Jumpin' For Joy

~ Release by Teddy Wilson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The short-lived 1939-40 Teddy Wilson Orchestra with arrangements by Edgar Sampson and Buster Harding. Soloists include Doc Cheatam, Ben Webster and Jake Wiley with vocals from Thelma Carpenter. Also contains four tracks by the small group with Helen Ward from 1940.

Annotation last modified on 2023-11-16 21:07 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Jumpin' for Joy
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1939-06-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1939-06-28)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-06-28)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1939-06-28)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1939-06-28) and Rudy Powell (on 1939-06-28)
tenor saxophone:
George Irish (on 1939-06-28) and Ben Webster (on 1939-06-28)
trombone:
Floyd "Stumpy" Brady (on 1939-06-28)
trumpet:
Harold "Shorty" Baker (on 1939-06-28) and Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1939-06-28)
vocals:
Thelma Carpenter (50s/60s vocal artist) (on 1939-06-28)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-06-28)
3:02
2Booly Ja Ja
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1939-06-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1939-06-28)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-06-28)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1939-06-28)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1939-06-28) and Rudy Powell (on 1939-06-28)
tenor saxophone:
George Irish (on 1939-06-28) and Ben Webster (on 1939-06-28)
trombone:
Floyd "Stumpy" Brady (on 1939-06-28)
trumpet:
Harold "Shorty" Baker (on 1939-06-28) and Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1939-06-28)
vocals:
Thelma Carpenter (50s/60s vocal artist) (on 1939-06-28)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-06-28)
recording of:
Booly-Ja-Ja (on 1939-06-28)
composer:
Buster Harding and Teddy Wilson
2:26
3The Man I Love
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1939-06-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1939-06-28)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-06-28)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1939-06-28)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1939-06-28) and Rudy Powell (on 1939-06-28)
tenor saxophone:
George Irish (on 1939-06-28) and Ben Webster (on 1939-06-28)
trombone:
Floyd "Stumpy" Brady (on 1939-06-28)
trumpet:
Harold "Shorty" Baker (on 1939-06-28) and Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1939-06-28)
vocals:
Thelma Carpenter (50s/60s vocal artist) (on 1939-06-28)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-06-28)
instrumental recording of:
The Man I Love (on 1939-06-28)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
3:18
4Exactly Like You
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1939-06-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1939-06-28)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-06-28)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1939-06-28)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1939-06-28) and Rudy Powell (on 1939-06-28)
tenor saxophone:
George Irish (on 1939-06-28) and Ben Webster (on 1939-06-28)
trombone:
Floyd "Stumpy" Brady (on 1939-06-28)
trumpet:
Harold "Shorty" Baker (on 1939-06-28) and Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1939-06-28)
vocals:
Thelma Carpenter (50s/60s vocal artist) (on 1939-06-28)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-06-28)
instrumental recording of:
Exactly Like You (on 1939-06-28)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1930)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) (in 1930)
2:52
5Love Grows on the White Oak Tree
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1939-07-26)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1939-07-26)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-07-26)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1939-07-26)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1939-07-26) and Rudy Powell (on 1939-07-26)
tenor saxophone:
George Irish (on 1939-07-26) and Ben Webster (on 1939-07-26)
trombone:
Floyd "Stumpy" Brady (on 1939-07-26)
trumpet:
Harold "Shorty" Baker (on 1939-07-26) and Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1939-07-26)
vocals:
Thelma Carpenter (50s/60s vocal artist) (on 1939-07-26)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-07-26)
2:46
6This Is the Moment
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1939-07-26)
vocals:
Thelma Carpenter (50s/60s vocal artist) (on 1939-07-26)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-07-26)
recording of:
This Is the Moment (Hollander/Robin song) (on 1939-07-26)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Frederick Hollander
part of:
The 21st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:00
7Early Session Hop
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1939-07-26)
vocals:
Thelma Carpenter (50s/60s vocal artist) (on 1939-07-26)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-07-26)
recording of:
Early Session Hop (on 1939-07-26)
writer:
Buster Harding and Teddy Wilson
2:44
8Lady of Mystery
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1939-07-26)
vocals:
Thelma Carpenter (50s/60s vocal artist) (on 1939-07-26)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-07-26)
2:51
9Jumpin' on the Blacks and Whites
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-09-12)
2:59
10Little Things That Mean So Much
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1939-05-10)
vocals:
Thelma Carpenter (50s/60s vocal artist) (on 1939-05-10)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-09-12)
recording of:
Little Things That Mean So Much (on 1939-05-10)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Teddy Wilson
2:57
11Hallelujah
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1939-05-10)
vocals:
Thelma Carpenter (50s/60s vocal artist) (on 1939-05-10)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-09-12)
recording of:
Hallelujah! (on 1939-05-10)
lyricist:
Clifford Grey (in 1927) and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1927)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1927)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
2:35
12Some Other Spring
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1939-05-10)
vocals:
Thelma Carpenter (50s/60s vocal artist) (on 1939-05-10)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-09-12)
recording of:
Some Other Spring (on 1939-05-10)
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Irene Kitchings
3:15
13Wham (Re Bop Boom Bam)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1939-12-11)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1939-12-11)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-12-11)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1939-12-11)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1939-12-11) and Rudy Powell (on 1939-12-11)
tenor saxophone:
George Irish (on 1939-12-11) and Ben Webster (on 1939-12-11)
trumpet:
Harold "Shorty" Baker (on 1939-12-11), Doc Cheatham (on 1939-12-11) and Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1939-12-11)
vocals:
Jean Eldridge (on 1939-12-11) and J.C. Heard (on 1939-12-11)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-11)
recording of:
Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam) (on 1939-12-11)
lyricist:
Marion Joseph "Taps" Miller
composer:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
publisher:
Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
2:57
14Sweet Lorraine
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1939-12-11)
vocals:
Jean Eldridge (on 1939-12-11) and J.C. Heard (on 1939-12-11)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-11)
recording of:
Sweet Lorraine (on 1939-12-11)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1928)
composer:
Cliff Burwell (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Everbright Music Co. and Mills Music, Inc.
3:16
15Moonray
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1939-12-11)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1939-12-11)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-12-11)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1939-12-11)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1939-12-11) and Rudy Powell (on 1939-12-11)
tenor saxophone:
George Irish (on 1939-12-11) and Ben Webster (on 1939-12-11)
trumpet:
Harold "Shorty" Baker (on 1939-12-11), Doc Cheatham (on 1939-12-11) and Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1939-12-11)
vocals:
Jean Eldridge (on 1939-12-11) and J.C. Heard (on 1939-12-11)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-11)
recording of:
Moonray (on 1939-12-11)
writer:
Artie Quenzer
composer:
Artie Shaw
3:12
16Liza
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1939-12-11)
vocals:
Jean Eldridge (on 1939-12-11) and J.C. Heard (on 1939-12-11)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-11)
recording of:
Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away) (on 1939-12-11)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and Gus Khan
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (in 1929)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
2:31
17Crying My Soul Out for You
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1940-01-18)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1940-01-18)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1940-01-18)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1940-01-18)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1940-01-18) and Rudy Powell (on 1940-01-18)
tenor saxophone:
George Irish (on 1940-01-18) and Ben Webster (on 1940-01-18)
trombone:
Floyd "Stumpy" Brady (on 1940-01-18)
trumpet:
Harold "Shorty" Baker (on 1940-01-18), Doc Cheatham (on 1940-01-18) and Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1940-01-18)
vocals:
Jean Eldridge (on 1940-01-18) and J.C. Heard (on 1940-01-18)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-01-18)
2:52
18In the Mood
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1940-01-18)
vocals:
Jean Eldridge (on 1940-01-18) and J.C. Heard (on 1940-01-18)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-01-18)
2:46
19Cocoanut Grove
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1940-01-18)
vocals:
Jean Eldridge (on 1940-01-18) and J.C. Heard (on 1940-01-18)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-01-18)
2:36
2071
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1940-01-18)
vocals:
Jean Eldridge (on 1940-01-18) and J.C. Heard (on 1940-01-18)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-01-18)
3:00
21I Never Knew
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1940-12-09)
vocals:
Helen Ward (on 1940-12-19)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-12-09)
recording of:
I Never Knew (on 1940-12-09)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Ted Fio Rito
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company
2:36
22Embraceable You
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1940-12-09)
vocals:
Helen Ward (on 1940-12-09)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-12-09)
recording of:
Embraceable You (on 1940-12-09)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
3:12
23But Not for Me
baritone saxophone:
George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-12-09)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1940-12-09)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1940-12-09)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1940-12-09)
guitar:
Eddie Gibbs (on 1940-12-09)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1940-12-09)
trombone:
Benny Morton (on 1940-12-09)
trumpet:
Bill Coleman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1940-12-09)
vocals:
Helen Ward (on 1940-12-09)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-12-09)
recording of:
But Not for Me (on 1940-12-09)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1930) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
3:15
24Oh Lady Be Good
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1940-12-09)
vocals:
Helen Ward (on 1940-12-09)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-12-09)
recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good! (on 1940-12-09)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
2:54