Hollywood Swing & Jazz

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Tracklist

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1Living in a Great Big Way
performer:
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (actor), Jeni Le Gon and Thomas "Fats" Waller (Fats Waller)
recording of:
I’m Livin’ in a Great Big Way
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Thomas "Fats" Waller & Jeni Le Gon4:55
2Congo Fever (Jungle Fever)
performer:
The Mills Brothers
recording of:
Jungle Fever
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Walter Donaldson
The Mills Brothers3:24
3Let That Be a Lesson to You
orchestra:
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
performer:
Johnnie "Scat" Davis (American actor, singer and trumpeter) and Frances Langford
recording of:
Let That Be a Lesson to You
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
Johnnie "Scat" Davis, Frances Langford & Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:24
4I’ve Got a Heartful of Music
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Gene Krupa
piano:
Teddy Wilson
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton
The Benny Goodman Quartet2:12
5You’re an Education
orchestra:
Freddie Rich and His Orchestra
performer:
The Three Symphonettes
recording of:
You’re an Education
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
The Three Symphonettes with Freddie Rich & His Orchestra1:39
6All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm
vocals:
Allan Jones (American actor and singer)
orchestra:
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
performer:
Ivie Anderson and Benny & The Chrinoline Choir
recording of:
All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Jurmann and Bronisław Kaper
recording of:
Tomorrow is Another Day
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
writer:
Walter Jurmann
composer:
Bronisław Kaper
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
Ivie Anderson, Benny & The Chrinoline Choir with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra8:37
7Jeepers Creepers
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1938-09)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (in 1938-09)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (in 1938-09)
recording of:
Jeepers Creepers (in 1938-09)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
writer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1938 nominee)
Louis Armstrong2:08
8Nightmare
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
recording of:
Nightmare
composer:
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra1:03
9Traffic Jam
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
recording of:
Traffic Jam
composer:
Teddy McRae and Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra2:27
10Blues in the Night
orchestra:
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra
instrumental 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)
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra1:50
11You’ve Got to Know How to Dance
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
performer:
Six Hits and a Miss
recording of:
You’ve Got to Know How to Dance
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Six Hits and a Miss3:31
12Buds Won’t Bud
performer:
Ethel Waters
recording of:
Buds Won’t Bud (Andy Hardy Meets Debutante, 1940 film) (from 1942-04-16 until 1942-05-11)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
Ethel Waters3:10
13Medley: Things Ain’t What They Used to Be / Going Up
orchestra:
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
medley including a recording of:
Going Up
composer:
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra5:06
14Shine
performer:
John W. Bubbles, Ford Buck and The Hall Johnson Choir
recording of:
Shine
lyricist:
Lew Brown (in 1910) and Cecil Mack (in 1910)
composer:
Ford Dabney (in 1910)
Buck & Bubbles2:50
15Mrs. Whiffen
performer:
Marcy McGuire, Ivy Scott and Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”)
recording of:
Mrs. Whiffen
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Music, Inc. (publisher)
Mel Tormé, Marcy McGuire & Ivy Scott2:49
16One O’Clock Jump
orchestra:
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:51
17Body and Soul
performer:
The Hazel Scott Trio
recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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)
The Hazel Scott Trio2:41
18Toot Suite
orchestra:
Harry James and His Orchestra
Harry James & His Orchestra2:54
19Hong Kong Blues
performer:
Hoagy Carmichael
recording of:
Hong Kong Blues
lyricist and composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael2:17
20Baltimore Oriole
performer:
Hoagy Carmichael
recording of:
Baltimore Oriole
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1942)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1942)
Hoagy Carmichael2:04
21Please Don’t Say No
performer:
The King Sisters
recording of:
Please Don’t Say No
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Sammy Fain
The King Sisters2:41
22Jammin’ the Blues
double bass [bass]:
Red Callender and John Simmons (bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) and Sidney Catlett
piano:
Garland Finney (Jazz pianist) and Marlowe Morris
tenor saxophone:
Illinois Jacquet and Lester Young (saxophonist)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
Lester Young & Company2:55
23On the Sunny Side of the Street
double bass [bass]:
Red Callender and John Simmons (bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) and Sidney Catlett
piano:
Garland Finney (Jazz pianist) and Marlowe Morris
tenor saxophone:
Illinois Jacquet and Lester Young (saxophonist)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
vocals:
Marie Bryant
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Ancar Enterprises Inc., Cotton Club Publishing, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Vydia Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
part of:
American Splendor
Marie Bryant, Lester Young & Company3:10
24It’s You or No One
vocals:
Doris Day
performer:
The Page Cavanaugh Trio
recording of:
It’s You or No One
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
part of:
Romance on the High Seas
Doris Day with The Page Cavanaugh Trio2:45
25You Do Something to Me
vocals:
Lena Horne
cover recording of:
You Do Something to Me (Fifty Million Frenchmen musical comedy)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
Fifty Million Frenchmen
Lena Horne1:55
26I’ll Get By
vocals:
Lena Horne
recording of:
I’ll Get by (as Long as I Have You)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
Lena Horne2:32
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Credits

Release

art direction:Hugh Brown (US art director and photographer)
liner notes:Will Friedwald (Author, Music Critic)
mixer:Julie d'Angelo (Producer) (task: project supervisior)
engineer:Doug Schwartz (mastering engineer)
producer:George Feltenstein
design:Julie Vlasak
engineered at:Audio Mechanics in Burbank, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/9588306 [info]
ASIN:US: B00004S825 [info]