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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1Alone in the City
recording of:
Alone in the City (in 1949-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
Ray Charles2:58
2I Ain’t Got Nobody
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nobody (on 1949-02-22)
lyricist:
Roger Graham
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Sammy Davis Jr.2:26
3Maybe Someday
Addie Williams2:56
4Prelude to a Nightmare
recording of:
Prelude to a Nightmare (on 1949-03-15)
writer:
Babs Gonzales
Babs Gonzales2:22
5Crawling King Snake
recording of:
Crawling King Snake (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Doors Music Company and Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
John Lee Hooker3:02
6Black Coffee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-04-27)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1949-04-27)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins
cover recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song) (in 1948)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1948)
composer:
Sonny Burke (producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Sondot Music Corp. and Webster Music Co.
cover recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song) (on 1949-04-27)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1948)
composer:
Sonny Burke (producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Sondot Music Corp. and Webster Music Co.
cover recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song) (on 1949-04-28)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1948)
composer:
Sonny Burke (producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Sondot Music Corp. and Webster Music Co.
Ella Fitzgerald3:07
7No Rollin’ Blues
recording of:
No Rollin’ Blues (on 1949-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon3:41
8Run for a Long Time
recording of:
Run on for a Long Time (in 1949)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Bill Landford & The Landfordaires2:38
9The Huckle Buck
recording of:
The Hucklebuck (on 1949-05-10)
lyricist:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer)
additional writer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
composer:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
Betty Carter3:08
10Mean to Me
cover recording of:
Mean to Me (on 1949-07-11)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
Walter “Gil” Fuller3:17
11Her Mind Is Gone
Rob Byrd2:42
12September in the Rain
recording of:
September in the Rain (on 1949-08-23)
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1937)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1937)
publisher:
Henrees Music co. (in 1937) and Peermusic (UK) Limited (in 1937)
Johnny Hartman3:14
13Them There Eyes
recording of:
Them There Eyes (on 1949-08-29)
lyricist:
William Tracey (in 1930)
composer:
Maceo Pinkard (in 1930) and Doris Tauber (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
Billie Holiday2:51
14Signifying Monkey
Willie Dixon2:55
15Bassin’ Street Blues
cover recording of:
Basin Street Blues (on 1949-09-20)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Ella Fitzgerald3:10
16Sad Feelin’
Sonny Parker2:49
17Saturday Night Fish Cry
recording of:
Saturday Night Fish Fry (on 1949-11-03)
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Ellis Walsh
publisher:
Cherio Corp. and Ocheri Publishing Corp.
Pearl Bailey2:26
18Double Crossing Blues
The Robins & Little Esther2:50
19The Fat Man
recording of:
The Fat Man (on 1949-12-10)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
Fats Domino42:39
20Summertime
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1949-12-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1949)
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1949-12-21)
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)
Sarah Vaughan3:18
21Mean to Me
cover recording of:
Mean to Me (on 1949-12-25)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
Sarah Vaughan2:21
22Get 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 Garland2:49
23Ludella
Jimmie Rodgers2:54
24Late in the Evenin’
recording of:
Late in the Evening Blues
writer:
John ‘Shifty’ Henry
Ray Charles3:07
25Lonesome Road
recording of:
Lonesome Road (on 1950-02-04)
lyricist:
Gene Austin
composer:
Nathaniel Shilkret
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Nathaniel Shilkret Music Corp. and Paramount Music Corporation
June Christy4:24
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