The War: A Ken Burns Film

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▼ CD 1: The War, A Ken Burns Film, The Soundtrack
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1American Anthem
engineer:
Tom Schick (in 2005-12)
producer:
Lee Alexander (US bassist, songwriter & producer)
piano:
Norah Jones (in 2005-12)
vocals:
Norah Jones (in 2005-12)
engineered at:
The Coop in New York, New York, United States (in 2005-12)
recording of:
American Anthem
lyricist and composer:
Gene Scheer
Norah Jones5:08
2Walton, The Death of Falstaff
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989-08)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1989-08)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor) (in 1989-08)
recording of:
Passacaglia: Death of Falstaff (catch-all for unknown arrangement)
composer:
William Walton (composer and conductor)
is based on:
Henry V
Leonard Slatkin & London Philharmonic Orchestra3:38
3The Wang Wang Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1942-03-10)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-03-10)
double bass [bass]:
Sid Weiss (on 1942-03-10)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ralph Collier (on 1942-03-10)
electric guitar:
Tommy Morgan (Big band era guitarist) (on 1942-03-10)
piano:
Mel Powell (on 1942-03-10)
trombone:
Lou McGarity (on 1942-03-10)
recording of:
Wang Wang Blues (on 1942-03-10)
lyricist:
Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929)
composer:
Henry Busse, Buster Johnson (American jazz musician) and Gus Mueller
The Benny Goodman Sextet2:52
4Movin’ Back
engineer:
James Nichols (on 2005-06-08)
producer:
Ken Burns (US documentary filmmaker) and Delfeayo Marsalis (US jazz trombonist)
double bass [bass]:
Carlos Henriquez (on 2005-06-08)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ali Jackson (Detroit jazz drummer, born 1976) (on 2005-06-08)
guitar:
Doug Wamble (on 2005-06-08)
piano:
Bill Charlap (on 2005-06-08)
engineered at:
Right Track Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 2005-06-08)
Wynton Marsalis2:47
5How Long Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-11-09)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-11-09)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-11-09)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-11-09)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1938-11-09)
instrumental recording of:
How Long, How Long Blues (on 1938-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Compact Music and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Count Basie2:58
6In the Nick of Time
double bass [bass]:
Edgar Meyer (contemporary bassist and composer) (on 1998-08-29)
guitar:
Mike Marshall (US mandolinist & multi-instrumentalist) (on 1998-08-29)
mandolin:
Sam Bush (bluegrass fiddler/mandolinist) (on 1998-08-29)
violin:
Joshua Bell (violinist) (on 1998-08-29)
recorded at:
Purchase College in Purchase, Harrison, New York, United States (on 1998-08-29)
Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Sam Bush & Mike Marshall6:13
7It's Been a Long, Long Time
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1945)
guitar:
Les Paul (in 1945)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (in 1945)
recording of:
It’s Been a Long, Long Time (in 1945)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd.
Bing Crosby & Les Paul3:00
8America My Home
engineer:
James Nichols (on 2005-06-08)
producer:
Ken Burns (US documentary filmmaker) and Delfeayo Marsalis (US jazz trombonist)
cello:
Amanda Forsyth (cellist) (on 2005-06-08)
piano:
Bill Charlap (on 2005-06-08)
engineered at:
Right Track Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 2005-06-08)
Wynton Marsalis2:18
9If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-03-30)
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1945-03-30)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1945-03-30)
double bass [bass]:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1945-03-30)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1945-03-30)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1945-03-30)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1945-03-30)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1945-03-30)
trumpet:
Bill Coleman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-03-30)
vocals:
Kay Starr (on 1945-03-30)
recording of:
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) (on 1945-03-30)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1926)
composer:
James P. Johnson (in 1926)
Kay Starr, accompanied by The Capitol International Jazzmen2:48
10Blue as the Turquoise Night of Neyshabur
cello:
Edward Arron (cellist)
double bass [bass]:
Edgar Meyer (contemporary bassist and composer)
kamancheh [kemancheh]:
Kayhan Kalhor
ney:
Siamak Jahangiri
santur:
Siamak Aghaei
solo cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
tabla:
Sandeep Das (Indian Tabla player and composer)
viola [viola 1]:
Nick Cords (violist)
viola [viola 2]:
Leo Suzuki
violin [violin 1]:
Colin Jacobsen (viola)
violin [violin 2]:
Todd Reynolds (American violinist, composer & conductor)
partial recording of:
Blue as the Turquoise Night of Neyshabur
composer:
Kayhan Kalhor
Yo‐Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble4:28
11Until I’m in Your Arms Again
engineer:
James Nichols (on 2005-12-23)
producer:
Ken Burns (US documentary filmmaker) and Delfeayo Marsalis (US jazz trombonist)
double bass [bass]:
Carlos Henriquez (on 2005-12-23)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ali Jackson (Detroit jazz drummer, born 1976) (on 2005-12-23)
guitar:
Doug Wamble (on 2005-12-23)
piano:
Bill Charlap (on 2005-12-23)
saxophone:
Victor Goines (on 2005-12-23)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (on 2005-12-23)
violin:
Mark O’Connor (US bluegrass, country and classical fiddler/composer) (on 2005-12-23)
engineered at:
Right Track Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 2005-12-23)
recording of:
Until I’m in Your Arms Again
composer:
Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis2:42
12Variations for the Healing of Arinushka
recorded in:
Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia (in 1993)
piano:
Kalle Randalu (pianist) (in 1993)
recording of:
Variationen zur Gesundung von Arinuschka (in 1993)
composer:
Arvo Pärt (in 1977)
Kalle Randalu5:10
13Basie Boogie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-07-02)
alto saxophone:
Earl Warren (on 1941-07-02) and Tab Smith (on 1941-07-02)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1941-07-02)
double bass [bass]:
Walter Page (on 1941-07-02)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1941-07-02)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1941-07-02)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1941-07-02)
soprano saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1941-07-02)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1941-07-02) and Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1941-07-02)
trombone:
Ed Cuffee (on 1941-07-02), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1941-07-02) and Robert Scott (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-07-02)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1941-07-02), Harry Edison (on 1941-07-02), Al Killian (on 1941-07-02) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1941-07-02)
recording of:
Basie Boogie (on 1941-07-02)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Milton Ebbins
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:24
14Solitude
alto saxophone:
Harry Carney, Otto Hardwick and Johnny Hodges
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney
bass saxophone:
Otto Hardwick
clarinet:
Barney Bigard, Harry Carney, Otto Hardwick and Johnny Hodges
double bass [bass]:
Wellman Braud
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Sonny Greer
guitar:
Fred Guy
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) and Joe Nanton
trumpet:
Arthur Whetsel and Cootie Williams
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol
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.
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:15
15Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Harp and Piano
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-02-20)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1963-02-20)
harp:
Laura Newell (harpist) (on 1963-02-20)
piano:
Abba Bogin (on 1963-02-20)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra (on 1963-02-20)
conductor:
Aaron Copland (composer) (on 1963-02-20)
partial recording of:
Clarinet Concerto (on 1963-02-20)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (from 1947 until 1949)
was commissioned by:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (in 1947)
Benny Goodman7:45
16If You Can’t Smile and Say Yes
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-02-27)
double bass [bass]:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1945-02-27)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1945-02-27)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1945-02-27)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1945-02-27)
recording of:
If You Can’t Smile and Say Yes (on 1945-02-27)
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Timmie Rogers
The Nat King Cole Trio2:34
17American Anthem
engineer:
James Nichols (on 2005-12-23)
producer:
Ken Burns (US documentary filmmaker) and Delfeayo Marsalis (US jazz trombonist)
cello:
Amanda Forsyth (cellist) (on 2005-12-23)
piano:
Bill Charlap (on 2005-12-23)
engineered at:
Right Track Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 2005-12-23)
instrumental recording of:
American Anthem
lyricist and composer:
Gene Scheer
Amanda Forsyth & Bill Charlap1:43
▼ CD 2: Sentimental Journey, Hits from the Second World War
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1We'll Meet Again
recording of:
We’ll Meet Again
lyricist:
Hugh Charles
composer:
Hugh Charles and Ross Parker
publisher:
Dash Music Co. Ltd., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), World Music Co. and World Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:19
2Dancing in the Dark
recording of:
Dancing in the Dark
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), WC Music Corp., 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 (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:04
3Little Brown Jug
recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (composer/publisher) (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra2:51
4I'll Be Seeing You
alto saxophone:
Johnny Mintz (on 1940-02-26), Les Robinson (on 1940-02-26) and Fred Stulce (on 1940-02-26)
clarinet:
Johnny Mintz (on 1940-02-26)
double bass:
Gene Traxler (on 1940-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1940-02-26)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1940-02-26)
piano:
Bob Kitsis (on 1940-02-26)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Mason (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-02-26) and Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1940-02-26)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1940-02-26), Lowell Martin (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-02-26) and Ward Silloway (US jazz trombonist) (on 1940-02-26)
trumpet:
Jimmy Blake (jazz trumpeter) (on 1940-02-26), Ray Linn (on 1940-02-26) and Zeke Zarchy (on 1940-02-26)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1940-02-26)
conductor:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader)
recorded at:
RCA Studio 2 in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-02-26)
recording of:
I’ll Be Seeing You (on 1940-02-26)
lyricist:
Irving Kahal (in 1938)
composer:
Sammy Fain (in 1938)
publisher:
Fain Music (ASCAP), New Irving Kahal Music and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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 (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:06
5Moonglow
recording of:
Moonglow
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Will Hudson and Irving Mills
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:30
6Memories of You
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-10-16)
alto saxophone:
Les Hite (on 1930-10-16) and Marvin Johnson (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader) (on 1930-10-16)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Charlie Jones (jazz clarinet/sax) (on 1930-10-16)
double bass:
Joe Bailey (US double bassist and songwriter) (on 1930-10-16)
drums (drum set) and vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1930-10-16)
guitar:
Bill Perkins (jazz guitar and banjo) (on 1930-10-16)
piano:
Harvey Brooks (US jazz pianist and composer) (on 1930-10-16) and Henry Prince (on 1930-10-16)
trombone:
Luther Craven (on 1930-10-16)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-10-16), George Orendorff (on 1930-10-16) and Harold Scott (on 1930-10-16)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-10-16)
conductor:
Les Hite (on 1930-10-16)
recording of:
Memories of You (on 1930-10-16)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1930)
composer:
Eubie Blake (in 1930)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:12
7I'll Get By
alto saxophone:
Claude Lakey (on 1941-04-07) and Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1941-04-07)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1941-04-07)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1941-04-07)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1941-04-07)
guitar:
Ben Heller (on 1941-04-07)
piano:
Al Lerner (big band composer/conductor/pianist) (on 1941-04-07)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1941-04-07)
trombone:
Hoyt Bohannon (on 1941-04-07), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1941-04-07) and Harry Rogers (trombone player) (on 1941-04-07)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1941-04-07), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1941-04-07) and Al Stearns (on 1941-04-07)
violin:
Glenn Herzer (big band violinist) (on 1941-04-07), Alex Pevsner (on 1941-04-07), Sam Rosenblum (on 1941-04-07) and Leo Zorn (on 1941-04-07)
lead vocals:
Dick Haymes (on 1941-04-07)
recording of:
I’ll Get by (as Long as I Have You) (on 1941-04-07)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
Harry James and His Orchestra2:44
8On the Alamo
The Benny Goodman Sextet3:26
9Pennies From Heaven
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:18
10Body and Soul
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra3:03
11Let's Get Lost
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1943-05-22)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1943-05-22)
orchestra:
Lucky Strike Orchestra (on 1943-05-22)
conductor:
Mark Warnow (on 1943-05-22)
cover recording of:
Let’s Get Lost (on 1943-05-22)
writer:
Frank Loesser and Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Sony/ATV Harmony (ASCAP)
Frank Sinatra3:00
12Blues in the Night
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra3:08
13There Shall Be No Night
recording of:
There Shall Be No Night
writer:
Gladys Shelley and Abner Silver
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:12
14Echoes of Harlem
Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters3:14
15Skylark
recording of:
Skylark
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1941)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., George Simon Music Co., George Simon, Inc., Hoagy Publishing Co., Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP), The Johnny Mercer Foundation, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
Earl Hines and His Orchestra3:10
16Saturday Night Is the Loneliest Night of the Week
bass:
Ward Lay (on 1944-11-14)
cello:
E. Gara (on 1944-11-14), George Polikian (on 1944-11-14) and Avron Twerdowsky (on 1944-11-14)
clarinet:
Arthur Baker (saxophonist, flutist and clarinetist)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Blowers (on 1944-11-14)
French horn:
Karl Chlupse (French horn player) (on 1944-11-14)
guitar:
Matty Golizio (on 1944-11-14)
harp:
Ruth Hill (harpist) (on 1944-11-14)
piano:
Billy Rowland (on 1944-11-14)
saxophone:
Arthur Baker (saxophonist, flutist and clarinetist) (on 1944-11-14), Harold Feldman (woodwind player) (on 1944-11-14), Bernard Kaufman (on 1944-11-14), Peter Pumiglio (on 1944-11-14) and Henry Ross (on 1944-11-14)
trombone:
Charles Small (trombone) (on 1944-11-14), John D'Agostino (trombonist) (on 1944-11-14) and Andy Russo (Jazz trombonist) (on 1944-11-14)
trumpet:
Carl Poole (on 1944-11-14), Sammy Shapiro (Big Band-era trumpeter) (on 1944-11-14) and Melvin "Red" Solomon (on 1944-11-14)
viola:
Morris Kahn (on 1944-11-14), Sol Paeff (on 1944-11-14) and Sol Rumberg (on 1944-11-14)
violin:
Julius Brand (on 1944-11-14), Fred Buldrini (on 1944-11-14), Sid Harris (on 1944-11-14), L. Kanter (on 1944-11-14), Murray Kellner (on 1944-11-14), Bernard Kundell (on 1944-11-14), William Lockwood (violinist) (on 1944-11-14), Arthur Loesserman (violinist) (on 1944-11-14), Harold Micklin (violinist) (on 1944-11-14), Seymour Miroff (on 1944-11-14), Gene Orloff (on 1944-11-14) and Raoul Polikian (on 1944-11-14)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1944-11-14)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1944-11-14)
arranger:
George Siravo
recording of:
Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night in the Week) (on 1944-11-14)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell Music Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Quaytor Productions LLC, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック, 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 (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Frank Sinatra42:43
17Paper Doll
recording of:
Paper Doll (on 1942-02-18)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny S. Black (in 1915)
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
cover recording of:
Paper Doll
lyricist and composer:
Johnny S. Black (in 1915)
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
The Mills Brothers2:36
18Long Ago and Far Away
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-02-09)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1944-02-09)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1944-02-09)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
cover recording of:
Long Ago (and Far Away) (on 1944-02-09)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (in 1944)
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
recording of:
Long Ago (and Far Away)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (in 1944)
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Frank Sinatra2:43
19Sentimental Journey
Les Brown and His Orchestra3:50
20Waiting for the Train to Come In
recording of:
Waitin' for the Train to Come In
Harry James and His Orchestra3:07
▼ CD 3: I'm Beginning to See the Light, Dance Hits from the Second World War
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1C Jam Blues
recording of:
“C” Jam Blues
composer:
Barney Bigard and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1942)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:39
2Frenesi
recording of:
Frenesi
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:04
3In the Mood
recording of:
In the Mood
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Wingy Manone
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein and Co. Limited and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:35
4Let Me Off Uptown
recording of:
Let Me Off Uptown
lyricist:
Redd Evans
composer:
Earl Bostic (saxophonist)
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra3:04
5Taxi War Dance
recording of:
Taxi War Dance
writer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:50
6The Sheik of Arab
recording of:
The Sheik of Araby
lyricist:
Harry B. Smith (in 1921) and Francis Wheeler (in 1921)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1921)
publisher:
Jerry Vogel Music, Mills Music, Inc., Redwood Music and Salabert
Coleman Hawkins All Star Octet2:59
7Pistol Packin' Mama
accordion:
Paul Sells (on 1942-03-20)
bass:
Fred Whiting (US double bassist) (on 1942-03-20)
guitar:
Johnny Bond (on 1942-03-20), Al Dexter (on 1942-03-20) and Dick Reinhart (on 1942-03-20)
steel guitar:
Frankie Marvin (US country musician) (on 1942-03-20)
trumpet:
Harry Hollinger (on 1942-03-20)
lead vocals:
Al Dexter
recorded at:
CBS Columbia Square Recording Studios (KNX and Columbia Broadcasting System) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 39)
recording of:
Pistol Packin’ Mama (on 1942-03-20)
publisher:
Albert Poindexter (on 1942-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Al Dexter
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Al Dexter and His Troopers42:48
8American Patrol
recording of:
American Patrol (swing version)
composer:
F. W. Meacham (in 1885)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor) (in 1942)
publisher:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment)
arrangement of:
American Patrol
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:20
9For the Good of Your Country
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:16
10Cherokee
recording of:
Cherokee
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra3:16
11Rose Room
recording of:
Rose Room
lyricist:
Harry Williams (American songwriter, co-writer of “In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree”) (in 1917)
composer:
Art Hickman (in 1917)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Miller Music (publisher), Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Group and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
The Benny Goodman Sextet2:49
12Opus No. 1
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-11-14)
clarinet:
Buddy DeFranco
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich
piano:
Milt Golden
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1944-11-14)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
Opus One (1943 song) (on 1944-11-14)
lyricist:
Sidney Reginald Garris
composer:
Sy Oliver
publisher:
Embassy Music Corp. (on 1943-06-23)
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra2:56
13I'm Beginning to See the Light
alto saxophone:
Edward Rosa (on 1944-11-21) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1944-11-21)
baritone saxophone:
George Davis (40s jazz saxophone) (on 1944-11-21)
cello:
Al Friede (on 1944-11-21) and Cy Bernard (on 1944-11-21)
double bass:
Ed Mihelich (on 1944-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1944-11-21)
guitar:
Allen Reuss (on 1944-11-21)
piano:
Arnold Ross (on 1944-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
Corky Corcoran (on 1944-11-21) and Cliff Jackson (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-11-21)
trombone:
Charles Preble (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-11-21), Vic Hamann (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-11-21) and Jesse Heath (on 1944-11-21)
trumpet:
Irwin Berken (on 1944-11-21), James Campbell (jazz trumpeter and saxophonist) (on 1944-11-21), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1944-11-21), Al Ramsey (on 1944-11-21) and Yan Rasey (on 1944-11-21)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1944-11-21)
viola:
Al Neiman (violist) (on 1944-11-21), Bill Spear (on 1944-11-21) and Dave Sterkin (on 1944-11-21)
violin:
Al Saparoff (on 1944-11-21), Sam Caplan (on 1944-11-21), Sam Freed, Jr. (Violinist) (on 1944-11-21), Jack Gootkin (on 1944-11-21), Harry Jaworski (on 1944-11-21), John DeVoogd (on 1944-11-21), Gerald Joyce (on 1944-11-21) and Nick Pisani (on 1944-11-21)
vocals:
Kitty Kallen (on 1944-11-21)
orchestra:
Harry James and His Orchestra (on 1944-11-21)
arranger:
Johnny Thompson (big band arranger & conductor)
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light (on 1944-11-21)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Harry James and His Orchestra3:14
14Tuxedo Junction
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra3:18
15One O'Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:04
16I'm Confessin'
recording of:
I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You)
lyricist:
Al J. Neiburg (lyricist) (in 1930)
composer:
Doc Daugherty (in 1930) and Ellis Reynolds (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd.
version of:
Lookin’ for Another Sweetie
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:23
17(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo
background vocals:
The Modernaires (1940s vocal group) (on 1942-05-20)
lead vocals:
Marion Hutton and Tex Beneke (on 1942-05-20)
recording of:
(I’ve Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo (on 1942-05-20)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra33:17
18Boogie Woogie
recording of:
Boogie Woogie
composer:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:11
19T'aint What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)
recording of:
It Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It)
writer:
Sy Oliver and Trummy Young
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:01
20Sing, Sing, Sing
recording of:
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Prima
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) (ended) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
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 (holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra8:39
▼ CD 4: Songs Without Words, Classical Music from The War A Ken Burns Film
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1The Death of Falstaff
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989-08)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1989-08)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor) (in 1989-08)
recording of:
Passacaglia: Death of Falstaff (catch-all for unknown arrangement)
composer:
William Walton (composer and conductor)
is based on:
Henry V
Leonard Slatkin & London Philharmonic Orchestra3:38
2Cello Concerto in B minor (second movement)
engineer:
Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer) (from 1995-01-27 until 1995-01-30)
producer:
Steven Epstein (classical music producer)
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist) (from 1995-01-27 until 1995-01-30)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (from 1995-01-27 until 1995-01-30)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor) (from 1995-01-27 until 1995-01-30)
recorded at:
David Geffen Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (from 1995-01-27 until 1995-01-30)
recording of:
Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104: II. Adagio ma non troppo (from 1995-01-27 until 1995-01-30)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1894-11-08 until 1895-02-09)
part of:
Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104
Yo‐Yo Ma, Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic12:36
3Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Harp and Piano
engineer:
Larry Keyes (engineer)
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
harp:
Laura Newell (harpist)
piano:
Abba Bogin
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Aaron Copland (composer)
recording of:
Clarinet Concerto
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (from 1947 until 1949)
was commissioned by:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (in 1947)
Benny Goodman, Aaron Copland & Columbia Symphony Orchestra16:58
4Lamento
French horn:
Marie Luise Neunecker (horn player) (from 1996-05-09 until 1996-05-10)
piano:
Pierre‐Laurent Aimard (pianist) (from 1996-05-09 until 1996-05-10)
violin:
Saschko Gawriloff (violinist) (from 1996-05-09 until 1996-05-10)
recorded at:
Salle de Musique (La Chaux de Fonds) in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel, Switzerland (from 1996-05-09 until 1996-05-10)
recording of:
Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano: IV. Lamento. Adagio (from 1996-05-09 until 1996-05-10)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (in 1982)
part of:
Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano
Pierre‐Laurent Aimard, Marie Luise Neunecker, Saschko Gawriloff7:34
5Elegie, op. 24
cello:
Steven Isserlis (cellist) (from 1994-07-12 until 1994-07-14)
piano:
Pascal Devoyon (pianist) (from 1994-07-12 until 1994-07-14)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-12 until 1994-07-14)
recording of:
Élégie, op. 24 (for cello and piano) (from 1994-07-12 until 1994-07-14)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1883)
part of:
Works of Gabriel Fauré by opus number (number: op. 24)
Steven Isserlis & Pascal Devoyon7:01
6Nuages Gris
piano:
Barry Douglas (classical pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Trübe Wolken (Nuages gris), S. 199, R. 78
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1881)
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 199)
Barry Douglas2:13
7Quartet for the End of Time (third movement)
recording engineer:
Richard Gardner (engineer) (in 1975-12) and Masao Ohno (engineer) (in 1975-12)
producer:
Peter Serkin (pianist) and Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
cello:
Fred Sherry (cellist) (in 1975-12)
clarinet:
Richard Stoltzman (clarinetist) (in 1975-12)
instruments:
Tashi (in 1975-12)
piano:
Peter Serkin (pianist) (in 1975-12)
violin:
Ida Kavafian (violinist and violist) (in 1975-12)
recording of:
Quatuor pour la fin du Temps : III. Abîme des oiseaux (in 1975-12)
composer:
Olivier Messiaen (composer and organist) (in 1940)
part of:
Quatuor pour la fin du Temps
Ensemble Tashi7:44
8Grovers Corners
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Aaron Copland (composer)
recording of:
Music for Movies Suite: IV. Grover’s Corners (originally from the 1940 film "Our Town")
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1940)
part of:
Music for Movies Suite
Aaron Copland & New Philharmonia Orchestra3:13
9Song Without Words
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
piano:
Emanuel Ax (pianist)
cover recording of:
Lied ohne Worte, op. 109
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1845)
part of:
Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 109) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV Q 34)
Yo‐Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax4:09
10Nimrod
orchestra:
London Philharmonic (LPO)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Leonard Slatkin & London Philharmonic Orchestra5:06

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part of:The War: A Ken Burns Film (From PBS World War II miniseries) (order: 1)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/13626989 [info]
ASIN:US: B000TGUUHS [info]