Swingin’ at the Speakeasy: The Sound of the Roaring 20s & 30s

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Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Puttin’ on the Ritz
recording of:
Puttin’ On the Ritz (on 1930-03-26)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1929)
publisher:
Berlin Irving Music Corp and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Idiot’s Delight (film)
Fred Astaire2:36
2Swanee
baritone vocals and whistling:
Al Jolson (on 1920-01-08)
recording of:
Swanee (on 1920-01-08)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar (in 1919)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1919)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and T. B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter, Inc. (on 1919-10-31)
Al Jolson52:37
3Minnie the Moocher (theme song)
recording of:
Minnie the Moocher
lyricist and composer:
Cab Calloway and Irving Mills
publisher:
Big Bad Voodoo Music
is based on:
Willie the Weeper
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra3:16
4Theme from Jeeves and Wooster
recording of:
Jeeves and Wooster (theme of the TV series)
composer:
Anne Dudley (English score composer)
Jeeves and Wooster1:15
5The Charleston
recording of:
Charleston
lyricist:
Cecil Mack (in 1923)
composer:
James P. Johnson (in 1923)
publisher:
Salabert
Temperance Seven3:00
6It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
The Puppini Sisters4:50
7Happy Feet
recording of:
Happy Feet
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1930)
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra2:57
8Moonglow
recording of:
Moonglow
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Will Hudson and Irving Mills
Benny Goodman Quartet3:25
9Spring Cleaning (Getting Ready for Love)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:28
10Someone to Watch Over Me
piano:
George Gershwin (composer) (on 1926-11-08)
recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!) (on 1926-11-08)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Harms, Inc. (in 1926) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
George Gershwin3:11
11Cotton Club Stomp
recording of:
Cotton Club Stomp
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Johnny Hodges
Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra2:56
12Because My Baby Don’t Mean “Maybe” Now
recording of:
Because My Baby Don’t Mean Maybe Now (on 1928-06-18)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra2:57
13Mad Dogs and Englishmen
vocals:
Noël Coward (in 1955-06)
live recording of:
Mad Dogs and Englishmen (in 1956-06)
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
part of:
Words and Music
Noel Coward with Carlton Hayes and His Orchestra3:16
14Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries
recording of:
Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries
lyricist:
Lew Brown (in 1931) and Buddy DeSylva (in 1931)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1931)
Jack Hylton and His Orchestra2:58
15My Melancholy Baby
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
The Dorsey Brothers and Their Orchestra3:01
16Let’s All Go to Mary’s House
recording of:
Let's All Go to Mary's House (on 1926-10-13)
lyricist:
Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929)
composer:
Con Conrad
The Savoy Hotel Orpheans3:00
17Spread a Little Happiness
recording of:
Spread a Little Happiness (Mr. Cinders)
lyricist:
Clifford Grey and Greatrex Newman
composer:
Vivian Ellis (composer)
Al Starita Orchestra with Binnie Hale3:11
18Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
recording of:
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cox
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Bessie Smith2:58
19Kansas City Kitty
drums (drum set):
Harry Robbins (on 1929-09-04)
guitar:
Joe Brannelly (banjo / bandleader / publisher) (on 1929-09-04)
piano:
John Firman (on 1929-09-04)
reeds:
Johnny Helfer (on 1929-09-04), Arthur Lally (on 1929-09-04) and Danny Polo (on 1929-09-04)
trumpet:
Sylvester Ahola (on 1929-09-04)
tuba [brass bass]:
Billy Bell (British jazz tubaist) (on 1929-09-04)
recording of:
Kansas City Kitty (Leslie-Donaldson) (on 1929-09-04)
writer:
Walter Donaldson and Edgar Leslie
The Rhythmic Eight2:38
20Somebody Stole My Gal
recording of:
Somebody Stole My Gal
lyricist and composer:
Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929) (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:02
21Tiger Rag
recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version)
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
Art Tatum and His Band2:15
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Credits

Release

manufactured in:EU
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
GEMA (German rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
distributed 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)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2013)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7754077 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00C7XTEM8 [info]