The Chronological Classics: Beryl Booker 1946-1952

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Tracklist

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1Low Ceiling
guitar:
Mary Osborne (Jazz guitarist) (on 1945-10-08)
piano:
Beryl Booker (on 1945-10-08)
3:17
2Oops! My Lady
guitar:
Mary Osborne (Jazz guitarist) (on 1945-10-08)
piano:
Beryl Booker (on 1945-10-08)
recording of:
Oops! My Lady (on 1945-10-08)
composer:
Mary Osborne (Jazz guitarist)
3:18
3I Only Have Eyes for You
guitar:
Mary Osborne (Jazz guitarist) (on 1945-10-08)
piano:
Beryl Booker (on 1945-10-08)
instrumental recording of:
I Only Have Eyes for You (on 1945-10-08)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), B. Feldman Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Inc. (not for release label use!)
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:
42nd Street (full musical)
part of:
Dames (film)
part of:
Twins (1988)
2:45
4Don't Blame Me
guitar:
Mary Osborne (Jazz guitarist) (on 1945-10-08)
piano:
Beryl Booker (on 1945-10-08)
instrumental recording of:
Don’t Blame Me (on 1945-10-08)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Ireneadele Publishing
3:31
5One for the Road
double bass:
Slam Stewart (in 1949)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Smith (US jazz drummer) (in 1949)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (in 1949)
piano and lead vocals:
Beryl Booker (in 1949)
recording of:
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) (in 1949)
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)
3:17
6Easy to Love
double bass:
Slam Stewart (in 1949)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Smith (US jazz drummer) (in 1949)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (in 1949)
piano and lead vocals:
Beryl Booker (in 1949)
recording of:
Easy to Love (in 1949)
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
3:01
7You've Changed
double bass:
Slam Stewart (in 1949)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Smith (US jazz drummer) (in 1949)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (in 1949)
piano and lead vocals:
Beryl Booker (in 1949)
recording of:
You’ve Changed (in 1949)
lyricist:
Bill Carey (US songwriter)
composer:
Carl T. Fischer (Native American jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI; Peer Int'l or Peer-International) and Southern Music Publishing Company
3:19
8I Can Dream, Can't I?
double bass:
Slam Stewart (in 1949)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Smith (US jazz drummer) (in 1949)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (in 1949)
piano:
Beryl Booker (in 1949)
instrumental recording of:
I Can Dream, Can’t I (in 1949)
orchestrator:
Billy May
lyricist:
Irving Kahal
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Fain Music Company, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), The New Irving Kahal Music Company (Different publisher then "New Irving Kahal Music") and Mario Music Corp. (on 1937-11-13)
3:07
9Someone to Watch Over Me
double bass:
Slam Stewart (in 1949)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Smith (US jazz drummer) (in 1949)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (in 1949)
piano and lead vocals:
Beryl Booker (in 1949)
recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!) (in 1949)
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)
3:07
10That Old Black Magic
double bass:
Slam Stewart (in 1949)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Smith (US jazz drummer) (in 1949)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (in 1949)
piano:
Beryl Booker (in 1949)
instrumental recording of:
That Old Black Magic (in 1949)
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)
3:14
11They Can't Take That Away From Me
double bass:
Slam Stewart (in 1949)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Smith (US jazz drummer) (in 1949)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (in 1949)
piano and lead vocals:
Beryl Booker (in 1949)
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”) (in 1949)
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)
3:13
12I Wished on the Moon
double bass:
Slam Stewart (in 1949)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Smith (US jazz drummer) (in 1949)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (in 1949)
piano:
Beryl Booker (in 1949)
recording of:
I Wished on the Moon (in 1949)
lyricist:
Dorothy Parker
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
2:42
13What Have I to Live For
double bass:
Slam Stewart (in 1949)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Smith (US jazz drummer) (in 1949)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (in 1949)
piano and lead vocals:
Beryl Booker (in 1949)
3:15
14Man With a Horn
double bass:
Slam Stewart (in 1949)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Smith (US jazz drummer) (in 1949)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (in 1949)
piano:
Beryl Booker (in 1949)
recording of:
Man With a Horn (in 1949)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jack Jenney (American jazz trombonist) and Bonnie Lake
3:12
15A Handful of Stars
piano:
Beryl Booker (on 1952-01-05)
saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1952-01-05)
instrumental recording of:
A Handful of Stars (on 1952-01-05)
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Ted Shapiro
publisher:
CBS Feist Catalog, Inc. and MPL Communications, Inc. (ASCAP, not to get confused with Sir Paul McCartney’s company or the company that goes by the name MPL Communications)
2:44
16Moonlight Saving Time
piano:
Beryl Booker (on 1952-01-05)
saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1952-01-05)
instrumental recording of:
Moonlight Saving Time (on 1952-01-05)
writer:
Irving Kahal and Harry Richman (singer, actor, pianist, composer and vaudevillian)
2:37
17Where Were You
piano and lead vocals:
Beryl Booker (on 1952-01-05)
saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1952-01-05)
recording of:
Where Were You? (on 1952-01-05)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Feather
writer:
Jane Feather and Leonard Feather
2:46
18You Better Go Now
piano and lead vocals:
Beryl Booker (on 1952-01-05)
saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1952-01-05)
recording of:
You Better Go Now (on 1952-01-05)
writer:
Irvin Graham and Bickley Reichner
publisher:
Chappell Music, Inc. (publisher)
2:43
19Let's Fall in Love
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1952-03-03)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1952-03-03)
piano:
Beryl Booker (on 1952-03-03)
instrumental recording of:
Let’s Fall in Love (on 1952-03-03)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
3:30
20Darn That Dream
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1952-03-03)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1952-03-03)
piano:
Beryl Booker (on 1952-03-03)
instrumental recording of:
Darn That Dream (on 1952-03-03)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1939)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1939)
publisher:
Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP)
part of:
Swingin’ the Dream
3:18
21Remember Me
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1952-03-03)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1952-03-03)
piano:
Beryl Booker (on 1952-03-03)
instrumental recording of:
Remember Me? (on 1952-03-03)
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1937)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 nominee)
2:51
22But Beautiful
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1952-03-03)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1952-03-03)
piano:
Beryl Booker (on 1952-03-03)
instrumental recording of:
But Beautiful (on 1952-03-03)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Dorsey Brothers Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (in 1947) and Onyx Music Corporation (in 1947)
2:43
23Stay as Sweet as You Are
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1952-03-03)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1952-03-03)
piano:
Beryl Booker (on 1952-03-03)
instrumental cover recording of:
Stay as Sweet as You Are (on 1952-03-03)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
2:19
24Love Is the Thing
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1952-03-03)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1952-03-03)
piano:
Beryl Booker (on 1952-03-03)
instrumental recording of:
Love Is the Thing (on 1952-03-03)
writer:
Ned Washington and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
2:49
25Why Do I Love You
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1952-03-03)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1952-03-03)
piano:
Beryl Booker (on 1952-03-03)
instrumental recording of:
Why Do I Love You? (Show Boat) (on 1952-03-03)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co. (in 1927)
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act II
2:58
26When a Woman Loves a Man
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1952-03-03)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1952-03-03)
piano:
Beryl Booker (on 1952-03-03)
instrumental recording of:
When a Woman Loves a Man (on 1952-03-03)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
composer:
Bernie Hanighen (in 1938) and Gordon Jenkins (in 1938)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
3:02

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 1415) (order: 924)