The Essential Collection

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1Night & Day
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-01-19)
alto saxophone:
Fred Stulce (on 1942-01-19)
bass:
Hank Stern (on 1942-01-19)
cello:
Cy Bernard (on 1942-01-19)
clarinet:
Heinie Beau (on 1942-01-19)
guitar:
Clark Yocum (on 1942-01-19)
harp:
Ann Mason (on 1942-01-19)
instruments:
Manny Gershman (on 1942-01-19)
oboe:
Charles Strickfaden (on 1942-01-19)
piano:
Skitch Henderson (on 1942-01-19)
tenor saxophone:
Don Lodice (on 1942-01-19)
violin:
Harry Bluestone (on 1942-01-19), Sam Freed (on 1942-01-19), Nick Pisani (on 1942-01-19) and Mischa Russell (on 1942-01-19)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (on 1942-01-19)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra
orchestra:
[unknown]
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1942-01-19)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-01-19)
part of:
V Disc (number: VP 65)
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1942-01-19)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Music, Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
3:09
2Try a Little Tenderness
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-12-07)
producer:
Bill Richards
cello:
Anthony Sophos (on 1945-12-07)
double bass:
Frank Siravo (on 1945-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Nat Polen (on 1945-12-07)
guitar:
Matty Golizio (on 1945-12-07)
oboe:
Mitch Miller (on 1945-12-07)
piano:
Bill Clifton (on 1945-12-07)
viola:
Sidney Brecher (on 1945-12-07)
violin:
Raoul Polikian (on 1945-12-07) and Leonard Posner (on 1945-12-07)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (on 1945-12-07)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-12-07)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
cover recording of:
Try a Little Tenderness (on 1945-12-07)
lyricist:
James Campbell and Reginald Connelly
composer:
Harry M. Woods
publisher:
BMG Recordi ex Recordi G.&C., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., Robbins Music Corp., Warner Chappell and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (on 1932-11-04)
3:13
3All of Me
recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co., Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部
2:46
4My Melancholy Baby
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-01-29)
bass:
Arthur "Artie" Shapiro (on 1945-01-29)
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1945-01-29), Arthur Kafton (on 1945-01-29) and Jack Sewell (on 1945-01-29)
drums (drum set):
Ray Hagan (on 1945-01-29)
French horn:
James Stagliano (on 1945-01-29)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1945-01-29)
harp:
Irma Clow (on 1945-01-29)
piano:
Mark McIntyre (on 1945-01-29)
trombone:
Carl Loeffler (on 1945-01-29), Jimmy Skiles (on 1945-01-29) and Joe Yukl (on 1945-01-29)
trumpet:
Donald Anderson (on 1945-01-29), Charles Griffard (on 1945-01-29) and Leonard Mach (on 1945-01-29)
viola:
Allan Harshman (on 1945-01-29), Dave Sterkin (on 1945-01-29) and Garry White (on 1945-01-29)
violin:
Victor Arno (on 1945-01-29), Peter Ellis (on 1945-01-29), Sam Freed, Jr. (on 1945-01-29), Gerald Joyce (on 1945-01-29), George Kast (on 1945-01-29), Sol Kindler (on 1945-01-29), Samuel Levine (on 1945-01-29), Anthony Perrotti (on 1945-01-29), Nicholas Pisani (on 1945-01-29), Ted Rosen (on 1945-01-29), Mischa Russell (on 1945-01-29) and Olcott Vail (on 1945-01-29)
woodwind:
Heinie Beau (on 1945-01-29), Mannie Gershman (on 1945-01-29), Leonard Hartman (on 1945-01-29), Harold Lawson (on 1945-01-29) and Don Lodice (on 1945-01-29)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (on 1945-01-29)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-01-29)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
cover recording of:
My Melancholy Baby (on 1945-01-29)
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
3:15
5What'll I Do?
recording of:
What’ll I Do?
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1923)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Wilhelm Hansen and Williamson Music Company
3:12
6She's Funny That Way
3:28
7Stormy Weather
recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing, Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
4:18
8Dream
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-03-06)
bass:
Arthur "Artie" Shapiro (on 1945-03-06)
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1945-03-06), Arthur Kafton (on 1945-03-06) and Jack Sewell (on 1945-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Ray Hagan (on 1945-03-06)
French horn:
James Stagliano (on 1945-03-06)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1945-03-06)
harp:
Irma Clow (on 1945-03-06)
instruments:
Mark McIntyre (on 1945-03-06)
trombone:
Carl Loeffler (on 1945-03-06), Jimmy Skiles (on 1945-03-06) and Joe Yukl (on 1945-03-06)
trumpet:
Donald Anderson (on 1945-03-06), Charles Griffard (on 1945-03-06) and Leonard Mach (on 1945-03-06)
viola:
Allan Harshman (on 1945-03-06), Dave Sterkin (on 1945-03-06) and Garry White (on 1945-03-06)
violin:
Victor Arno (on 1945-03-06), Peter Ellis (on 1945-03-06), Sam Freed, Jr. (on 1945-03-06), Gerald Joyce (on 1945-03-06), George Kast (on 1945-03-06), Sol Kindler (on 1945-03-06), Samuel Levine (on 1945-03-06), Anthony Perrotti (on 1945-03-06), Nicholas Pisani (on 1945-03-06), Ted Rosen (on 1945-03-06), Mischa Russell (on 1945-03-06) and Olcott Vail (on 1945-03-06)
woodwind:
Heinie Beau (on 1945-03-06), Mannie Gershman (on 1945-03-06), Leonard Hartman (on 1945-03-06), Herbie Haymer (on 1945-03-06) and Harold Lawson (on 1945-03-06)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (on 1945-03-06)
vocals:
Ken Lane Singers (on 1945-03-06) and Ken Lane (on 1945-03-06)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-03-06)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
cover recording of:
Dream (on 1945-03-06)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer (in 1944)
publisher:
Capitol Songs Inc., Mercer Music, Michael H. Goldsen Inc., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
3:04
9S'Posin'
recording of:
S’posin’
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Paul Denniker
publisher:
Mayfair Music Corp.
2:51
10You Go to My Head
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-07-30)
producer:
Bill Richards
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1945-07-30)
double bass:
John Ryan (on 1945-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Ray Hagan (on 1945-07-30)
flute:
John Mayhew (on 1945-07-30)
guitar:
George van Eps (on 1945-07-30)
instruments:
Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra
piano:
Mark McIntyre (on 1945-07-30)
viola:
Sam Freed (on 1945-07-30)
violin:
David Frisina (on 1945-07-30) and Mischa Russell (on 1945-07-30)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (on 1945-07-30)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-07-30)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
part of:
V Disc (number: JDB 172 (2))
cover recording of:
You Go to My Head (on 1945-07-30)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co., B. Feldman & Co. Ltd., EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Music and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
3:06
11Dolores
bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1941-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1941-01-20)
guitar:
Clark Yocum (on 1941-01-20)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1941-01-20)
saxophone:
Heinie Beau (on 1941-01-20), Don Lodice (on 1941-01-20), Paul Mason (on 1941-01-20), Johnny Mince (on 1941-01-20) and Fred Stulce (on 1941-01-20)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1941-01-20), Les Jenkins (on 1941-01-20) and Lowell Martin (on 1941-01-20)
trumpet:
Jimmy Blake (on 1941-01-20), Ziggy Elman (on 1941-01-20), Ray Linn (on 1941-01-20) and Chuck Peterson (on 1941-01-20)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (on 1941-01-20)
vocals:
John Huddleston (on 1941-01-20), Chuck Lowry (on 1941-01-20), The Pied Pipers (on 1941-01-20), Jo Stafford (on 1941-01-20) and Clark Yocum (on 1941-01-20)
conductor:
Tommy Dorsey (on 1941-01-20)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recorded at:
RCA Studio 2 in New York, New York, United States (on 1941-01-20)
recording of:
Dolores (on 1941-01-20)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Louis Alter
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:59
12Mam'Selle
recording of:
Mam’selle
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Edmund Goulding
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
3:21
13All Through the Day
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-02-03)
bass:
Phil Stephens (on 1946-02-03)
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1946-02-03), Jack Sewell (on 1946-02-03) and Julius Tannenbaum (on 1946-02-03)
drums (drum set):
Ray Hagan (on 1946-02-03)
French horn:
Richard Perissi (on 1946-02-03)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1946-02-03)
harp:
May Cambern (on 1946-02-03)
instruments:
Mark McIntyre (on 1946-02-03)
trombone:
Hoyt Bohannon (on 1946-02-03), Les Jenkins (on 1946-02-03) and Elmer Smithers (on 1946-02-03)
trumpet:
Max Herman (on 1946-02-03), Ray Linn (on 1946-02-03) and Irving Parker (on 1946-02-03)
viola:
Alexander Neiman (on 1946-02-03), Leonard Selic (on 1946-02-03) and Dave Sterkin (on 1946-02-03)
violin:
William Bloom (on 1946-02-03), Harry Bluestone (on 1946-02-03), Sam Freed, Jr. (on 1946-02-03), Gerald Joyce (on 1946-02-03), George Kast (on 1946-02-03), Sol Kindler (on 1946-02-03), Morris King (on 1946-02-03), Samuel Levine (on 1946-02-03), Sam Middleman (on 1946-02-03), Nicholas Pisani (on 1946-02-03), Eugene Powers (on 1946-02-03) and Mischa Russell (on 1946-02-03)
woodwind:
Heinie Beau (on 1946-02-03), Herbie Haymer (on 1946-02-03), Jules Kinsler (on 1946-02-03), Harry Schuchman (on 1946-02-03) and Arthur Smith (on 1946-02-03)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (on 1946-02-03)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1946-02-03)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
All Through the Day (on 1946-02-03)
writer:
Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
The 19th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:07
14I've Got a Crush on You
recording of:
I’ve Got a Crush on You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (ended), Warner Bros. Music Corp. (ended), WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Treasure Girl (1928 musical)
3:21
15Autumn in New York
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (on 1947-12-04)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1947-12-04)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
cover recording of:
Autumn in New York (1934) (on 1947-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner Bros., Inc.
3:20
16That Old Black Magic
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-03-10)
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1946-03-10), John Sewell (on 1946-03-10) and Julius Tannenbaum (on 1946-03-10)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (on 1946-03-10)
drums (drum set):
Ray Hagan (on 1946-03-10)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1946-03-10)
harp:
May Cambern (on 1946-03-10)
piano:
Mark McIntyre (on 1946-03-10)
saxophone:
Herbie Haymer (on 1946-03-10), Heine Beau (on 1946-03-10), Jules Kinsler (on 1946-03-10), Harry Schuchman (on 1946-03-10) and Arthur Smith (on 1946-03-10)
trombone:
Hoyt Bohannon (on 1946-03-10), George Jenkins (on 1946-03-10) and Elmer Smithers (on 1946-03-10)
trumpet:
Max Herman (on 1946-03-10), Ray Linn (on 1946-03-10) and Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy (on 1946-03-10)
viola:
Alexander Neiman (on 1946-03-10), Leonard Selic (on 1946-03-10) and Dave Sterkin (on 1946-03-10)
violin:
William Bloom (on 1946-03-10), Harry Blostein (on 1946-03-10), Sam Freed (on 1946-03-10), Gerald Joyce (on 1946-03-10), Sol Kindler (on 1946-03-10), Sam Middleman (on 1946-03-10), Nick Pisani (on 1946-03-10), Gene Powers (on 1946-03-10) and Olcott Vail (on 1946-03-10)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (on 1946-03-10)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1946-03-10)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
cover recording of:
That Old Black Magic (on 1946-03-10)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:37
17Almost Like Being in Love
recording of:
Almost Like Being in Love (from “Brigadoon”)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
EMI Music, EMI U Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Co. (London) Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Company, WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 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
part of:
Brigadoon (complete musical)
2:49
18There's No Business Like Show Business
recording of:
There’s No Business Like Show Business (from “Annie Get Your Gun”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Warner/Chappell
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
3:24