America! Jazz: Jazz Divas from Bessie to Billie

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Nobody Knows You
recording of:
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cox
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Bessie Smith?:??
2I Feel a Song Comin’ On
recording of:
I Feel a Song Comin’ On
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) and George Oppenheimer
Frances Langford?:??
3Ol’ Man Mose
recording of:
Ol’ Man Mose (on 1938-03-21)
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Zilner Randolph
Patricia Norman?:??
4Laugh and Call It Love
recording of:
Laugh and Call It Love (on 1938-07-29)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
Nan Wynn?:??
5My Heart Belongs to Daddy
recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Helen Humes?:??
6Body & Soul
performer:
Martha Raye (on 1939-09-17)
recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1939-09-17)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) 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
Martha Raye?:??
7I Got Rhythm
recording of:
I Got Rhythm
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Viola Jefferson?:??
8It Never Entered My MindShirley Ross?:??
9The Hour of Parting
recording of:
The Hour of Parting
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Mischa Spoliansky (composer)
Maxine Sullivan?:??
10My Castle’s Rockin’
recording of:
My Castle’s Rockin’ (on 1940-06-03)
lyricist and composer:
Alberta Hunter
Alberta Hunter?:??
11Embraceable You
recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music, New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
music quoted on:
Opening Production (from Jane Froman's album, "With a Song in My Heart")
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Helen Ward?:??
12Beautiful Eyes
recording of:
Beautiful Eyes
writer:
Ted Snyder
Una Mae Carlisle?:??
13Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
Helen Forrest?:??
14I Cover the Waterfront
recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Billie Holiday?:??
15The Man I Love
cover recording of:
The Man I Love
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
Lena Horne?:??
16You Took My LoveJo Stafford?:??
17But Not for Me
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1943-11-02)
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1943-11-02)
orchestra:
George Stoll’s Orchestra (on 1943-11-02)
recording of:
But Not for Me (on 1943-11-02)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1930) 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:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Judy Garland4?:??
18Go Away Blues
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1943-11-09) and Johnny Hodges (on 1943-11-09)
double bass:
Junior Raglin (on 1943-11-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1943-11-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1943-11-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1943-11-09)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1943-11-09), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1943-11-09) and Elmer Williams (on 1943-11-09)
soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1943-11-09)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1943-11-09), Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1943-11-09) and Juan Tizol (on 1943-11-09)
trumpet:
Harold "Shorty" Baker (on 1943-11-09), Wallace Jones (on 1943-11-09), Ray Nance (on 1943-11-09) and Rex Stewart (on 1943-11-09)
vocals:
Betty Roché (on 1943-11-09)
recording of:
Go Away Blues (on 1943-11-09)
writer:
Edward Kennedy Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Betty Roché?:??
19Close to You
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (in 1944-01)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1944-01)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1944-01)
vocals:
Ida James (in 1944-01)
recording of:
Close to You (in 1944-01)
writer:
Al Hoffman, Carl Lampl and Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Casa David and Feadbach Music (on 1970-10-29)
Ida James?:??
20It Don’t Mean a Thing
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)
Joya Sherrill, Kay Davis, Marie Ellington?:??
21There’s No YouFrances Wayne?:??
22Lover, Come Back to Me
clarinet:
Hank D'Amico (on 1938-01-10)
double bass:
Pete Peterson (jazz bassist) (on 1938-01-10)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1938-01-10)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1938-01-10)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1938-01-10)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1938-01-10)
trumpet:
Jimmy Blake (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-01-10)
vocals:
Mildred Bailey (on 1938-01-10)
recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (The New Moon) (on 1938-01-10)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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:
The New Moon: Act II
Mildred Bailey?:??
23Take It Easy, Greasy
recording of:
Take It Easy, Greasy
lyricist and composer:
Myra Taylor
Myra Taylor?:??
24Meet Me at No Special PlaceAnn Baker?:??
25Once Upon a Dream
recording of:
Once Upon a Dream (on 1947-11-20)
writer:
Edward Kennedy Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
Dolores Parker?:??
26As Time Goes By
recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”) (on 1947-12-18)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Redwood Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1931)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Taiwan Ltd.
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
Kay Penton?:??
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Busy Line
recording of:
Busy Line (song introduced by Rose Murphy in 1949)
writer:
Murray Semos and Francis Stanton
Rose Murphy2:49
2The Hucklebuck
recording of:
The Hucklebuck
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 Carter3:12
3The Very Thought of You
recording of:
The Very Thought of You
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Doris Day3:04
4Soon
recording of:
Soon
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (in 1929)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway Musical)
part of:
Strike up the Band (1927 Gershwin musical)
Ella Fitzgerald2:51
5Sooner or Later
recording of:
Sooner or Later (Song of the South)
writer:
Ray Gilbert and Charles Wolcott
Dinah Shore3:20
6You Better Go NowJeri Southern3:03
7Do It Again
recording of:
Do It Again
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1922)
Marilyn Monroe3:15
8Black Coffee
double bass:
Max Wayne (on 1953-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1953-05-04)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1953-05-04)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1953-05-04)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1953-05-04)
cover recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song) (on 1953-05-04)
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.
Peggy Lee3:11
9Daddy, Daddy
recording of:
Daddy Daddy (song introduced by Ruth Brown in 1952)
lyricist and composer:
Rudolph Toombs
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Ella Mae Morse2:41
10Prelude to a Kiss
cover recording of:
Prelude to a Kiss
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1938) and Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
publisher:
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
Sarah Vaughan2:55
11Lullaby of Birdland
recording of:
Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing/George David Weiss (as B. Y. Forster) jazz standard)
lyricist:
B. Y. Forster (pseudonym of George David Weiss)
composer:
George Shearing
publisher:
Good Music Limited and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
Chris Connor2:25
12Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
producer:
Lee Gillette
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (on 1954-12-29)
baritone saxophone:
Bob Gordon (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1954-12-29)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1954-12-29)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1954-12-29)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1954-12-29) and Shelly Manne (on 1954-12-29)
guitar:
Jack Marshall (guitarist, conductor, and composer) (on 1954-12-29) and Howard Roberts (jazz guitarist, educator, session musician and producer) (on 1954-12-29)
piano:
Joe Castro (on 1954-12-29)
reeds:
Chuck Gentry (on 1954-12-29)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Giuffre (on 1954-12-29)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1954-12-29), Herbie Harper (on 1954-12-29) and Frank Rosolino (on 1954-12-29)
trumpet:
Frank Beach (trombone, trumpet) (on 1954-12-29), Conte Candoli (on 1954-12-29), Conrad Gozzo (on 1954-12-29), Ollie Mitchell (on 1954-12-29) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (on 1954-12-29)
woodwind:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1954-12-29), Paul Horn (on 1954-12-29) and Harry Klee (on 1954-12-29)
vocals:
June Christy (on 1954-12-29)
conductor:
Pete Rugolo (on 1954-12-29)
arranger:
Pete Rugolo
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-12-29) and Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-12-29)
recording of:
Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise (The New Moon)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Chappell Music Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
part of:
The New Moon: Act I
June Christy2:17
13Just One of Those Things
bass:
Wendell Marshall (from 1955-06-14 until 1955-06-16)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (from 1955-06-14 until 1955-06-16)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (from 1955-06-14 until 1955-06-16)
recording of:
Just One of Those Things (from 1955-06-14 until 1955-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
Carmen McRae2:44
14Cry Me a River
engineer:
John Kraus (in 1955-08)
producer:
Bobby Troup
vocals:
Julie London (in 1955-08)
recording of:
Cry Me a River (in 1955-08)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Hamilton
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc., Harmony Grace Publishing, Saunders Publications Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Daksel Music Corp. (in 1982) and Song and Dance Music Co. (in 1982)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company - do not use as release label)
Julie London42:59
15Full Moon and Empty ArmsDonna Brooks2:44
16Just A‐Sittin’ and A‐Rockin’
recording of:
Just A‐Sittin’ and A‐Rockin’
lyricist:
Lee Gaines (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
Rosemary Clooney2:41
17Easy Living
recording of:
Easy Living
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
writer:
Ralph Rainger (in 1937) and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1937)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1937, in 1964)
Mary Ann McCall2:56
18Lover Man
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1956-09-11 until 1956-09-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1956-09-11 until 1956-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (from 1956-09-11 until 1956-09-12)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (from 1956-09-11 until 1956-09-12)
piano:
Blossom Dearie (from 1956-09-11 until 1956-09-12)
vocals:
Blossom Dearie (from 1956-09-11 until 1956-09-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Records, Inc. (credited often as just "Verve Records" for manufacturing/marketing, a division of PolyGram Classics and Jazz, of PolyGram Records, Inc.)
recording of:
Lover Man (from 1956-09-11 until 1956-09-12)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Blossom Dearie2:48
19Perdido
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1956)
cover recording of:
Perdido (with lyrics)
lyricist:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter) (in 1944) and Hans J. Lengsfelder (in 1944)
composer:
Juan Tizol (in 1941)
arranger:
Les Harris (Sr., arranger)
publisher:
Tempo Music Inc
version of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
Dinah Washington3:29
20My Baby Just Cares for MeNina Simone3:40
21Just Imagine
cover recording of:
Just Imagine (Good News)
writer:
Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva and Ray Henderson
part of:
Good News (1947 film)
Helen Merrill3:24
22Sing, Sing, Sing
recording of:
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Prima
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) (ended) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Anita O’Day3:34
23I’m in Love
baritone saxophone and flute:
Sahib Shihab (American jazz musician) (on 1958-08-15)
double bass:
Sam Jones (jazz bassist) (on 1958-08-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-08-15)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1958-08-15)
tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (on 1958-08-15)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller (on 1958-08-15)
trumpet:
Art Farmer (on 1958-08-15)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1958-08-15)
cover recording of:
I Am in Love (Can-Can musical) (on 1958-08-15)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1953)
Abbey Lincoln2:48
24Comes Love
engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
Jack Lewis (jazz producer)
vocals:
Irene Kral (in 1958)
orchestra:
The Herb Pomeroy Orchestra (in 1958)
orchestrator:
Herb Pomeroy
recording of:
Comes Love
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Irene Kral2:36
25A Foggy Day
recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
Shirley Horn3:19
26All of You
recording of:
All of You (Silk Stockings musical)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Chappell Music (UK)
part of:
Silk Stockings (1957 musical film)
Billie Holiday2:34

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manufactured in:Italy
distributed by:Harmonia Mundi Distribution (not for release label use!)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Le Chant du Monde (in 2015)
ASIN:FR: B00P86HHXY [info]