Greatest Hits

~ Release by Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1So Rare
recording of:
So Rare
lyricist:
Jack Sharpe (American songwriter)
composer:
Jerry Herst
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
2:33
2Green Eyes
recording of:
Green Eyes (version of Spanish song “Aquellos ojos verdes”)
composer:
Nilo Menéndez
translator:
Eddie Rivera (lyricist, "Green Eyes") and Eddie Woods (songwriter)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
translated version of:
Aquellos ojos verdes
3:21
3Tangerine
vocals:
Bob Eberly (on 1941-12-10) and Helen O’Connell (on 1941-12-10)
recording of:
Tangerine (1941 song) (on 1941-12-10)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Victor Schertzinger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:11
4Besame Mucho
recording of:
Bésame mucho (English lyric version by Sunny Skylar)
composer:
Consuelo Velázquez
translator:
Sunny Skylar
publisher:
Latin American Music, Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Promotora Hispano Americana De Musica S.A.
translated version of:
Bésame mucho (Kiss Me Much, Bésame, bésame mucho como si fuera esta noche la última vez)
3:02
5Maria Elena
recording of:
Maria Elena (English translated)
lyricist and composer:
Lorenzo Barcelata
translator:
S. K. Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
translated version of:
Maria Elena (Spanish original)
3:06
6Amapola
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-02-03)
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1941-02-03), Sam Rubinwitch (Sam Rubinowitch, US baritone/alto sax player & flautist) (on 1941-02-03) and Milt Yaner (on 1941-02-03)
clarinet:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1941-02-03)
double bass:
Jack Ryan (jazz bassist) (on 1941-02-03)
drums (drum set):
Bob "Buddy" Schutz (on 1941-02-03)
guitar:
Guy Smith (jazz guitarist) (on 1941-02-03)
piano:
Joe Lipman (Joseph P. Lippman) (on 1941-02-03)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Frazier (jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-02-03) and Herbie Haymer (on 1941-02-03)
trombone:
Sonny Lee (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-02-03), Nat Lobovsky (on 1941-02-03) and Don Matteson (on 1941-02-03)
trumpet:
Jimmy Campbell (jazz trumpeter and saxophonist) (on 1941-02-03), Nate Kazebier (on 1941-02-03) and Shorty Solomson (trumpeter) (on 1941-02-03)
vocals:
Bob Eberly (on 1941-02-03) and Helen O’Connell (on 1941-02-03)
orchestra:
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1941-02-03)
conductor:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1941-02-03)
arranger:
Joe Lipman (Joseph P. Lippman)
recording of:
Amapola (English lyrics) (on 1941-02-03)
lyricist:
Albert Gamse
composer:
Joseph M. Lacalle (Joseph M. Lacalle)
translated version of:
Amapola (original Spanish lyrics)
part of:
Once Upon a Time in America
3:25
7Yours
alto saxophone:
Sam Rubinowitch (US baritone/alto sax player & flautist) (on 1941-02-03) and Milt Yaner (on 1941-02-03)
double bass:
Jack Ryan (jazz bassist) (on 1941-02-03)
drums (drum set):
Bob "Buddy" Schutz (on 1941-02-03)
guitar:
Guy Smith (jazz guitarist) (on 1941-02-03)
piano:
Joe Lipman (Joseph P. Lippman) (on 1941-02-03)
reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1941-02-03)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Frazier (jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-02-03) and Herbie Haymer (on 1941-02-03)
trombone:
Sonny Lee (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-02-03), Nat Lobovsky (on 1941-02-03) and Don Matteson (on 1941-02-03)
trumpet:
Jimmy Campbell (jazz trumpeter and saxophonist) (on 1941-02-03), Nate Kazebier (on 1941-02-03) and Shorty Solomson (trumpeter) (on 1941-02-03)
vocals:
Bob Eberly (on 1941-02-03) and Helen O’Connell (on 1941-02-03)
recording of:
Yours (1931 version of "Quiéreme mucho") (on 1941-02-03)
lyricist and translator:
Albert Gamse and Jack Sherr
composer:
Gonzalo Roig
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
is based on:
Quiéreme mucho
3:13
8Star Eyes
recording of:
Star Eyes
composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and Red Cape Songs
part of:
I Dood It (1943)
3:06
9I Undertsand
recording of:
I Understand (on 1940-12-09)
lyricist:
Kim Gannon
composer:
Mabel Wayne
3:15
10Brazil
recording of:
Brazil (English translation)
writer:
Ary Barroso
translator:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
translated version of:
Aquarela do Brasil
part of:
Brazil
3:22
11All or Nothing at All
recording of:
All or Nothing at All
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Range Road Music Inc. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
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)
3:17
12Contrasts
recording of:
Contrasts
composer:
Jimmy Dorsey
3:02
13John Silver
alto saxophone:
Sam Rubinowitch (US baritone/alto sax player & flautist) (on 1938-04-29) and Milt Yaner (on 1938-04-29)
double bass:
Jack Ryan (jazz bassist) (on 1938-04-29)
drums (drum set):
Ray McKinley (on 1938-04-29)
guitar:
Roc Hillman (songwriter, arranger) (on 1938-04-29)
piano:
Freddie Slack (on 1938-04-29)
reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1938-04-29)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Frazier (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-04-29) and Herbie Haymer (on 1938-04-29)
trombone:
Bobby Byrne (on 1938-04-29), Sonny Lee (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-04-29) and Don Matteson (on 1938-04-29)
trumpet:
Ralph Muzzillo (on 1938-04-29) and Shorty Sherock (on 1938-04-29)
recording of:
John Silver (on 1938-04-29)
composer:
Jimmy Dorsey and Robert Krise
3:13