Hits of the 30s & 40s

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Annotation

4-CD set. 4 Jewel Cases in a cardboard slipcase.
"Disc n" on mediums, "Volume n" on covers/booklets.

Individual cat# / barcode:

CD 1: RJCD05 / 9399700043440
CD 2: RJCD06 / 9399700043457
CD 3: RJCD07 / 9399700043464
CD 4: RJCD08 / 9399700043471 (same tracklist as http://musicbrainz.org/release/3faa9900-5328-4bc1-a768-3430b67601bd )

Reissued in 2001 (Prestige - CDSGP4001).

Tracklist

4▼CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Stardust
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-10-07)
alto saxophone:
Bus Bassey (on 1940-10-07) and Neely Plumb (on 1940-10-07)
cello:
F. Goerner (on 1940-10-07)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1940-10-07)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Jud DeNaut (on 1940-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1940-10-07)
electric guitar and guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1940-10-07)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1940-10-07)
tenor saxophone:
Jerry Jerome (on 1940-10-07) and Les Robinson (on 1940-10-07)
trombone:
Vernon Brown (on 1940-10-07) and Jack Jenney (on 1940-10-07)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1940-10-07), J. Cathcart (on 1940-10-07) and George Wendt (on 1940-10-07)
viola:
A. Harshman (on 1940-10-07) and K. Collins (on 1940-10-07)
violin:
Al Beller (on 1940-10-07), B. Bower (on 1940-10-07), B. Morrow (on 1940-10-07), E. Lamas (on 1940-10-07), T. Boardman (on 1940-10-07) and T. Klages (on 1940-10-07)
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (on 1940-10-07)
conductor:
Artie Shaw (on 1940-10-07)
instrumental recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1940-10-07)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (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 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:33
2Tuxedo Junction
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
writer:
Dash, Feyne, Hawkins and Johnson
composer:
Bill Johnson, Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
Glenn Miller3:26
3Green Eyes
recording of:
Green Eyes (version of Spanish song “Aquellos ojos verdes”)
composer:
Nilo Menéndez
translator:
Eddie Rivera and Eddie Woods
publisher:
APRS, Peer International Corporation, Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. and ピアーミュージック
translated version of:
Aquellos ojos verdes
Jimmy Dorsey with Bob Eberly & Helen O’Connell3:23
4You Made Me Love You
trumpet:
Harry James (on 1941-05-20)
recording of:
You Made Me Love You (on 1941-05-20)
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Percy Venable
recording of:
You Made Me Love You (I Didn’t Want to Do It)
lyricist:
Joseph McCarthy
composer:
James V. Monaco
publisher:
Broadway Music Corp.
part of:
Irene (the musical)
Harry James and His Orchestra3:13
5Cow Cow Boogie
double bass [bass]:
Jim Lynch (on 1942-05-21)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
John Cyr (on 1942-05-21)
guitar:
Jack W. Marshall (on 1942-05-21)
piano:
Freddie Slack (on 1942-05-21)
saxophone:
Walter "Buddy" Clark (on 1942-05-21), John Hamilton (on 1942-05-21), Al Harding (on 1942-05-21) and Willie Martinez (on 1942-05-21)
trombone:
William Anthens (on 1942-05-21) and Bruce Squires (on 1942-05-21)
trumpet:
Bob Goodrich (on 1942-05-21), John Kee (on 1942-05-21) and George Wendt (on 1942-05-21)
lead vocals:
Ella Mae Morse (on 1942-05-21)
recorded at:
C.P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-05-21)
recording of:
Cow Cow Boogie (on 1942-05-21)
composer:
Benny Carter, Gene de Paul and Don Raye
Freddie Slack and His Orchestra with Ella Mae Morse3:14
6There Are Such Things
recording of:
There Are Such Things
writer:
Stanley Adams (in 1942), Abel Baer (in 1942) and George W. Meyer (in 1942)
publisher:
Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation
Frank Sinatra feat. Tommy Dorsey2:45
7Why Don’t You Do Right
alto saxophone:
Clint Neagley (on 1942-07-27) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1942-07-27)
baritone saxophone:
Bob Poland (on 1942-07-27)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (on 1942-07-27)
double bass:
Cliff Hill (on 1942-07-27)
drums (drum set):
Hud Davies (on 1942-07-27)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1942-07-27)
piano:
Mel Powell (on 1942-07-27)
tenor saxophone:
Leonard Sims (on 1942-07-27) and Jon Walton (on 1942-07-27)
trombone:
Charlie Castaldo (on 1942-07-27) and Lou McGarity (on 1942-07-27)
trumpet:
Al Davis (on 1942-07-27), Tony Faso (on 1942-07-27), Jimmy Maxwell (on 1942-07-27) and Lawrence Stearns (on 1942-07-27)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (on 1942-07-27)
recording of:
Why Don’t You Do Right? (on 1942-07-27)
lyricist and composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
publisher:
Edwin Morris Music and Morley Music Co
version of:
Weed Smoker’s Dream
Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman3:12
8Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-08-30)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald and The Ink Spots
cover recording of:
Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall (on 1944-08-30)
lyricist:
Allan Roberts
composer:
Doris Fisher
Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots3:07
9Opus One
recording of:
Opus One (1943 song)
lyricist:
Sidney Reginald Garris
composer:
Sy Oliver
publisher:
Embassy Music Corp. (on 1943-06-23)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra2:57
10You Always Hurt the One You Love
recording of:
You Always Hurt the One You Love
lyricist:
Allan Roberts
composer:
Doris Fisher
publisher:
Doris Fisher Music Corp.
The Mills Brothers3:25
11On the Atchison, Topeka and the Sante Fe
Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers3:06
12Sentimental Journey
recording of:
Sentimental Journey
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1944)
composer:
Les Brown (in 1944) and Ben Homer (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Holliday Publishing, Morley Music Co. Inc., Morley Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
Les Brown feat. Doris Day3:14
13Tampico
vocals:
June Christy (on 1945-05-04)
recording of:
Tampico (on 1945-05-04)
writer:
Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher
June Christy & Stan Kenton and His Orchestra2:45
14Get Your Kicks on Route 66
recording of:
(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 (on 1946-03-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Troup
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., E. H. Morris, LondonTown Music, Inc., Troup-London, LLC, 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, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and Burke-Van Heusen, Inc. (on 1946-04-22)
The Nat King Cole Trio3:02
15McNamara’s Band
recording of:
McNamara’s Band (1945 song)
lyricist:
John J Stamford and The Jesters (in 1945)
composer:
Shamus O'Connor
revision of:
MacNamara’s Band
Bing Crosby2:43
16Ol’ Buttermilk Sky
recording of:
Ole Buttermilk Sky (1946 song)
lyricist:
Jack Brooks
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
part of:
The 19th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Hoagy Carmichael2:16
17Prisoner of Love
vocals:
Perry Como (in 1945, on 1945-12-18)
orchestra:
Russ Case and His Orchestra (on 1945-12-18)
performer:
Russ Case and His Orchestra (in 1945)
cover recording of:
Prisoner of Love (on 1945-12-18)
lyricist:
Leo Robin
composer:
Russ Columbo and Clarence Gaskill
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. and Music Sales Corporation
Perry Como3:28
18Rockabye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody
Al Jolson2:56
19The Gypsy
The Ink Spots2:47
20Heartaches
recording of:
Heartaches
lyricist:
Al Hoffman
composer:
John Klenner
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. and Universal-On Backstreet Music, Inc.
Ted Weems feat. Elmo Tanner2:42