Dancing and Romancing Through the '40s (remastered)

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
recording of:
Jingle Jangle Jingle (on 1942-05-21)
writer:
Joseph J. Lilley
composer:
Frank Loesser
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra / Julie Conway, Harry Babbitt3:18
2Blues in the Night
recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me) (on 1942-01-12)
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)
Dinah Shore3:10
3Strip Polka
Alvino Rey & His Orchestra / Skeets Herfurt, The Four King Sisters and Chorus3:08
4Tangerine
recording of:
Tangerine (1941 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Victor Schertzinger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra / Bob Eberly and Helen O’Connell3:07
5I Don't Want to Walk Without You
Harry James and His Orchestra / Helen Forrest2:55
6At the Woodchopper's Ball
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:20
7The Dipsy Doodle
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra / Edythe Wright3:12
8Boogie Woogie
alto saxophone:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1938-09-16) and Fred Stulce (on 1938-09-16)
double bass:
Gene Traxler (on 1938-09-16)
drums (drum set):
Maurice Purtill (on 1938-09-16)
guitar:
Carmen Mastren (on 1938-09-16)
piano:
Howard Smith (swing jazz pianist) (on 1938-09-16)
reeds:
Johnny Mintz (on 1938-09-16)
tenor saxophone:
Deane Kincaide (on 1938-09-16) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1938-09-16)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1938-09-16), Les Jenkins (on 1938-09-16) and Buddy Morrow (on 1938-09-16)
trumpet:
Yank Lawson (on 1938-09-16), Lee Castaldo (on 1938-09-16) and Charlie Spivak (on 1938-09-16)
recording of:
Boogie Woogie (on 1938-09-16)
composer:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra3:12
9I've Heard That Song Before
alto saxophone:
Claude Lakey (on 1942-07-31) and Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1942-07-31)
baritone saxophone:
George Davis (40s jazz saxophone) (on 1942-07-31)
cello:
Elias Friede (on 1942-07-31)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1942-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1942-07-31)
French horn:
Willard T. Culley (on 1942-07-31)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1942-07-31)
piano:
Al Lerner (big band composer/conductor/pianist) (on 1942-07-31)
tenor saxophone:
Corky Corcoran (on 1942-07-31)
trombone:
Hoyt Bohannon (on 1942-07-31), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1942-07-31) and Harry Rodgers (US big-band trombonist and arranger) (on 1942-07-31)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1942-07-31), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1942-07-31) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1942-07-31)
viola:
Bill Spears (on 1942-07-31)
violin:
Sam Caplan (on 1942-07-31) and Abraham Hochstein (on 1942-07-31)
vocals:
Helen Forrest (on 1942-07-31)
recording of:
I’ve Heard That Song Before (on 1942-07-31)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1942)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1942)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company and Morley Music Co. Inc.
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 nominee)
Harry James and His Orchestra / Helen Forrest3:02
10Vict'Ry Polka
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1943-09-27)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1943-09-27) and Bing Crosby (on 1943-09-27)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1943-09-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
Vict’ry Polka (on 1943-09-27)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra2:48
11G.I. Jive
recording of:
G.I. Jive (on 1944-03-15)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer
publisher:
WC Music Corp.
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:00
12I'll Walk Alone
recording of:
I’ll Walk Alone (from “Follow the Boys”) (in 1944)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Martha Tilton3:17
13Tico-Tico
Ethel Smith2:48
14There Goes That Song Again
Russ Morgan and His Orchestra / Russ Morgan3:05
15Rum and Coca-Cola
recording of:
Rum and Coca‐Cola (calypso) (on 1944-10-18)
additional lyricist:
Morey Amsterdam
lyricist:
Lord Invader (calypso vocalist and songwriter)
additional composer:
Paul Baron (conductor) and Jeri Sullivan
composer:
Lionel Belasco (Trinidadian-Venezuelan calypso pianist, composer and bandleader)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and EMI Partnership Musikverlag GmbH
The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra3:11
16There! I've Said It Again
Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra / Vaughn Monroe and The Norton Singers3:11
17My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time
Johnny Long and His Orchestra / Dick Robertson, Frances Lane2:57
18Laura
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra3:05
19Candy
Johnny Mercer with Jo Stafford and The Pied Pipers3:12
20It's Been a Long, Long Time
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-07-24)
vocals:
Kitty Kallen (on 1945-07-24)
orchestra:
Harry James and His Orchestra (on 1945-07-24)
cover recording of:
It’s Been a Long, Long Time (on 1945-07-24)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd.
Harry James and His Orchestra / Kitty Kallen3:25
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