The Best of the Definitive American Songbook: Volume 2 (I-Z)

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Night and Day
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle
orchestrator:
Nelson Riddle
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1956-11-26)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Frank Sinatra4:00
2Stardust
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Charles LaVere (on 1956-12-19)
lead vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1956-12-19)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1956-12-19)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
recorded at:
Capitol Tower in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-12-19)
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1956-12-19)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Nat King Cole2.653:13
3Satin Doll
producer:
Tom Morgan (producer)
bass:
Jimmy Bond (from 1963-10-08 until 1963-10-10)
bass trombone:
Ken Shroyer (trombonist) (from 1963-10-08 until 1963-10-10)
guitar:
Joe Pass (jazz guitarist) (from 1963-10-08 until 1963-10-10)
membranophone:
Kenny Dennis (from 1963-10-08 until 1963-10-10)
piano:
Jack Wilson (jazz pianist) (from 1963-10-08 until 1963-10-10)
reeds:
Teddy Edwards (jazz saxophonist) (from 1963-10-08 until 1963-10-10), Paul Horn (from 1963-10-08 until 1963-10-10), Harold Land (from 1963-10-08 until 1963-10-10), Joe Maini (from 1963-10-08 until 1963-10-10) and Donald Ruffell (from 1963-10-08 until 1963-10-10)
trombone:
Bob Edmondson (from 1963-10-08 until 1963-10-10), John Ewing (jazz trombonist - do not confuse with John Ewing, Jr.) (from 1963-10-08 until 1963-10-10) and Lester Robertson (jazz trombonist) (from 1963-10-08 until 1963-10-10)
trumpet:
Jules Chaikin (from 1963-10-08 until 1963-10-10), Freddie Hill (trumpet) (from 1963-10-08 until 1963-10-10), Carmell Jones (from 1963-10-08 until 1963-10-10) and Al Porcino (from 1963-10-08 until 1963-10-10)
vocals:
Nancy Wilson (jazz/blues/soul singer) (from 1963-10-08 until 1963-10-10)
orchestra:
Gerald Wilson Orchestra (from 1963-10-08 until 1963-10-10)
remixer:
Malcolm Addey
arranger:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1963-10-08 until 1963-10-10)
cover recording of:
Satin Doll (from 1963-10-08 until 1963-10-10)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1953)
additional composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1953)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1953)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Duke Ellington Music, Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Nancy Wilson2:23
4Misty
producer:
Al Ham and Mitch Miller
vocals:
Johnny Mathis (US pop/soul singer) (in 1959)
conductor:
Glenn Osser (in 1959)
arranger:
Glenn Osser
recording of:
Misty
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Erroll Garner
publisher:
Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Octave Music Publishing Corp., Pocketful of Dreams Music, Reganesque Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Vernon Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
is based on:
Misty (original instrumental work)
Johnny Mathis3:36
5It Had to Be You
arranger:
Gerald Wiggins
recording of:
It Had to Be You
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1924)
composer:
Isham Jones (in 1924)
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1924-05-09)
Kay Starr2:49
6Over the Rainbow
producer:
Norman Newell
lead vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1960-08-04)
conductor:
Norrie Paramor (on 1960-08-04)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1960-08-04)
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) (on 1960-08-04)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (Electric & Musical Industries Music, do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan (EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch), 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), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), 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) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 12)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
Judy Garland3:39
7Tenderly
producer:
Carl E. Jefferson
tenor saxophone:
Scott Hamilton (jazz tenor saxophonist)
trumpet:
Warren Vache (trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn)
vibraphone:
Cal Tjader
vocals:
Rosemary Clooney
recording of:
Tenderly
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (American composer) (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
Rosemary Clooney5:10
8On the Street Where You Live
conductor:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
On the Street Where You Live (My Fair Lady)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
Dean Martin3:41
9Someone to Watch Over Me
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Peter Asher
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1982-06-30 until 1983-03-04)
guitar:
Dennis Budimir (from 1982-06-30 until 1983-03-04)
membranophone:
John Guerin (from 1982-06-30 until 1983-03-04)
piano:
Don Grolnick (from 1982-06-30 until 1983-03-04)
vocals:
Linda Ronstadt (from 1982-06-30 until 1983-03-04)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (from 1982-06-30 until 1983-03-04)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1983)
recorded at:
The Complex in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1982-06-30 until 1983-03-04)
cover recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!) (from 1982-06-30 until 1983-03-04)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Harms, Inc. (in 1926) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2022-01-01)
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:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
Linda Ronstadt4:11
10They Can't Take That Away From Me
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1937-04-01)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
Billie Holiday3:04
11My Funny Valentine
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
double bass:
Carson Smith (on 1954-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Bob Neel (on 1954-02-15)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1954-02-15)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1954) and Blue Note (in 1989)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-02-15)
cover recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”) (on 1954-02-15)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), 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) 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:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
Chet Baker2.52:20
12These Foolish Things
cover recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
Dinah Washington3:30
13Stormy Weather
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-12-15)
orchestra:
Lou Bring’s Orchestra
conductor:
Lou Bring (conductor and pianist)
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather (on 1941-12-15)
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 Horne3:22
14One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
producer:
David Axelrod (baroque pop composer)
orchestrator:
H.B. Barnum
recording of:
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1943)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Harwin Music
part of:
The Sky’s the Limit (1943 film)
Lou Rawls4:27
15Where or When
conductor:
Ian Bernard
recording of:
Where or When (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Williamson Music Company and Chappell & Co. (in 1937)
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:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
Dick Haymes3:27
16That Old Black Magic (live)
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
performer:
Sam Butera and the Witnesses
live cover recording of:
That Old Black Magic (in 1958-08)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Louis Prima & Keely Smith2:57
17It's Only a Paper Moon
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-03-27)
double bass [string bass]:
Haig Stephens
drums (drum set):
George Wettling
guitar:
Hy White
piano:
René DeKnight
vocals:
The Delta Rhythm Boys (vocal harmony group) (on 1945-03-27) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1945-03-27)
cover recording of:
It’s Only a Paper Moon (on 1945-03-27)
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1933) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Gloccamorria Music, Next Decade Entertainment, S.A. Music Co., SA Music, Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Ella Fitzgerald2:37
18Just One of Those Things
producer:
Milt Gabler
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
cover recording of:
Just One of Those Things
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
Peggy Lee with Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra2:58

Credits

Release

art direction:Janet Wolsborn
liner notes:Alan Warner
miscellaneous support:Mark Heimback-Nielsen (task: research)
Peter Holden (task: project coordination)
engineer:Rob Christie (task: mastering coordination)
executive producer:Alan Warner
mastering:Kevin Bartley
mastered at:Capitol Mastering in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:The Best of the Definitive American Songbook (order: 2)
ASIN:US: B0000AQS3S [info]