Jazz Vocal Groups: New York – Los Angeles – Hollywood – Chicago 1927–1944

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Tracklist

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1Charlie Two‐Step
clarinet:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1932-09-13)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1932-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Stan King (Big band-era drummer) (on 1932-09-13)
guitar:
Dick McDonough (on 1932-09-13)
piano:
Martha Boswell (on 1932-09-13)
tenor saxophone:
Larry Binyon (on 1932-09-13)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1932-09-13)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1932-09-13)
vocals:
The Boswell Sisters (on 1932-09-13)
recording of:
Charlie Two-Step (on 1932-09-13)
writer:
Hoagy Carmichael
The Boswell Sisters2:25
2Mood Indigo
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song) (in 1933)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) 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)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
The Boswell Sisters3:17
3Dinah
guitar:
Bobby Sherwood (guitarist/trumpeter) (on 1934-12-13)
vocals:
The Boswell Sisters (on 1934-12-13)
recording of:
Dinah (on 1934-12-13)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
The Boswell Sisters3:04
4From Monday On
recording of:
From Monday On (in 1928)
writer:
Harry Barris and Bing Crosby
Paul Whiteman’s Rhythm Boys2:48
5Side by Side
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1927-04-29)
cornet:
Red Nichols (on 1927-04-29)
double bass:
Al Armer (on 1927-04-29)
baritone vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1927-04-29)
tenor vocals:
Harry Barris (on 1927-04-29) and Al Rinker (on 1927-04-29)
vocals:
The Rhythm Boys (vocal group including Bing Crosby, 1927-1930) (on 1927-04-29)
orchestra:
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (on 1927-04-29)
conductor:
Paul Whiteman (on 1927-04-29)
arranger:
Max Farley
recorded at:
Liederkranz Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1927-04-29)
cover recording of:
Side by Side (on 1927-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter) (in 1927)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:06
6So the Bluebirds and the Blackbirds Got Together
recording of:
So the Bluebirds and the Blackbirds Got Together (in 1929)
writer:
Harry Barris and Billy Moll (songwriter)
Paul Whiteman’s Rhythm Boys3:03
7Steambot Bill
recording of:
Steambot Bill (in 1927)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The California Ramblers2:49
8Diga Diga Do
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1932-12-22)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1932-12-22)
alto saxophone, clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1932-12-22)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1932-12-22)
double bass [bass]:
Wellman Braud (on 1932-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1932-12-22)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1932-12-22) and John Mills, Jr. (on 1932-12-22)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1932-12-22)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-12-22) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1932-12-22)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1932-12-22), Arthur Whetsel (on 1932-12-22) and Cootie Williams (on 1932-12-22)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1932-12-22)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1932-12-22)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Jr. (on 1932-12-22)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1932-12-22) and Herbert Mills (on 1932-12-22)
vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1932-12-22)
orchestra:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (on 1932-12-22)
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1932-12-22)
recording of:
Diga Diga Doo (on 1932-12-22)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
recording of:
Diga Diga Doo (in 1932)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
The Mills Brothers with Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra3:11
9I’ve Found a New Baby
recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby (in 1934)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
The Mills Brothers2:50
10Some of These Days
recording of:
Some of These Days (in 1934)
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks
writer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
The Mills Brothers2:37
11Boog It
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-04-10)
guitar:
Norman Brown (Jazz guitar player active in the 1930s & 1940s) (on 1940-04-10)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-04-10)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills
bass vocals:
John Mills, Sr.
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills and Herbert Mills
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-04-10), The Mills Brothers (on 1940-04-10), Donald Mills (on 1940-04-10), Harry Mills (on 1940-04-10), Herbert Mills (on 1940-04-10) and John Mills, Sr. (on 1940-04-10)
cover recording of:
Boog It (on 1940-04-10)
writer:
Cab Calloway, Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Buck Ram
Louis Armstrong and The Mills Brothers2:39
12Minnie the Moocher Is Dead
recording of:
Minnie the Moocher Is Dead (in 1940)
writer:
Jimmie Lunceford (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader)
The Dandridge Sisters with Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:29
13Oh! Red
recording of:
Oh! Red (in 1938)
composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
The Ink Spots3:14
14Christopher Columbus
recording of:
Christopher Columbus (on 1936-06-18)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Leon “Chu” Berry
recording of:
Christopher Columbus (in 1936)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Leon “Chu” Berry
The Ink Spots3:10
15Cow Cow Boogie
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1943-11-03)
orchestra:
The Ink Spots
cover recording of:
Cow Cow Boogie (on 1943-11-03)
composer:
Benny Carter, Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
MCA Inc. (US record company and parent company for MCA publishing companies, affiliated to ASCAP)
cover recording of:
Cow Cow Boogie (in 1943)
composer:
Benny Carter, Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
MCA Inc. (US record company and parent company for MCA publishing companies, affiliated to ASCAP)
Ella Fitzgerald and The Ink Spots2:56
16Utt‐Da‐Zay (The Taylor Song)
recording of:
Utt Da Zay (The Tailor’s Song) (in 1939)
writer:
Irving Mills and Buck Ram
The Quintones with Barney Bigard and His Orchestra2:52
17Sometimes I’m Happy
recording of:
Sometimes I’m Happy (in 1941)
lyricist:
Vincent Youmans
composer:
Irving Caesar
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
part of:
Hit the Deck (1927 musical)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Mildred Bailey with The Delta Rhythm Boys3:12
18The Duck’s Yas, Yas, Yas
recording of:
The Duck's Yas, Yas, Yas (on 1937-05-27)
writer:
James Johnson
The Three Peppers2:22
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