Vocal Highlights

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

One of five blue note compilation box sets. The others are:

Brass Highlights - 7243 874625 2 6
Saxophone Highlights - 7243 874631 2 7
Rhythm 1 Highlights - 7243 874613 2 1
Rhythm 2 Highlights - 7243 874617 2 7

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-31 14:51 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Female 1
2▶CD: Female 2
3▼CD: Male
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1It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1961-04-03)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1961-04-03)
double bass:
Mort Herbert (on 1961-04-03)
drums (drum set):
Danny Barcelona (on 1961-04-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-04-03)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1961-04-03)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-03)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-03)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-04-03)
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1961-04-03)
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)
Louis Armstrong43:59
2Stars Fell on Alabama
Jack Teagarden3:01
3I'm in the Mood for Love
King Pleasure3:15
4Oop-Pop-A-Da
Babs Gonzales2:53
5Lonesome Lover Blues
cover recording of:
Lonesome Lover Blues
lyricist and composer:
Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine3:11
6Swinging on a Star
producer:
Tom Morgan (producer)
alto saxophone:
Joe Maini
baritone saxophone:
Jack Nimitz (American saxophonist and clarinet player)
bass:
Joe Mondragon
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson
piano:
Jimmy Rowles
tenor saxophone:
Med Flory and Bill Perkins (jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Bob Fitzpatrick, Lew McCreary and Frank Rosolino
trumpet:
Conte Candoli, Al Porcino, Ray Triscari and Stu Williamson
vocals:
Mark Murphy (US jazz singer)
arranger:
Bill Holman
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1960-07-05 until 1960-07-07)
recording of:
Swinging on a Star
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1944)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke & Van Heusen, Inc. and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1944 winner)
Mark Murphy2:37
7'Tain't Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do
Jimmy Rushing3:10
8Goin' to Chicago Blues
Joe Williams /w. Lambert, Hendricks & Ross4:13
9Señor Blues
Bill Henderson6:16
10Your Mind's on Vacation
recording of:
Your Mind Is on Vacation
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
Mose Allison3:34
11You Don't Know What Love Is
recording of:
You Don’t Know What Love Is
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), 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)
Chet Baker4:53
12Season of the Witch
Lou Rawls5:51
13The Show has Begun
Andy Bey4:10
14Walkin'
Bobby McFerrin5:40
15Something for Sidney
Bob Dorough4:43
16Tanganyika Dance (The Man from Tanganyika)
Kurt Elling6:53