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“You’re My Thrill” Composed by Jay Gourney (music) and Sidney Clare (lyric); arranged by Bud Estes. Recorded by Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra for Bluebird on January 7, 1941 in New York. Charlie Barnet, soprano [..]
“September in the Rain” Composed by Harry Warren (music), and Al Dubin (lyric); arranged in 1938 by Eddie Sauter for the Red Norvo band and their vocalist, Mildred Bailey, but never recorded. Recorded by Loren [..]
“Smoke Dreams” Composed by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed; arranged by Jimmy Mundy. Recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra for Victor on December 9, 1936 in New York. Benny Goodman, clarinet, directing: Harry [..]
“By the Fireside” Composed and orchestrated by Bernard Herrmann. Recorded in 1996 by a grouping of strings from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Joel McNeely, conductor. The story: I have shared stories of my misadventures [..]
“Solace” Composed by Scott Joplin; conducted and adapted by Marvin Hamlisch. This music was recorded in Los Angeles in 1973 as a part of the production of the Universal feature film The Sting. Marvin Hamlisch, piano, [..]
“I’ve Heard That Song Before” Composed by Jule Styne (music) and Sammy Cahn (lyric); arranged by Dave Matthews. Recorded by Harry James and His Orchestra for Columbia on July 31, 1942 in Hollywood. Harry James, [..]
“One Song” Composed by Frank Churchill (music) and Larry Morey (lyric); arranged by Art Shaw and Jerry Gray. Recorded by Art Shaw and His New Music for Brunswick on December 30, 1937. Art Shaw, clarinet, [..]
“Along the Santa Fe Trail” Composed by Will Grosz (music) and Al Dubin and Edwina Coolidge (lyric); arranged by Jerry Gray. Recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra for Bluebird on November 8, 1940 in [..]
“Rosalie” Composed by Cole Porter; arranged by Al Avola. Recorded by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra for RCA Bluebird on January 17, 1939 in New York. Artie Shaw, clarinet, directing: John Best, first trumpet; Chuck [..]
“The Man That Got Away” Composed by: Harold Arlen, music; Ira Gershwin, lyric. Arranged by Ralph Dollimore. Recorded by Ted Heath and His Music for Decca in London in June of 1966. Ted Heath And [..]
“Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet” Composed by Don Ray and Gene De Paul; probably arranged by Roland Shaw. Recorded by Roland Shaw in 1975 for Decca in London, England. Roland Shaw directing: Personnel unknown – [..]
“An Occasional Man” Composed by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin; arranged by Ralph Sharon. Recorded by the Ralph Sharon Quartet for DRG Records on August 14, 2001 in New York. Ralph Sharon, piano, Gray Sargent, [..]
“Luck Be a Lady” Composed by Frank Loesser; arranged by Billy May. Recorded by Frank Sinatra for Reprise on July 25, 1963 in Los Angeles. Frank Sinatra, singing; with Billy May, directing the orchestra (approximate [..]
“I’m in a Dancing Mood” Composed by Al Hoffman, Al Goodheart and Maurice Sigler; probably arranged by Paul Wetstein (Weston) or Dick Jones. Recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra for Victor on November 24, [..]
“Southern Scandal” Composed and arranged by Stan Kenton. Recorded by Stan Kenton and His Orchestra for Capitol on May 4, 1945 in Chicago. Stan Kenton, piano, directing: Buddy Childers, John Carroll, Mel Green, Gene Roland [..]
“It’s Always You” Composed by Jimmy Van Heusen (music) and Johnny Burke (lyric); arranged by Axel Stordahl. Recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra for Victor on January 15, 1941 in New York. Tommy Dorsey, [..]
“Intermezzo (A Love Story)” Composed by Heinz Provost; arranged by Bill Finegan. Recorded live by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra on their CBS Chesterfield radio show on June 24, 1941 in Chicago.(*) Glenn Miller, first [..]
“Theme from A Summer Place” Music by Max Steiner (*); arranged and conducted by Percy Faith. Recorded by Percy Faith and His Orchestra for Columbia on September 11, 1960 in New York. The story – [..]
“The Pink Panther Theme” Composed and arranged by Henry Mancini. Recorded by Henry Mancini and His Orchestra for RCA Victor on September 16, 1963 in Hollywood. Henry Mancini, directing an orchestra of Hollywood studio musicians [..]
“Over the Rainbow” Composed by Harold Arlen, music; and E.Y. Harburg, lyric. Arranged by Billy May. Recorded by Ella Fitzgerald on January 15, 1961 for Verve in Hollywood. Billy May, arranger, directing: Don Fagerquist, trumpet; [..]
“Temptation” Composed by Nacio Herb Brown; arranged by Lennie Hayton. Recorded by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra for Victor on September 7, 1940 in Hollywood. Artie Shaw, clarinet, directing: Charles William “Billy” Butterfield, first trumpet; [..]
“To a Wild Rose” Composed by Edward MacDowell; arranged by Paul Villepigue. Recorded by Johnny Bothwell and His Orchestra for Signature in May of 1946 in New York. Johnny Bothwell, alto saxophone, directing: Paul Leichter, [..]
“You’re a Sweetheart” Composed by Jimmy McHugh (music) and Harold Adamson (lyric); Head arrangement by Tommy Dorsey. Recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake Seven for Victor on October 14, 1937 in New York. Tommy [..]
“Theme from Exodus” Composed by Ernest Gold; arranged by Sid Feller. Recorded by Bernie Lowe and His Orchestra for Cameo in early 1962 in Bayside, Queens, New York. Personnel unknown. However, I will go out [..]
“Happy Days Are Here Again” Composed by Milton Ager (music) and Jack Yellin (lyric); arranged by George “The Fox” Williams. Recorded by Barbra Streisand for Columbia Records in October of 1962 in New York. The [..]
“Cheek to Cheek” Composed by Irving Berlin; arranged by Bill Finegan. Recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra for Decca on August 14, 1953 in Hollywood, California. Tommy Dorsey, first trombone, directing: Paul Cohen, first [..]
“Chinatown Theme” Composed by Jerry Goldsmith; trumpet solo by Uan Rasey. The story: Jerry Goldsmith, the composer of the haunting melodic theme for the great film Chinatown has explained how he created this timeless, evocative music: “Chinatown [..]
“Blues for Brando” Composed by Leith Stevens; arranged by Leith Stevens with probable assistance by Shorty Rogers.(*) Recorded by Leith Stevens with Shorty Rogers on August 14, 1953 in Hollywood, California. Leith Stevens, directing: [..]
“Invitation” Composed by Bronislaw Kaper; arranged by Walt Stuart. Recorded by Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra in New York in 1963. The Story: Bronislaw Kaper (shown at right in the 1950s) was born on February 5, [..]
“Blues for Francine” Composed and arranged by Ralph Burns. Recorded by Ralph Burns at Group IV Recording, Hollywood, California in February of 1987. Ralph Burns, piano, conducting: Rick Baptist, first trumpet; Oscar Brashear, Gary Grant, [..]