| Artist |
Song |
Album |
Label |
Comments |
| Artie Shaw Orchestra |
Tabu |
The Complete Spotlight Band 1945 Recordings |
Hep |
Happy birthday Artie Shaw! |
|
| Roger Wolfe Kahn |
Fit as a Fiddle |
Roger Wolfe Kahn 1925-1932 |
Jazz Oracle |
rec 1932 this recording includes Artie Shaw's first recording as a soloist |
| Artie Shaw Orchestra |
Begin the Beguine |
Very Best of Artie Shaw |
|
rec 1938 this was Shaw's biggest hit. Eventually he grew to resent this song, hated performing it |
| Artie Shaw Orchestra |
Star Dust |
Very Best of Artie Shaw |
|
rec 1940 |
| Artie Shaw's Gramercy Five |
Summit Ridge Drive |
Begin the Beguine |
RCA Victor |
1940 the Gramercy Five was Shaw's small piece "band within the band." They recorded 8 sides in 1940. This was the most successful |
| Artie Shaw Orchestra |
Frenesi |
Hollywood Palladium 1941 |
Hep |
rec 1941 |
|
| Artie Shaw |
Interlude in B Flat |
78" |
|
rec 1936 this was a composition by Shaw, who performed with a string quartet. It's considered one of the earliest examples of "third stream" music which merged jazz and classical. |
| Artie Shaw |
Concerto for Clarinet, parts 1 & 2 |
Begin the Beguine |
RCA Victor |
rec 1940 |
| Artie Shaw Orchestra |
Nightmare |
Begin the Beguine |
RCA Victor |
rec 1938 this was Shaw's theme song, he opened and closed every show with it |
| Artie Shaw Orchestra v/ Helen Forrest |
Moonray |
Artie Shaw, King of the Clarinet |
|
rec 1939 live performance |
| Artie Shaw Orchestra v/ Billie Holiday |
Any Old Time |
Very Best of Artie Shaw |
|
rec 1938 Holiday toured with Shaw in 1938, it was reportedly a terrible experience due to extreme racist opposition to a Black woman performing with a white orchestra. She left the band and only this one recording remains of her time with Shaw |
| Artie Shaw Orchestra v/ Lena Horne |
Don't Take Your Love from Me |
Begin the Beguine |
RCA Victor |
rec 1941 Rumor has it that Shaw and Horne had a romantic relationship around the time this was recorded |
| Artie Shaw Orchestra |
Dancing in the Dark |
Begin the Beguine |
RCA Victor |
rec 1941 |
|
| Artie Shaw Orchestra |
Man from Mars |
Artie Shaw, King of the Clarinet |
|
rec 1938 |
| Artie Shaw's Gramercy Five |
Special Delivery Stomp |
Begin the Beguine |
RCA Victor |
rec 1940 the Gramercy Five featured Johnny Guarnieri on harpsichord |
| Artie Shaw Orchestra |
The Carioca |
Strike It, Rich! |
Proper UK |
feat. drummer Buddy Rich |
| Artie Shaw Orchestra |
Traffic Jam |
Artie Shaw 1909-2004 |
Membran |
|
|
| Tony Pastor Orchestra v/ Rosemary Clooney |
You Started Something |
The Essential Rosemary Clooney |
Columbia/Legacy |
Happy birthday Rosemary Clooney! rec 1948 one of Rosemary Clooney's very first recordings |
| Rosemary Clooney |
Come On-A My House |
16 Most Requested Songs |
Columbia |
rec 1951 this was Clooney's breakout hit, although she didn't want to record it |
| Rosemary Clooney |
Tenderly |
16 Most Requested Songs |
Columbia |
rec 1952 |
| Rosemary Clooney |
Hey There |
16 Most Requested Songs |
Columbia |
rec 1954 |
| Rosemary Clooney |
Mambo Italiano |
16 Most Requested Songs |
Columbia |
rec 1954 |
|
| Rosemary Clooney |
St. James Infirmary Blues |
Suspense |
otr-cat.com |
rec 1953, radio drama featuring Clooney |
| Rosemary Clooney & Betty Clooney o/ Paul Weston |
Sisters |
Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" |
|
rec 1954 Clooney performed this song with Vera Ellen in the movie White Christmas |
| Rosemary Clooney & Jose Ferrer |
Mr. and Mrs. |
Romantic Duets from MGM Classics |
Rhino |
rec 1954 Clooney and Ferrer (her husband) performed this song in the movie Deep In My Heart |
| Rosemary Clooney o/ Nelson Riddle |
Shine On Harvest Moon |
Rosie Solves the Swinging Riddle |
Sony Legacy |
rec 1961 |
|
| Rosemary Clooney o/ Duke Ellington |
Hey Baby |
Blue Rose |
Sony Legacy |
rec 1956 Clooney recorded the vocals for this album in LA while the Ellington orchestra recorded in NY, this album was one of the first times that had been done |
| Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney o/ Billy May |
How About You |
Fancy Meeting You Here |
RCA Bluebird |
rec 1958 |
| Rosemary Clooney o/ Perez Prado |
Magic is the Moonlight |
A Touch of Tabasco |
Liberty |
rec 1959 |
| Rosemary Clooney o/ Nelson Riddle |
Get Me To the Church On Time |
Rosie Solves the Swinging Riddle |
Sony Legacy |
rec 1961 |
|
| Rosemary Clooney |
Come Back to Me |
Show Tunes |
Concord |
rec 1988 Clooney continued recording throughout her life |
