Blue Skies: The Irving Berlin Songbook

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Let Yourself Go
cover recording of:
Let Yourself Go (from “Follow the Fleet”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
Ella Fitzgerald2:18
2You’re Just in Love
cover recording of:
You’re Just in Love (Call Me Madam)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1950)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp.
part of:
Call Me Madam
Billy Eckstine & Sarah Vaughan3:45
3Say It Isn’t So
recording of:
Say It Isn’t So
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp.
Billie Holiday3:18
4Remember
Johnny Hartman feat. Erroll Garner2:45
5No Strings (I’m Fancy Free)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
bass guitar:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
celesta and piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller
guitar:
Barney Kessel
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
recording of:
No Strings (I’m Fancy Free) (from “Top Hat”) (in 1952-12)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Fred Astaire2:56
6I Used to Be Color Blind
producer:
Norman Granz and Anita O’Day
double bass [bass]:
Joe Mondragon (on 1956-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1956-12-18)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-12-18)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1956-12-18)
trumpet:
Harry Edison (on 1956-12-18)
vibraphone:
Larry Bunker (on 1956-12-18)
vocals:
Anita O’Day (on 1956-12-18)
recording of:
I Used to Be Color Blind (from "Carefree")
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1938)
Anita O’Day3:09
7How Deep Is the Ocean?
recording of:
How Deep Is the Ocean?
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1932)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
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)
Joe Williams3:05
8This Year’s Kisses
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1961-06-22)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
piano:
Lou Levy (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
This Year’s Kisses (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Ella Fitzgerald2:18
9Supper Time
recording of:
Suppertime
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1933)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp.
Ethel Waters3:18
10Blue Skies
cover recording of:
Blue Skies
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Williamson Music Company
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)
Dinah Washington10:58
11Always
cover recording of:
Always
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Inc. and Irving Berlin Music
Billy Eckstine & Sarah Vaughan2:41
12Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1952-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Alvin Stoller (in 1952-12)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (in 1952-12)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (in 1952-12)
tap dance:
Fred Astaire
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (in 1952-12)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (in 1952-12)
vocals:
Adele Astaire and Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1952)
cover recording of:
Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (from “Top Hat”) (in 1952-12)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Fred Astaire3:50
13Isn’t This a Lovely Day?
cover recording of:
Isn’t This a Lovely Day? (from “Top Hat”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Ella Fitzgerald6:19
14Let’s Face the Music and Dance
recording of:
Let’s Face the Music and Dance (from “Follow the Fleet”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Follow the Fleet (1936 film)
Anita O’Day3:16
15Waiting at the End of the Road
recording of:
Waiting at the End of the Road (from “Hallelujah”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Frankie Laine2:27
16All by Myself
cover recording of:
All by Myself
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1921)
Ella Fitzgerald2:25

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ASIN:US: B00000473H [info]