The Golden Years (1938-1942)

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Annotation

Packaging: 4 CDs in cardboard sleeves plus booklet in outer slipcover.

Annotation last modified on 2019-08-30 01:36 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Moonlight Serenade
2▼CD: In the Mood
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1In the Mood
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-08-01)
tenor saxophone:
Tex Beneke (on 1939-08-01) and Al Klink (on 1939-08-01)
trumpet:
Clyde Hurley (on 1939-08-01)
instrumental recording of:
In the Mood (on 1939-08-01)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Wingy Manone
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein and Co. Limited and 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)
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:37
2My Isle of Golden Dreams
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-08-18)
recording of:
My Isle of Golden Dreams
writer:
Walter Blaufuss (US band leader, composer and radio personality) and Gus Kahn
3:17
3My Prayer
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-08-18)
recording of:
My Prayer
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Georges Boulanger (Romani-Romanian violinist, conductor, composer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Peter Maurice Music, Skidmore Music Co., Inc., 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
is based on:
Avant de mourir
3:16
4Blue Moonlight
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-08-18)
3:22
5Bluebirds in the Moonlight
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-10-09)
recording of:
Bluebirds in the Moonlight
writer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
3:02
6Indian Summer
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-11-05)
recording of:
Indian Summer
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1939)
composer:
Victor Herbert (American composer) (in 1919)
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
3:18
7Johnson Rag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-11-05)
recording of:
Johnson Rag
composer:
Guy Hall, Henry Kleinkauf and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
2:51
8Careless
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-11-18)
3:06
9It's a Blue World
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-06)
recording of:
It’s a Blue World
writer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1940 nominee)
3:20
10When You Wish Upon a Star
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-01-06)
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
executive producer:
Steve Backer
producer:
Steven Gates (producer, jazz)
orchestra:
Glenn Miller Orchestra
recording of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Leigh Harline
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1940 winner)
medley of:
Little Wooden Head (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
part of:
Celebrate the Future Hand in Hand
part of:
Pinocchio (1940 Disney film soundtrack)
2:52
11The Rhumba Jumps
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-01-26)
recording of:
The Rumba Jumps!
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
2:50
12Stardust
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-01-29)
instrumental cover recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1940-01-29)
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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
3:23
13Rug Cutter's Swing
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-01-29)
recording of:
Rug Cutter’s Swing
composer:
Fletcher Henderson
3:03
14The Woodpecker Song
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-01-29)
recording of:
The Woodpecker Song (Reginella campagnola)
lyricist:
Bruno Cherubini (brother of Bixio Cherubini) and Eldo di Lazzaro (singer, composer)
composer:
Eldo di Lazzaro (singer, composer)
translated version of:
Reginella campagnola
2:32
15Tuxedo Junction
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-02-05)
instrumental recording of:
Tuxedo Junction (on 1940-02-05)
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
writer:
Dash, Feyne, Hawkins and Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger)
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction (on 1940-02-08)
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
writer:
Dash, Feyne, Hawkins and Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger)
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
3:30
16Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-02-05)
recording of:
Danny Boy
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Public Music AB
is based on:
Londonderry Air
2:16
17Imagination
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-02-19)
recording of:
Imagination
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
2:49
18Shake Down the Stars
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-02-19)
2:35
19Polka Dots and Moonbeams
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-02-24)
recording of:
Polka Dots and Moonbeams
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
ABC Music Co. (799 Sevenih Avenue, New York 1930s-1940s), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music, Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Pocketful of Dreams Music Publisher and Reganesque Music Company
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
2:49
20Say It
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-02-24)
2:46
21April Played the Fiddle
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-03-31)
recording of:
April Played the Fiddle
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
2:58
22Fools Rush In
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-03-31)
2:34
23Slow Freight
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-03-31)
recording of:
Slow Freight (instrumental vers.)
composer:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) and Esmond Edwards
3:13
24Pennsylvania 6-5000
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-04-28)
recording of:
Pennsylvania 6‒5000 (PEnnsylvania 6‒5000) (on 1940-04-28)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
written at:
Hotel Pennsylvania in New York, New York, United States (in 1940)
3:16
25Bugle Call Rag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-04-28)
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
2:56
3▶CD: Blueberry Hill
4▶CD: Chattanooga Choo-Choo

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ASIN:UK: B00005K3N2 [info]