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The best of the 1940s, featuring Harry James & His Orchestra, Artie Shaw, Sarah Vaughan, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, Lena Horne, Les Brown, The Andrews Sisters, Jimmy Dorsey, Vera Lynn, Peggy Lee, Dinah Shore, Perry Como, Hank Williams, Gene Autry, The Andrews Sisters, The Ink Spots, Edith Piaf, Maurice Chevalier, Charles Trene...
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Johnny Burke, Author - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer - John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra, Orchestra - The Williams Brothers Quartet, Ensemble
℗ 1944 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mitchell Parish, Composer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Re-Issue Producer - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, Performer - Glenn Miller, Composer - Glenn Miller, Arranger
Originally Recorded 1939. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Al Hendrickson, Guitar - Alex Beller, Violin - Allan Harshman, Viola - Artie Shaw, Arranger - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Bill Brower, Violin - Billy Butterfield, Trumpet - Bob Morrow, Violin - Bus Bassey, Alto Saxophone - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - Eugene Lamas, Violin - Fred Goerner, Acoustic Cello - George Wendt, Trumpet - Hoagy Carmichael, Composer - Jack Jenney, Trombone - Jerry Jerome, Tenor Saxophone - Johnny Cathcart, Trumpet - Johnny Guarnieri, Piano - Jud DeNaut, Bass - Keith Collins, Viola - Lennie Hayton, Arranger - Les Robinson, Tenor Saxophone - Mitchell Parish, Lyricist - Neely Plumb, Alto Saxophone - Nick Fatool, Drums - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Paul Brizzi, Engineer - Ted Klages, Violin - Truman Boardman, Violin - Vernon Brown, Trombone
Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Stan Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Vaughn Monroe, MainArtist - MORRIS EDWIN H & CO INC, MusicPublisher
2020 Master Tape Records 2020 Master Tape Records
Sarah Vaughan, Performer - EDEN AHBEZ, Lyricist - Earl Rodgers Choir, Choir
2005 Naxos
Johnny Mercer, Author - Harold Arlen, Composer - Woody Herman, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Woody Herman And His Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1941 GRP Records Inc.
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Mercer, Producer, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - FRANK LOESSER, ComposerLyricist - Paul Weston, Conductor - Margaret Whiting, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2000 Capitol Records, LLC
Art Lund, Lyricist, MainArtist - Acrobat, MusicPublisher - The Benny Goodman Orchestra, with Peggy Lee & Art Lund, Composer
2020 Acrobat 2020 Acrobat
Joseph Lacalle, Composer - E. B. Marks, Composer - Jimmy Dorsey, MainArtist - His Orchestra & Chorus, Artist - Alber Gamsel, Composer
2015 akantesso 2015 akantesso
Charles Mitchell, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Davis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Charles Mitchell's Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist
℗ 1940 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jule Styne, ComposerLyricist - Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - Helen Forrest, Vocals, Musician, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Smith, Musician, AssociatedPerformer - Harry James & His Orchestra, MainArtist
Capitol Jazz (R) is a registered trademark of Capitol Records, Inc. (C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1955 EMI Records Ltd
Irving Townsend, Producer - B. Strayhorn, Composer - B. Strayhorn, Lyricist - Unknown, Performer - Duke Ellington, Performer
Originally recorded 1960 & released 2004. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Robert Wells, ComposerLyricist - The Andrews Sisters, MainArtist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - David Saxon, ComposerLyricist - Vic Schoen & His Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stan Jones, Composer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Peggy Lee, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Jud Conlon Singers, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Barbour All-Stars, Orchestra
(C) 1990 Capitol Catalog ℗ 1949 Capitol Records, LLC
Hank Williams, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - Cliff Friend, ComposerLyricist - The Drifting Cowboys, Ensemble - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dorothy Squires, MainArtist - Billy Reid, Composer
© 2007 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1948 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
B. Homer, Composer - B. Homer, Lyricist - B. GREEN, Composer - B. GREEN, Lyricist - L. Brown, Composer - L. Brown, Lyricist - Michael Brooks, Producer - Les Brown, Performer - Unknown, Producer
Originally Released 1945. All rights reserved by SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Traditional, Composer - Guy Lombardo, Arranger, Work Arranger - Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Ruth Lowe, Composer - Ruth Lowe, Lyricist - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Performer - The Pied Pipers, Vocal - Frank Sinatra, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Ella Fitzgerald, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Ink Spots, MainArtist - Allan Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Doris Fisher, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1944 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dr, Composer, Lyricist - Perry Como, MainArtist
2011 Bofm ltd 2011 2010 bofm ltd
Jimmy Dorsey, Performer - Alex Kramer, Composer, Writer - Hy Zaret, Composer, Writer - Joan Whitney, Composer, Writer
2016 Shami Media Group, Inc. 2016 Big A Media
Dooley Wilson, Performer - Herman Hupfeld, Lyricist
2016 The Gift of Music 2016 The Gift of Music
Woody Guthrie, Lyricist, Performer
2004 Naxos
Sunny Skylar, Composer, Lyricist - Consuelo Velázquez, Composer, Lyricist - Kitty Kallen, MainArtist - Jimmy Dorsey, MainArtist - Bob Eberly, MainArtist - Peer International Corp, MusicPublisher
2021 Universal Digital Enterprises 1953 Dot Records, Inc.
Johnny Mercer, Composer, MainArtist - Harry Warren, Composer - Kevin Reeves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Weston, Conductor - The Pied Pipers, MainArtist
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1991 Capitol Records, LLC
George Wendt, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Merle Travis, ComposerLyricist - Tex Williams, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cliffie Stone, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Sims, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Tex Williams and His Western Caravan, Ensemble - Ossie Godson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Deuce Spriggens, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Mitchell, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Soldi, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Don Linder, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Berry, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Featherstone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rex Call, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Larry dePaul, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Weiss, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1996 Capitol Records Nashville ℗ 1947 Capitol Records LLC
J. Lilley, Composer - J. Lilley, Lyricist - Kay Kyser & His Orchestra, Performer - Julie Conway, Vocal - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - F. Loesser, Composer - F. Loesser, Lyricist - Harry Babbitt, Vocal
Originally Released 1942. All rights reserved by SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra, Performer - B. Holiday, Composer - B. Holiday, Lyricist - John Hammond, Producer - Billie Holiday, Vocal - A. Herzog Jr., Composer - A. Herzog Jr., Lyricist - Bernie Hanighen, Producer - Paul Chapman, Guitar - Herbert Cowans, Drums - Eddie Heywood, Piano - Lester Boone, Alto Saxophone - Jimmy Powell, Alto Saxophone - Ernie Powell, Clarinet - Ernie Powell, Tenor Saxophone - Roy Eldridge, Trumpet
Originally Released 1941. All rights reserved by SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
The Pinafores, Performer - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - J. MARKS, Composer - J. MARKS, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1949. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Billie Holiday, interprète - Ramirez, auteur
2006 Fremeaux & Associes 2006 Fremeaux & Associes
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - The Andrews Sisters, MainArtist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Vic Schoen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Vic Schoen & His Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Robert Fletcher, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1944 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Peggy Lee, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - D. barbour, ComposerLyricist - Dave Barbour, Conductor - Dave Barbour And His Orchestra, Ensemble
(C) 2011 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC
Margaret Whiting, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Floyd Tillman, Composer - Buddy Cole, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Speedy West, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Wakely, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cliffie Stone, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Kirk, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Cole Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 1990 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1949 Capitol Records, LLC
Ned Freeman, Arranger - Paul Williams, Re-Mastering Supervisor - Ted Koehler, Composer - Harold Arlen, Lyricist - Lou Bring, Conductor - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Lena Horne, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Alberto Dominguez, Composer - Alberto Dominguez, Lyricist - Alex Law, Violin - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Babe Bowman, Trombone - Bill Rank, Trombone - Blake Reynolds, Alto Saxophone - Bobby Sherwood, Guitar - Bud Carleton, Alto Saxophone - Carl Maus, Drums - Charles Margulis, Trumpet - Dave Cracov, Violin - David Sturkin, Viola - Dick Clark, Tenor Saxophone - George Thow, Trumpet - Harry Bluestone, Violin - Irving Lipschultz, Acoustic Cello - Jack Cave, Flugelhorn - Jack Gray, Viola - Jack Stacy, Alto Saxophone - Jerry Joyce, Violin - Joe Krechter, Bass Clarinet - Jud DeNaut, Bass - Julius Tannenbaum, Acoustic Cello - Manny Klein, Trumpet - Mark Levant, Violin - Mike Lipskin, Producer - Morton Ruderman, Flute - Peter Eisenberg, Violin - Phil Nemoli, Oboe - Randall Miller, Trombone - Robert Barene, Violin - Sid Brokaw, Violin - Stan Wrightsman, Piano - Stanley Spiegelman, Viola
Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Ary Barroso, Lyricist - Ary Barroso, Composer - Xavier Cugat, Performer - Chorus, Vocal - Jerry Shulman, Executive Producer
Originally recorded 1941. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dinah Shore, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Deek Watson, Composer, Lyricist - Didier C. Deutsch, Producer - Jerry Schulman, Executive Producer - William Best, Composer, Lyricist - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer
Originally released 1946. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jerry Gray, Arranger - Erskine Hawkins, Composer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Re-Issue Producer - Buddy Feyne, Composer - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, Performer - William Johnson, Composer - Julian Dash, Composer
Originally recorded 1940. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Nat Burton, Author - WALTER KENT, Composer - Vera Lynn, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mantovani & His Orchestra, Ensemble
℗ 1942 Decca Music Group Limited
Eric Coates, Composer - Jack Lawrence, Composer - HARRY JAMES, MainArtist
Capitol Jazz (R) is a registered trademark of Capitol Records, Inc. (C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Irving Berlin, Musical Director, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Darby Singers, FeaturedArtist - John Scott Trotter, Producer - John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1947 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Count Basie, MainArtist
(C) 2003 Acrobat Music Limited (P) 2003 Acrobat Music Limited
Paul Cohen, Producer - Unknown, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ernest Tubb, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Thomason, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fay "Smitty" Smith, Electric Guitar, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1941 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Allan Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Doris Fisher, ComposerLyricist - The Mills Brothers, MainArtist
℗ 1944 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hughie Prince, ComposerLyricist - The Andrews Sisters, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Raye, ComposerLyricist - Vic Schoen & His Orchestra, Orchestra
℗ 1941 UMG Recordings Inc.
The Andrews Sisters, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeri Sullivan, Composer - Morey Amsterdam, Author - Paul Baron, Composer - Vic Schoen & His Orchestra, Participant, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1944 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Dorsey - Ernesto Lecuona, Composer - Bob Eberly, Vocals - Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 2002 Naxos (P) 2002 Naxos
Jerry Gray, Arranger - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Re-Issue Producer - Harry Warren, Composer - Harry Warren, Lyricist - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, Performer - Mack Gordon, Lyricist - Mack Gordon, Composer - Tex Beneke and The Modernaires, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music
B. Troup, Composer - B. Troup, Lyricist - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Nedra Neal, Producer - Sammy Kaye, Performer - Tony Sellari, Director
(P) 1990 CBS Records Inc.
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The best of the 1940s, featuring Harry James & His Orchestra, Artie Shaw, Sarah Vaughan, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, Lena Horne, Les Brown, The Andrews Sisters, Jimmy Dorsey, Vera Lynn, Peggy Lee, Dinah Shore, Perry Como, Hank Williams, Gene Autry, The Andrews Sisters, The Ink Spots, Edith Piaf, Maurice Chevalier, Charles Trenet, Joséphine Baker...
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