Cocktail Hour

~ Release by Billy Eckstine (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1I’m in the Mood for Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1945-10)
alto saxophone:
Albert "Budd" Johnson (in 1945-10) and John Cobbs (in 1945-10)
baritone saxophone:
Teddy Cypron (in 1945-10)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (in 1945-10)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (in 1945-10)
guitar:
Connie Wainwright (in 1945-10)
piano:
Richard Ellington (in 1945-10)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Ammons (in 1945-10), Arthur Sammons (in 1945-10) and Arthur Simmons (in 1945-10)
trombone:
Alfred “Chippy” Outcalt (in 1945-10), Walter Knox (in 1945-10), Howard Scott (trombonist active in the 1940s/50s) (in 1945-10), Gerald Valentine (in 1945-10) and Gerald Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine) (in 1945-10)
trumpet:
Boonie Hazel (in 1945-10), Shorty McConnell (in 1945-10), Fats Navarro (in 1945-10) and Raymond Orr (in 1945-10)
vocals and conductor:
Billy Eckstine (in 1945-10)
orchestra:
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra (in 1945-10)
cover recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love (in 1945-10)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1935, in 1963) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2016)
2:56
2Love Is the Thing
2:50
3Prelude to a Kiss
cover recording of:
Prelude to a Kiss
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1938) and Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
publisher:
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
2:53
4That Old Black Magic
recording engineer:
Al Schmitt (from 1960-01-28 until 1960-01-29)
producer:
Teddy Reig
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (from 1960-01-28 until 1960-01-29) and Wilbur Schwartz (from 1960-01-28 until 1960-01-29)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (from 1960-01-28 until 1960-01-29)
bass:
Red Callender (from 1960-01-28 until 1960-01-29)
drums (drum set):
Irv Cottler (from 1960-01-28 until 1960-01-29)
guitar:
Bobby Gibbons (from 1960-01-28 until 1960-01-29)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (from 1960-01-28 until 1960-01-29)
reeds:
Pete Candoli (from 1960-01-28 until 1960-01-29) and Conrad Gozzo (from 1960-01-28 until 1960-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Fred Falensby (from 1960-01-28 until 1960-01-29) and Justin Gordon (from 1960-01-28 until 1960-01-29)
trombone:
Ed Kusby (from 1960-01-28 until 1960-01-29), Dick Noel (trombone) (from 1960-01-28 until 1960-01-29), Bill Schaefer (from 1960-01-28 until 1960-01-29) and Lloyd Ulyate (from 1960-01-28 until 1960-01-29)
trumpet:
Joseph Triscari (from 1960-01-28 until 1960-01-29)
arranger:
Billy May
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1960-01-28 until 1960-01-29)
cover recording of:
That Old Black Magic (in 1960-01)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:19
5You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)
cover recording of:
You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)
writer:
Russ Columbo (American singer, songwriter, violinist and actor), Con Conrad, Gladys DuBois and Paul Gregory (Songwriter)
part of:
Going Hollywood (1933 film)
3:00
6Prisoner of Love
cover recording of:
Prisoner of Love (in 1945)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Russ Columbo (American singer, songwriter, violinist and actor) and Clarence Gaskill
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
2:54
7You’re My Everything
cover recording of:
You’re My Everything
lyricist:
Mort Dixon and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
2:45
8Solitude
cover recording of:
(In My) Solitude
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
2:52
9All of Me
cover recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
2:40
10Sweet Georgia Brown
recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis Day (publisher), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
2:00
11I’m Falling for You
cover recording of:
I’m Falling for You
writer:
George Sanders, Hubert Joe Trafalgar and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
3:02
12Where Are You?
recording of:
Where Are You?
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
writer:
Harold Adamson and Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, Harold Adamson Music and Leo Feist, Inc.
2:44
13Without a Song
cover recording of:
Without a Song
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., CBS Miller Catalog, Inc., Chappell & Co., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., Johnny Mathis Music, Inc., LSQ Music Co., Miller Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
Great Day!
2:51
14All the Things You Are
cover recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
2:34
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ASIN:US: B00005BC4T [info]