The Best Loved Bands of All Time

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1▼CD: In the Mood, Our All Time Favorite Bands
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1Begin the Beguine
recording of:
Begin the Beguine
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., 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:
Jubilee
Artie Shaw3:16
2Music, Maestro, Please
recording of:
Music Maestro Please
lyricist:
Herb Magidson (in 1938)
composer:
Allie Wrubel (US composer and songwriter) (in 1938)
medley of:
Spela maestro
Tommy Dorsey, Edythe Wright2:55
3I'm Beginning to See the Light
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Harry James3:16
4In the Mood
recording of:
In the Mood
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Wingy Manone
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein and Co. Limited and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Glenn Miller3:38
5Blues in the Night
recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me)
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 Herman3:17
6Till the End of Time
recording of:
Till the End of Time
lyricist:
Buddy Kaye (in 1945)
composer:
Ted Mossman (in 1945)
is based on:
Polonaise in A‐flat major, op. 53 “Heroique”
Les Brown, Doris Day3:02
7Ballerina
recording of:
Ballerina
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Carl Sigman
Vaughn Monroe3:29
8Serenade of the Bells
recording of:
Serenade of the Bells
writer:
Al Goodhart, Kathleen Twomey and Alfred Urbano
Sammy Kaye3:11
9Tangerine
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 Dorsey3:12
10Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
vocals:
Bob Lawrence (vocalist with Paul Whiteman Orchestra) (on 1933-11-03)
recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (on 1933-11-03)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
Paul Whiteman3:29
11Maria Elena
recording of:
Maria Elena (English translated)
lyricist and composer:
Lorenzo Barcelata
translator:
S. K. Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
translated version of:
Maria Elena (Spanish original)
Wayne King2:33
12I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams
recording of:
I’ve Got a Pocketful of Dreams
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
publisher:
Santly Joy Select, Inc. (on 1938-05-07)
Russ Morgan2:47
13A Sunday Kind of Love
instrumental recording of:
A Sunday Kind of Love
writer:
Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard (US pianist, composer and lyricist), Louis Prima and Stan Rhodes
publisher:
Leeds Music Inc.
Claude Thornhill3:22
14I've Got You Under My Skin
recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
part of:
Born to Dance
Ray Noble2:58
15Boo-Hoo!
Guy Lombardo Trio3:06
16Managua, Nicaragua
Freddy Martin2:52
17I'm in the Mood for Love
recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
writer:
James Moody (jazz saxophonist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
CBS Hastings Catalog inc. and SBK Robbins Catalog, Inc.
version of:
I’m in the Mood for Love
Louis Armstrong3:12
18Baby Face
Jan Garber2:51
19I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire
composer:
Bennie Benjamin, Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.), Sol Marcus and Eddie Seiler
publisher:
Bennie Benjamin Music Inc., Eddie Durham Swing Music Publishing and Ocheri Publishing Corp.
Horace Heidt3:21
20Sweet Georgia Brown
recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis Day (publisher), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Ben Bernie3:03
21These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
vocals:
Helen Ward (on 1936-06-15)
recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (on 1936-06-15)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
Benny Goodman, Helen Ward2:41
2▼CD: Soft Lights and Sweet Music, the Loved Bands of the '30's
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1Lullaby of Broadway
vocals:
Bob Crosby (on 1935-01-26)
recording of:
Lullaby of Broadway (from “Gold Diggers of 1935”) (on 1935-01-26)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1935)
publisher:
Henrees Music co., M. Witmark & Sons, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), 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:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1935 winner)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
The Dorsey Brothers, Bob Crosby2:49
2Let's Fall in Love
recording of:
Let’s Fall in Love
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Eddy Duchin3:08
3There's a Small Hotel
recording of:
There’s a Small Hotel (from “On Your Toes”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1936)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1936)
part of:
On Your Toes
part of:
Pal Joey
Vincent Lopez2:55
4If I Had a Girl Like You
Rudy Vallée3:09
5Walkin' My Baby Back Home
recording of:
Walkin’ My Baby Back Home
lyricist:
Roy Turk (in 1930)
composer:
Fred Ahlert (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Ted Weems3:26
6Soft Lights and Sweet Music
recording of:
Soft Lights and Sweet Music
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Fred Waring3:28
7Beyond the Blue Horizon
recording of:
Beyond the Blue Horizon (from "Monte-Carlo")
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
W. Franke Harling and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony
George Olsen2:58
8Deep Purple
vocals:
Bea Wain (on 1938-12-23)
recording of:
Deep Purple (on 1938-12-23)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1938)
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio)
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Larry Clinton, Bea Wain3:40
9Don't Worry 'Bout Me
recording of:
Don’t Worry ’Bout Me
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1939)
writer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) and Ted Koehler
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) (in 1939)
publisher:
Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Hal Kemp3:21
10I Can't Get Started
recording of:
I Can’t Get Started
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
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)
Bunny Berigan4:47
11Whispers in the Dark
recording of:
Whispers in the Dark (from the film “Artists and Models”) (on 1937-07-07)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 nominee)
Bob Crosby2:51
12South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)
recording of:
South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)
writer:
Michael Carr (songwriter) and Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. (on 1939-03-30)
Shep Fields2:57
13Sing, Sing, Sing (with a Swing)
recording of:
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Prima
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) (ended) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Fletcher Henderson2:34
14At Long Last Love
recording of:
At Long Last Love
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
You Never Know
Ozzie Nelson3:16
15Good Morning
Abe Lyman2:49
16Dancing With Tears in My Eyes
recording of:
Dancing with Tears in my Eyes
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1920)
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer) (in 1920)
Nathaniel Shilkret3:05
17Three Little Fishes (Itty Bitty Poo)
recording of:
Three Little Fishies
lyricist:
Josephine Carringer (writer of lyrics to "Three Little Fishies") and Bernice Idins (writer of lyrics to "Three Little Fishies")
composer:
Saxie Dowell
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25654)
Kay Kyser3:05
18When I Grow Too Old to Dream
recording of:
When I Grow Too Old to Dream
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1934)
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music
translated version of:
Altijd zal het zomer zijn
Glen Gray3:18
19With a Song in My Heart
recording of:
With a Song in My Heart
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1929)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Imagen Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Leo Reisman & His Orchestra3:15
20Moonglow
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1934-01-22)
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1934-01-22)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1934-01-22)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1934-01-22)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1934-01-22), Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1934-01-22), Arville Harris (on 1934-01-22) and Walter Thomas (on 1934-01-22)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1934-01-22) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1934-01-22)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1934-01-22), Edwin Swayze (on 1934-01-22) and Lammar Wright (on 1934-01-22)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1934-01-22)
instrumental cover recording of:
Moonglow (on 1934-01-22)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Will Hudson and Irving Mills
Cab Calloway3:11
21With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming
recording of:
With My Eyes Wide Open I’m Dreaming (Shoot the Works)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
Isham Jones3:24
3▼CD: Jukebox Saturday Night, the Best Loved Bands of the '40's
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1Make Believe Ballroom
recording of:
Make Believe Ballroom Time
composer:
Harold Green (composer) (in 1940) and Mickey Stoner (in 1940)
Charlie Barnet2:33
2Flying Home
recording of:
Flying Home (sung/scat version, eg. by Ella Fitzgerald)
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd and Regent Music (BMI)
version of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
Lionel Hampton2:58
3Again
Gordon Jenkins2:52
4Chopin's Polonaise
Carmen Cavallaro2:53
5They Say
Artie Shaw2:49
6Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song)
Eddy Howard2:46
7Peg O' My Heart
recording of:
Peg o’ My Heart
lyricist:
Alfred Bryan (US songwriter) (on 1913-03-15)
composer:
Fred Fisher (on 1913-03-15)
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
Ted Weems2:43
8(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
recording of:
(I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons
lyricist:
Ivory “Deek” Watson (Singer, guitarist, and songwriter)
composer:
William “Pat” Best
publisher:
MCA Duchess Music Corporation and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Charlie Spivak3:09
9(Ghost) Riders in the Sky
recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”) (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Prophecies Publishing, Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Spookrijder in de nacht
Vaughn Monroe3:02
10You Were Only Fooling
Blue Barron3:01
11Perfidia
recording of:
Perfidia
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
Xavier Cugat3:00
12It Might as Well Be Spring
recording of:
It Might as Well Be Spring (State Fair)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1945)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1945)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music, Inc. and 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)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1945 winner)
part of:
State Fair (1945 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair (1962 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair
Sammy Kaye3:12
13Jukebox Saturday Night
recording of:
Juke Box Saturday Night
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Paul McGrane
Glenn Miller3:07
14So Tired
Russ Morgan3:20
15Symphony
vocals:
Clyde Rogers (US big band vocalist) (in 1945)
recording of:
Symphony (on 1945-10-02)
lyricist:
Roger Bernstein and André Tabet
composer:
Alex Alstone (a.k.a. Siegfried Stein/Gaston Lecoque)
translator:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
Éditions Salabert France and Range Road Music Inc.
translated version of:
Symphonie
Freddy Martin, Clyde Rogers3:20
16Its Love, Love, Love!
Guy Lombardo2:31
17Blue Flame
recording of:
Blue Flame
lyricist:
Leo Corday
composer:
Joe Bishop and Ray Noble
Woody Herman3:15
18One O'Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie3:05
19Bluebird of Happiness
recording of:
Bluebird of Happiness
additional lyricist:
Harry Parr-Davies (in 1934)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman (in 1934)
composer:
Sandor Harmati (in 1934)
Art Mooney3:23
20All the Things You Are
recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
Tommy Dorsey3:22
21I Hear a Rhapsody
recording of:
I Hear a Rhapsody
lyricist and composer:
Jack Baker (US songwriter "I Hear a Rhapsody"), George Fragos and Dick Gasparre
publisher:
Broadcast Music Inc.
Jimmy Dorsey3:02
4▼CD: Sweet and Lovely, the Loved Bands of the 50's
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1So Rare
recording of:
So Rare
lyricist:
Jack Sharpe (American songwriter)
composer:
Jerry Herst
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Jimmy Dorsey2:39
2The Tea for Two Cha Cha
Warren Covington2:59
3The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)
recording of:
The Song From Moulin Rouge (aka “Where Is Your Heart”)
lyricist:
William Engvick
composer:
Georges Auric (composer)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
part of:
Moulin Rouge (1952 film)
Percy Faith3:18
4Satin Doll
recording of:
Satin Doll
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1953)
additional composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1953)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1953)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Duke Ellington Music, Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Duke Ellington3:00
5Blue Tango
recording of:
Blue Tango (original instrumental version)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1951-06-28)
Hugo Winterhalter2:49
6September Song
recording of:
Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song
lyricist:
Maxwell Anderson
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Chappell & Co. (in 1938), TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1938) and Crawford Music Corp. (on 1938-09-24)
part of:
Knickerbocker Holiday (Kurt Weill musical)
Stan Kenton3:21
7Lisbon Antigua
Nelson Riddle2:38
8Unchained Melody
Les Baxter2:34
9Ruby
Richard Hayman2:56
10Mona Lisa
Victor Feldman, Don Cherry2:45
11Sail Along, Silv'Ry Moon
recording of:
Sail Along Silv’ry Moon (1930s song)
lyricist:
Harry Tobias
composer:
Percy Wenrich (American composer)
Billy Vaughn2:10
12Harbor Lights
Ralph Flanagan2:27
13Theme From Peter Gunn
Henry Mancini2:07
14Melancholy Serenade
Jackie Gleason3:18
15The Syncopated Clock
recording of:
The Syncopated Clock
composer:
Mitchell Parish and Leroy Anderson (until 1945-04)
publisher:
Woodbury Music Company (aka Woodbury Music Company)
Boston Pops Orchestra2:12
16At Last
Ray Anthony, Tommy Mercer3:00
17Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
recording of:
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White (1951 song, version of “Cerisier rose et pommier blanc”)
composer:
Louiguy (French composer Louis Guglielmi)
translator:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
is based on:
Cerisier rose et pommier blanc (1950 song)
Pérez Prado3:02
18Charmaine
Billy May3:05
19Tonight You Belong to Me
Lawrence Welk2:04
20Sweet and Lovely
Claude Thornhill, Russ McIntyre3:06
21The Musicians
Henri René, Dinah Shore2:30