Divas of Jazz and Blues

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Tracklist

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1You Turned the Tables on Me
recording of:
You Turned the Tables on Me
lyricist:
Sidney Mitchell
composer:
Louis Alter
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1936)
Billie Holiday3:28
2I’ve Got You Under My Skin
cover recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
part of:
Born to Dance
Peggy Lee2:30
3Blues to End All Blues
recording of:
Blues to End All Blues
writer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Etta Jones3:00
4Honeysuckle Rose Room
recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose Room
writer:
Art Hickman and Harry Williams (American songwriter, co-writer of “In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree”)
Lena Horn2:51
5God Bless the Child
recording of:
God Bless the Child
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday3:10
6Stairway to the Stars
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1947)
orchestra:
Chubby Jackson and his Orchestra
cover recording of:
Stairway to the Stars
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Dinah Washington3:00
7Mad About You
recording of:
Mad About You
writer:
Walter Bishop, Sr. and Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist)
Helen Humes3:02
8I Sold My Heart to the Junkman
cover recording of:
I Sold My Heart to the Junkman
writer:
Leon René and Otis René
Etta Jones2:49
9I Want to Cry
recording of:
I Want to Cry
lyricist:
Lille Randall
composer:
Harry Pirone
Dinah Washington3:11
10You’ll Have to Swing It (Mr Paganini)
cover recording of:
You'll Have to Swing It (Mr Paganini)
writer:
Sam Coslow
Ella Fitzgerald5:10
11Out of Nowhere
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-09-16)
bass and double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1941-09-16)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1941-09-16)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1941-09-16)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1941-09-16)
trombone:
Benny Morton (on 1941-09-16)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1941-09-16)
vocals:
Lena Horne (on 1941-09-16)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1941-09-16)
cover recording of:
Out of Nowhere (on 1941-09-16)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Lena Horn3:30
12Someone to Watch Over Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-09-12)
producer:
Milt Gabler
piano:
Ellis Larkins
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1950-09-12)
cover recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!) (on 1950-09-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Harms, Inc. (in 1926) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2022-01-01)
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)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
Ella Fitzgerald3:14
13Faithful Forever
recording of:
Faithful Forever
writer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1939 nominee)
Mildred Bailey3:00
14Today I Sing the Blues
recording of:
Today I Sing the Blues
writer:
Curley Hamner
composer:
Curtis Lewis (US songwriter)
publisher:
Bess Music and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Helen Humes2:54
15Rockin’ Chair
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
Mildred Bailey3:11
16Who?
recording of:
Who?
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
Pearl Bailey2:50
17Why Don’t You Do Right
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1947-11-19)
conductor:
Dave Barbour (on 1947-11-19)
cover recording of:
Why Don’t You Do Right? (on 1947-11-19)
lyricist and composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
publisher:
Edwin Morris Music and Morley Music Co
version of:
Weed Smoker’s Dream
recording of:
Why Don’t You Do Right?
lyricist and composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
publisher:
Edwin Morris Music and Morley Music Co
version of:
Weed Smoker’s Dream
Peggy Lee42:26
18Get It Off Your Mind
recording of:
Get It Off Your Mind
writer:
Claude Demetrius and Fleecie Moore
Pearl Bailey3:06
19And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
recording of:
And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
lyricist:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
composer:
Stan Kenton and Charles Lawrence
Anita O’Day3:08
20Black Coffee
double bass:
Max Wayne (on 1953-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1953-05-04)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1953-05-04)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1953-05-04)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1953-05-04)
cover recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song) (on 1953-05-04)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1948)
composer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Sondot Music Corp. and Webster Music Co.
Peggy Lee3:05

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ASIN:DE: B00006GE34 [info]