The Columbia Years (1943–1952) The Complete Recordings

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Copyright: ℗ 1993 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

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1Adeste Fideles (O, Come All Ye Faithful)
orchestra:
Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra (on 1946-08-08)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”) (on 1946-08-08)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
2:39
2Lost in the Stars
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1946-08-08)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1946-08-08)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
Lost in the Stars (song, Ulysses Africanus) (on 1946-08-08)
lyricist:
Maxwell Anderson
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
part of:
Lost in the Stars, Act I
3:19
3Jingle Bells
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
performer:
Ken Lane Singers (on 1946-08-08)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
Jingle Bells (on 1946-08-08)
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
arrangement of:
MERRY X'MAS NEO KOBE CITY (アルタミラ前BGM)
12:36
4Falling in Love With Love
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
Falling in Love With Love (on 1946-08-08)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
The Boys From Syracuse
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
2:49
5Hush‐a‐Bye Island
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
Hush‐a‐Bye Island (on 1946-08-22)
writer:
Harold Adamson and Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Melrose Music Corp.
3:22
6So They Tell Me
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
So They Tell Me (on 1946-08-22)
writer:
Arthur Kent and Harold Mott
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
recording of:
So They Tell Me
writer:
Arthur Kent and Harold Mott
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
3:26
7There’s No Business Like Show Business
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1946-08-22)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
There’s No Business Like Show Business (from “Annie Get Your Gun”) (on 1946-08-22)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
3:21
8(Once Upon) A Moonlight Night
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
(Once Upon) A Moonlight Night (on 1946-08-22)
writer:
Irving Bibo and Sidney Clare
publisher:
Sinatra Songs, Inc.
3:08
9Strange Music
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
Song of Norway: Strange Music (on 1946-10-15)
lyricist:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist), Edvard Grieg (composer) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
is based on:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54: No. 4: Notturno (Lyric Pieces, Book V, op. 54 no. 4: Nocturne, original for piano)
is based on:
Lyriske stykker, hefte VIII, op. 65: No. 6: Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Lyric Pieces, Book 8, op. 65: No. 6. Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, for piano)
part of:
Song of Norway
3:02
10Poinciana (Song of the Tree)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
Poinciana (Song of the Tree) (on 1946-10-15)
lyricist:
Buddy Bernier (in 1936)
composer:
Nat Simon (in 1936)
3:22
11The Music Stopped
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
The Music Stopped (on 1946-10-15)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
3:03
12Why Shouldn’t It Happen to Us
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
Why Shouldn’t It Happen to Us? (on 1946-10-15)
writer:
Mann Holiner and Alberta Nichols
publisher:
Sinatra Songs, Inc.
3:14
13Time After Time
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1946-10-24)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1946-10-24)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
Time After Time (on 1946-10-24)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Sands Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
3:12
14It’s the Same Old Dream
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
It's the Same Old Dream
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Sands Music Corp.
3:08
15I’m Sorry I Made You Cry
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1946-10-24), Arthur Kafton (on 1946-10-24), Nicholas Ochi-Albi (on 1946-10-24) and John Sewell (on 1946-10-24)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player) (on 1946-10-24)
drums (drum set):
Ray Hagan (on 1946-10-24)
French horn:
Fred Fox (on 1946-10-24)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1946-10-24)
harp:
May Cambern (on 1946-10-24)
piano:
Mark McIntyre (American pianist, orchestra leader and songwriter.) (on 1946-10-24)
saxophone:
Herbie Haymer (on 1946-10-24), Heine Beau (on 1946-10-24), Jules Kinsler (on 1946-10-24) and Fred Stulce (on 1946-10-24)
trombone:
Dave Hallett (40s US trombonist) (on 1946-10-24), George Jenkins (Trombonist) (on 1946-10-24) and Jack Schaeffer (on 1946-10-24)
trumpet:
Don Anderson (trumpet player) (on 1946-10-24), Ray Linn (on 1946-10-24) and Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy (on 1946-10-24)
viola:
Allan Harshman (violist) (on 1946-10-24), Paul Lowenkron (on 1946-10-24), Maurice Perlmutter (on 1946-10-24) and Paul Robyn (on 1946-10-24)
violin:
Edward Bergman (on 1946-10-24), Harry Bluestone (on 1946-10-24), Werner Callies (on 1946-10-24), Sam Cytron (on 1946-10-24), Walter Edelstein (on 1946-10-24), Peter Ellis (1940s violinist) (on 1946-10-24), George Kast (on 1946-10-24), Morris King (on 1946-10-24), Sam Middleman (on 1946-10-24), Fred Olson (on 1946-10-24), Nick Pisani (on 1946-10-24), Gene Powers (on 1946-10-24), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1946-10-24), Felix Slatkin (on 1946-10-24) and Marshall Sosson (on 1946-10-24)
background vocals:
Marvin Bailey (on 1946-10-24), Lee Gotch (on 1946-10-24), Beverly Mahr (on 1946-10-24), Mack McLean (on 1946-10-24) and E. William Seckler (on 1946-10-24)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1946-10-24)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1946-10-24)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
I'm Sorry I Made You Cry (on 1946-10-24)
lyricist and composer:
N.J. Clesi
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. and EMI Feist Catalog Inc. (on 1916-01-01)
3:08
16None but the Lonely Heart
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
None but the Lonely Heart (on 1946-10-31)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
translator:
Bill Westbrook (translator)
publisher:
Sands Music Corp.
is based on:
6 Romances, op. 6, no. 6: None but the Lonely Heart (Нет, только тот, кто знал) (6 Romances, Op. 6: No. 6. None but the Lonely Heart, original for voice and piano)
3:36
17The Brooklyn Bridge
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1946-10-31)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1946-10-31)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
The Brooklyn Bridge (on 1946-10-31)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Sands Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
2:39
18I Believe
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
I Believe (Frank Sinatra song) (on 1946-10-31)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
3:05
19I Got a Gal I Love (in North and South Dakota)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
I Got a Gal I Love (In North and South Dakota) (on 1946-10-31)
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
2:46
20The Dum‐Dot Song (I Put a Penny in the Gum Slot)
arranger:
George Siravo
recording of:
The Dum‐Dot Song (on 1946-11-07)
writer:
Julian Kay
publisher:
Sinatra Songs, Inc.
3:00
21All of Me
arranger:
George Siravo
recording of:
All of Me (on 1946-11-07)
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
2:38
22It’s All Up to You
conductor:
Dinah Shore
performer:
Dinah Shore (on 1946-11-07)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
It’s All Up to You (on 1946-11-07)
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
2:52
23My Romance
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
performer:
Dinah Shore (on 1947-11-07)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
My Romance (on 1946-11-07)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1935)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Lorenz Hart Publishing Co., T.B. Harms Co., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Williamson Music Company, 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:
Jumbo
3:22
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