Golden Hits: Louis Armstrong

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Tracklist

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1Blueberry Hill
cover recording of:
Blueberry Hill
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Larry Stock
writer:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist), Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) and Larry Stock
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Larry Stock Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Sovereign Music Company and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
2:53
2Dream a Little Dream of Me
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1950-08-25) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1950-08-25)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (on 1950-08-25)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1950-08-25)
cover recording of:
Dream a Little Dream of Me (on 1950-08-25)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1931)
composer:
Fabian André (in 1931) and Wilbur Schwandt (in 1931)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Essex Music, Inc., Étienne Marrix Music, Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Infoswan Publications, One Less Car Music and Words & Music, Inc. (US work publisher)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
recording of:
Dream a Little Dream of Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1931)
composer:
Fabian André (in 1931) and Wilbur Schwandt (in 1931)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Essex Music, Inc., Étienne Marrix Music, Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Infoswan Publications, One Less Car Music and Words & Music, Inc. (US work publisher)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
53:06
3Cheek to Cheek
recording of:
Cheek to Cheek (from “Top Hat”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
publisher:
Irving Berlin (England) Music Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1935 nominee)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
5:53
4A Kiss to Build a Dream On
recording of:
A Kiss to Build a Dream On
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1935) and Bert Kalmar (in 1935)
composer:
Harry Ruby (in 1935)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
part of:
The 24th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
part of:
The Strip (1951 film)
3:00
5Cold, Cold Heart
cover recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
3:13
6Love Is Here to Stay
recording of:
Love Is Here to Stay
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), 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)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
4:00
7La Vie en rose
cover recording of:
La Vie en rose (English translation)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Louiguy (French composer Louis Guglielmi)
translator:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
translated version of:
La Vie en rose (French original)
3:22
8Can Anyone Explain?
recording of:
Can Anyone Explain?
lyricist and composer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
3:10
9Margie
recording of:
Margie (aka “My Little Margie”)
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) (in 1920)
composer:
Con Conrad (songwriter and producer) (in 1920) and J. Russel Robinson (in 1920)
2:18
10Ain’t Misbehavin’
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
4:00
11Oops!
performer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
Oops! (The Belle of New York, 1952 film)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
3:10
12Basin Street Blues
recording of:
Basin Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
5:47
13Beale Street Blues
cover recording of:
Beale Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music
4:57
14Would You Like to Take a Walk?
performer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
Would You Like to Take a Walk?
lyricist:
Mort Dixon and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
3:17
15All That Meat and No Potatoes
recording of:
All That Meat and No Potatoes
lyricist and composer:
Ed Kirkeby (also known as Ed Lloyd and Ted Wallace) and Fats Waller
5:16
16April in Portugal
cover recording of:
April in Portugal
lyricist:
José Galhardo and Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Raul Ferrão
translated version of:
Coimbra
2:45
17Atlanta Blues (Make Me One Pallet on Your Floor)
4:34
18That’s What the Man Said
2:56
19Big Butter and Egg Man
recording of:
Big Butter and Egg Man
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Percy Venable (in 1926)
3:02
20Otchi‐Tchor‐Ni‐Ya
5:27
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1A Froggy Day
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1956-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1956-08-16)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1956-08-16)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1956-08-16)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-08-16)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-08-16) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1956-08-16)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-08-16)
cover recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town) (on 1956-08-16)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
44:32
2I Get Ideas
cover recording of:
I Get Ideas
lyricist:
Dorcas Cochran (in 1951)
composer:
Julio César Sanders (Lenny Sanders) (in 1927)
version of:
Adiós, muchachos (tango)
3:24
3I’ll Walk Alone
recording of:
I’ll Walk Alone (from “Follow the Boys”)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:09
4Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
recording of:
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
translated version of:
Vamos a dejarlo ya (Let's Call the Whole Thing Off)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
4:12
5It’s All in the Game
3:24
6If
recording of:
If (Song, popular in the 1950s)
lyricist:
Stanley J. Damerell and Robert Hargreaves (songwriter)
writer:
H. Tilsley
composer:
Tolchard Evans
3:19
7The Nearness of You
recording of:
The Nearness of You
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1938)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1938)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
5:41
8How Long Has This Been Going On?
recording of:
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Funny Face, 1957 film)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Rosalie
6:00
9When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
recording of:
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
lyricist:
Leon René and Otis René
composer:
Clarence Muse
publisher:
Leon Rene Publication, Mills Music, Inc., Otis Rene Publication and Sherwin Music (publisher)
3:13
10Unless
recording of:
Unless
writer:
Stanley J. Damerell, Tolchard Evans, Robert Hargreaves (songwriter) and Henry B. Tilsley
3:17
11Moments to Remember
3:09
12Someday You’ll Be Sorry
recording of:
Someday You’ll Be Sorry
writer:
Louis Armstrong
3:08
13Ramona
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1953-04-21)
alto saxophone:
Dick Jacobs (arranger, musician and bandleader) (on 1953-04-21) and Milt Yaner (on 1953-04-21)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1953-04-21)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (on 1953-04-21)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1953-04-21)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1953-04-21)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1953-04-21)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1953-04-21)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1953-04-21)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1953-04-21)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1953-04-21)
recording of:
Ramona (English version) (on 1953-04-21)
lyricist:
L. Wolfe Gilbert
composer:
Mabel Wayne (in 1928)
2:48
14Mack the Knife
cover recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (American composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
3:22
15Gone Fishin’
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-04-27)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player) (on 1951-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1951-04-27)
guitar:
Perry Botkin (on 1951-04-27)
piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1951-04-27) and Mel Henke (on 1951-04-27)
saxophone:
Warren Baker (on 1951-04-27), Matty Matlock (on 1951-04-27), Irving “Babe” Russin (on 1951-04-27) and Philip Shuken (on 1951-04-27)
trombone:
Bill Atkinson (on 1951-04-27), Wendell Mayhew (on 1951-04-27) and Dick Taylor (jazz trombonist) (on 1951-04-27)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1951-04-27), Bobby Guy (on 1951-04-27) and Red Nichols (on 1951-04-27)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-04-27) and Bing Crosby (on 1951-04-27)
orchestra and performer:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1951-04-27)
conductor:
John Scott Trotter (on 1951-04-27)
arranger:
John Scott Trotter (on 1951-04-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Music Ltd. (in 1951)
recording of:
Gone Fishin’ (on 1951-04-27)
writer:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
42:30
16Loveless Love
cover recording of:
Loveless Love
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
4:28
17Skokiaan
recording of:
Skokiaan
lyricist:
Tom Glazer
composer:
August Msarurgwa
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
4:57
18Indian Love Call
3:11
19Because of You
cover recording of:
Because of You
writer:
Arthur Hammerstein and Dudley Wilkinson
publisher:
Julian Stearns Arena Music, Inc
recording of:
Because of You
writer:
Arthur Hammerstein and Dudley Wilkinson
publisher:
Julian Stearns Arena Music, Inc
3:12
20(I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead) You Rascal You
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You
lyricist and composer:
Sam Theard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3:02
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1When the Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along
recording of:
When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
2:08
2They Can’t Take That Away From Me
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 nominee)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
4:39
3Kiss of Fire
recording of:
Kiss of Fire
lyricist:
Lester Allen (wrote “Kiss of Fire”) and Robert Hill (wrote “Kiss of Fire”)
composer:
Ángel Villoldo (Argentinian musician, lyricist and poet)
version of:
El choclo (Villoldo's original version, written circa 1898–1903)
3:04
4Takes Two to Tango
recording of:
Takes Two to Tango
writer:
Al Hoffman (in 1952) and Dick Manning (American songwriter) (in 1952)
2:55
5You’re Just in Love
performer:
Bing Crosby
recording of:
You’re Just in Love (Call Me Madam)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1950)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp.
part of:
Call Me Madam
2:41
6Ole Miss Blues
recording of:
Ole Miss Blues
writer:
William Christopher Handy and Walter Hirsch
3:26
7Who Walks in When I Walk Out?
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-11-23)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-11-23) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1951-11-23)
performer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Dave Barbour’s Orchestra (on 1951-11-23)
cover recording of:
Who Walks in When I Walk Out (on 1951-11-23)
lyricist:
Ralph Freed
writer:
Ralph Freed, Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
2:17
8The Whiffenpoof Song
recording of:
The Whiffenpoof Song
lyricist:
Meade Minnigerode (American writer) and George S Pomeroy (American lyricist)
composer:
Tod B Galloway (American composer and songwriter)
2:56
9Necessary Evil
recording of:
Necessary Evil
lyricist and composer:
Redd Evans
2:31
10My Sweet Hunk O’Trash
recording of:
My Sweet Hunk o’ Trash
lyricist:
Flournoy E. Miller
composer:
James P. Johnson
3:17
11Sequeeze Me
recording of:
Squeeze Me
lyricist:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
5:05
12St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
8:50
13That Lucky Old Sun
recording of:
That Lucky Old Sun
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1949)
composer:
Beasley Smith (in 1949)
publisher:
Beasley Smith Music, Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co. and Robbins Music Corp.
3:04
14Yellow Dog Blues
cover recording of:
Yellow Dog Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
4:17
15Summertime
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
4:59
16Your Cheatin’ Heart
cover recording of:
Your Cheatin’ Heart
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Fred Rose Music (BMI-affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 until 2021-01-06) and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) (from 2021-01-06 to present)
2:45
17You’re the Apple of My Eye
2:48
18Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat
recording of:
Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
MPL UK Publishing
part of:
Guys and Dolls (Broadway musical)
part of:
Guys and Dolls (1955 musical film)
3:16
19C’est si bon
recording of:
C’est si bon (It's So Good, English version)
lyricist:
André Hornez (in 1947)
composer:
Henri Betti (songwriter and pianist) (in 1947)
translator:
Jerry Seelen (screenwriter, lyricist. songwriter) (in 1949)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
translated version of:
C’est si bon (original French version)
3:01
20Baby, It’s Cold Outside, Parts 1 & 2
recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1948 song by Frank Loesser)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1949 winner)
5:41

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