American Songbook Series: E.Y. Harburg

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Annotation

Adrian Cosentini transferred "Paper Moon" and "Over the Rainbow"

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Tracklist

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1Brother Can You Spare a Dime?
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1932-10-25)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1932-10-25)
orchestra:
Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra (on 1932-10-25)
recording of:
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (on 1932-10-25)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Jay Gorney
Bing Crosby3:15
2The Jitterbug
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1939-07-28)
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1939-07-28)
conductor:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (on 1939-07-28)
recording of:
The Jitterbug (The Wizard of Oz) (on 1939-07-28)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
Judy Garland2:47
3Lydia, the Tattooed Lady
vocals:
Groucho Marx (on 1939-07-21)
recording of:
Lydia, the Tattooed Lady (At the Circus, 1939 film) (on 1939-07-21)
writer:
Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg
Groucho Marx3:04
4Poor You
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-02-19)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1942-02-19)
orchestra:
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1942-02-19)
recording of:
Poor You (on 1942-02-19)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra2:50
5Can’t Help Singing
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-12-09)
vocals:
Deanna Durbin (on 1944-12-09) and Robert Paige (actor) (on 1944-12-09)
conductor:
Edgar Fairchild (on 1944-12-09)
recording of:
Can’t Help Singing (on 1944-12-09)
writer:
E.Y. Harburg and Jerome Kern
Deanna Durbin and Robert Paige3:37
6I’m Yours
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-04-01)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-04-01)
orchestra:
Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra (on 1944-04-01)
recording of:
I’m Yours (on 1944-04-01)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
Billie Holiday3:17
7When the Idle Poor Become the Idle Rich
vocals:
Ella Logan (on 1947-04-03) and Lyn Murray Singers (on 1947-04-03)
conductor:
Ray Charles (Charles Raymond Offenberg, NOT the famous blind pianist) (on 1947-04-03)
recording of:
When the Idle Poor Become the Idle Rich (on 1947-04-03)
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1947)
composer:
Burton Lane
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
Ella Logan3:23
8When I’m Not Near the Girl I Love
vocals:
David Wayne (actor, 1914-1995) (on 1947-04-30)
recording of:
When I’m Not Near the Girl I Love (on 1947-04-30)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
David Wayne3:21
9Here’s to Your Illusions
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-05-27)
vocals:
Barbara Cook (American actress and singer) (on 1951-05-27) and Jerome Courtland (on 1951-05-27)
conductor:
Maurice Levin (on 1951-05-27)
recording of:
Here's to Your Illusions
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1951)
composer:
Sammy Fain
part of:
Flahooley
Barbara Cook and Jerome Courtland3:37
10He’s Only Wonderful
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-10-11)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1956-10-11)
orchestra:
Hal Mooney's Orchestra (on 1956-10-11)
recording of:
He’s Only Wonderful (on 1956-10-11)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Sammy Fain
part of:
Flahooley
Sarah Vaughan3:19
11How Are Things in Glocca Morra
vocals:
Ella Logan (on 1955-01-17)
conductor:
George Greeley (on 1955-01-17)
recording of:
How Are Things in Glocca Morra? (from "Finian's Rainbow") (on 1955-01-17)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Glocca Morra Music Corp.
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
Ella Logan3:01
12Look to the Rainbow
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-11-10)
double bass:
Keter Betts (on 1955-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1955-11-10)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1955-11-10)
conductor:
Harold Mooney (on 1955-11-10)
recording of:
Look to the Rainbow (from “Finian’s Rainbow”) (on 1955-11-10)
lyricist:
EY. Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Glocca Morra Music Corp.
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)
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
Dinah Washington2:49
13What Is There to Say?
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-02-16)
vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1957-02-16) and The Hi‐Lo’s (on 1957-02-16)
conductor:
Frank Comstock (on 1957-02-16)
recording of:
What Is There to Say? (on 1957-02-16)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
BMG Songs, Next Decade Entertainment and T.B. Harms Co.
Rosemary Clooney and The Hi‐Lo’s3:24
14The Eagle and Me
vocals:
Carmen McRae (on 1958-08-06)
conductor:
Ralph Burns (on 1958-08-06)
recording of:
The Eagle and Me (on 1958-08-06)
lyricist:
EY. Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
Carmen McRae2:47
15April in Paris
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-06-05)
vocals:
Doris Day (on 1952-06-05) and Norman Luboff Choir (on 1952-06-05)
orchestra:
Percy Faith and His Orchestra (Faith’s orchestra before his death in 1976) (on 1952-06-05)
recording of:
April in Paris (on 1952-06-05)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Doris Day3:14
16I Like the Likes of You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1955-03-07)
double bass:
Rolly Bundock (on 1955-03-07)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1955-03-07)
piano:
Bobby Short (on 1955-03-07)
vocals:
Bobby Short (on 1955-03-07)
recording of:
I Like the Likes of You (on 1955-03-07)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Vernon Duke
Bobby Short2:51
17Then I’ll Be Tired of You
vocals:
Lena Horne (on 1955-07-14)
orchestra:
Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra (on 1955-07-14)
conductor:
Lennie Hayton (on 1955-07-14)
arranger:
Lennie Hayton
recording of:
Then I’ll Be Tired of You (on 1955-07-14)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
Lena Horne3:15
18Down With Love
vocals:
Jeri Southern
recording of:
Down With Love
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Glocca Morra Music Corp. and S.A. Music Co.
Jeri Southern3:15
19Fun to Be Fooled
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-08-18)
piano:
Ralph Sharon (on 1960-08-18)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 1960-08-18)
conductor:
Glenn Osser (on 1960-08-18)
recording of:
Fun to Be Fooled (on 1960-08-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and Yip Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
Tony Bennett3:52
20The Begat
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1980-01-11)
double bass:
Jack Six (on 1980-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Ronnie Bedford (jazz drummer) (on 1980-01-11)
piano:
Keith Ingham (on 1980-01-11)
vocals:
Susannah McCorkle (on 1980-01-11)
recording of:
The Begat (from “Finian’s Rainbow”) (on 1980-01-11)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
Susannah McCorkle3:47
21Old Devil Moon
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1990-07-09)
piano:
Hubert "Tex" Arnold (on 1990-07-09)
vocals:
Margaret Whiting (on 1990-07-09)
conductor:
Hubert "Tex" Arnold (on 1990-07-09)
recording of:
Old Devil Moon (from “Finian’s Rainbow”) (on 1990-07-09)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Victoria Music Ltd.
adaptations:
Old Devil Moon / Stari vražji mesec
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
Margaret Whiting3:04
22It’s Only a Paper Moon
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1970-12-20)
piano:
Richard Leonard (on 1970-12-20)
vocals:
E.Y. Harburg (on 1970-12-20)
recording of:
It’s Only a Paper Moon (on 1970-12-20)
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1933) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Gloccamorria Music, Next Decade Entertainment, S.A. Music Co., SA Music, Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
E.Y. Harburg1:38
23Over the Rainbow
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1970-12-20)
piano:
Richard Leonard (on 1970-12-20)
vocals:
E.Y. Harburg (on 1970-12-20)
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) (on 1970-12-20)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch), 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), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), 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) 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1939 winner)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
E.Y. Harburg1:43

Credits

Release

liner notes:Ken Mandelbaum
Deena Rosenberg
associate producer:Dennis Britton
executive producer:Bruce Talbot
producer:Dwight Blocker Bowers (task: series)
assistant editor:Amy Pickworth
mastering:Frank Abbey (engineer / producer)
booklet editor:Jane Sapp
transferrer:Adrian Cosentini

Release group

part of:American Songbook Series (order: 9)