Recommended Materials
NOW YOU HAS JAZZ: LOUIS ARMSTRONG AT MGM
Collection of Louis Armstrong recordings included in five MGM Hollywood Musicals (1943 through 1965). Tracks include “It’s a Most Unusual Day”, “Ain’t Misbehavin’”, “A Kiss to Build a Dream On” and “Ain’t it the Truth”.
Turner Classic Movies Music # 72827, 1997.
ANN MARGARET 1961-1966
133 Ann Margaret recordings, including “Ma (He’s Making Eyes At Me)”, “I Should Care”, “Did I Remember”, “More Than You Know”, “Please Be Kind”, “Just Because” and “Row, Row, Row”.
Label Not Available, 2001.
AIN’T IT THE TRUTH
Count Basie and His Orchestra record “Time On My Hands”, “Ain’t it the Truth”, “It’s Square, But it Rocks” and “Music Makers”.
Sony Music Special Products # 28449, 1998.
LADY DAY: THE COMPLETE BILLIE HOLIDAY ON COLUMBIA (1933-44)
10 CD collection of Billie Holiday recordings for Columbia Records. Tracks include “Did I Remember”, “Pennies From Heaven”, “You Mother’s Son-In-Law”, “What a Little Moonlight Can Do” and “I Wished On the Moon”. Guest Artists include Johnny Mercer, Benny Goodman, Lester Young, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Artie Shaw.
Legacy Records # 85470, 2001.
AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
All music composed by Harry Warren and Harold Adamson, including the Academy Award Nominated theme song: “An Affair To Remember”.
Epic # 57568, 1993.
LUCKY IN THE RAIN: THE JIMMY MCHUGH MUSICAL
All songs composed by Jimmy McHugh with lyrics by Dorothy Fields and Harold Adamson. Studio cast recording at Avatar & Sound On Sound Studios in New York City. Principle cast includes Barbara Cook, Malcolm Gets, Debbie Gravitte, Lillias White.
DRG # 12625, 2000.
I’VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU
Frank Sinatra with the Ken Lane Singers and Bobby Hackett on trumpet, all songs recorded between 1943 and 1952. Tracks include the top twenty hit “A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening”, “How Deep is the Ocean (How Blue Is the Sky)” and “Time After Time".
Legacy Records # 66964, 1995.