These Were Our Songs: The Late ’30s

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▶ 12" Vinyl 1: 1939
▶ 12" Vinyl 2: 1938
▶ 12" Vinyl 3: 1937
▶ 12" Vinyl 4: 1936
▶ 12" Vinyl 5: 1935
▼ 12" Vinyl 6: Side One: These Were Our Bands / Side Two: … And Here’s What We Danced To
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K1Does Your Heart Beat for Me?
choir vocals [vocal chorus]:
The Morgan Trio
recording of:
Does Your Heart Beat for Me?
writer:
Arnold Johnson, Russ Morgan (Big Band orchestra leader) and Mitchell Parish
Russ Morgan and His Orchestra, The Morganaires?:??
K2Rippling Rhythm
Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra?:??
K3I’ll See You in My Dreams
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians?:??
K4The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
vocals:
Bill Stoker
recording of:
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
lyricist:
Byron D. Stokes (in 1911)
composer:
F. Dudleigh Vernor (in 1911)
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra, Bill Stoker?:??
K5Little Brown Jug
recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (composer/publisher) (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra?:??
K6Sing, Sing, Sing (introducing Christopher Columbus)
recording of:
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Prima
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) (ended) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra?:??
L1The Flat Foot Floogee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-10)
guitar:
Norman Brown (Jazz guitar player active in the 1930s & 1940s) (on 1938-06-10)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-10)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1938-06-10)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Sr. (on 1938-06-10)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1938-06-10) and Herbert Mills (on 1938-06-10)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-10)
recording of:
The Flat Foot Floogie (on 1938-06-10)
composer:
Slim Gaillard, Bud Green and Slam Stewart
Louis Armstrong and The Mills Brothers?:??
L2Wham (Re‐Bop‐Boom‐Bam)
vocals:
Marion Hutton
recording of:
Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam)
lyricist:
Marion Joseph "Taps" Miller
composer:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
publisher:
Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, Marion Hutton and the Band?:??
L3The Joint Is Jumpin’
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-10-07)
clarinet, reeds and saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-10-07)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1937-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1937-10-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1937-10-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-10-07)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1937-10-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-10-07)
recording of:
The Joint Is Jumpin’ (on 1937-10-07)
lyricist:
J.C. Johnson and Andy Razaf
writer:
James C. Johnson (James Calvin Johnson // American guitarist, singer and songwriter)
composer:
Fats Waller
Fats Waller and His Rhythm, Fats Waller?:??
L4The Jumpin’ Jive
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1939-06-13)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1939-06-13)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1939-06-13)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-06-13)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-06-13)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-06-13)
vocals:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-06-13)
recording of:
(Hep‐Hep!) The Jumpin’ Jive (on 1939-06-13)
writer:
Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba and Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra, Lionel Hampton?:??
L5Hold Tight‐Hold Tight (Want Some Sea Food Mama)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1938-11-21)
orchestra:
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1938-11-21)
recording of:
Hold Tight (on 1938-11-21)
lyricist:
Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer)
writer:
Kent Brandow, Lenny Kent and Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer)
composer:
Jerry Brandow, Lenny Kent and Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer)
The Andrews Sisters with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra?:??
L6Jumpin’ at the Woodside
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1938-08-19)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1938-08-19)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-08-19) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-08-19)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-08-19)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-08-19)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-08-19)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1938-08-19)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1938-08-19), Benny Morton (on 1938-08-19) and Dicky Wells (on 1938-08-19)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-08-19), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1938-08-19) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-08-19)
recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental) (on 1938-08-19)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Count Basie and His Orchestra?:??
▶ 12" Vinyl 7: Side One: These Were Our Guys / Side Two: … And These Were Our Girls