The Best of The Mills Brothers

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Tracklist

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1Tiger Rag (10/12/31)
recording of:
Tiger Rag ("Hold that tiger" lyrics) (on 1931-10-12)
lyricist:
Harry DeCosta
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
is based on:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version)
1:51
2Old Fashioned Love (9/12/34)
recording of:
Old Fashioned Love (on 1934-09-12)
composer:
James P. Johnson and Cecil Mack
2:18
3St. Louis Blues (4/14/32)
2:21
4The Old Man of the Mountain (8/8/32)
recording of:
The Old Man of the Mountain (credited to "Brown, Young") (on 1932-08-08)
lyricist:
George “Funky” Brown (US songwriter)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
2:26
5Smoke Rings (1/25/33)
recording of:
Smoke Rings (on 1933-01-25)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Gene Gifford
2:53
6Caravan (12/16/37)
recording of:
Caravan (on 1937-12-16)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1936) and Juan Tizol (in 1936)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
2:41
7Dinah (W/ Bing Crosby - 12/16/31)
orchestra:
Benny Krueger Brunswick Studio Orchestra
performer:
The Mills Brothers
recording of:
Dinah (on 1931-12-16)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
2:51
8Loveless Love (4/14/32)
2:39
9Miss Otis Regrets (9/12/34)
recording of:
Miss Otis Regrets (on 1934-09-12)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1934)
3:14
10Diga Diga Doo (W/ Duke Ellington - 12/22/32)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1932-12-22)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1932-12-22)
alto saxophone, clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1932-12-22)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1932-12-22)
double bass [bass]:
Wellman Braud (on 1932-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1932-12-22)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1932-12-22) and John Mills, Jr. (on 1932-12-22)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1932-12-22)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-12-22) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1932-12-22)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1932-12-22), Arthur Whetsel (on 1932-12-22) and Cootie Williams (on 1932-12-22)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1932-12-22)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1932-12-22)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Jr. (on 1932-12-22)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1932-12-22) and Herbert Mills (on 1932-12-22)
vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1932-12-22)
orchestra:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (on 1932-12-22)
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1932-12-22)
recording of:
Diga Diga Doo (on 1932-12-22)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
recording of:
Diga Diga Doo (in 1932)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
3:08
11Goodbye Blues (4/32)
recording of:
Goodbye Blues (in 1932-04)
writer:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist), Arnold Johnson and Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
1:20
12Nagasaki (6/13/34)
recording of:
Nagasaki (on 1934-06-13)
lyricist:
Mort Dixon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1928)
2:22
13Stardust (2/13/39)
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1939-02-13)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
3:09
14I've Found a New Baby (9/14/34)
recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby (on 1934-09-14)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
2:50
15Jungle Fever (2/24/34)
recording of:
Jungle Fever (on 1934-02-24)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Walter Donaldson
3:07
16Sweet Georgia Brown (9/12/34)
recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown (on 1934-09-12)
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)
2:36
17Sweet Sue, Just You (4/14/32)
guitar:
Herbert Mills (on 1932-04-14) and John Mills, Jr. (on 1932-04-14)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1932-04-14)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Jr. (on 1932-04-14)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1932-04-14) and Herbert Mills (on 1932-04-14)
recording of:
Sweet Sue, Just You (on 1932-04-14)
lyricist:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist)
composer:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist) and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
2:55
18Flat Foot Floogee (W/ Louis Armstrong - 6/10/38)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-10)
guitar:
Norman Brown (Jazz guitar player active in the 1930s & 1940s) (on 1938-06-10)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-10)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1938-06-10)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Sr. (on 1938-06-10)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1938-06-10) and Herbert Mills (on 1938-06-10)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-10)
recording of:
The Flat Foot Floogie (on 1938-06-10)
composer:
Slim Gaillard, Bud Green and Slam Stewart
2:59
19Some of These Days (9/11/34)
recording of:
Some of These Days (on 1934-09-11)
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks
writer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
2:37
20It Don't Mean a Thing (6/32)
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (in 1932-06)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
2:17