The Great Forties Collection

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Annotation

Three CDs in jewel cases in a box. No indication on box that these are NOT original recordings (i.e. should be ok for merging)

Good scans that do not quite meet cover-art standards here

Annotation last modified on 2023-04-21 10:03 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1In the Mood
recording of:
In the Mood
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Wingy Manone
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein and Co. Limited and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:39
2Frenesi
recording of:
Frenesí
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:06
3Brazil
cover recording of:
Brasil (ended)
composer:
Ary Barroso
Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra2:44
4Buttons and Bows
accordion:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1947-11-30)
vocals:
Dinah Shore (on 1947-11-30)
recording of:
Buttons and Bows (1947 song) (on 1947-11-30)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (on 1948-02-25)
part of:
The 21st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1948 winner)
Dinah Shore12:04
5On the Atchison, Topeka & The Santa Fe
Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers3:06
6Don’t Fence Me In
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-07-25) and Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-07-25)
lead vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1944-07-25) and Bing Crosby (on 1944-07-25)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1944-07-25)
conductor:
Vic Schoen (on 1944-07-25)
recording of:
Don’t Fence Me In (on 1944-07-25)
lyricist:
Robert Fletcher (US poet) (in 1934) and Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters3.53:08
7Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
recording of:
Jingle Jangle Jingle
writer:
Joseph J. Lilley
composer:
Frank Loesser
The Merry Macs2:53
8Paper Doll
vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1942-02-18), Harry Mills (on 1942-02-18), Herbert Mills (on 1942-02-18) and John Mills, Sr. (on 1942-02-18)
recording of:
Paper Doll (on 1942-02-18)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny S. Black (in 1915)
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
The Mills Brothers2:38
9Take the ‘A’ Train
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:57
10There, I’ve Said It Again
vocals:
Vaughn Monroe (on 1944-12-21) and The Norton Sisters (on 1944-12-21)
recording of:
There I’ve Said it Again (on 1944-12-21)
writer:
Redd Evans and David Mann (American songwriter)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Vaughn Monroe3:13
11If I Loved You
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1945)
orchestra:
Russ Case and His Orchestra (in 1945)
conductor:
Russ Case (US trumpeter & bandleader)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1945)
recording of:
If I Loved You (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Perry Como3:18
12Sentimental Journey
recording of:
Sentimental Journey
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1944)
composer:
Les Brown (American big band & jazz musician) (in 1944) and Ben Homer (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Holliday Publishing, Morley Music Co. Inc., Morley Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Les Brown and His Orchestra with Doris Day3:14
13Nature Boy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1947-08-22)
additional guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1947-08-22)
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1947-08-22)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1947-08-22)
violin:
Harry Bluestone (on 1947-08-22)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1947-08-22)
orchestra:
Frank De Vol Orchestra (on 1947-08-22)
recording of:
Nature Boy (on 1947-08-22)
lyricist and composer:
eden ahbez (in 1947)
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Crestview Music Corp., David J. Janowiak d/b/a Golden World (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
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)
Nat King Cole32:54
14Tampico
vocals:
June Christy (on 1945-05-04)
recording of:
Tampico (on 1945-05-04)
writer:
Allan Roberts (songwriter) and Doris Fisher
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra with June Christy22:45
15Anniversary Song
Al Jolson3:06
16I Yi Yi Yi Yi (I Like You Very Much)
recording of:
I, yi, yi, yi, yi
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp.
part of:
That Night in Rio (musical film, 1941)
Carmen Miranda2:14
17Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
Tony Martin2:56
18Galway Bay
recording of:
Galway Bay
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Colahan
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 9306)
Bing Crosby3:04
19Daybreak
recording of:
Daybreak
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
is based on:
Mississippi Suite: IV. Mardi Gras. Allegro – Andantino (espressivo e sostenuto) – Assai maestoso e appassionato
Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey Orchestra3:15
20Stormy Weather
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Lena Horne3:52
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
The Andrews Sisters?:??
2Mairzy Doats
recording of:
Mairzy Doats
composer:
Milton Drake, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
publisher:
Al Hoffman Songs Inc., Hallmark Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP affiliated), Milton Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
The Merry Macs4?:??
3Stardust
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra?:??
4How Are Things in Glocca Morra
Dick Haymes?:??
5Straighten Up and Fly Right
The King Cole Trio?:??
6Just a Little Bit South of North Carolina
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra?:??
7American Patrol
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra?:??
8I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
Les Brown and His Orchestra?:??
9The Golden Wedding
Woody Herman and His Orchestra?:??
10It's Only a Paper Moon
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra?:??
11You Always Hurt the One You Love
The Mills Brothers?:??
12Java Jive
The Ink Spots?:??
13Moonlight Becomes You
Bing Crosby?:??
14The Trolley Song
The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra?:??
15I Understand
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra?:??
16It Started All Over Again
recording of:
It Started All Over Again
lyricist:
Bill Carey (US songwriter)
composer:
Carl T. Fischer (Native American jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra?:??
17On a Slow Boat to China
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra?:??
18Big Noise From Winnetka
The Bob Cats?:??
19Tico Tico
Ethel Smith and The Bando Carioca?:??
20Holiday for Strings
David Rose and His Orchestra?:??
3▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Over the Rainbow
Judy Garland?:??
2My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time
Les Brown and His Orchestra?:??
3A Couple of Song and Dance Men
Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby?:??
4Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar
Will Bradley and His Orchestra?:??
5Dancing in the Dark
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra?:??
6Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)
Perry Como?:??
7Pennysylvania 6-5000
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra?:??
8Rum and Coca Cola
The Andrews Sisters?:??
9Ol' Buttermilk Sky
Hoagy Carmichael?:??
10There's No Business Like Show Business
Ethel Merman?:??
11My Mammy
Al Jolson?:??
12You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
Dinah Shore?:??
13There 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)
Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra?:??
14Whispering Grass (Don't Tell the Trees)
The Ink Spots?:??
15Laura
Woody Herman and His Orchestra?:??
16The Boys in the Back Room
recording of:
The Boys in the Backroom
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Frederick Hollander
Marlene Dietrich?:??
17Skylark
Harry James and His Orchestra?:??
18How High the Moon
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra?:??
19Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams and His Western Caravan?:??
20White Christmas
Bing Crosby?:??