The Best of the Big Bands: The Legendary Big Band Vocalists

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Melancholy Baby
earliest release:
My Melancholy Baby (1936-03-17, mx. B-18830-1) by Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra
cover 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)
Ella Fitzgerald feat. Teddy Wilson2:58
2All My Life
double bass:
Lee Stanfield (on 1936-03-17)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1936-03-17)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1936-03-17)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1936-03-17)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1936-03-17)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1936-03-17)
trombone:
Benny Morton (on 1936-03-17)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1936-03-17)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1936-03-17)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1936-03-17)
part of:
Brunswick (by matrix number) (number: B-18832-1)
recording of:
All My Life (on 1936-03-17)
lyricist:
Sidney Mitchell
composer:
Sam H. Stept
Ella Fitzgerald feat. Teddy Wilson3:11
3I’ve Got the World on a String
recording of:
I’ve Got the World on a String (on 1933-01-26)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Mills Music, Inc. and S.A. Music Co.
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), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Bing Crosby feat. Dorsey Brothers3:23
4Someone Stole Gabriel’s Horn
recording of:
Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn (on 1933-03-14)
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Ned Washington
composer:
Edgar Hayes
Bing Crosby feat. Dorsey Brothers3:02
5All or Nothing at All
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1939-09-01)
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-09-01)
bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1939-09-01)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Hawkins (jazz drummer) (on 1939-09-01)
guitar:
Bryan Kent (on 1939-09-01)
instruments:
Claude Lakey (on 1939-09-01)
piano:
Jack Gardner (piano) (on 1939-09-01)
saxophone:
Bill Luther (Jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-09-01) and Drew Page (on 1939-09-01)
trombone:
Russell Brown (Swing trombonist) (on 1939-09-01), Truett Jones (Jazz trombonist) (on 1939-09-01) and Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1939-09-01)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1939-09-01), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-09-01), Jack Palmer (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1939-09-01) and Jack Schaeffer (on 1939-09-01)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1939-09-01)
orchestra:
Harry James and His Orchestra (on 1939-09-01)
conductor:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-09-01)
performer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
arranger:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
cover recording of:
All or Nothing at All (on 1939-09-01)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Range Road Music Inc. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Frank Sinatra feat. Harry James2:57
6It’s Funny to Everyone but Me
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1939-08-17) and New York, United States (on 1939-08-17)
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-08-17)
bass and double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1939-08-17)
brass:
Claude Lakey (on 1939-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Hawkins (jazz drummer) (on 1939-08-17)
guitar:
Red Kent (on 1939-08-17)
instruments:
Claude Lakey (on 1939-08-17)
piano:
Jack Gardner (piano) (on 1939-08-17)
saxophone:
Bill Luther (Jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-08-17) and Drew Page (on 1939-08-17)
trombone:
Russell Brown (Swing trombonist) (on 1939-08-17), Truett Jones (Jazz trombonist) (on 1939-08-17) and Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1939-08-17)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1939-08-17), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-08-17), Jack Palmer (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1939-08-17) and Jack Schaeffer (on 1939-08-17)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1939-08-17)
orchestra:
Harry James and His Orchestra (on 1939-08-17)
conductor:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-08-17)
arranger:
Jack W. Matthias
recording of:
It's Funny to Everyone but Me (on 1939-08-17)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
Frank Sinatra feat. Harry James2:58
7Why Don’t You Do Right
alto saxophone:
Clint Neagley (on 1942-07-27) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1942-07-27)
baritone saxophone:
Bob Poland (on 1942-07-27)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-07-27)
double bass:
Cliff Hill (bass) (on 1942-07-27)
drums (drum set):
Hud Davies (on 1942-07-27)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1942-07-27)
piano:
Mel Powell (on 1942-07-27)
tenor saxophone:
Leonard Sims (on 1942-07-27) and Jon Walton (on 1942-07-27)
trombone:
Charlie Castaldo (on 1942-07-27) and Lou McGarity (on 1942-07-27)
trumpet:
Al Davis (on 1942-07-27), Tony Faso (on 1942-07-27), Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1942-07-27) and Lawrence Stearns (on 1942-07-27)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1942-07-27)
recording of:
Why Don’t You Do Right? (on 1942-07-27)
lyricist and composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
publisher:
Edwin Morris Music and Morley Music Co
version of:
Weed Smoker’s Dream
Peggy Lee feat. Benny Goodman3:13
8Elmer’s Tune
recording of:
Elmer’s Tune
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Elmer Albrecht and Dick Jurgens
Peggy Lee feat. Benny Goodman2:52
9Sentimental Journey
recording of:
Sentimental Journey
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1944)
composer:
Les Brown (American big band & jazz musician) (in 1944) and Ben Homer (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Holliday Publishing, Morley Music Co. Inc., Morley Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
Doris Day feat. Les Brown3:15
10My Dreams Are Getting Better
recording of:
My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time
lyricist:
Mann Curtis
composer:
Vic Mizzy (US television & movie composer) (in 1945)
Doris Day feat. Les Brown3:17