These Were Our Songs: The Late ’30s

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Annotation

(if the discids are correct) track #4.9 "Embraceable You" by Judy Garland appears to actually be a recording from the 1943 Girl Crazy film soundtrack, with male quintet and Georgie Stoll and his orchestra — despite the general theme of this Reader's Digest compilation.

Annotation last modified on 2023-09-03 19:03 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1939 (1–12) / 1938 (13–23)
2▶CD: 1938 (1) / 1937 (2–13) / 1936 (14–20)
3▶CD: 1936 (1–5) / 1935 (6–17) / These Were Our Bands (18)
4▼CD: These Were Our Bands (1–5) / These Were Our Girls (6–11) / These Were Our Guys (12–17) / … And Here’s What We Danced To (18–23)
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1Does Your Heart Beat for Me?
choir vocals [vocal chorus]:
The Morgan Trio
recording of:
Does Your Heart Beat for Me?
writer:
Arnold Johnson, Russ Morgan (Big Band orchestra leader) and Mitchell Parish
Russ Morgan with The Morganaires3:06
2Rippling Rhythm
Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra1:39
3I’ll See You in My Dreams
Guy Lombardo2:44
4The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
vocals:
Bill Stoker
recording of:
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
lyricist:
Byron D. Stokes (in 1911)
composer:
F. Dudleigh Vernor (in 1911)
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra3:20
5Little Brown Jug
recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (composer/publisher) (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
Glenn Miller2:53
6When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain
recording of:
When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain
lyricist:
Howard Johnson (songwriter / lyricist) and Kathy Smith
composer:
Harry Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
part of:
Going Hollywood (1933 film)
Kate Smith2:45
7The Man I Love
Dorothy Lamour3:10
8Beer Barrel Polka
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1939-05-03)
recording of:
Beer Barrel Polka (on 1939-05-03)
composer:
Jaromír Vejvoda (in 1927)
arranger:
Eduard Ingriš (from 1927 until 1934)
translator:
Lew Brown (in 1939) and Wladimir A. Timm (Wladimir Timm) (in 1939)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25648)
translated version of:
Škoda lásky (Wasted Love, see also "Rosamunde" and "Beer Barrel Polka")
The Andrews Sisters2:54
9Embraceable You
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1943-11-04)
orchestra:
Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra (on 1943-11-04)
recording of:
Embraceable You (on 1943-11-04)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Judy Garland53:16
10Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
recording of:
Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (from “Top Hat”) (on 1935-10-08)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
The Boswell Sisters3:12
11Once in a While
Frances Langford with Harry Sosnik & his Orchestra3:01
12Stardust
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
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
Bing Crosby with The Matty Malneck Orchestra3:02
13I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
vocals:
Dick Powell (American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra
Dick Powell2:52
14My Prayer
recording of:
My Prayer (on 1939-09-18)
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Georges Boulanger (Romani-Romanian violinist, conductor, composer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Peter Maurice Music, Skidmore Music Co., Inc., 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)
is based on:
Avant de mourir
The Ink Spots3.53:16
15Thanks for the Memory
recording of:
Thanks for the Memory
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Paramount Music Corporation
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1938 winner)
Bob Hope & Shirley Ross3:07
16Your Feet’s Too Big
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-11-03)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1939-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-11-03)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1939-11-03)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-03)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-11-03)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-11-03)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-03)
recording of:
Your Feet’s Too Big (on 1939-11-03)
lyricist:
Ada Benson
composer:
Fred Fisher (in 1936)
Fats Waller3:06
17The Whiffenpoof Song
vocals:
The Gentlemen Songsters and Rudy Vallée
Rudy Vallée3:24
18The Flat Foot Floogee
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
Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers3:02
19Wham (Re‐Bop‐Boom‐Bam)
vocals:
Marion Hutton
recording of:
Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam)
lyricist:
Marion Joseph "Taps" Miller
composer:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
publisher:
Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Glenn Miller with Marion Hutton3:35
20The Joint Is Jumpin’
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-10-07)
clarinet, reeds and saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-10-07)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1937-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1937-10-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1937-10-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-10-07)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1937-10-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-10-07)
recording of:
The Joint Is Jumpin’ (on 1937-10-07)
lyricist:
J.C. Johnson and Andy Razaf
writer:
James C. Johnson (Jim Johnson, James Calvin Johnson // American guitarist, singer and songwriter)
composer:
Fats Waller
Fats Waller2:50
21The Jumpin’ Jive
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1939-06-13)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1939-06-13)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1939-06-13)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-06-13)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-06-13)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-06-13)
vocals:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-06-13)
recording of:
(Hep‐Hep!) The Jumpin’ Jive (on 1939-06-13)
writer:
Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba and Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Lionel Hampton3:17
22Hold Tight—Hold Tight (Want Some Sea Food Mama)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1938-11-21)
orchestra:
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1938-11-21)
recording of:
Hold Tight (on 1938-11-21)
writer:
Jerry Brandow, Edward Robinson (songwriter), Lenny Kent, Willie Spotswood (US singer, composer, often credited as "Spotswood") and Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer)
The Andrews Sisters3:16
23Jumpin’ at the Woodside
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1938-08-19)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1938-08-19)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-08-19) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-08-19)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-08-19)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-08-19)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-08-19)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1938-08-19)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1938-08-19), Benny Morton (on 1938-08-19) and Dicky Wells (on 1938-08-19)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-08-19), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1938-08-19) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-08-19)
recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental) (on 1938-08-19)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Count Basie3:08

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printed in:U.S.A.
copyrighted (©) by:The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (global media and direct marketing company, now known as Trusted Media Brands, Inc.) (in 1987)
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ASIN:US: B001BK838O [info]
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