Tracklist

1CD
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1Sugar
recording of:
Sugar (That Sugar Baby o’ Mine) (on 1939-01-30)
writer:
Edna Pinkard, Sidney Mitchell and Maceo Pinkard
composer:
Edna Alexander, Sidney Mitchell and Maceo Pinkard
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog (ASCAP) and Robbins Music Corp.
2:47
2More Than You Know
recording of:
More Than You Know (on 1939-01-30)
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Intersong Music, LSQ Music Co., Miller Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (, until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Great Day!
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
3:06
3Love Me or Leave Me
recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me (on 1941-04-11)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Donaldson Publishing Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
3:21
4The Mood That I'm In
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-02-18)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-02-18)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1937-02-18)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-02-18)
reeds:
Cecil Scott (on 1937-02-18)
tenor saxophone:
Prince Robinson (on 1937-02-18)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1937-02-18)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-02-18)
recording of:
The Mood That I'm In (on 1937-02-18)
writer:
Al Sherman (jazz trombone) and Abner Silver
3:02
5It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
recording of:
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie (on 1942-02-10)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Mayhew (in 1936)
3:05
6You Showed Me the Way
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-02-18)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-02-18)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1937-02-18)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-02-18)
reeds:
Cecil Scott (on 1937-02-18)
tenor saxophone:
Prince Robinson (on 1937-02-18)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1937-02-18)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-02-18)
recording of:
You Showed Me the Way (on 1937-02-18)
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer), Bud Green, Teddy McRae and Chick Webb
3:01
7Carelessly
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-03-31)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-03-31)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-03-31)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-03-31)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-03-31)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1937-03-31)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1937-03-31)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-03-31)
recording of:
Carelessly (on 1937-03-31)
writer:
Norman Ellis (songwriter), Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
3:08
8It's Too Hot for Words2:45
9Nice Work If You Can Get It
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1937-11-01)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
3:12
10Moanin' Low
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-03-31)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-03-31)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-03-31)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-03-31)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-03-31)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1937-03-31)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1937-03-31)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-03-31)
recording of:
Moanin’ Low (on 1937-03-31)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
3:06
11How Could You
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-03-31)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-03-31)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-03-31)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-03-31)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-03-31)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1937-03-31)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1937-03-31)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-03-31)
recording of:
How Could You? (on 1937-03-31)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
2:31
12If You Were Mine
recording of:
If You Were Mine (from “To Beat the Band”) (on 1935-10-25)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
3:16
13Sun Showers
recording of:
Sun Showers (on 1937-05-11)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
3:04
14That's Life I Guess
recording of:
That’s Life I Guess (on 1936-11-19)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio)
3:09
15I Cover the Waterfront
recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (on 1941-08-07)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
2:57
16What a Night; What a Moon; What a Girl
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1935-07-31)
clarinet:
Cecil Scott (on 1935-07-31)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1935-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1935-07-31)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1935-07-31)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1935-07-31)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1935-07-31)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1935-07-31)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1935-07-31)
recording of:
What a Night, What a Moon, What a Girl (on 1935-07-31)
writer:
John Jacob Loeb
2:55
17Pennies From Heaven
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-11-19)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1936-11-19)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1936-11-19)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1936-11-19)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1936-11-19)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1936-11-19)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1936-11-19)
trumpet:
Jonah Jones (on 1936-11-19)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1936-11-19)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1936-11-19)
recording of:
Pennies From Heaven (on 1936-11-19)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1936)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Campbell Connelly & Co., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Music (UK) and Joy Music Inc.
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
3:16
18What a Little Moonlight Can Do
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-07-02)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1935-07-02)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1935-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1935-07-02)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1935-07-02)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1935-07-02)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1935-07-02)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1935-07-02)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1935-07-02)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1935-07-02)
arranger:
Teddy Wilson
recorded at:
American Record Corporation Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1935-07-02)
recording of:
What a Little Moonlight Can Do (on 1935-07-02)
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
Connelly Basart, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Brothers Music Inc.
52:59
19My Man
recording of:
My Man (Mon homme) (Channing Pollock lyrics) (on 1937-11-01)
lyricist:
Jacques Charles (French librettist and theatre producer) and Albert Willemetz
composer:
Maurice Yvain
translator:
Channing Pollock
publisher:
CBS Feist Catalog, Inc. (ended) and Éditions Salabert France
translated version of:
Mon homme
3:02
20They Say
recording of:
They Say (on 1938-10-31)
writer:
Edward Heyman, Paul Mann (German/American pianist and composer) and Stephan Weiss
3:06
21You Let Me Down
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1935-12-03)
clarinet:
Tom Mace (on 1935-12-03)
double bass:
Grachan Moncur II (bassist) (on 1935-12-03)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1935-12-03)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1935-12-03)
trumpet:
Richard Clarke (US jazz trumpeter, active 1930s) (on 1935-12-03)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1935-12-03)
recording of:
You Let Me Down (on 1935-12-03)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
2:56
22It's Like Reaching for the Moon
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1936-06-30)
baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1936-06-30)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1936-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1936-06-30)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1936-06-30)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1936-06-30)
trumpet:
Jonah Jones (on 1936-06-30)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1936-06-30)
recording of:
It’s Like Reaching for the Moon (on 1936-06-30)
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist)
composer:
Gerald Marqusee and Al Sherman (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
3:22
23A Sunbonnet Blue
recording of:
A Sunbonnet Blue (on 1935-07-02)
writer:
Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal
2:49
24Miss Brown to You
recording of:
Miss Brown to You (on 1935-07-02)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Richard A. Whiting
3:01