The Legendary Big Band Singers

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Tracklist

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1Minnie the Moocher
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-03-03)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1931-03-03)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-03-03) and Walter Thomas (on 1931-03-03)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-03-03)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-03-03) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-03-03)
lead vocals:
Cab Calloway
recording of:
Minnie the Moocher (on 1931-03-03)
lyricist and composer:
Cab Calloway and Irving Mills
publisher:
Big Bad Voodoo Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
is based on:
Willie the Weeper
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra33:10
2Thanks a Million
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-12-19)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1935-12-19)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1935-12-19)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1935-12-19)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1935-12-19)
reeds:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1935-12-19), Henry “Moon” Jones (swing era reeds) (on 1935-12-19) and Bingie Madison (on 1935-12-19)
tenor saxophone:
Greely Walton (on 1935-12-19)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1935-12-19) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1935-12-19)
trumpet:
Gus Aiken (on 1935-12-19), Louis Armstrong (on 1935-12-19), Louis Bacon (on 1935-12-19) and Leonard "Ham" Davis (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1935-12-19)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1935-12-19)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1935-12-19)
recording of:
Thanks a Million (on 1935-12-19)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra2:44
3The Melody Man
vocals:
Sy Oliver (on 1935-12-23)
Sy Oliver with Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:05
4Until the Real Thing Comes Along
vocals:
Pha Terrell (on 1936-04-02)
recording of:
Until the Real Thing Comes Along (on 1936-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner and Alberta Nichols
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Pha Terrell with Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy2:58
5Wham! (Wham-Rebop-Boom-Bam)
vocals:
June Richmond (on 1940-01-02)
recording of:
Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam) (on 1940-01-02)
lyricist:
Marion Joseph "Taps" Miller
composer:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
publisher:
Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
June Richmond with Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy3:02
6Sent for You Yesterday
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1938-02-16)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1938-02-16)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-02-16) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-02-16)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-02-16)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-02-16)
guitar and trombone:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1938-02-16)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1938-02-16)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1938-02-16) and Benny Morton (on 1938-02-26)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-02-16), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1938-02-16) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-02-16)
lead vocals:
Jimmy Rushing (on 1938-02-16)
vocals:
Jimmy Rushing (on 1938-02-16)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 63286-A)
recording of:
Sent for You Yesterday (on 1938-02-16)
lyricist:
Jimmy Rushing
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
Jimmy Rushing with Count Basie and His Orchestra2:59
7Sing for Your Supper
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1939-01-05)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1939-01-05)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1939-01-05) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1939-01-05)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1939-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1939-01-05)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-01-05)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1939-01-05)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1939-01-05), Benny Morton (on 1939-01-05) and Dicky Wells (on 1939-01-05)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-01-05), Shad Collins (on 1939-01-05), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1939-01-05) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1939-01-05)
lead vocals:
Helen Humes (on 1939-01-05)
recording of:
Sing for Your Supper (from “The Boys from Syracuse”) (on 1939-01-05)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
The Boys From Syracuse
Helen Humes with Count Basie and His Orchestra2:45
8Vol Vist Du Gaily Star
vocals:
Bon Bon (on 1939-08-29)
recording of:
Vol Vistu Gaily Star (on 1939-08-29)
lyricist:
Bud Green
composer:
Martin Block (composer) and Slim Gaillard
Bon Bon with Jan Savitt and His Orchestra3:06
9Blues to the Lonely
vocals:
Jack Teagarden (on 1941-01-31)
Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra2:59
10Green Eyes
vocals:
Bob Eberly (on 1941-03-19) and Helen O’Connell (on 1941-03-19)
recording of:
Green Eyes (version of Spanish song “Aquellos ojos verdes”) (on 1941-03-19)
composer:
Nilo Menéndez
translator:
Eddie Rivera (lyricist, "Green Eyes") and Eddie Woods (songwriter)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
translated version of:
Aquellos ojos verdes
Helen O’Connell and Bob Eberlywith Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra3:28
11Hootie Blues
vocals:
Walter Brown (US jazz/blues singer) (on 1941-04-30)
recording of:
Hootie Blues (on 1941-04-30)
writer:
Walter Brown (US jazz/blues singer) and Jay McShann
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Walter Brown with Jay McShann and His Orchestra2:56
12Trouble in Mind
vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1941-06-27)
recording of:
Trouble in Mind (on 1941-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Richard M. Jones (US jazz pianist)
publisher:
State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly known as MCA Inc.) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra2:29
13When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-07-31)
recording of:
When My Sugar Walks Down the Street (on 1941-07-31)
writer:
Gene Austin, Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) and Irving Mills
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:45
14Blues in the Night
vocals:
Woody Herman (on 1941-09-10)
recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me) (on 1941-09-10)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:15
15You Always Hurt the One You Love
vocals:
Kay Starr (on 1944-10-17)
recording of:
You Always Hurt the One You Love (on 1944-10-17)
lyricist:
Allan Roberts (songwriter)
composer:
Doris Fisher
publisher:
Doris Fisher Music Corp.
Kay Starr with Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra2:34
16Blow Top Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-05-21)
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Herbie Fields (on 1945-05-21)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1945-05-21)
drums (drum set):
George Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1945-05-21)
guitar:
Billy Mackel (on 1945-05-21)
piano:
Johnny Mehegan (on 1945-05-21)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Arnett Cobb (on 1945-05-21)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-05-21)
vibraphone and vibraphone [vibes]:
Lionel Hampton (on 1945-05-21)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1945-05-21, on 1956-05-21)
cover recording of:
Blow Top Blues (on 1945-05-21)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Feather
recording of:
Blow Top Blues (on 1945-05-21)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Feather
Dinah Washington with Lionel Hampton Septet3:21
17Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-12-01)
clarinet:
Herbie Fields (on 1945-12-01)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1945-12-01)
recording of:
Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop (on 1945-12-01)
writer:
Curley Hamner and Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:21
18I Wish I Knew
vocals:
Little Jimmy Scott (US jazz vocalist) (on 1950-01-25)
recording of:
I Wish I Knew
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Little Jimmy Scott with Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:06
19Since I Fell for You
vocals:
Ella Johnson (on 1945-11-07)
recording of:
Since I Fell for You (on 1945-11-07)
lyricist and composer:
Buddy Johnson (in 1945)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (ended), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (ended) and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Ella Johnson with Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra3:16
20What Will I Tell My Heart?
alto saxophone:
Harold "Geezil" Minerve (on 1951-01-24) and Joe O'Laughlin (on 1951-01-24)
baritone saxophone:
Teddy Conyers (on 1951-01-24)
double bass:
Leon Spann (on 1951-01-24)
drums (drum set):
Emmanuel Simms (on 1951-01-24)
guitar:
Bernie McKay (on 1951-01-24)
piano:
Buddy Johnson (on 1951-01-24)
tenor saxophone:
David Van Dyke (on 1951-01-24) and Purvis Henson (R&B tenor saxophonist) (on 1951-01-24)
trombone:
Donald Cole (on 1951-01-24), Steve Pulliam (on 1951-01-24) and Julius Watson (jazz trombonist) (on 1951-01-24)
trumpet:
Willis Nelson (jazz trumpeter) (on 1951-01-24), Frank Royal (on 1951-01-24) and Calvin Strickland (on 1951-01-24)
vocals:
Arthur Prysock (on 1951-01-24)
recording of:
What Will I Tell My Heart (on 1951-01-24)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Peter Tinturin
Arthur Prysock with Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra3:00

Credits

Release

engineer:Erick Labson (task: audio restoration)
executive producer:Dave Grusin (American pianist and score composer)
Larry Rosen
producer:Joseph Doughney (task: post-production)
Orrin Keepnews (task: reissue)
Michael Landy (task: post-production)
remastering:Erick Labson
transferrer:Erick Labson
Steven Lasker
remastered at:MCA Music Media Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
engineered at:MCA Music Media Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
produced at:The Review Room in New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10707502 [info]