The War: A Ken Burns Film

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Tracklist

▶ CD 1: The War, A Ken Burns Film, The Soundtrack
▼ 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
▶ CD 4: Songs Without Words, Classical Music from The War A Ken Burns Film

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Release

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]