Story of the Blues / A Date with Della Reese at Mr. Kelly's in Chicago

~ Release by Della Reese (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Story of the Blues
Della Reese1:28
2Good Morning Blues
Della Reese3:50
3Empty Bed Blues
Della Reese3:37
4Squeeze Me
recording of:
Squeeze Me
lyricist:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Della Reese3:13
5You've Been a Good Old Wagon
recording of:
You’ve Been a Good Old Wagon
lyricist and composer:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford
Della Reese3:34
6Sent for You Yesterday
recording of:
Sent for You Yesterday
lyricist:
Jimmy Rushing
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
Della Reese2:28
7St James Infirmary
recording of:
St. James Infirmary (Joe Primrose’s arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joe Primrose
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited
arrangement of:
St. James Infirmary
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
Della Reese3:56
8Lover Man
recording of:
Lover Man
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Della Reese3:42
9Things Ain't What They Used to Be
recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
Della Reese2:45
10Stormy Weather
recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Della Reese4:10
11There's Always the Blues
Della Reese3:20
12Sometimes I'm Happy
producer:
Morty Palitz
piano:
Kirk Stuart
vocals:
Della Reese
recorded at:
Mister Kelly’s in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Sometimes I’m Happy
lyricist:
Vincent Youmans
composer:
Irving Caesar
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
part of:
Hit the Deck (1927 musical)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Della Reese with The Kirk Stuart Trio2:02
13Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
producer:
Morty Palitz
piano:
Kirk Stuart
vocals:
Della Reese
recorded at:
Mister Kelly’s in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1940)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1940)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Della Reese with The Kirk Stuart Trio4:09
14Almost Like Being in Love
producer:
Morty Palitz
piano:
Kirk Stuart
vocals:
Della Reese
recorded at:
Mister Kelly’s in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Almost Like Being in Love (from “Brigadoon”)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Co. (London) Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 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)
part of:
Brigadoon (complete musical)
Della Reese with The Kirk Stuart Trio2:05
15Someone to Watch Over Me
producer:
Morty Palitz
piano:
Kirk Stuart
vocals:
Della Reese
recorded at:
Mister Kelly’s in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Harms, Inc. (in 1926) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2022-01-01)
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
Della Reese with The Kirk Stuart Trio4:00
16The Birth of the Blues
producer:
Morty Palitz
piano:
Kirk Stuart
vocals:
Della Reese
recorded at:
Mister Kelly’s in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Birth of the Blues
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
Della Reese with The Kirk Stuart Trio2:46
17Pennies From Heaven
producer:
Morty Palitz
piano:
Kirk Stuart
vocals:
Della Reese
recorded at:
Mister Kelly’s in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Pennies From Heaven
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)
Della Reese with The Kirk Stuart Trio1:50
18Getting to Know You
recording of:
Getting to Know You (The King and I)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
part of:
The King and I (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Della Reese with The Kirk Stuart Trio2:14
19If I Forget You
producer:
Morty Palitz
piano:
Kirk Stuart
vocals:
Della Reese
recorded at:
Mister Kelly’s in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
If I Forget You
writer:
Irving Caesar
publisher:
Irving Caesar, Inc.
Della Reese with The Kirk Stuart Trio3:13
20All of Me
producer:
Morty Palitz
piano:
Kirk Stuart
vocals:
Della Reese
recorded at:
Mister Kelly’s in Chicago, Illinois, United States
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
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部
Della Reese with The Kirk Stuart Trio1:53
21The Nearness of You
producer:
Morty Palitz
piano:
Kirk Stuart
vocals:
Della Reese
recorded at:
Mister Kelly’s in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
The Nearness of You
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1938)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1938)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Della Reese with The Kirk Stuart Trio3:11
22Just One of Those Things
producer:
Morty Palitz
piano:
Kirk Stuart
vocals:
Della Reese
recorded at:
Mister Kelly’s in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Just One of Those Things
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
Della Reese with The Kirk Stuart Trio3:57
23The Party's Over
producer:
Morty Palitz
piano:
Kirk Stuart
vocals:
Della Reese
recorded at:
Mister Kelly’s in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
The Party’s Over (Bells Are Ringing)
lyricist:
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Stratford Music Corporation and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
Della Reese with The Kirk Stuart Trio1:42