L’Histoire du jazz vocal – The Story of Vocal Jazz: 1911–1940

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Annotation

Tracklist errors:
Track 10.24 is listed as "Delta Blues" by Son House in the booklet and on the cover. The actual song on the medium is "Love in Vain" by Robert Johnson however.

Annotation last modified on 2024-01-06 12:20 UTC.

Tracklist

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1You Go to My Head [1938‐05‐11]
recording of:
You Go to My Head (on 1938-05-11)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
Billie Holiday2:53
2Goodbye Red [1938]
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1938-12-17)
guitar:
Robert Lee McCoy (on 1938-12-17)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1938-12-17)
mandolin:
Willie Hatcher (Soul artist from Detroit) (on 1938-12-17)
piano:
Speckled Red (on 1938-12-17)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:13
3Shadrack [1938‐06‐14]
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-14)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-14) and The CBS Choir (on 1938-06-14)
arranger:
Lyn Murray
recording of:
Shadrack (on 1938-06-14)
writer:
R. McGimsey
Louis Armstrong2:34
4Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen [1938‐06‐14]
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-14)
bell, drums (drum set), vibraphone and xylophone:
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1938-06-14)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1938-06-14)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1938-06-14)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1938-06-14)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-14) and The CBS Choir (on 1938-06-14)
arranger:
Lyn Murray
recording of:
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen (on 1938-06-14)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
C. Mose Music
Louis Armstrong3:10
5Mailman Blues [1938‐07‐20]
Tiny Mayberry3:07
6Laugh and Call It Love [1938‐07‐29]
recording of:
Laugh and Call It Love (on 1938-07-29)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
Nan Wynn with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra2:58
7When You Feel Down [1938]
Yank Rachell3:18
8At Long Last Love [1938‐08‐01]
recording of:
At Long Last Love (on 1938-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
You Never Know
Bea Wain with Larry Clinton & His Orchestra2:55
9Two Sleepy People [1938‐10‐13]
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1938-10-13)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-10-13)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1938-10-13)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-10-13)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-10-13)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-10-13)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-10-13)
recording of:
Two Sleepy People (from the 1938 film "Thanks for the Memory") (on 1938-10-13)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Fats Waller3:07
10The Blues Ain’t Nothin’ but… [1938‐10‐21]
Georgia White2:42
11Deep River [1938‐11]
piano [piano accompaniment by]:
Kosti Vehanen (on 1938-11-16)
contralto vocals:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (on 1938-11-16)
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1938-11-16)
recording of:
Deep River (arr. Burleigh, for vocals with piano) (on 1938-11-16)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Cecil Burleigh
publisher:
G. Ricordi & Co., Inc.
arrangement of:
Deep River
Marian Anderson3:14
12Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child [1938‐11]
recording of:
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (in 1938-11)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10072)
Marian Anderson3:21
13Roll ’em Pete [1938‐12‐30]
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-12-30)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (on 1938-12-30)
vocals:
Joe Turner (on 1938-12-30)
recording of:
Roll ’em Pete (on 1938-12-30)
writer:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) and Big Joe Turner
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Big Joe Turner2:52
14Bourgeois Blues [1939]
recording of:
The Bourgeois Blues (in 1939)
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
arranger:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and John A. Lomax
Lead Belly5:36
15I Want Jesus to Walk Around My Bedside [1939]
recording of:
I Want Jesus to Walk Around My Bedside (Before I Die) (in 1939)
writer:
R. H. Harris
Selah Jubilee Singers3:22
16’Tain’t What You Do [1939‐01‐03]
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-01-03)
alto saxophone:
Ted Buckner (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-01-03) and Dan Grissom (on 1939-01-03)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1939-01-03)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1939-01-03)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1939-01-03)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1939-01-03)
reeds:
Earl Carruthers (on 1939-01-03), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1939-01-03) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1939-01-03)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1939-01-03), Elmer Crumbley (on 1939-01-03) and Trummy Young (on 1939-01-03)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1939-01-03), Eddie Tompkins (on 1939-01-03) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1939-01-03)
vocals:
Trummy Young (on 1939-01-03)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
It Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It) (on 1939-01-03)
writer:
Sy Oliver and Trummy Young
Trummy Young & Jimmie Lunceford3:06
17My Heart Belongs to Daddy [1939‐01‐05]
recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (on 1939-01-05)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Helen Humes with Count Basie & His Orchestra2:58
18Jeepers Creepers [1939‐01‐18]
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-01-18)
alto saxophone:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1939-01-18) and Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1939-01-18)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1939-01-18)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-01-18)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1939-01-18)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1939-01-18)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1939-01-18) and Albert Nicholas (on 1939-01-18)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1939-01-18), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-01-18) and Bull City Red (aka George Washington) (on 1939-01-18)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-01-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1939-01-18), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1939-01-18) and Otis Johnson (trumpet) (on 1939-01-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1939-01-18)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1939-01-18)
performer:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
later releases:
Jeepers Creepers by Louis Armstrong
recording of:
Jeepers Creepers (on 1939-01-18)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
writer:
Richard A. Whiting
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1938 nominee)
Louis Armstrong42:38
19More Than You Know [1939‐01‐30]
recording of:
More Than You Know (on 1939-01-30)
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Intersong Music, LSQ Music Co., Miller Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (, until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Great Day!
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:10
20Goin’ To Chicago Blues [1939‐02‐13]
recording of:
Goin’ to Chicago (on 1939-02-13)
writer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Jimmy Rushing
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Jimmy Rushing with Count Basie & His Orchestra3:22
21Undecided [1939‐02‐17]
cover recording of:
Undecided (on 1939-02-17)
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Charlie Shavers (in 1938)
Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb3:19
22Mississippi Dream Boat [1939‐02‐27]
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1939-02-27)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1939-02-27)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1939-02-27)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1939-02-27)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-02-27)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1939-02-27)
vocals:
Jean Eldridge (on 1939-02-27)
recording of:
Mississippi Dreamboat (on 1939-02-27)
writer:
Lew Brown, Sammy Fain and Ralph Freed
Jean Eldridge & Johnny Hodges2:40
23She’s Gone [1939‐02‐28]
Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters3:04
24Mutiny in the Parlor [1939‒02‒29]
Helen Ward & Gene Krupa3:01
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