Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

CD 1: Pop Music: The Early Years 1890–1950, Disc 1
CD 2: Pop Music: The Early Years 1890–1950, Disc 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Diga Diga Doo
recording of:
Diga Diga Doo
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
The Mills Brothers, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra3:07
2I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
Lee Wiley2:47
3Easter Parade
Gene Austin2:56
4The Object of My Affection
Pinky Tomlin3:08
5The Lady in Red
Louis Prima & His New Orleans Gang3:02
6The Music Goes Round and Round
Frank Froeba and His Swing Band3:09
7I Can’t Get Started
Bunny Berigan and His Boys3:22
8These Foolish Things
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra, Billie Holiday3:18
9The Toy Trumpet
Raymond Scott Quintet2:58
10Nightmare
Art Shaw and His New Music2:49
11The Flat Foot Floogie
Slim & Slam2:48
12My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra, Mary Martin2:54
13September Song
Walter Huston3:53
14I Thought About You
recording of:
I Thought About You
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke & Van Heusen, Jerry Leiber Music, Lewis Music Publishing Co., Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Silver Seahorse Music LLC, Twentieth Century Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Mildred Bailey2:32
15Down the Road a Piece
Will Bradley Trio3:06
16Prisoner of Love
cover recording of:
Prisoner of Love
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Russ Columbo (American singer, songwriter, violinist and actor) and Clarence Gaskill
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra, Lena Horne3:20
17Why Don’t You Do Right?Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Peggy Lee3:11
18Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition
recording of:
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition (on 1942-07-31)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra2:31
19Comin’ in on a Wing and a Prayer
Golden Gate Quartet2:51
20I’m Beginning to See the Light
alto saxophone:
Edward Rosa (on 1944-11-21) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1944-11-21)
baritone saxophone:
George Davis (40s jazz saxophone) (on 1944-11-21)
cello:
Al Friede (on 1944-11-21) and Cy Bernard (on 1944-11-21)
double bass:
Ed Mihelich (on 1944-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1944-11-21)
guitar:
Allen Reuss (on 1944-11-21)
piano:
Arnold Ross (on 1944-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
Corky Corcoran (on 1944-11-21) and Cliff Jackson (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-11-21)
trombone:
Charles Preble (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-11-21), Vic Hamann (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-11-21) and Jesse Heath (on 1944-11-21)
trumpet:
Irwin Berken (on 1944-11-21), James Campbell (jazz trumpeter and saxophonist) (on 1944-11-21), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1944-11-21), Al Ramsey (on 1944-11-21) and Yan Rasey (on 1944-11-21)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1944-11-21)
viola:
Al Neiman (violist) (on 1944-11-21), Bill Spear (on 1944-11-21) and Dave Sterkin (on 1944-11-21)
violin:
Al Saparoff (on 1944-11-21), Sam Caplan (on 1944-11-21), Sam Freed, Jr. (Violinist) (on 1944-11-21), Jack Gootkin (on 1944-11-21), Harry Jaworski (on 1944-11-21), John DeVoogd (on 1944-11-21), Gerald Joyce (on 1944-11-21) and Nick Pisani (on 1944-11-21)
vocals:
Kitty Kallen (on 1944-11-21)
orchestra:
Harry James and His Orchestra (on 1944-11-21)
arranger:
Johnny Thompson (big band arranger & conductor)
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.
Harry James and His Orchestra, Kitty Kallen3:14
21Laura
recording of:
Laura (1945 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:19
22Linda
Ray Noble and His Orchestra, Buddy Clark3:15
23Buttons and Bows
Dinah Shore and Her Happy Valley Boys2:03
24Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
vocals:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (on 1949-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
Gene Autry and The Pinafores3.53:09
25One for My Baby
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)
Frank Sinatra3:06
CD 3: Sony Classical: Great Performances: 1903–1998, Disc 1
CD 4: Sony Classical: Great Performances: 1903–1998, Disc 2
CD 5: Sony Classical: Great Performances: 1903–1998, Disc 3
CD 6: Sony Classical: Great Performances: 1903–1998, Disc 4
CD 7: Jazz: The Definitive Performances, Disc 1
CD 8: Jazz: The Definitive Performances, Disc 2
CD 9: Folk, Gospel & Blues: Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Disc 1
CD 10: Folk, Gospel & Blues: Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Disc 2
CD 11: Country: The American Tradition, Disc 1
CD 12: Country: The American Tradition, Disc 2
CD 13: Movie Music: The Definitive Performances, Disc 1
CD 14: Movie Music: The Definitive Performances, Disc 2
CD 15: Broadway: The Great Original Cast Recordings, Disc 1
CD 16: Broadway: The Great Original Cast Recordings, Disc 2
CD 17: Pop Music: The Golden Era: 1951–1975, Disc 1
CD 18: Pop Music: The Golden Era: 1951–1975, Disc 2
CD 19: Rock: The Train Kept a Rollin’, Disc 1
CD 20: Rock: The Train Kept a Rollin’, Disc 2
CD 21: R&B: From Doo‐Wop to Hip‐Hop, Disc 1
CD 22: R&B: From Doo‐Wop to Hip‐Hop, Disc 2
CD 23: International Music: Sony Music Around the World, Disc 1
CD 24: International Music: Sony Music Around the World, Disc 2
CD 25: Pop Music: The Modern Era: 1976–1999, Disc 1
CD 26: Pop Music: The Modern Era: 1976–1999, Disc 2