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PO Box 90689
Duke Station
Durham, NC 27708
919-684-2957
wxdu@duke.edu
Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments | |||
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Marlene Dietrich | Ich Bin Die Fesche Lola | Marlene | from Dietrich's 1930 film Der blaue Engel (The Blue Angel) | ||||
Marlene Dietrich | Ich Bin Vom Kopf Bis Fuss Auf Liebe Eingestellt (Falling in Love Again) | Marlene | from Dietrich's 1930 film Der blaue Engel (The Blue Angel) | ||||
Marlene Dietrich | You Go to My Head | Falling in Love Again | rec 1939 Dietrich was deeply anti-Nazi and was active in the war effort during WWII | ||||
Marlene Dietrich | Lili Marlene | Great Romantic Memories of the War Years | rec 1945 this is the only song that was an inspirational favorite for troops with both the Axis and the Allies | ||||
Marlene Dietrich | Ich Hab' Die Ganze Nacht Geweint (I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night) | Sei Lieb Zu Mir | rec 1950 though Dietrich mostly performed in the US she often sang in German | ||||
Marlene Dietrich o/ Burt Bacharach | The Laziest Gal In Town | American Songbook Series: Cole Porter | Smithsonian | rec 1964 by this point Dietrich had retired from movies and was primarily a cabaret singer. thank you for this terrific request! | |||
Marlene Dietrich | Falling in Love Again | Divas | Dietrich originated this song in The Blue Angel (heard earlier in the show) | ||||
Sammy Davis Jr. | Falling in Love Again | Live at the Cocoanut Grove | Reprise | ||||
Mel Torme | Swingin' on the Moon | Swingin' on the Moon | Verve | ||||
Faye Simmons | You Hit Me Baby Like an Atomic Bomb | 78" | Grand | ||||
Frank Sinatra | I've Got You Under My Skin | Songs for Swingin' Lovers! | Capitol | ||||
Fats Waller o/ The Beale Street Boys | Moppin' and Boppin' | Complete Recorded Works vol. 6 | JSP | from the movie Stormy Weather | |||
Artie Shaw Orchestra | Fee Fi Fo Fum | Begin the Beguine | Membran | ||||
Bob Crosby & the Bobcats | Diga Diga Doo | Dance Off Both Your Shoes | Music & Memories | ||||
Benny Goodman Orchestra | Riffin' at the Ritz | The Birth of Swing | Bluebird | ||||
Ella Fitzgerald o/ Chick Webb Orchestra | I Want to Be Happy | Complete Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald Decca Sessions | Mosaic | ||||
Nina Simone | Feeling Good | I Put a Spell on You | Verve | ||||
Peggy Lee | Spinning Wheels | The Singles Collection | Capitol | ||||
Armando Trovajoli | Il Profeta | Easy Tempo 7: Bikini Beat | Easy Tempo | ||||
Dinah Washington o/ Quincy Jones | Relax Max | The Swinging Miss 'D' | Emarcy | ||||
Rosemary Clooney o/ Perez Prado | Magic is the Moonlight | A Touch of Tabasco | Liberty | ||||
Clarence Williams' Blue Five | Cake Walkin' Babies from Home | The Clarence Williams Collection | Fabulous | rec. 1925 Eva Taylor vocals, Louis Armstrong cornet, Sidney Bechet clarinet & soprano sax, Clarence Williams piano | |||
Margaret Young w/ Brunswick Studio Orchestra | Red Hot Henry Brown | Flappers, Vamps & Sweet Young Things | ASV Living Era | rec. 1926 | |||
The Washingtonians (Duke Ellington) | East St. Louis Toodle-Oo | The Duke | Columbia | rec. 1927 | |||
Chicago Rhythm Kings v/ Red McKenzie | There'll Be Some Changes Made | Eddie Condon Vol. 1: Making Friends | JSP | rec. 1928 | |||
Jean Cocteau o/ Dan Parrish | La Toison d'or | Jazz in Paris I: Champs Elysees | rec. 1929 yes, that Jean Cocteau | ||||
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra | I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas | "Satchmo" Ambassador of Jazz | Verve | rec. 1930 | |||
Chick Webb and His Little Chicks | I Ain't Got Nobody | Complete Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald Decca Sessions | Mosaic | ||||
Billie Holiday o/ Teddy Wilson | Who Loves You? | Lady Day | Sony | ||||
Franke Newton and his Orchestra | Who? | Classic James P. Johnson Sessions 1921-1943 | Mosaic | ||||
Fats Waller & His Rhythm | A Rhyme for Love | Complete Recorded Works Vol. 4 | JSP | ||||
Nat King Cole Trio | The Wiggly Walk | Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years 1936-1943 | Resonance Records | ||||
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | My Dog Loves Your Dog | Best of the Big Bands: Dorsey Brothers | Columbia Legacy |