G.I. Jukebox (100 Original Hits from the Swing Era 1936–1946)

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Annotation

“All selections are taken from rare AFRS Recording Sessions, Transcription Sources and Air-Checks made between 1936 and 1946. None are from commercial recordings.”
“Recordings courtesy of Hindsight Records USA”

Annotation last modified on 2018-01-08 04:45 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1There Are Yanks
Major Glenn Miller & The Army Air Forces Overseas Orchestra3:24
2One O’Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie & His Orchestra4:08
3Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet
recording of:
Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet (Broadway Rhythm, 1944 film)
writer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
The Pied Pipers2:22
4Sentimental Journey
recording of:
Sentimental Journey
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1944)
composer:
Les Brown (American big band & jazz musician) (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. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Les Brown and His Band of Renown2:50
5What Is This Thing Called Love?
recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:13
6Margie
recording of:
Margie (aka “My Little Margie”)
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) (in 1920)
composer:
Con Conrad (in 1920) and J. Russel Robinson (in 1920)
Johnny Mercer1:58
7Tuxedo Junction
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
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
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra5:44
8It Had to Be You
recording of:
It Had to Be You
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1924)
composer:
Isham Jones (in 1924)
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1924-05-09)
Mildred Bailey1:52
9Somebody Stole My Gal
recording of:
Somebody Stole My Gal
lyricist and composer:
Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929) (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter
sub-publisher:
Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:27
10Bless ’em All
recording of:
Bless ’em All (1917 song)
writer:
Fred Godfrey (early 20th century songwriter)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 8402)
Bing Crosby2:36
11No-Name Jive
recording of:
No Name Jive
composer:
Larry Wagner (American composer)
Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra6:40
12I’ll Walk Alone
recording of:
I’ll Walk Alone (from “Follow the Boys”)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Frank Sinatra3:06
13Daddy
recording of:
Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Robert W. Troup, Jr.
Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra2:50
14Blue Champagne
recording of:
Blue Champagne
writer:
Jimmy Eaton (songwriter), Frank Ryerson and Grady Watts
Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra2:22
15I’ve Been Drafted (and Now I’m Drafting You)
Chuck Foster and His Orchestra2:54
16A Garden in the Rain
recording of:
A Garden in the Rain
lyricist:
James Dyrenforth (in 1928)
composer:
Carroll Gibbons (in 1928)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Blue Barron and His Orchestra2:34
17Put Your Arms Around Me Honey
recording of:
Put Your Arms Around Me Honey
lyricist:
Junie McCree (in 1910)
composer:
Albert Von Tilzer (in 1910)
Betty Grable1:21
18Moonlight on the Ganges
recording of:
Moonlight on the Ganges
lyricist:
Huntley Trevor and Chester Wallace
composer:
Sherman Myers
publisher:
Campbell Connelly Inc. (ASCAP affiliated)
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra2:11
19It Must Be Jelly, ’Cause Jam Don’t Shake Like That
recording of:
It Must Be Jelly
composer:
Chummy MacGregor
arranger:
George Williams (musician and arranger from the big band era)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:28
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Credits

Release

producer:Peter Kline
remixer:John Jungklaus
compiler:Peter Kline
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Michele International Ltd. (in 1993)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7865247 [info]