The Voice of Jazz: The Complete Recordings 1933-1940

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8cd box set

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Tracklist

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▶ CD 2
▶ CD 3
▼ CD 4
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1A Sailboat in the Moonlight
recording of:
Sailboat in the Moonlight
writer:
John Jacob Loeb and Carmen Lombardo
2:51
2Born to Love
recording of:
Born to Love
writer:
M. K. Jerome and Jack Scholl
2:41
3Without Your Love
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1937-06-15)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-06-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1937-06-15)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-06-15)
piano:
James Sherman (on 1937-06-15)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-06-15)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-06-15)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-06-15)
recording of:
Without Your Love (1930s jazz/blues song) (on 1937-06-15)
composer:
Johnny Lange and Fred Stryker
2:53
4Without Your Love
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1937-06-15)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-06-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1937-06-15)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-06-15)
piano:
James Sherman (on 1937-06-15)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-06-15)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-06-15)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-06-15)
recording of:
Without Your Love (1930s jazz/blues song) (on 1937-06-15)
composer:
Johnny Lange and Fred Stryker
2:54
5Getting Some Fun Out of Life
recording of:
(Getting Some) Fun Out of Life
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer)
3:03
6Who Wants Love?
recording of:
Who Wants Love? (on 1937-09-13)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Franz Waxman
42:34
7Trav'lin' All Alone
recording of:
Trav’lin’ All Alone
composer:
J.C. Johnson
2:14
8He's Funny That Way
recording of:
He’s Funny That Way
writer:
Neil Moret and Richard A. Whiting
2:40
9Nice Work If You Can Get It
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1955-08-23)
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1955-08-23)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
53:10
10Things Are Looking Up
recording of:
Things Are Looking Up (A Damsel in Distress) (on 1937-11-01)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
3:22
11My Man
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-07-27)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-07-27)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-07-27) and Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1952-07-27)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1952-07-27)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-07-27)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1952-07-27)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1952-07-27)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1952-07-27)
recording of:
My Man (Mon homme) (Channing Pollock lyrics) (on 1952-07-27)
lyricist:
Jacques Charles (French librettist and theatre producer) and Albert Willemetz
composer:
Maurice Yvain
translator:
Channing Pollock
publisher:
CBS Feist Catalog, Inc. (ended) and Éditions Salabert France
translated version of:
Mon homme
43:04
12Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat) (on 1937-11-01)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:17
13My First Impressions of You
recording of:
My First Impression of You
writer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
2:51
14My First Impressions of You
recording of:
My First Impression of You
writer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
2:49
15When You're Smiling
recording of:
When You’re Smiling (the Whole World Smiles With You) (on 1938-01-06)
lyricist:
Mark Fisher (early 20th century songwriter) and Joe Goodwin
composer:
Larry Shay
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
2:51
16When You're Smiling
recording of:
When You’re Smiling (the Whole World Smiles With You) (on 1938-01-06)
lyricist:
Mark Fisher (early 20th century songwriter) and Joe Goodwin
composer:
Larry Shay
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
3:00
17I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
recording of:
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me
lyricist:
Clarence Gaskill
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
2:51
18I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
recording of:
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me
lyricist:
Clarence Gaskill
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
2:47
19If Dreams Come True
recording of:
If Dreams Come True
lyricist:
Irving Mills
composer:
Edgar M. Sampson and Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
3:04
20If Dreams Come True
recording of:
If Dreams Come True
lyricist:
Irving Mills
composer:
Edgar M. Sampson and Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
3:05
21Now They Call It Swing
recording of:
Now They Call It Swing (on 1938-01-27)
lyricist:
Vaughn De Leath and Walter Hirsch
composer:
Norman Cloutier and Lou Handman
3:05
22Now They Call It Swing
recording of:
Now They Call It Swing (on 1938-01-27)
lyricist:
Vaughn De Leath and Walter Hirsch
composer:
Norman Cloutier and Lou Handman
3:01
23On the Sentimental Side
recording of:
On the Sentimental Side
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
3:05
24On the Sentimental Side
recording of:
On the Sentimental Side
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
3:05
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part of:Prix du jazz vocal de l’Académie du Jazz (number: 1992) (order: 13)