The Complete Jerome Kern Songbooks

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1All the Things You Are
cover 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)
Ella Fitzgerald & Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra3:19
2Why Was I Born
cover recording of:
Why Was I Born?
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1929)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1929)
Arthur Prysock3:00
3Dearly Beloved
cover recording of:
Dearly Beloved (from “You Were Never Lovelier”)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 nominee)
Helen Merrill2:07
4Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1958-12-15)
double bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1958-12-15)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1958-12-15)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1958-12-15)
piano:
Ronnell Bright (on 1958-12-15)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1958-12-15)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (from 1958-12-01 until 1958-12-15) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1958-12-15)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1958-12-15), Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1958-12-15) and Al Grey (trombone) (on 1958-12-23)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-12-15), Eugene Young (on 1958-12-15) and Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-12-23)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1958-12-15)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1958-12-15)
cover recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (on 1958-12-15)
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
Sarah Vaughan4:00
5Remind Me
cover recording of:
Remind Me
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1940)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1940)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
Ella Fitzgerald & Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra3:54
6A Fine Romance
recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Joe Williams & Count Basie2:32
7Let’s Begin
Jackie Cain & Roy Kral3:13
8They Didn’t Believe Me
Ernestine Anderson2:24
9The Way You Look Tonight
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Bryan Koniarz
vocals:
Margaret Whiting
conductor:
Russell Garcia
arranger:
Russell Garcia
recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”) (from 1960-01-29 to present)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
sub-publisher:
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:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 winner)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Margaret Whiting3:34
10Lovely to Look At
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
recording of:
Lovely to Look at (in 1952-12)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1935)
additional composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1935)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1935 nominee)
recording of:
Lovely to Look at (from 1952-12 to present)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1935)
additional composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1935)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1935 nominee)
Fred Astaire3:30
11I Won’t Dance
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-08-13)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-08-13)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-08-13)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-08-13)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-08-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-08-13) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-08-13)
cover recording of:
I Won’t Dance (1935, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, from “Roberta”) (on 1957-08-13)
lyricist:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) and Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1935)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Memory Lane Music Ltd., T.B. Harms Co. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
is based on:
I Won’t Dance (1934, lyrics by Hammerstein/Harbach, from “Three Sisters”)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong34:49
12You Couldn’t Be Cuter
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-02-11)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Bryan Koniarz
vocals:
Margaret Whiting (on 1960-02-11)
conductor:
Russell Garcia (on 1960-02-11)
arranger:
Russell Garcia
recording of:
You Couldn't Be Cuter (on 1960-02-11)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1938)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1938)
Margaret Whiting2:05
13Yesterdays
recording of:
Yesterdays (on 1952-07-27)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., 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
recording of:
Yesterdays (from 1960-02-11 to present)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., 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
Billie Holiday2:53
14The Song Is You
recording of:
The Song Is You
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co.
Bing Crosby & Buddy Bregman3:58
15Pick Yourself Up
cover recording of:
Pick Yourself Up (from “Swing Time”)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Ella Fitzgerald & Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra2:09
16She Didn’t Say Yes
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Bryan Koniarz
vocals:
Margaret Whiting
conductor:
Russell Garcia
arranger:
Russell Garcia
recording of:
She Didn’t Say Yes (from 1960-02-11 to present)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach (in 1931)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1931)
Margaret Whiting2:23
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part of:The Verve Songbook Series (number: 1997) (order: 17)