock
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-02-20)
cover recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation) (on 1957-02-20)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
3:56
9Little One
recording of:
Little One
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
2:31
10Exactly Like You
bass:
Red Callender (on 1957-02-19)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock (on 1957-02-19)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1957-02-19)
guitar:
Clancy Hayes (on 1957-02-19)
piano:
Ralph Sutton (stride pianist) (on 1957-02-19)
tenor saxophone:
Dave Harris (tenor saxo) (on 1957-02-19)
trombone:
Abe Lincoln (jazz trombonist) (on 1957-02-19)
trumpet:
Frank Beach (trombone, trumpet) (on 1957-02-19) and Bob Scobey (on 1957-02-19)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1957-02-19)
performer:
Bob Scobey’s Frisco Jazz Band (on 1957-02-19)
arranger:
Matty Matlock
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-02-19)
cover recording of:
Exactly Like You (on 1957-02-19)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1930)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) (in 1930)
3:17
11Mama Loves Papa
bass:
Red Callender (on 1957-02-20)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock (on 1957-02-20)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1957-02-20)
guitar:
Clancy Hayes (on 1957-02-20)
piano:
Ralph Sutton (stride pianist) (on 1957-02-20)
tenor saxophone:
Dave Harris (tenor saxo) (on 1957-02-20)
trombone:
Abe Lincoln (jazz trombonist) (on 1957-02-20)
trumpet:
Frank Beach (trombone, trumpet) (on 1957-02-20) and Bob Scobey (on 1957-02-20)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1957-02-20)
performer:
Bob Scobey’s Frisco Jazz Band (on 1957-02-20)
arranger:
Matty Matlock
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-02-20)
3:12
12Tell Me
bass:
Red Callender (on 1957-02-19)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock (on 1957-02-19)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1957-02-19)
guitar:
Clancy Hayes (on 1957-02-19)
piano:
Ralph Sutton (stride pianist) (on 1957-02-19)
tenor saxophone:
Dave Harris (tenor saxo) (on 1957-02-19)
trombone:
Abe Lincoln (jazz trombonist) (on 1957-02-19)
trumpet:
Frank Beach (trombone, trumpet) (on 1957-02-19) and Bob Scobey (on 1957-02-19)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1957-02-19)
performer:
Bob Scobey’s Frisco Jazz Band (on 1957-02-19)
arranger:
Matty Matlock
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-02-19)
2:57
13Whispering
bass:
Red Callender (on 1957-02-20)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock (on 1957-02-20)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1957-02-20)
guitar:
Clancy Hayes (on 1957-02-20)
piano:
Ralph Sutton (stride pianist) (on 1957-02-20)
tenor saxophone:
Dave Harris (tenor saxo) (on 1957-02-20)
trombone:
Abe Lincoln (jazz trombonist) (on 1957-02-20)
trumpet:
Frank Beach (trombone, trumpet) (on 1957-02-20) and Bob Scobey (on 1957-02-20)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1957-02-20)
performer:
Bob Scobey’s Frisco Jazz Band (on 1957-02-20)
arranger:
Matty Matlock
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-02-20)
3:29
14When the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day
3:10
15Swinging on a Star
background vocals:
Williams Brothers Quartet (vocal quartet comprised of Bob, Don, Dick and Andy Williams) (on 1944-02-07)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1944-02-07)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1944-02-07)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (Hollywood; fka Recordings, Inc. 1934–40, before Decca took it over) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-02-07)
recording of:
Swinging on a Star (on 1944-02-07)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (in 1944)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke & Van Heusen, Inc. and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 17)
52:30
16White Christmas
choir vocals:
Ken Darby Singers (on 1942-05-29)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1942-05-29)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1942-05-29)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1942-05-29)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 57)
recording of:
White Christmas (on 1942-05-29)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), 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
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 15)
recording of:
White Christmas (on 1947-03-19)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), 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
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 15)
3:01
17A Gal in Calico
recording of:
A Gal in Calico (on 1946-05-07)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
2:35
18Too-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby)
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter's Orchestra
conductor:
John Scott Trotter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That’s an Irish Lullaby) (on 1944-07-07)
lyricist and composer:
James Royce Shannon
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
3:11
19San Fernando Valley
recording of:
San Fernando Valley
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Jenkins
3:12
20Along the Way to Waikiki
bass:
Red Callender (on 1957-02-20)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock (on 1957-02-20)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1957-02-20)
guitar:
Clancy Hayes (on 1957-02-20)
piano:
Ralph Sutton (stride pianist) (on 1957-02-20)
tenor saxophone:
Dave Harris (tenor saxo) (on 1957-02-20)
trombone:
Abe Lincoln (jazz trombonist) (on 1957-02-20)
trumpet:
Frank Beach (trombone, trumpet) (on 1957-02-20) and Bob Scobey (on 1957-02-20)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1957-02-20)
performer:
Bob Scobey’s Frisco Jazz Band (on 1957-02-20)
arranger:
Matty Matlock
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-02-20)
recording of:
Along the Way to Waikiki (on 1957-02-20)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Richard A. Whiting
3:30
21In a Little Spanish Town
vocals:
Bing Crosby
recording of:
In a Little Spanish Town (’Twas on a Night Like This)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Mabel Wayne
2:14
22Vaya con dios
4:03
23The Jones Boy
2:33