Nipper's Greatest Hits, Volume 1: The 40's

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Frenesi
recording of:
Frenesí (on 1940-03-03)
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:05
2Don't Get Around Much Any More
recording of:
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (on 1940-05-04)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Harrison Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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)
version of:
Never No Lament
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra3:21
3Holiday for Strings
recording of:
Holiday for Strings (on 1942-03-12)
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
David Rose (songwriter, pianist and orchestra leader)
David Rose and His Orchestra2:27
4Pompton Turnpike
recording of:
Pompton Turnpike (on 1940-07-19)
writer:
Will Osborne and Dick Rogers (singer, comedian, songwriter & pianist)
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra3:05
5Daddy
vocals:
The Kaye Choir (on 1941-03-31)
recording of:
Daddy (on 1941-03-31)
lyricist and composer:
Robert W. Troup, Jr.
Swing and Sway With Sammy Kaye2:59
6Chattanooga Choo Choo
vocals:
Tex Beneke (on 1941-05-07) and The Modernaires (1940s vocal group) (on 1941-05-07)
recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo (on 1941-05-07)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1941)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), 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)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:28
7There Are Such Things
vocals:
The Pied Pipers (American vocal group, active 1930s-50s) (on 1942-07-01) and Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1942-07-01)
recording of:
There Are Such Things (on 1942-07-01)
writer:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter) (in 1942), Abel Baer (in 1942) and George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra2:45
8The Hut-Sut Song
recording of:
The Hut-Sut Song (1941 song) (on 1941-05-02)
writer:
Leo Killion (songwriter), Ted McMichael (songwriter, actor) and Jack Owens (singer/songwriter "The Cruising Crooner")
The King Sisters2:17
9Piano Concerto in B Flat
piano:
Jack Fina (on 1941-06-16)
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra3:16
10Blues in the Night
lead vocals:
Dinah Shore
recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me) (on 1942-01-12)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Dinah Shore3:11
11Night and Day
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1943-01-19)
orchestra:
Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra (on 1943-01-19)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1943-01-19)
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1943-01-19)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Frank Sinatra3:08
12Boogie Woogie
recording of:
Boogie Woogie (on 1938-09-16)
composer:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra3:11
13Moonlight Cocktail
vocals:
Ray Eberle (big band vocalist) (on 1941-12-08) and The Modernaires (1940s vocal group) (on 1941-12-08)
recording of:
Moonlight Cocktail (on 1941-12-08)
lyricist:
Kim Gannon (in 1941)
composer:
Luckey Roberts (US stride piano musician) (in 1941)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:19
14Star Dust
cover recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1940-10-07)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:35
15I Hear a Rhapsody
vocals:
Bob Carroll (on 1940-10-14)
recording of:
I Hear a Rhapsody (on 1940-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Baker (US songwriter "I Hear a Rhapsody"), George Fragos and Dick Gasparre
publisher:
Broadcast Music Inc.
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra3:20
16Cocktails for Two
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-11-29)
vocals:
City Slickers and Carl Grayson (on 1944-11-29)
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers (on 1944-11-29)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 939 (2))
recording of:
Cocktails for Two (on 1944-11-29)
lyricist:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
composer:
Sam Coslow
Spike Jones and His City Slickers43:00
17I'm Beginning to See the Light
vocals:
Joya Sherrill (on 1944-12-01)
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light (on 1944-12-01)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra3:15
18There! I've Said It Again
vocals:
Vaughn Monroe (on 1944-12-21) and The Norton Sisters (on 1944-12-21)
recording of:
There I’ve Said it Again (on 1944-12-21)
writer:
Redd Evans and David Mann (American songwriter)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra3:12
19Stormy Weather
conductor:
Lou Bring (conductor and pianist) (on 1941-12-15)
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather (on 1941-12-15)
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
Lena Horne3:49
20Pistol Packin' Mama
vocals:
The Crew Chiefs (in 1944), Carmen Mastren (in 1944) and Ray McKinley (in 1944)
cover recording of:
Pistol Packin’ Mama (in 1944)
publisher:
Albert Poindexter (on 1942-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Al Dexter
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Glenn Miller and the Army Air Force Band3:07

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part of:Nipper's Greatest Hits (order: 5)