Best of the Big Band Era: 1944-1945

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Holiday For Strings
David Rose and His Orchestra2:27
2Night And Day
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Frank Sinatra3:04
3Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra3:21
4I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)
The Four King Sisters3:12
5Long Ago (And Far Away)
Perry Como3:10
6I'll Walk Alone
recording of:
I’ll Walk Alone (from “Follow the Boys”) (on 1944-04-11)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Dinah Shore2:43
7It Had To Be You
recording of:
It Had to Be You
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1924)
composer:
Isham Jones (in 1924)
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1924-05-09)
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra2:46
8I'll Be Seeing You
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra3:07
9Dance With A Dolly (With A Hole In Her Stocking)
Tony Pastor & His Orchestra2:18
10Cherry
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra3:20
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sentimental Journey
Hal McIntyre and His Orchestra2:53
2There I've Said It Again
Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra3:10
3Candy
Dinah Shore3:10
4It's Been A Long, Long Time
Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra2:46
5Bell Bottom Trousers
lead vocals:
Ruth McCullough and Tony Pastor
recording of:
Bell Bottom Trousers
composer:
Moe Jaffe (songwriter / bandleader)
Tony Pastor & His Orchestra3:02
6Laura
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra3:05
7Don't Fence Me In
Swing and Sway With Sammy Kaye2:42
8Till The End Of Time
Perry Como3:11
9Tippin' In
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra3:22
10I'm Beginning To See The Light
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra3:12