The Golden Years

~ Release by Frank Sinatra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Original editor: "Part of a set, of which I only have some of the CD’s. Unsure whether it was a box set, all the discs I have are in individual cases."

Individual cat#s / barcodes (mostly speculation):

CD 1: RMGR0270 (?) / 9325425007306 (?)
CD 2: RMGR0271 / 9325425007313 (?)
CD 3: RMGR0272 / 9325425007320 (?)
CD 4: RMGR0273 (?) / 9325425007337 (?)
CD 5: RMGR0274 / 9325425007344 (?)
CD 6: RMGR0275 / 9325425007351
CD 7: RMGR0276 / 9325425007368
CD 8: RMGR0277 / 9325425007375 (?)

Annotation last modified on 2025-05-15 15:32 UTC.

Tracklist

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1That Old Black Magic
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-03-10)
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1946-03-10), John Sewell (on 1946-03-10) and Julius Tannenbaum (on 1946-03-10)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player) (on 1946-03-10)
drums (drum set):
Ray Hagan (on 1946-03-10)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1946-03-10)
harp:
May Cambern (on 1946-03-10)
piano:
Mark McIntyre (American pianist, orchestra leader and songwriter.) (on 1946-03-10)
saxophone:
Herbie Haymer (on 1946-03-10), Heine Beau (on 1946-03-10), Jules Kinsler (on 1946-03-10), Harry Schuchman (on 1946-03-10) and Arthur Smith (Saxophonist) (on 1946-03-10)
trombone:
Hoyt Bohannon (on 1946-03-10), George Jenkins (Trombonist) (on 1946-03-10) and Elmer Smithers (on 1946-03-10)
trumpet:
Max Herman (on 1946-03-10), Ray Linn (on 1946-03-10) and Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy (on 1946-03-10)
viola:
Alexander Neiman (violist) (on 1946-03-10), Leonard Selic (on 1946-03-10) and Dave Sterkin (on 1946-03-10)
violin:
William Bloom (violinist, worked with Frank Sinatra) (on 1946-03-10), Harry Blostein (on 1946-03-10), Sam Freed (on 1946-03-10), Gerald Joyce (on 1946-03-10), Sol Kindler (on 1946-03-10), Sam Middleman (on 1946-03-10), Nick Pisani (on 1946-03-10), Gene Powers (on 1946-03-10) and Olcott Vail (on 1946-03-10)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1946-03-10)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1946-03-10)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
cover recording of:
That Old Black Magic (on 1946-03-10)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:36
2Where or When
recording of:
Where or When (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Williamson Music Company and Chappell & Co. (in 1937)
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:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
3:19
3The Night We Called It a Day
alto saxophone:
Fred Stulce (on 1942-01-19)
bass:
Hank Stern (Jazz bassist) (on 1942-01-19)
cello:
Cy Bernard (on 1942-01-19)
clarinet:
Heinie Beau (on 1942-01-19)
guitar:
Clark Yocum (on 1942-01-19)
harp:
Ann Mason (American harpist) (on 1942-01-19)
instruments:
Manny Gershman (on 1942-01-19)
oboe:
Charles Strickfaden (on 1942-01-19)
piano:
Skitch Henderson (on 1942-01-19)
tenor saxophone:
Don Lodice (on 1942-01-19)
violin:
Harry Bluestone (on 1942-01-19), Sam Freed (on 1942-01-19), Nick Pisani (on 1942-01-19) and Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1942-01-19)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1942-01-19)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1942-01-19)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-01-19)
cover recording of:
The Night We Called It a Day (on 1942-01-19)
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader)
publisher:
BMI/Embassy Music Corp. and Dorsey Brothers Music
3:25
4My Melancholy Baby
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
3:13
5These Foolish Things
3:10
6Stardust
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
3:12
7This Love of Mine
bass:
Jack Kelleher (on 1941-05-28)
celesta and piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1941-05-28)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1941-05-28)
guitar:
Clark Yocum (on 1941-05-28)
saxophone:
Heinie Beau (on 1941-05-28), Don Lodice (on 1941-05-28), Manny Gershman (on 1941-05-28), Paul Mason (jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-05-28) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1941-05-28)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1941-05-28), Lowell Martin (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-05-28) and Walter Mercurio (Jazz Trombone player) (on 1941-05-28)
trumpet:
Jimmy Blake (jazz trumpeter) (on 1941-05-28), Ziggy Elman (on 1941-05-28), Chuck Peterson (trumpet) (on 1941-05-28) and Shorty Sherock (on 1941-05-28)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1941-05-28)
orchestra:
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1941-05-28)
conductor:
Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1941-05-28)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1941-05-28)
recording of:
This Love of Mine (on 1941-05-28)
lyricist:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
composer:
Sol Parker (songwriter) and Henry Sanicola
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
3:42
8Be Careful It’s My Heart
recording of:
Be Careful, It’s My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
2:50
9There Are Such Things
recording of:
There Are Such Things
writer:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter) (in 1942), Abel Baer (in 1942) and George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
2:43
10Violets for Your Furs
recording of:
Violets for Your Furs
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader)
publisher:
Dorsey Bros Music Ltd. (Angel Eyes - Dennis/Brent), Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
3:07
11Always
violin:
Felix Slatkin (on 1947-01-09)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1947-01-09)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1947-01-09)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
cover recording of:
Always (on 1947-01-09)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Inc. and Irving Berlin Music
2:57
12September Song
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-07-30)
bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player) (on 1946-07-30)
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1946-07-30), John Sewell (on 1946-07-30) and Julius Tannenbaum (on 1946-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Ray Hagan (on 1946-07-30)
French horn:
Richard Perissi (on 1946-07-30)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1946-07-30)
harp:
Ann Mason (American harpist) (on 1946-07-30)
piano:
Mark McIntyre (American pianist, orchestra leader and songwriter.) (on 1946-07-30)
saxophone:
Fred Dornbach (on 1946-07-30), Herbert Haymer (on 1946-07-30), Jules Kinsler (on 1946-07-30) and Harry Klee (on 1946-07-30)
trombone:
Hoyt Bohannon (on 1946-07-30), Edward Kuczborski (on 1946-07-30) and George Jenkins (Trombonist) (on 1946-07-30)
trumpet:
Clyde Hurley (on 1946-07-30), Manny Klein (on 1946-07-30) and Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy (on 1946-07-30)
viola:
Abe Hochstein (on 1946-07-30), Alexander Neiman (violist) (on 1946-07-30) and Stanley Spiegelman (on 1946-07-30)
violin:
William Bloom (violinist, worked with Frank Sinatra) (on 1946-07-30), Werner Callies (on 1946-07-30), Walter Edelstein (on 1946-07-30), Sam Freed (on 1946-07-30), David Frisina (on 1946-07-30), Howard Halbert (on 1946-07-30), Sol Kindler (on 1946-07-30), Morris King (on 1946-07-30), Eugene Lamas (on 1946-07-30), Dan Lube (on 1946-07-30), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1946-07-30) and Gerald Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor) (on 1946-07-30)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1946-07-30)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1946-07-30)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
September Song (catch-all for versions outside the theatrical context) (on 1946-07-30)
lyricist:
Maxwell Anderson
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc., 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)
arrangement of:
Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song
3:08
13All the Things You Are
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1945-01-29), Arthur Kafton (on 1945-01-29) and John Sewell (on 1945-01-29)
double bass:
Arthur "Artie" Shapiro (on 1945-01-29)
drums (drum set):
Ray Hagan (on 1945-01-29)
French horn:
James Stagliano (on 1945-01-29)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1945-01-29)
harp:
Irma Clow (on 1945-01-29)
piano:
Mark McIntyre (American pianist, orchestra leader and songwriter.) (on 1945-01-29)
saxophone:
Leonard Hartman (on 1945-01-29), Heine Beau (on 1945-01-29), Harold Lawson (on 1945-01-29), Don Logiudice (on 1945-01-29) and Manny Gershman (on 1945-01-29)
trombone:
Carl Loeffler (on 1945-01-29), Jimmy Skiles (on 1945-01-29) and Joe Yukl (on 1945-01-29)
trumpet:
Don Anderson (trumpet player) (on 1945-01-29), Charles Griffard (on 1945-01-29) and Leonard Mach (on 1945-01-29)
viola:
Allan Harshman (violist) (on 1945-01-29), Dave Sterkin (on 1945-01-29) and Gary White (Viola player) (on 1945-01-29)
violin:
Victor Arno (on 1945-01-29), Peter Ellis (1940s violinist) (on 1945-01-29), Sam Freed (on 1945-01-29), Gerald Joyce (on 1945-01-29), George Kast (on 1945-01-29), Sol Kindler (on 1945-01-29), Samuel Levine (violinist) (on 1945-01-29), Anthony Perrotti (on 1945-01-29), Nick Pisani (on 1945-01-29), Ted Rosen (on 1945-01-29), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1945-01-29) and Olcott Vail (on 1945-01-29)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-01-29)
vocals:
Ken Lane Singers (on 1945-01-29)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-01-29)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-01-29)
cover recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”) (on 1945-01-29)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
3:05
14Day by Day
recording of:
Day by Day
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston
publisher:
Barton Music Corp. and Hanover Music Corp.
3:13
15Neiani
recording of:
Neiani
writer:
Sy Oliver and Axel Stordahl
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
3:20
16There’s No Business Like Show Business
recording of:
There’s No Business Like Show Business (from “Annie Get Your Gun”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
3:20
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