50 sublimes chanteuses de Jazz: 1940-1953

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1St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1940-05-01)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Maxine Sullivan3:09
2You’re Driving Me Crazy
recording of:
You’re Driving Me Crazy (on 1940-06-26)
lyricist:
Walter Donaldson
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1930)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Donaldson Publishing Co., Larry Spier Music LLC and Tobago Music Co.
Valaida Snow2:21
3Please, Mr. Johnson
alto saxophone:
Don Stovall (on 1940-10-25)
piano:
Buddy Johnson (on 1940-10-25)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Fredericks (on 1940-10-25)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (1930-40s trumpeter) (on 1940-10-25)
vocals:
Ella Johnson (on 1940-10-25)
Buddy Johnson and His Band2:57
4Walkin’ by the River
recording of:
Walkin’ by the River (on 1940-11-13)
writer:
Una Mae Carlisle and Robert Sour
Una Mae Carlisle3:04
5Embraceable You
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., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), 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)
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:19
6Lover, Come Back To Me
recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (from "The New Moon") (on 1941-06-13)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) 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 New Moon: Act II
Mildred Bailey3:02
7I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good
recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) (on 1941-06-26)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Sony/ATV Harmony and Webster Music Co.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:20
8Where or When
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1941-12-24)
recording of:
Where or When (from “Babes in Arms”) (on 1941-12-24)
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)
The Benny Goodman Sextet3:22
9Rock Me
recording of:
Rock Me (on 1941-09-05)
writer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra2:48
10But Not for Me
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1941-12-30)
recording of:
But Not for Me (on 1941-12-30)
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)
included in:
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)
Harry James and His Orchestra3:13
11Don’t Stop Now
piano:
Clem Moorman (in 1942)
Bonnie Davis & The Bunny Banks Trio2:46
12Baby Don’t You Tell Me No Lie
vocals:
June Richmond (on 1943-12-03)
Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy3:12
13Close to You
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1944-01)
King Cole Trio3:48
14I’ll Get By (As long as I Have You)
recording of:
I’ll Get by (as Long as I Have You) (on 1944-04-26)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
Earl Hines Sextet2:24
15Whatcha Say
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1944-08-09)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:06
16I Didn’t Know About You
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1944-12-01) and Johnny Hodges (on 1944-12-01)
double bass:
Junior Raglin (bass) (on 1944-12-01)
drums (drum set):
Hillard Brown (on 1944-12-01) and Sonny Greer (on 1944-12-01)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1944-12-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1944-12-01)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1944-12-01), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1944-12-01) and Otto Hardwick (on 1944-12-01)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1944-12-01)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-12-01), Claude Jones (on 1944-12-01) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1944-12-01)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1944-12-01), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1944-12-01), Taft Jordan (on 1944-12-01) and Ray Nance (on 1944-12-01)
vocals:
Joya Sherrill (on 1944-12-01)
recording of:
I Didn’t Know About You (on 1944-12-01)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944)
is based on:
Sentimental Lady
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:47
17Wherever There’s Love
baritone saxophone:
Ernie Caceres (on 1944-12-13)
clarinet:
Pee Wee Russell (on 1944-12-13)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1944-12-13)
drums (drum set):
George Wettling (on 1944-12-13)
guitar:
Eddie Condon (on 1944-12-12, on 1944-12-13)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1944-12-13)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1944-12-13), Bobby Hackett (on 1944-12-13) and Max Kaminsky (on 1944-12-13)
vocals:
Lee Wiley (on 1944-12-12, on 1944-12-13)
Eddie Condon and His Orchestra3:04
18Tea for Two
recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (on 1945-10-23)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) 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:
No, No, Nanette
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra2:27
19He Don’t Love Me Any More
alto saxophone:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1945-12-22)
double bass:
Jimmy Rudd (on 1945-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Henry Tucker Green (US drummer) (on 1945-12-22)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1945-12-22)
piano:
Jimmy Bunn (40s jazz pianist) (on 1945-12-22)
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (on 1945-12-22) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1945-12-22)
trumpet:
Snooky Young (on 1945-12-22)
vocals:
Helen Humes (on 1945-12-22)
Helen Humes & Her All-Stars2:52
20You Go to My Head
recording of:
You Go to My Head (on 1946-01-09)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
John Kirby and His Orchestra3:04
21Seems Like Old Times
recording of:
Seems Like Old Times (in 1946)
writer:
John Jacob Loeb and Carmen Lombardo
Thelma Carpenter3:04
22Pass Me By
trumpet:
Mercer Ellington (on 1946-05-17)
Mercer Ellington and His Orchestra2:48
23Transblucency
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-07-09)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:02
24He Beeped When He Should Have Bopped
recording of:
He Beeped When He Should Have Bopped (on 1946-07-09)
lyricist and composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:42
25Whispering
cover recording of:
Whispering (in 1946)
lyricist:
Richard Coburn (in 1920) and Malvin Schönberger (Malvin Schonberger) (in 1920)
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) (in 1920) and John Schoenberger (John Schonberger) (in 1920)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fisher Music Corp., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1920)
Lena Horne2:47
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1I Sold My Heart to the Junkman
alto saxophone:
Pete Clarke (saxophone) (on 1947-03-11)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1947-03-11)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1947-03-11)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1947-03-11)
tenor saxophone:
George "Big Nick" Nicholas (on 1947-03-11)
trombone:
Dickie Harris (on 1947-03-11)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-03-11)
vocals:
Etta Jones (vocals, jazz) (on 1947-03-11)
cover recording of:
I Sold My Heart to the Junkman (on 1947-03-11)
writer:
Leon René and Otis René
Etta Jones & J.C. Heard2:50
2Meet Me at No Special Place (and I’ll Be There at No Particular Time)
recording of:
Meet Me at No Special Place (And I’ll Be There at No Particular Time) (on 1947-03-13)
writer:
Harry Pyle, J. Russel Robinson and Arthur Terker
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:07
3Lonely Woman
recording of:
Lonely Woman (on 1947-04-18)
writer:
Benny Carter and Ray Sonin (songwriter)
Lil Green2:58
4Gone Again
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1947-08-06)
recording of:
He’s Gone Again (on 1947-08-06)
writer:
Curley Hamner, Gladys Hampton and Curtis Lewis (US songwriter)
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra2:52
5Black and Blue
recording of:
Black and Blue (in 1947)
lyricist:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Earl Hines and His Orchestra3:04
6Am I Asking Too Much
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1947)
recording of:
Am I Asking Too Much
writer:
Helen Miller (US songwriter) and Fay Whitman
Dinah Washington2:53
7Take Love Easy
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1947-11-14)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1947-11-14)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1947-11-14)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1947-11-14)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-11-14) and Billy Strayhorn (on 1947-11-14)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1947-11-14), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1947-11-14) and Russell Procope (on 1947-11-14)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1947-11-14)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1947-11-14), Tyree Glenn (on 1947-11-14) and Claude Jones (on 1947-11-14)
trumpet:
Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1947-11-14), Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb (Sr., jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-11-14), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1947-11-14) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1947-11-14)
vibraphone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1947-11-14)
vocals:
Dolores Parker (jazz vocalist) (on 1947-11-14)
recording of:
Take Love Easy (on 1947-11-14)
lyricist:
John Latouche
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:04
8Don’t Let Your Love Go Wrong
recording of:
Don't Let Your Love Go Wrong (on 1947-12-01)
lyricist:
Nat Burton (US songwriter) and George A. Whiting (popular songwriter)
composer:
J.C. Johnson
Kay Starr2:56
9As Time Goes By
recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”) (in 1947-12)
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), Chappell (library/production music), Redwood Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1931)
sub-publisher:
香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司 (Warner Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited Taiwan Branch)
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
Teddy Wilson Trio2:57
10Deed I Do
recording of:
’Deed I Do (in 1948-10)
lyricist:
Walter Hirsch
composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Jackie & Roy2:45
11Trombone Man Blues
vocals:
Blue Lu Barker (on 1948-12-06)
Blue Lu Barker2:56
12Busy Line
recording of:
Busy Line (song introduced by Rose Murphy in 1949) (on 1948-12-31)
writer:
Murray Semos and Francis Stanton
Rose Murphy2:46
13Casbah
producer:
Pete Rugolo
alto saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (American jazz musician) (on 1949-01-18)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (on 1949-01-18)
bongos:
Diego Ibarra (jazz percussionist) (on 1949-01-18)
congas:
Vidal Bolado (on 1949-01-18) and Carlos Vidal (Cuban percussionist) (on 1949-01-18)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1949-01-18)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1949-01-18)
piano:
Tadd Dameron (on 1949-01-18)
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon (on 1949-01-18)
trombone:
Kai Winding (on 1949-01-18)
trumpet:
Fats Navarro (on 1949-01-18)
vocals:
Rae Pearl (on 1949-01-18)
recording of:
Casbah (on 1949-01-18)
composer:
Tadd Dameron
Tadd Dameron and his Orchestra3:00
14Maybe Someday
vocals:
Addie Williams (on 1949-02-23)
Addie Williams2:55
15The Huckle Buck
recording of:
The Hucklebuck (on 1949-05-10)
lyricist:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer)
additional writer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
composer:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:09
16Baby, It’s Cold Outside
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1949-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Specs Powell (on 1949-06-23)
guitar:
Tony Mottola (on 1949-06-23)
piano:
Raymond Tunia (on 1949-06-23)
vocals:
Pearl Bailey (on 1949-06-23) and Hot Lips Page (on 1949-06-23)
recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1948 song by Frank Loesser) (on 1949-06-23)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1949 winner)
Pearl Bailey3:01
17Them There Eyes
recording of:
Them There Eyes (on 1949-08-29)
lyricist:
William Tracey (in 1930)
composer:
Maceo Pinkard (in 1930) and Doris Tauber (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Chappell Music Limited (2019–present)
Billie Holiday2:52
18Talk Fast My Heart, Talk Fast
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-09-20)
recording of:
Talk Fast, My Heart, Talk Fast
writer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
Ella Fitzgerald2:56
19Mays’ Haze
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (on 1949-11-04)
double bass:
Arthur Phipps (on 1949-11-04)
piano:
Gil Coggins (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-11-04)
reeds:
Percy France (on 1949-11-04)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1949-11-04) and Kai Winding (on 1949-11-04)
trumpet:
Bernie Glow (on 1949-11-04)
Betti Mays & Her Swingtet2:39
20That’s a Plenty
recording of:
That’s a Plenty (on 1950-01-04)
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Lew Pollack
publisher:
Janeiro Music Co. and Lew Pollack Music
Nellie Lutcher2:30
21Lonesome Road
recording of:
Lonesome Road (on 1950-02-04)
lyricist:
Gene Austin
composer:
Nathaniel Shilkret
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell’s • Sydney, Nathaniel Shilkret Music Corp., Paramount Music Corporation and Spier & Coslow Inc.
Stan Kenton & His Innovations Orchestra4:26
22Le Vent Vert
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1950-02-22)
bass and double bass:
Emmanuel Soudieux (on 1950-02-22)
drums (drum set):
Richie Frost (on 1950-02-22)
piano:
Jacques Dieval (on 1950-02-22)
tenor saxophone:
James Moody (jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-02-22)
trombone:
Nat Peck (on 1950-02-22)
vocals:
Annie Ross (on 1950-02-22)
performer:
Jack Dieval And His Quartet (on 1950-02-22)
Jack Diéval2:42
23Slowly Go Out of My Head
vocals:
Dorothy Ellis (in 1951)
Jake Porter3:18
24Baby Blues
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1951-04-11)
Harry James and His Orchestra3:08
25Blue and Orange Birds
drums (drum set):
Red Saunders (on 1953-06-30)
Della Reese2:27

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