Torch Songs

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Tracklist

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1Blues in the Night
engineer:
Ted Keep and Val Valentin
producer:
Bobby Troup
vocals:
Julie London
orchestra:
Russ Garcia & His Orchestra
conductor:
Russell Garcia
arranger:
Russell Garcia
recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me)
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)
Julie London53:53
2The Very Thought of You
cover recording of:
The Very Thought of You
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Etta James4:34
3Our Love Is Here to Stay
vocals:
Dinah Shore
recording of:
Love Is Here to Stay
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), 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)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
Dinah Shore3:09
4Love for Sale
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Herb Geller (on 1956-02-08) and Bud Shank (on 1956-02-08)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1956-02-08)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1956-02-08)
cello:
Robert La Marchina (US cellist and conductor) (on 1956-02-08) and Edgar Lustgarten (on 1956-02-08)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1956-02-08)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1956-02-08)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-02-08)
harp:
Corky Hale (on 1956-02-08)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1956-02-08)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-02-08) and Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1956-02-08)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1956-02-08), Joe Howard (american trombone player) (on 1956-02-08) and Lloyd Ulyate (American trombonist (1927-2004)) (on 1956-02-08)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1956-02-08), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1956-02-08), Maynard Ferguson (on 1956-02-08) and Conrad Gozzo (on 1956-02-08)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1956, on 1956-02-08)
conductor:
Buddy Bregman (in 1956, on 1956-02-08)
arranger:
Buddy Bregman
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-02-08)
cover recording of:
Love for Sale (on 1956-02-08)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Ella Fitzgerald feat. The Buddy Bregman Orchestra5:56
5East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)
Keely Smith3:27
6Misty
vocals:
Dakota Staton (from 1957-02-28 until 1957-03-02)
conductor:
Van Alexander (aka Al Feldman) (from 1957-02-28 until 1957-03-02)
arranger:
Van Alexander (aka Al Feldman)
recording of:
Misty (from 1957-02-28 until 1957-03-02)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Erroll Garner
publisher:
Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Octave Music Publishing Corp., Pocketful of Dreams Music, Reganesque Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Vernon Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
is based on:
Misty (original instrumental work)
Dakota Staton2:37
7Fly Me to the MoonDinah Washington2:30
8I’ve Grown Accustomed to His Face
Kay Starr2:22
9I Left My Heart in San FranciscoNancy Wilson2:24
10Oh! You Crazy Moon
cover recording of:
Oh! You Crazy Moon
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Peggy Lee2:46
11In a Sentimental Mood
bass:
George Duvivier (on 1961-07-18)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1961-07-18)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1961-07-18)
recorded at:
RKO-Pathé Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-07-18)
cover recording of:
In a Sentimental Mood (on 1961-07-18)
lyricist:
Manny Kurtz and Irving Mills
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1935)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd., Lafleur Music Ltd., Mills Music and Sony/ATV Harmony
Sarah Vaughan4:07
12Softly as I Leave You
producer:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor) (in 1965)
vocals:
Lena Horne (in 1965)
conductor:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor) (in 1965)
arranger:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor) (in 1965)
cover recording of:
Softly, as I Leave You (in 1965)
lyricist:
Giorgio Calabrese
composer:
Antonio DeVita
translator:
Hal Shaper
publisher:
Curci USA Corp., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music (publisher)
translated version of:
Piano
Lena Horne3:04
13Lover Man
producer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and James Sigler (musician, aranger, writer)
arranger:
John R. Faith
cover recording of:
Lover Man
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Patti LaBelle4:10
14As Time Goes By
cover recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”)
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), Chappell (library/production music), Redwood Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1931)
sub-publisher:
香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司 (Warner Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited Taiwan Branch)
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
Nancy Wilson4:47