His Finest Recordings

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Annotation

Enlightenment

Annotation last modified on 2022-01-08 03:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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1My Old Flame
instrumental recording of:
My Old Flame
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:17
2Air Conditioning
3:04
3Crazeology
recording of:
Crazeology
composer:
Benny Harris
3:09
4Bird Feathers
recording of:
Bird Feathers
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:09
5Out of Nowhere
instrumental recording of:
Out of Nowhere
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
4:11
6Bongo Beep
recording of:
Bongo Beep
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:58
7Bird Feathers
recording of:
Bird Feathers
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:54
8Klactoveedsedstene
recording of:
Klactoveedsedstene
writer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
3:09
9April in Paris
instrumental recording of:
April in Paris
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:24
10Summertime
instrumental recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
3:03
11If I Should Lose You
instrumental recording of:
If I Should Lose You
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:01
12I Didn't Know What Time it Was
instrumental recording of:
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Pal Joey)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1939)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Lorenz Hart Publishing Co. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
3:32
13Everything Happens to Me
instrumental recording of:
Everything Happens to Me
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader)
publisher:
Commander Publications, Dorsey Brothers Music, Embassy Music Corporation and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
3:33
14Just Friends
instrumental recording of:
Just Friends
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
composer:
John Klenner
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
3:52
15Dancing in the Dark
instrumental recording of:
Dancing in the Dark
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
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:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
3:11
16Laura
instrumental recording of:
Laura (1945 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
2:58
17East of the Sun
instrumental recording of:
East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)
lyricist and composer:
Brooks Bowman (in 1934)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Chappell & Co.
3:41
18They Can't Take That Away From Me
instrumental recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
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) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 nominee)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
3:21
19Easy to Love
instrumental recording of:
Easy to Love
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell (library/production music), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Anything Goes
part of:
Born to Dance
3:31
20I'm in the Mood for Love
instrumental recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1935, in 1963) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2016)
3:35
21I'll Remember April
instrumental recording of:
I’ll Remember April
lyricist:
Patricia Johnston and Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
Hub Music Co Inc, Leeds Music Co., MCA Music Ltd., Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:08
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