Songbooks Etcetera

~ Release by Oscar Peterson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD: Plays Cole Porter & Duke Ellington
2CD: Plays Irving Berlin & George Gershwin
3CD: Plays Jerome Kern & Richard Rogers
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1The Way You Look Tonight2:32
2Pick Yourself Up
instrumental recording of:
Pick Yourself Up (from “Swing Time”)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Swing Time (film)
3:26
3Yesterdays2:37
4I Won’t Dance
instrumental recording of:
I Won’t Dance (1935, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, from “Roberta”)
lyricist:
Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields (in 1935)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., T.B. Harms Co. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
is based on:
I Won’t Dance (1934, lyrics by Hammerstein/Harbach, from “Three Sisters”)
3:08
5Long Ago and Far Away3:49
6Lovely to Look At
instrumental recording of:
Lovely to Look at
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (in 1935)
additional composer:
Jimmy McHugh
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1935)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1935 nominee)
2:08
7A Fine Romance
instrumental recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
3:17
8Smoke Gets in Your Eyes2:54
9Ol’ Man River
instrumental recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
3:25
10Bill
instrumental recording of:
Bill (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II and P. G. Wodehouse
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co. (in 1927)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act II
2:34
11The Song Is You2:29
12Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man
instrumental recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:43
13This Can’t Be Love
instrumental recording of:
This Can’t Be Love
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1938)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell
3:06
14It Might as Well Be Spring3:12
15Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered2:34
16Johnny One Note
instrumental recording of:
Johnny One Note
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
2:32
17The Surrey With the Fringe on Top
instrumental recording of:
The Surrey With the Fringe on Top
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II
composer:
Richard Rodgers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Williamson Music Company (from 1943 to present)
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:57
18The Lady Is a Tramp
instrumental recording of:
The Lady Is a Tramp (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
Pal Joey
2:56
19Blue Moon2:58
20Thou Swell
instrumental recording of:
Thou Swell
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1927)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1927)
publisher:
Marlin Enterprises and Warner Bros.
2:31
21Isn’t It Romantic
instrumental recording of:
Isn’t It Romantic? (from 1932 film “Love Me Tonight”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1932)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1932)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Harmony
3:54
22Manhattan3:46
23Lover
instrumental recording of:
Lover
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1932)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1932)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation
7:18
4CD: Plays Vincent Youmans & Harold Arlen
5CD: Plays Harry Warren & Jimmy McHugh
6CD: Sessions With Billie Holiday
7CD: Sessions With Flip Phillips & Ben Webster Plus Billie Holiday & Harold Arlen (conclusions)
8CD: Sessions With Diz & Getz and Lester
9CD: With Norman Granz’ Jazz at the Philharmonic (Carnegie Hall 1953), Part One
10CD: With Norman Granz’ Jazz at the Philharmonic (Carnegie Hall 1953), Part Two

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ASIN:US: B000A3MHNA [info]