The Elf

~ Release by Erroll Garner (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1I Cover the Waterfront
instrumental recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (in 1949)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
3:09
2Love Walked In
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-03-29)
bass and double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1949-03-29)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1949-03-29)
piano:
Erroll Garner (on 1949-03-29)
instrumental recording of:
Love Walked In (on 1949-03-29)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
instrumental recording of:
Love Walked In (in 1949)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
instrumental cover recording of:
Love Walked In
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
3:02
3I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance
instrumental recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance (in 1949)
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI Harmonies Ltd., Mills Music Limited and Mills Music, Inc.
2:45
4Indiana
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-09-25)
bass:
John Levy (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1945-09-25)
double bass:
John Levy, Jr (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1945-09-25)
drums (drum set):
George DeHart (on 1945-09-25)
piano:
Erroll Garner (on 1945-09-25)
instrumental recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (on 1945-09-25)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
instrumental recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (in 1945-09)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
instrumental cover recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
2:38
5Somebody Loves Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-09-25)
producer:
probably Teddy Reig
bass:
John Levy (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1945-09-25)
double bass:
John Levy, Jr (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1945-09-25)
drums (drum set):
George De Hart (on 1945-09-25)
piano:
Erroll Garner (on 1945-09-25)
instrumental recording of:
Somebody Loves Me (on 1945-09-25)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Stephen Ballentine Music Publishing Co.
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
instrumental recording of:
Somebody Loves Me (in 1945-09)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Stephen Ballentine Music Publishing Co.
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
2:47
6Body and Soul
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-03-29)
bass and double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1949-03-29)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1949-03-29)
piano:
Erroll Garner (on 1949-03-29)
instrumental recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1949-03-29)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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)
instrumental recording of:
Body and Soul (in 1949)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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)
3:06
7Penthouse Serenade
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-03-29)
bass and double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1949-03-29)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1949-03-29)
piano:
Erroll Garner (on 1949-03-29)
instrumental recording of:
Penthouse Serenade (on 1949-03-29)
writer:
Val Burton (Isadore Harry Burns) and Will Jason
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Jerry Leiber Music, Range Road Music Inc. and Silver Seahorse Music LLC
instrumental recording of:
Penthouse Serenade (in 1949)
writer:
Val Burton (Isadore Harry Burns) and Will Jason
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Jerry Leiber Music, Range Road Music Inc. and Silver Seahorse Music LLC
recording of:
Penthouse Serenade
writer:
Val Burton (Isadore Harry Burns) and Will Jason
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Jerry Leiber Music, Range Road Music Inc. and Silver Seahorse Music LLC
instrumental cover recording of:
Penthouse Serenade
writer:
Val Burton (Isadore Harry Burns) and Will Jason
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Jerry Leiber Music, Range Road Music Inc. and Silver Seahorse Music LLC
recording of:
Penthouse Steakhouse (When We’re Alone)
writer:
Val Burton (Isadore Harry Burns) and Will Jason
3:05
8Undecided
2:45
9Red Sails in the Sunset
instrumental recording of:
Red Sails in the Sunset (in 1949)
lyricist:
James B. Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Hugh Williams (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
2:47
10I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
instrumental recording of:
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me (in 1949)
lyricist:
Clarence Gaskill
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
2:39
11Stompin' at the Savoy
instrumental recording of:
Stompin’ at the Savoy (in 1949)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader), Edgar Sampson and Chick Webb
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog (ASCAP), Ragbag Music (ASCAP), Razaf Music, Rytvoc (ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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)
3:12
12Stardust
instrumental recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (in 1945-09)
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
2:49
13More Than You Know
instrumental recording of:
More Than You Know (in 1949)
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Intersong Music, LSQ Music Co., Miller Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (, until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Great Day!
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
2:51
14Over the Rainbow
3:06
15Laura
instrumental recording of:
Laura (1945 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
2:46
16This Can't Be Love
instrumental recording of:
This Can’t Be Love (in 1949)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
2:22
17The Man I Love
instrumental recording of:
The Man I Love (in 1949)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
2:40
18Moonglow
instrumental recording of:
Moonglow (in 1949)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Will Hudson and Irving Mills
2:39
19I Want a Little Girl
instrumental recording of:
I Want a Little Girl (in 1949)
lyricist:
Billy Moll (songwriter)
composer:
Murray Mencher (pianist, lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
2:51
20It's Easy to Remember
instrumental recording of:
It’s Easy to Remember (and So Hard to Forget) (in 1949)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1935)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
2:47
21Goodbye
recording of:
Goodbye (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Jenkins
writer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
publisher:
Devalbo Inc, La Salle Music Publishers, Inc., LaSalle Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2:53