Greatest Hits

~ Release by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1The Japanese Sandman
recording of:
The Japanese Sandman (on 1920-08-19)
lyricist:
Raymond B. Egan (in 1920)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1920)
2:57
2Whispering
recording of:
Whispering (on 1920-08-23)
lyricist:
Richard Coburn (in 1920) and Malvin Schönberger (in 1920)
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) (in 1920) and John Schoenberger (in 1920)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fisher Music Corp., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1920)
3:13
3Say It With Music
recording of:
Say It With Music (on 1921-08-23)
writer:
Irving Berlin (in 1922)
3:14
4Hot Lips (He's Got Hot Lips When He Plays Jazz)
recording of:
Hot Lips (on 1922-06-23)
lyricist:
Lou Davis (in 1922)
composer:
Henry Busse (in 1922) and Henry Lange (in 1922)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. (on 1922-09-19)
3:20
5Three O'Clock In The Morning
recording of:
Three O'Clock in the Morning (on 1922-08-21)
lyricist:
Dorothy Terriss (née Strandberg)
composer:
Julian Robledo
3:05
6I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise
recording of:
I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise (on 1922-09-01)
lyricist:
Arthur Francis (in 1922) and Buddy DeSylva (in 1922)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1922)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Harms, Inc. (in 1922)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
3:15
7Linger Awhile
recording of:
Linger Awhile (on 1923-11-22)
lyricist:
Harry Owens
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) and Paul Whiteman
2:45
8What'll I Do
recording of:
What’ll I Do? (on 1924-03-18)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1923)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Wilhelm Hansen and Williamson Music Company
2:48
9Somebody Loves Me
recording of:
Somebody Loves Me (on 1924-03-18)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Stephen Ballentine Music Publishing Co.
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
2:41
10Oh Lady Be Good
recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good! (on 1924-12-29)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
3:03
11Valencia (A Song Of Spain)
vocals:
Franklyn Baur (on 1926-03-30)
recording of:
Valencia (Mario Lanza version, english lyrics) (on 1926-03-30)
lyricist:
Lucien Boyer (French cabaret artist), Jacques Charles (French librettist and theatre producer) and Clifford Grey
composer:
José Padilla Sánchez (composer)
translated version of:
Valencia (French lyrics, Lucien Boyer & Jacques Charles version)
2:52
12The Birth Of The Blues
vocals:
Austin “Skin” Young, Jack Fulton (US jazz trombonist, composer & vocalist) (on 1926-08-12), Charles Gaylord (on 1926-08-12) and Austin Young (trombone) (on 1926-08-12)
recording of:
Birth of the Blues (on 1926-08-12)
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
3:20
13Song Of India
recording of:
Song of India (on 1926-08-26)
writer:
Red Bone (trombonist)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov)
piano arranger:
Edgar Fairchild
is based on:
Sadko: Scene IV. Song of the Indian Guest
2:37
14In A Little Spanish Town
vocals:
Jack Fulton (US jazz trombonist, composer & vocalist) (on 1926-09-03)
recording of:
In a Little Spanish Town (’Twas on a Night Like This) (on 1926-09-03)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Mabel Wayne
3:08
15My Blue Heaven
recording of:
My Blue Heaven (on 1927-07-06)
lyricist:
George A. Whiting (popular songwriter) (in 1924)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1924)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
2:57
16Wang Wang Blues
banjo:
Mike Pingitore (on 1945-02-19)
clarinet:
Gus Mueller (on 1945-02-19)
drums (drum set):
Hal McDonald (drummer) (on 1945-02-19)
trombone:
Buster Johnson (American jazz musician) (on 1945-02-19)
trumpet:
Tommy Gott (on 1945-02-19)
tuba:
Hank Stern (Jazz bassist) (on 1945-02-19)
recording of:
Wang Wang Blues (on 1945-02-19)
lyricist:
Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929)
composer:
Henry Busse, Buster Johnson (American jazz musician) and Gus Mueller
2:49
17Among My Souvenirs
tenor vocals:
Austin “Skin” Young (on 1927-11-22)
vocals:
Jack Fulton (US jazz trombonist, composer & vocalist) (on 1927-11-29), Charles Gaylord (on 1927-11-29) and Austin Young (trombone) (on 1927-11-29)
orchestra:
Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra (on 1927-11-22)
recording of:
Among My Souvenirs (on 1927-11-22)
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Horatio Nicholls
publisher:
Crawford Music Inc., DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc. (on 1927-10-05), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (on 1927-10-05) and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) (on 1968-09-23)
4:21
18Ramona
recording of:
Ramona (English version) (on 1928-01-04)
lyricist:
L. Wolfe Gilbert
composer:
Mabel Wayne (in 1928)
3:34
19Ol' Man River
vocals:
Bing Crosby
recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat) (on 1928-01-11)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
3:15
20Together
vocals:
Jack Fulton (US jazz trombonist, composer & vocalist) (on 1928-01-21)
recording of:
Together (on 1928-01-21)
lyricist:
Lew Brown (in 1928) and Buddy DeSylva (in 1928)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., Stephen Ballentine Music Publishing Co. and The Songwriters Guild
4:13
21My Angel (Angela Mia)
recording of:
My Angel (on 1928-04-21)
lyricist:
Lew Pollack
composer:
Ernö Rapée
2:56
22Rhapsody In Blue
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed) (on 1924-06-10)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1924)
premiered at:
Aeolian Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1924-02-12)
version of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 two-piano manuscript version)
8:43