The Great American Songbook

~ Release by Sarah Vaughan (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Give Me a Song With a Beautiful Melody
recording of:
Give Me a Song With a Beautiful Melody
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
2:43
2Nice Work If You Can Get It
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-05-19)
producer:
George Treadwell
bass:
Billy Taylor Jr. (jazz bassist) (on 1950-05-19)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1950-05-19)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1950-05-19)
electric guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1950-05-19)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1950-05-19)
solo trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1950-05-19)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1950-05-19)
trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1950-05-19)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1950-05-19)
orchestra:
George Treadwell & His All Stars and with George Treadwell and his All Stars (on 1950-05-19)
cover recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1950-05-19)
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)
2:35
3My Funny Valentine
cover recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
included in:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
3:02
4Come Rain or Come Shine
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States
producer:
George Treadwell
bass:
Billy Taylor Jr. (jazz bassist) (on 1950-05-19)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1950-05-19)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1950-05-19)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1950-05-19)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1950-05-19)
solo electric guitar:
Mundell Lowe
solo tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1950-05-19)
trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1950-05-19)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1950-05-19)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1950-05-19)
orchestra:
with George Treadwell and his All Stars (on 1950-05-19)
cover recording of:
Come Rain or Come Shine (on 1950-05-19)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1946)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), S.A. Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
3:25
5It’s Easy to Remember
recording of:
It’s Easy to Remember (and So Hard to Forget)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1935)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
2:44
6Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1955-03-17)
conductor:
Hugo Peretti (on 1955-03-17)
arranger:
Hugo Peretti
cover recording of:
Whatever Lola Wants (Damn Yankees) (on 1955-03-17)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
part of:
Damn Yankees (1955 musical)
2:38
7Mr. Wonderful
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
recording of:
Mr. Wonderful
writer:
Jerry Bock, Lawrence Holofcener and George David Weiss
2:49
8Embraceable You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-12-18)
producer:
Bob Shad
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1954-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1954-12-18)
flute:
Herbie Mann (on 1954-12-18)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1954-12-18)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1954-12-18)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1954-12-18)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1954-12-18)
conductor:
Ernie Wilkins (on 1954-12-18)
arranger:
Ernie Wilkins
recorded at:
Fine Sound Studios (1953–1956; fka WMGM Studios until 1953) in New York, New York, United States (on 1954-12-18)
cover recording of:
Embraceable You (on 1954-12-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
4:49
9You Hit the Spot
cover recording of:
You Hit the Spot
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
3:01
10April in Paris
cover recording of:
April in Paris (on 1954-12-16)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (Russian-American composer and songwriter) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Harms, Inc.
included in:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
6:21
11It Might as Well Be Spring
producer:
George Treadwell
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1950-05-18)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Jr. (jazz bassist) (on 1950-05-18)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1950-05-18)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1950-05-18)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1950-05-18)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1950-05-18)
trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1950-05-18)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1950-05-18)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1950-05-18)
orchestra:
with George Treadwell and his All Stars (on 1950-05-18)
engineered at:
Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (on 1950-05-18)
cover recording of:
It Might as Well Be Spring (State Fair) (on 1950-05-18)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1945)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1945)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music, Inc. 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1945 winner)
part of:
State Fair (1945 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair (1962 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair
3:15
12The Nearness of You
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
cover 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)
3:21
13Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1953-01-05)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1953-01-05)
recording of:
Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year (on 1953-01-05)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. and MPL Music Publishing Inc.
2:42
14Come Along With Me
2:12
15East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)
producer:
Zev Feldman (producer and author) (on 1978-05-31)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor)
double bass:
Walter Booker (on 1978-05-31) and Billy Taylor Jr. (jazz bassist) (on 1978-05-31)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1978-05-31) and J.C. Heard (on 1978-05-31)
electric guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1978-05-31)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1978-05-31) and Carl Schroeder (pianist) (on 1978-05-31)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1978-05-31)
trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1978-05-31)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1978-05-31)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1978-05-31)
recorded at:
Rosy's in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1978-05-31)
live cover recording of:
East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) (on 1978-05-31)
lyricist and composer:
Brooks Bowman (in 1934)
publisher:
Anne‐Rachel Music Corp. and Chappell & Co.
3:09
16My One and Only Love
recording of:
My One and Only Love
lyricist:
Robert Mellin
composer:
Robert Mellin and Guy Wood
publisher:
Colgems, Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Sherwin Music Publishing Corp., Warock Corp. and ミュージカル・ライツ・東京 (Musical Lights Tokyo)
version of:
Music from Beyond the Moon (My One and Only Love)
2:50
17September Song
producer:
Bob Shad
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1954-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1954-12-16)
flute:
Herbie Mann (on 1954-12-16)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1954-12-16)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1954-12-16)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1954-12-16)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1954-12-16)
conductor:
Ernie Wilkins (on 1954-12-16)
arranger:
Ernie Wilkins
recorded at:
Fine Sound Studios (1953–1956; fka WMGM Studios until 1953) in New York, New York, United States (on 1954-12-16)
recording of:
Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song (on 1954-12-16)
lyricist:
Maxwell Anderson
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Chappell & Co. (in 1938), TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1938) and Crawford Music Corp. (on 1938-09-24)
part of:
Knickerbocker Holiday (Kurt Weill musical)
5:45
18He’s My Guy
cover recording of:
He’s My Guy (on 1954-12-16)
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
Leeds Music
4:13
19Black Coffee
lead vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1949-01-20)
orchestra:
Joe Lipman & His Orchestra (on 1949-01-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song) (on 1949-01-20)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1948)
composer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Sondot Music Corp. and Webster Music Co.
4.53:18
20Tenderly
orchestra:
Hugo Peretti and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
Tenderly
lyricist:
J. Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
W. Gross (American composer) (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
43:10
21Honey
cover recording of:
Honey
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie and Seymour Simons
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
2:21
22Linger Awhile
cover recording of:
Linger a While
lyricist:
Harry Owens
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
2:04