The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs

~ Release by Shorty Rogers and His Orchestra feat. The Giants (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1We’re Off to See the Wizard / Over the Rainbow
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
producer:
Dick Peirce
bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
brass:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
drums (drum set):
Mel "The Tailor" Lewis (American jazz drummer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
piano:
Pete Jolly (American jazz pianist, accordionist, and composer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
reeds:
Jimmy Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
saxophone:
Bob Shank (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
tenor saxophone:
Herb Geller (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
vibraphone:
Larry Bunker (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
4:24
2The Jitterbug
producer:
Dick Peirce
bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
brass:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
drums (drum set):
Mel "The Tailor" Lewis (American jazz drummer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
piano:
Pete Jolly (American jazz pianist, accordionist, and composer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
reeds:
Jimmy Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
saxophone:
Bob Shank (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
tenor saxophone:
Herb Geller (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
vibraphone:
Larry Bunker (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
conductor:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
recording of:
The Jitterbug (The Wizard of Oz) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
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)
3:18
3The Merry Old Land of Oz
producer:
Dick Peirce
bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
brass:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
drums (drum set):
Mel "The Tailor" Lewis (American jazz drummer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
piano:
Pete Jolly (American jazz pianist, accordionist, and composer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
reeds:
Jimmy Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
saxophone:
Bob Shank (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
tenor saxophone:
Herb Geller (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
vibraphone:
Larry Bunker (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
conductor:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
recording of:
The Merry Old Land of Oz (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
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)
5:37
4If I Only Had a Brain
producer:
Dick Peirce
bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
brass:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
drums (drum set):
Mel "The Tailor" Lewis (American jazz drummer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
piano:
Pete Jolly (American jazz pianist, accordionist, and composer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
reeds:
Jimmy Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
saxophone:
Bob Shank (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
tenor saxophone:
Herb Geller (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
vibraphone:
Larry Bunker (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
conductor:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
recording of:
If I Only Had a Brain (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
3:30
5Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead
producer:
Dick Peirce
bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
brass:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
drums (drum set):
Mel "The Tailor" Lewis (American jazz drummer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
piano:
Pete Jolly (American jazz pianist, accordionist, and composer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
reeds:
Jimmy Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
saxophone:
Bob Shank (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
tenor saxophone:
Herb Geller (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
vibraphone:
Larry Bunker (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
conductor:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
recording of:
Ding‐Dong! The Witch Is Dead (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1939)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1939)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son P/L
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
3:30
6My Shining Hour
producer:
Dick Peirce
bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
brass:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
drums (drum set):
Mel "The Tailor" Lewis (American jazz drummer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
piano:
Pete Jolly (American jazz pianist, accordionist, and composer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
reeds:
Jimmy Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
saxophone:
Bob Shank (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
tenor saxophone:
Herb Geller (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
vibraphone:
Larry Bunker (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
conductor:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
recording of:
My Shining Hour (The Sky’s the Limit) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1943)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1943)
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) (ended), Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Harwin Music Corporation
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The Sky’s the Limit (1943 film)
3:39
7Get Happy
producer:
Dick Peirce
bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
brass:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
drums (drum set):
Mel "The Tailor" Lewis (American jazz drummer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
piano:
Pete Jolly (American jazz pianist, accordionist, and composer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
reeds:
Jimmy Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
saxophone:
Bob Shank (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
tenor saxophone:
Herb Geller (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
vibraphone:
Larry Bunker (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
conductor:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
recording of:
Get Happy (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1929)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Remick Music Corp., S.A. Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Summer Stock
part of:
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue (1930)
2:46
8Blues in the Night
producer:
Dick Peirce
bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
brass:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
drums (drum set):
Mel "The Tailor" Lewis (American jazz drummer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
piano:
Pete Jolly (American jazz pianist, accordionist, and composer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
reeds:
Jimmy Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
saxophone:
Bob Shank (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
tenor saxophone:
Herb Geller (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
vibraphone:
Larry Bunker (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
conductor:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
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)
5:51
9Let’s Fall in Love
producer:
Dick Peirce
bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
brass:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
drums (drum set):
Mel "The Tailor" Lewis (American jazz drummer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
piano:
Pete Jolly (American jazz pianist, accordionist, and composer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
reeds:
Jimmy Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
saxophone:
Bob Shank (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
tenor saxophone:
Herb Geller (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
vibraphone:
Larry Bunker (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
conductor:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
recording of:
Let’s Fall in Love (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
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.
3:18
10That Old Black Magic
producer:
Dick Peirce
bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
brass:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
drums (drum set):
Mel "The Tailor" Lewis (American jazz drummer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
piano:
Pete Jolly (American jazz pianist, accordionist, and composer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
reeds:
Jimmy Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
saxophone:
Bob Shank (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
tenor saxophone:
Herb Geller (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
vibraphone:
Larry Bunker (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
conductor:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
recording of:
That Old Black Magic (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
5:27

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