The Dance Band Days

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Tracklist

▶ CD 1: The Dance Band Hall of Fame / Music Maestro Please, Part 1
▶ CD 2: Music Maestro Please, Concluded / The Big Band Legends
▶ CD 3: Memories of the War Years / Great Songs! – Great Bands! Part 1
▶ CD 4: Great Songs! – Great Bands! (Concluded) / In a Sentimental Mood, Part 1
▶ CD 5: In a Sentimental Mood, Concluded / Change Partners – The Great Dance Tunes, Part 1
▼ CD 6: Change Partners – The Great Dance Tunes, Concluded / On the Air – The Great Radio Bands
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1The Continental
recording of:
The Continental (from the 1934 film "The Gay Divorcee")
lyricist:
Herb Magidson (in 1934)
composer:
Con Conrad (in 1934)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Magidson Music, Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 7) and The 7th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1)
Lew Stone & His Band, Nat Gonella, Alfie Noakes, Joe Ferrie, Joe Crossman3:03
2Pick Yourself Up
recording of:
Pick Yourself Up (from “Swing Time”)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Harry Roy & His Band, Bill Currie2:48
3The Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven
recording of:
The Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven
writer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist) (in 1934) and Carmen Lombardo (in 1934)
Maurice Winnick & His Orchestra, Sam Costa, Judy Shirley2:43
4I Won’t Dance
recording of:
I Won’t Dance (1935, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, from “Roberta”)
lyricist:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) and Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1935)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Memory Lane Music Ltd., T.B. Harms Co. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
is based on:
I Won’t Dance (1934, lyrics by Hammerstein/Harbach, from “Three Sisters”)
Lew Stone & His Band, Al Hoffman2:54
5The Very Thought of You
recording of:
The Very Thought of You
lyricist, writer and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Ray Noble and His Orchestra, Al Bowlly3:35
6In 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)
Joe Loss and His Band3:35
7On the Air
recording of:
On The Air
writer:
Carroll Gibbons (in 1932)
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans, Harry Bentley3:08
8Say It With Music
recording of:
Say It With Music
writer:
Irving Berlin (in 1922)
Jack Payne & His BBC Dance Orchestra2:55
9Radio Times
recording of:
Radio Times
writer:
Henry Hall (English bandleader) (in 1934)
Henry Hall, The BBC Dance Orchestra, Dan Donovan2:41
10Harbour Lights
recording of:
Harbour Lights
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Hugh Williams (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Roy Fox & His Band, Barry Gray2:59
11One Morning in May
recording of:
One Morning In May (in 1934-04)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1933)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1933)
Ray Noble & The New Mayfair Orchestra, Al Bowlly3:19
12The Teddy Bears’ Picnic
recording of:
The Teddy Bears’ Picnic
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter) (in 1932)
composer:
John Walter Bratton (in 1907)
Henry Hall, The BBC Dance Orchestra, Val Rosing2:55
13Lady, Be Good
recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good!
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Nat Gonella and His Georgians3:03
14South American Joe
recording of:
South American Joe
writer:
Irving Caesar and Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
Harry Roy & His Orchestra3:15
15Somebody Stole My Gal
cover recording of:
Somebody Stole My Gal (in 1940-02)
lyricist and composer:
Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929) (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter
sub-publisher:
Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag
Billy Cotton and His Band and Chorus2:55
16All I Do Is Dream of You
recording of:
All I Do Is Dream of You (Singin’ in the Rain) (in 1934)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (stage musical)
Roy Fox & His Band, Sid Buckman2:49
17So Many Memories
recording of:
So Many Memories (in 1937)
writer:
Harry Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
Maurice Winnick and His Sweet Music, Vera Lynn3:00
18Say It Isn’t So
recording of:
Say It Isn’t So (in 1932-10)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp.
Ambrose and His Orchestra, Sam Browne3:03
19These Foolish Things
recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (on 1936-05-18)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
Lew Stone & His Band, Suzanne Botterell3:01
20I Used to Be Colour Blind
recording of:
I Used to Be Color Blind (from "Carefree")
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1938)
Jack Hylton & His Orchestra, Bruce Trent3:06
21Here’s to the Next Time
recording of:
Here's To The Next Time (on 1932-03-30)
writer:
Henry Hall (English bandleader)
Henry Hall, The New BBC Dance Orchestra, Val Rosing2:30