L’Histoire du jazz vocal : The Story of Vocal Jazz: 1941–1953

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Annotation

this is Part 2, a follow-up to L’Histoire du jazz vocal - The Story of Vocal Jazz: 1911–1940; both parts together cover the 1911–1953 period in 20 cds each.

Annotation last modified on 2016-03-13 07:22 UTC.

Tracklist

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1The Very Thought of You
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Vincent (in 1944-04)
trombone:
Milton Kabak (in 1944-04)
trumpet:
Al Porcino (in 1944-04) and Louis Prima (in 1944-04)
vocals:
Louis Prima (in 1944-04)
recording of:
The Very Thought of You (in 1944-04)
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)
Louis Prima2:35
2As Time Goes By
alto saxophone:
Lem Davis (saxophonist) (on 1944-04-01)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-04-01)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1944-04-01)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1944-04-01)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1944-04-01)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1944-04-01)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-04-01)
recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”) (on 1944-04-01)
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)
Billie Holiday3:13
3He’s Funny That Way
alto saxophone:
Lem Davis (saxophonist) (on 1944-04-08)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-04-08)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1944-04-08)
guitar:
Teddy Walters (on 1944-04-08)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (on 1944-04-08) and Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1944-04-08)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1944-04-08)
trumpet:
Freddie Webster (on 1944-04-08)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-04-08)
recording of:
She’s Funny That Way (on 1944-04-08)
lyricist:
Richard A. Whiting (composer) (in 1928)
writer:
Neil Moret and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
composer:
Neil Moret (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI April Music Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Robbins Music Corp. and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
Billie Holiday3:16
4Boogie Woogie on a Saturday Night
double bass:
Doles Dickens (on 1944-05-04)
guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist) (on 1944-05-04)
piano:
Romaine Brown (on 1944-05-04)
vocals:
Romaine Brown (on 1944-05-04), Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist) (on 1944-05-04), David Patillo (US R&B bass player) (on 1944-05-04) and Jimmy Springs (US R&B drummer) (on 1944-05-04)
Five Red Chaps2:54
5I Wonder
piano:
Cecil Gant (in 1944-06)
vocals:
Cecil Gant (in 1944-06)
recording of:
I Wonder (in 1944-06)
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Gant (in 1944)
writer:
R. Laveen (Composer, songwriter and author)
Cecil Gant3:41
6Watcha Say
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-08-09)
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (on 1944-08-09) and Willard Brown (on 1944-08-09)
baritone saxophone:
Ernest Thompson (jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-08-09)
bass:
Alfred Moore (on 1944-08-09)
drums (drum set):
James “Coatsville” Harris (US jazz/R&B drummer, 1940s/50s) (on 1944-08-09)
guitar:
Emitt Slay Trio (on 1944-08-09)
piano:
Ed Swanston (on 1944-08-09)
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon (on 1944-08-09) and Teddy McRae (on 1944-08-09)
trombone:
Larry Anderson (trombone) (on 1944-08-09), Taswell Baird (on 1944-08-09) and Adam Martin (trombone) (on 1944-08-09)
trumpet:
Andrew Ford (trumpeter) (on 1944-08-09), Louis Armstrong (on 1944-08-09), Jesse Brown (trumpeter) (on 1944-08-09), Lester Currant (on 1944-08-09) and Thomas Grider (on 1944-08-09)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1944-08-09) and Dorothy Dandridge (on 1944-08-09)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1944-08-09)
Dorothy Dandridge & Louis Armstrong3:06
7Blowing the Blues Away
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-09-05)
alto saxophone:
Bill Frazier (jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-09-05) and John Jackson (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-09-05)
baritone saxophone:
Leo Parker (on 1944-09-05)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1944-09-05)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1944-09-05)
guitar:
Connie Wainwright (on 1944-09-05)
piano:
John Malachi (on 1944-09-05)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Ammons (on 1944-09-05), Taswell Baird (on 1944-09-05) and Dexter Gordon (on 1944-09-05)
trombone:
Alfred “Chippy” Outcalt (on 1944-09-05), Taswell Baird (on 1944-09-05), Howard Scott (trombonist active in the 1940s/50s) (on 1944-09-05) and Gerald Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine) (on 1944-09-05)
trumpet:
Boonie Haze (on 1944-09-05), Gail Brockman (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1944-09-05), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1944-09-05) and Shorty McConnell (on 1944-09-05)
vocals and conductor:
Billy Eckstine (on 1944-09-05)
orchestra:
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra (on 1944-09-05)
arranger:
Gerald Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine)
recording of:
Blowing the Blues Away (on 1944-09-05)
lyricist:
Billy Eckstine
composer:
Jerry Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine)
Billy Eckstine3:11
8Strange Things Happen Every Day
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-09-22)
double bass:
Abe Bolar (on 1944-09-22)
drums (drum set):
‘Doc’ West (on 1944-09-22)
guitar and lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1944-09-22)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1944-09-22)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 34)
recording of:
Strange Things Happening Every Day (on 1944-09-22)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1944-09)
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI)
arrangement of:
Strange Things Happening Every Day
Sister Rosetta Tharpe32:52
9Lover Man
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Jack Cressey (on 1944-10-04) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1944-10-04)
double bass [bass]:
Haig Stephens (on 1944-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Blowers (on 1944-10-04)
guitar:
Carl Kress (on 1944-10-04)
piano:
Dave Bowman (jazz pianist) (on 1944-10-04)
tenor saxophone:
Larry Binyon (on 1944-10-04) and Paul Ricci (American big-band jazz saxophonist and clarinetist, 1914–2001) (on 1944-10-04)
trumpet:
Russ Case (US trumpeter & bandleader)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-10-04)
orchestra:
Toots Camarata and His Orchestra (on 1944-10-04)
conductor:
Tutti Camarata
arranger:
Tutti Camarata (on 1944-10-04)
recording of:
Lover Man (on 1944-10-04)
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)
Billie Holiday43:19
10That’s the Stuff You Gotta Watch
alto saxophone:
Maxwell Lucas (on 1944-10-04) and Joe O'Laughlin (on 1944-10-04)
baritone saxophone:
Teddy "Cherokee" Conyers (on 1944-10-04)
double bass:
Leon Spann (on 1944-10-04)
drums (drum set):
George Jenkins (Swing/Jazz drummer and band leader) (on 1944-10-04)
piano:
Buddy Johnson (on 1944-10-04)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Henderson (on 1944-10-04)
trombone:
Bernard Archer (on 1944-10-04) and Gordon Thomas (trombone player) (on 1944-10-04)
trumpet:
Henry Glover (from 1944-10-04 to present), Gus Aiken (on 1944-10-04), Willis Nelson (jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-10-04) and Herbert Turner (on 1944-10-04)
vocals:
Buddy Johnson (on 1944-10-04), Ella Johnson (on 1944-10-04) and Arthur Prysock (on 1944-10-04)
recording of:
That's the Stuff You Gotta Watch (on 1944-10-04)
composer:
Buddy Johnson
Ella Johnson & Buddy Johnson3:10
11Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1944-11-16)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1944-11-16)
drums (drum set):
Morey Feld (on 1944-11-16)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1944-11-16)
vibraphone:
Red Norvo (on 1944-11-16)
vocals:
Peggy Mann (on 1944-11-16)
recording of:
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Seven Lively Arts musical revue) (on 1944-11-16)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
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)
Peggy Mann3:19
12September Song
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1944-11-19)
guitar:
Remo Palmieri (on 1944-11-19)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1944-11-19)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Ventura (on 1944-11-19)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1944-11-19)
cover recording of:
September Song (catch-all for versions outside the theatrical context) (on 1944-11-19)
lyricist:
Maxwell Anderson
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc., 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)
arrangement of:
Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song
Sarah Vaughan3:07
13Sentimental Journey
baritone saxophone:
Butch Stone (saxophone, vocals, jazz) (on 1944-11-20)
bass trombone:
Stumpy Brown (on 1944-11-20)
double bass:
Bob Leininger (on 1944-11-20)
drums (drum set):
Dick Shanahan (on 1944-11-20)
guitar:
Hy White (on 1944-11-20)
piano:
Geoffrey Clarkson (on 1944-11-20)
tenor saxophone:
Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1944-11-20)
trumpet:
Bob Higgins (trumpet, jazz) (on 1944-11-20) and Vern Rowe (American actor, singer and trumpet player) (on 1944-11-20)
vocals:
Doris Day (on 1944-11-20)
recording of:
Sentimental Journey (on 1944-11-20)
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1944)
composer:
Les Brown (American big band & jazz musician) (in 1944) and Ben Homer (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Holliday Publishing, Morley Music Co. Inc. and Morley Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Doris Day3:49
14I’m Beginning to See the Light
alto saxophone:
Ed Rosa (on 1944-11-21) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1944-11-21)
double bass:
Ed Mihelich (on 1944-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1944-11-21)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1944-11-21)
piano:
Arnold Ross (on 1944-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
Corky Corcoran (on 1944-11-21)
trombone:
Vic Hamann (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-11-21) and Charlie Preble (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-11-21)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1944-11-21) and Uan Rasey (on 1944-11-21)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1944-11-21)
vocals:
Kitty Kallen (on 1944-11-21)
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light (on 1944-11-21)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Kitty Kallen3:18
15As Long as I Live
alto saxophone:
Les Robinson (on 1944-11-21) and Wayne Songer (clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1944-11-21)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1944-11-21)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1944-11-21)
piano:
Horace Henderson (on 1944-11-21)
reeds:
Neely Plumb (on 1944-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
Illinois Jacquet (on 1944-11-21) and Jack Stacey (on 1944-11-21)
trumpet:
Clyde Hurley (on 1944-11-21) and Jake Porter (on 1944-11-21)
vocals:
Lena Horne (on 1944-11-21)
recording of:
As Long as I Live (on 1944-11-21)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp.
Lena Horne2:46
16Number 12 Train
guitar:
Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter) (in 1944-12)
vocals:
Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter) (in 1944-12)
Josh White3:47
17Jimmy’s Blues
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1944-12-06)
Jimmy Rushing2:56
18Wherever There’s Love
Lee Wiley3:04
19I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues (on 1944-12-12)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
publisher:
Ricki Music and Tempo Music Co.
Woody Herman3:04
20A Night in Tunisia
recording of:
A Night in Tunisia (song version with English lyrics by Jon Hendricks) (on 1944-12-31)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Corporation (German label, 1980s) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label) (ended), Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!), 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)
version of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
Sarah Vaughan2:33
21Mercy Mama Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-07-05)
drums (drum set):
Tyrell Dixon (on 1945-07-05)
guitar and kazoo:
Tampa Red (on 1945-07-05)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1945-07-05)
vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1945-07-05) and Tampa Red (on 1945-07-05)
Tampa Red2:49
22Blues at Sunrise
Ivory Joe Hunter3:18
23That’s the Blues
Rubberlegs Williams2:58
24Caldonia Boogie
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1945-01-19)
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1945-01-19)
drums (drum set):
Alex 'Razz' Mitchell (1940s jazz drummer) (on 1945-01-19)
piano:
William Austin (on 1945-01-19)
tenor saxophone:
Freddie Simon (jazz sax) (on 1945-01-19)
trumpet:
Eddie Roane (on 1945-01-19)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1945-01-19)
recording of:
Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard?) (on 1945-01-19)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherio Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (on 1945-04-16)
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five42:44
25What’s This
recording of:
What’s This? (on 1945-01-22)
writer:
Dave Lambert (jazz vocalist)
Buddy Stewart & Dave Lambert2:42
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