The Best of the Boswell Sisters

~ Release by The Boswell Sisters (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1It's the Girl
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1931-07-08)
double bass:
Joe Tarto (on 1931-07-08)
drums (drum set):
Stan King (Big band-era drummer) (on 1931-07-08)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1931-07-08)
piano:
Arthur Schutt (on 1931-07-08)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1931-07-08)
trumpet:
Manny Klein (on 1931-07-08)
violin:
Joe Venuti (on 1931-07-08)
vocals:
The Boswell Sisters (on 1931-07-08)
recording of:
It's the Girl (on 1931-07-08)
lyricist:
David Oppenheim (songwriter, composer)
composer:
Abel Baer (songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
3:15
2When I Take My Sugar to Tea
recording of:
When I Take My Sugar to Tea (on 1931-03-19)
composer:
Pierre Norman Connor, Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:17
3Time on My Hands
recording of:
Time on My Hands (on 1931-11-12)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson (in 1930) and Mack Gordon (in 1930)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1930)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Harold Adamson Music (in 1930, in 1956, in 1986), Miller Music Corp. (in 1930, in 1956) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1930, in 1956)
3:16
4The Music Goes Round & Round
recording of:
The Music Goes Round and Round (by E. Farley, M. Riley, R. Hodgson) (on 1936-01-06)
lyricist:
Red Hodgson (in 1935)
composer:
Edward Farley (US trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist & composer) (in 1935) and Mike Riley (US jazz trombonist & songwriter) (in 1935)
3:19
5The Lonesome Road
recording of:
Lonesome Road (on 1934-04-27)
lyricist:
Gene Austin
composer:
Nathaniel Shilkret
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell’s • Sydney, Nathaniel Shilkret Music Corp., Paramount Music Corporation and Spier & Coslow Inc.
3:16
6I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
recording of:
I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket (from “Follow the Fleet”) (on 1936-02-12)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
2:57
7Alexander's Regime Band
recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (on 1934-05-23)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
3:10
8The Object of My Affection
recording of:
The Object of My Affection (on 1934-12-10)
writer:
Jimmie Grier (US jazz clarinetist), Coy Poe (Songwriter) and Pinky Tomlin (singer, actor, songwriter, and bandleader)
3:33
9It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1932-11-22)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:27
10There'll Be Some Changes Made
recording of:
There’ll Be Some Changes Made (on 1932-03-21)
publisher:
Harry H. Pace (in 1921)
lyricist:
Billy Higgins (1920s composer and singer)
composer:
W. Benton Overstreet
publisher:
Herman Darewski Music Publishing Co Ltd. and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) (in 1924)
3:13
11Mood Indigo
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song) (on 1933-01-09)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) 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)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:24
12Cheek to Cheek
recording of:
Cheek to Cheek (from “Top Hat”) (on 1935-10-08)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
publisher:
Irving Berlin (England) Music Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., 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:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1935 nominee)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
3:01
13Old Yazoo
recording of:
Old Yazoo (on 1932-06-29)
writer:
Fats Waller
3:20
14Stop the Sun, Stop the Moon
recording of:
Stop The Sun, Stop The Moon (on 1932-02-24)
lyricist:
Harty Cook (songwriter) and Mercer Cook (songwriter)
composer:
Harty Cook (songwriter), Mercer Cook (songwriter) and J. Russel Robinson
3:11
15If I Had a Million Dollars
2:54
16River Stay Away From My Door
recording of:
River Stay Way From My Door (on 1931-11-05)
lyricist:
Mort Dixon
composer:
Mort Dixon and Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
Olde Clover Leaf Music and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
3:20
17An Evening in Caroline
recording of:
An Ev'ning in Caroline (on 1931-11-05)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson
2:59
18Let Yourself Go
recording of:
Let Yourself Go (from “Follow the Fleet”) (on 1936-02-12)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
2:52
19Everybody Loves My Baby
recording of:
Everybody Loves My Baby (on 1932-02-24)
composer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Pickwick Music Corp. and Salabert
2:17
20I'm Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself a Letter
recording of:
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (on 1936-01-06)
lyricist:
Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Fred Ahlert and Joe Young (US lyricist)
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Azure Pearl Music, Beeping Good Music Publishing, Bluewater Music UK, David Ahlert Music, DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., Downtown Music Publishing LLC (PRS-affiliated), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., MPL UK Publishing, Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP) and Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP)
3:01