Various - The Top Bands Play 10 Years Of Top Tunes (1936-1945)
Singer: VariousTitle: The Top Bands Play 10 Years Of Top Tunes (1936-1945)
Label: Reader's Digest – RD3-20, RCA Custom – RD3-20
Type: 10 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono Box Set
Country: US
Date of released: 1964
Category: Jazz
Style: Calypso, Big Band, Swing
Size MP3 zip: 1439 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1838 mb
Rating: 4.6✭
Format: MP3 MIDI WMA DTS DMF AA ADX MOD FLAC
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1936 | ||
| A1 | –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | Christopher ColumbusWritten-By – Razaf*, Berry* |
| A2 | –Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra | Knock, Knock, Who's There?Vocals – Edward Cuffee*, Roy EldridgeWritten-By – Davis*, Tyson*, Morris*, Lopez* |
| A3 | –Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians | When Did You Leave Heaven?Vocals – Carmen LombardoWritten-By – Whiting*, Bullock* |
| A4 | –"Fats" Waller And His Rhythm* | All My LifePiano – "Fats" Waller*Vocals – "Fats" Waller*Written-By – Stept*, Mitchell* |
| A5 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | Did I RememberVocals – Edythe WrightWritten-By – Adamson*, Donaldson* |
| A6 | –Shep Fields And His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra* | On The Beach At Bali BaliVocals – Charles ChesterWritten-By – Silver*, Sherman*, Meskill* |
| B1 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Clambake Seven | The Music Goes Round And RoundVocals – Edythe WrightWritten-By – Farley*, Riley*, Hodgson* |
| B2 | –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | These Foolish Things Remind Me Of YouVocals – Helen WardWritten-By – Link*, Marvell*, Strachey* |
| B3 | –Eddy Duchin And His Orchestra | Moon Over MiamiVocals – Lew SherwoodWritten-By – Leslie*, Burke* |
| B4 | –Richard Himber And His Ritz-Carlton Orchestra* | In The Chapel In The MoonlightVocals – Stuart AllenWritten-By – Billy Hill |
| B5 | –Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra | Shoe Shine BoyVocals – Roy EldridgeWritten-By – Cahn*, Chaplin* |
| B6 | –Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra | Wah-HooVocals – Durelle And Gang*Written-By – Cliff Friend |
| 1937 | ||
| C1 | –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | Bob WhiteVocals – Martha TiltonWritten-By – Hanighen*, Mercer* |
| C2 | –Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians | A Sailboat In The MoonlightVocals – Carmen LombardoWritten-By – Lombardo*, Loeb* |
| C3 | –Teddy Hill And His NBC Orchestra* | A Study In BrownWritten-By – Larry Clinton |
| C4 | –Eddy Duchin And His Orchestra | Moonlight And ShadowsVocals – Lew SherwoodWritten-By – Hollaender*, Robin* |
| C5 | –Ozzie Nelson And His Orchestra | Once In A WhileVocals – Harriet HilliardWritten-By – Green*, Edwards* |
| C6 | –Shep Fields And His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra* | Goodnight My LoveWritten-By – Revel*, Gordon* |
| D1 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | Dipsy DoodleVocals – Edythe WrightWritten-By – Larry Clinton |
| D2 | –Hal Kemp And His Orchestra | The Moon Got In My EyesVocals – Bob Allen Written-By – Johnston*, Burke* |
| D3 | –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | Afraid To DreamVocals – Betty VanWritten-By – Revel*, Gordon* |
| D4 | –Rudy Vallee And His Connecticut Yankees | Vieni, VieniVocals – Rudy Vallee, The Gentlemen SongstersWritten-By – Koger*, Varna*, Vallee*, Scotto* |
| D5 | –Shep Fields And His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra* | It Looks Like Rain In Cherry Blossom LaneVocals – Bobby GodayWritten-By – Leslie*, Burke* |
| D6 | –Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians | That Old FeelingVocals – Carmen LombardoWritten-By – Brown*, Fain* |
| 1938 | ||
| E1 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | Music, Maestro, PleaseVocals – Edythe WrightWritten-By – Wrubel*, Magidson* |
| E2 | –Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra* | Heigh-Ho (It's Off To Work We Go)Vocals – Gail ReeseWritten-By – Churchill*, Morey* |
| E3 | –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | I Let A Song Go Out Of My HeartVocals – Martha TiltonWritten-By – Ellington*, Nemo*, Mills*, Redmon* |
| E4 | –Artie Shaw And His Orchestra | I Have EyesVocals – Helen ForrestWritten-By – Robin*, Rainger* |
| E5 | –Larry Clinton And His Orchestra | Heart And SoulVocals – Bea WainWritten-By – Loesser*, Carmichael* |
| E6 | –Hal Kemp And His Orchestra | I've Got A Pocketful Of DreamsVocals – Judy StarrWritten-By – Monaco*, Burke* |
| F1 | –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | The Flat Foot FloogeeVocals [Refrain] – The Band*Written-By – Green*, Stewart*, Gaillard* |
| F2 | –Larry Clinton And His Orchestra | I Double Dare YouVocals – Bea WainWritten-By – Eaton*, Shand* |
| F3 | –Jan Savitt And His Top Hatters | You Go To My HeadVocals – Carlotta DaleWritten-By – Gillespie*, Coots* |
| F4 | –Ozzie Nelson And His Orchestra | Says My HeartVocals – Harriet HilliardWritten-By – Lane*, Loesser* |
| F5 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | My ReverieVocals – Ray EberleWritten-By – Larry Clinton |
| F6 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Clambake Seven | You Must Have Been A Beautiful BabyVocals – Edythe WrightWritten-By – Warren*, Mercer* |
| 1939 | ||
| G1 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | Blue OrchidsArranged By – Wetstein*Vocals – Jack LeonardWritten-By – Carmichael* |
| G2 | –Les Brown And His Orchestra | Don't Worry 'Bout MeVocals – Miriam ShawWritten-By – Bloom*, Koehler* |
| G3 | –Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra | South Of The BorderVocals – Clyde Burke, Kayedets And Chorus*Written-By – Kennedy*, Carr* |
| G4 | –Freddy Martin And His Orchestra | Scatter-BrainVocals – Glen HughesWritten-By – Bean*, Masters*, Burke*, Keene* |
| G5 | –Skinnay Ennis And His Orchestra | WishingVocals – Skinnay EnnisWritten-By – Bud G. DeSylva* |
| G6 | –Hal Kemp And His Orchestra | Sunrise SerenadeWritten-By – Carle*, Lawrence* |
| H1 | –Artie Shaw And His Orchestra | Do I Love YouVocals – Helen ForrestWritten-By – Cole Porter |
| H2 | –Ziggy Elman And His Orchestra* | And The Angels SingWritten-By – Mercer*, Elman* |
| H3 | –Van Alexander And His Orchestra | (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is OverVocals – Jayne Dover*Written-By – Wrubel*, Magidson* |
| H4 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | Heaven Can WaitVocals – Jack LeonardWritten-By – DeLange*, Van Heusen* |
| H5 | –Ozzie Nelson And His Orchestra | Little SkipperVocals – Ozzie NelsonWritten-By – Charles Kenny, Nick Kenny |
| H6 | –Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra | The Umbrella ManVocals – The Three Barons And Chorus*Written-By – Stock*, Rose* |
| 1940 | ||
| I1 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | Blueberry HillVocals – Ray EberleWritten-By – Lewis*, Stock*, Rose* |
| I2 | –Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra | All This And Heaven TooVocals – Larry Taylor Written-By – DeLange*, Van Heusen* |
| I3 | –Bob Chester And His Orchestra | We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me)Vocals – Dolores O'NeillWritten-By – Robertson*, Cogane*, Mysels* |
| I4 | –Gray Gordon And His Tic-Toc Rhythm | Ferryboat SerenadeVocals – Meredith Blake And Chorus*Written-By – DiLazzaro*, Adamson*, Panseri* |
| I5 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)Vocals – Frank SinatraWritten-By – Mercer*, Bloom* |
| I6 | –Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra | There I GoVocals – Vaughn MonroeWritten-By – Zaret*, Weiser* |
| J1 | –Larry Clinton And His Orchestra | The Nearness Of YouVocals – Helen SouthernWritten-By – Carmichael*, Washington* |
| J2 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | Woodpecker SongVocals – Marion HuttonWritten-By – C.B.*, Eldo Di Lazzaro, Adamson* |
| J3 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | ImaginationVocals – Frank SinatraWritten-By – Van Heusen-Burke* |
| J4 | –Bob Chester And His Orchestra | With The Wind And The Rain In Your HairVocals – Dolores O'NeillWritten-By – Edwards*, Lawrence* |
| J5 | –Blue Barron And His Orchestra | On The Isle Of MayVocals – Russ CarlyleWritten-By – Kostelanetz*, David* |
| J6 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | Sierra SueVocals – Ray EberleWritten-By – Joseph B. Carey |
| 1941 | ||
| K1 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | PerfidiaVocals – Dorothy Claire, The ModernairesWritten-By – Dominguez*, Leeds* |
| K2 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | DoloresVocals – Frank Sinatra, The Pied PipersWritten-By – Loesser*, Alter* |
| K3 | –Artie Shaw And His Orchestra | This Time The Dream's On MeVocals – Bonnie LakeWritten-By – Arlen, Mercer* |
| K4 | –Jan Savitt And His Top Hatters | The Things I LoveVocals – Allan DeWittWritten-By – Barlow*, Harris* |
| K5 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | You And IVocals – Frank SinatraWritten-By – Meredith Willson |
| K6 | –Tony Pastor And His Orchestra | Maria ElenaVocals – Dorsey AndersonWritten-By – Barcelata*, Russell* |
| L1 | –Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra | I Hear A RhapsodyVocals – Bob CarrollWritten-By – Gasparre*, Fragos*, Baker* |
| L2 | –Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra | DaddyVocals – Kaye Choir*Written-By – Bob Troup* |
| L3 | –Mitchell Ayres And His Fashions-In-Music* | Just A Little Bit South Of North CarolinaVocals – Mary Ann MercerWritten-By – Shaftel*, Cannon*, Skylar* |
| L4 | –Freddy Martin And His Orchestra | The Hut-Sut SongVocals – Eddie Stone Written-By – Owens*, Killion*, McMichael* |
| L5 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | I Guess I'll Have To Dream The RestVocals – Ray Eberle, The ModernairesWritten-By – Green*, Block*, Stoner* |
| L6 | –Hal Kemp And His Orchestra | It All Comes Back To Me NowVocals – Bob Allen Written-By – Kramer*, Zaret*, Whitney* |
| 1942 | ||
| M1 | –Artie Shaw And His Orchestra | I Don't Want To Walk Without YouVocals – Paula KellyWritten-By – Loesser*, Styne* |
| M2 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | Sleepy LagoonTrombone [Solo] – Tommy DorseyWritten-By – Coates*, Lawrence* |
| M3 | –Alvino Rey And His Orchestra* | Deep In The Heart Of TexasVocals – Bill Schallen, Skeets HerfurtWritten-By – Swander*, Hershey* |
| M4 | –Earl Hines And His Orchestra | SkylarkVocals – Billy EckstineWritten-By – Carmichael*, Mercer* |
| M5 | –Freddy Martin And His Orchestra | Rose O'DayVocals – Eddie Stone And ChorusWritten-By – Lewis*, Tobias* |
| M6 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | Moonlight SerenadeVocals – Ray Eberle, The ModernairesWritten-By – Gannon*, Roberts* |
| N1 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | Serenade In BlueVocals – Ray EberleWritten-By – Warren*, Gordon* |
| N2 | –Freddy Martin And His Orchestra | Jingle, Jangle, JingleVocals – Clyde Rogers, Stuart Wade Written-By – Loesser*, Lilley* |
| N3 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | Blues In The NightVocals – Jo StaffordWritten-By – Arlen, Mercer* |
| N4 | –Shep Fields And His New Music | When The Lights Go On AgainVocals – Ralph YoungWritten-By – Benjemen*, Seiler*, Marcus* |
| N5 | –Alvino Rey And His Orchestra* | Strip PolkaVocals – The Four King Sisters And Chorus*Written-By – Johnny Mercer |
| N6 | –Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra | TangerineVocals – Vaughn MonroeWritten-By – Mercer*, Schertzinger* |
| 1943 | ||
| O1 | –Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra | Taking A Chance On LoveVocals – The Three Kadets*Written-By – LaTouche*, Fetter*, Duke* |
| O2 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | Moonlight MoodVocals – Skip Nelson, The ModernairesWritten-By – Adamson*, DeRose* |
| O3 | –Teddy Powell And His Orchestra | Murder, He SaysVocals – Peggy MannWritten-By – Loesser*, McHugh* |
| O4 | –Alvino Rey And His Orchestra* | Dearly BelovedVocals – Bill SchallenWritten-By – Kern*, Mercer* |
| O5 | –Teddy Powell And His Orchestra | Let's Get LostVocals – Peggy MannWritten-By – Loesser*, McHugh* |
| O6 | –Freddy Martin And His Orchestra | Warsaw ConcertoPiano – Jack FinaWritten-By – Richard Addinsell |
| P1 | –Abe Lyman And His Californians | For Me And My GalVocals – Bill Sherman Written-By – Goetz*, Leslie*, Meyer* |
| P2 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | Manhattan SerenadeVocals – Jo StaffordWritten-By – Adamson*, Alter* |
| P3 | –Freddy Martin And His Orchestra | All Or Nothing At AllVocals – Clyde RogersWritten-By – Altman*, Lawrence* |
| P4 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | A Pink Cocktail For A Blue LadyVocals – Skip NelsonWritten-By – Oakland*, Magidson* |
| P5 | –Enric Madriguera And His Orchestra | BrazilWritten-By – Barroso* |
| P6 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | It's Always YouVocals – Ray EberleWritten-By – Burke-Van Heusen* |
| 1944 | ||
| Q1 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | I'll Be Seeing YouVocals – Frank SinatraWritten-By – Kahal*, Fain* |
| Q2 | –Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra | There Goes That Song AgainVocals – Nancy NormanWritten-By – Styne, Cahn* |
| Q3 | –Tony Pastor And His Orchestra | Dance With A DollyVocals – Tony PastorWritten-By – Eaton*, Leader*, Shand* |
| Q4 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | I Dream Of YouVocals – Freddie Stewart Written-By – Osser*, Goetschius* |
| Q5 | –Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra | Rum And Coca-ColaVocals – Rosemary Calvin, The Norton Sisters, Vaughn MonroeWritten-By – Sullavan*, Amsterdam*, Baron* |
| Q6 | –The Four King Sisters* | San Fernando ValleyWritten-By – Gordon Jenkins |
| R1 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | Blue RainVocals – Ray EberleWritten-By – Van Heusen*, Mercer* |
| R2 | –Earl Hines And His Orchestra | It Had To Be YouVocals – Madeline Greene And The Three VarietiesWritten-By – Kahn*, Jones* |
| R3 | –Hal McIntyre And His Orchestra | I'm Making BelieveVocals – Ruth GaylorWritten-By – Monaco*, Gordon* |
| R4 | –The Four King Sisters With Male Chorus* | Mairzy Doats (And Dozy Doats)Written-By – Hoffman*, Livingston*, Drake* |
| R5 | –Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra | You Always Hurt The One You LoveVocals – Billy Williams Written-By – Roberts*, Fisher* |
| R6 | –David Rose And His Orchestra* | PoincianaWritten-By – Bernier*, Simon* |
| 1945 | ||
| S1 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | On The Atchison, Topeka And Santa FeVocals – The SentimentalistsWritten-By – Warren*, Mercer* |
| S2 | –Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra | There I've Said It AgainVocals – The Norton Sisters, Vaughn MonroeWritten-By – Mann*, Evans* |
| S3 | –Artie Shaw And His Orchestra | Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The PositiveVocals – Imogene LynnWritten-By – Arlen, Mercer* |
| S4 | –Freddy Martin And His Orchestra | DreamVocals – Artie Wayne Written-By – Johnny Mercer |
| S5 | –Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra | Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night Of The WeekVocals – Nancy NormanWritten-By – Styne, Cahn* |
| S6 | –Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra | CaldoniaVocals – Ace HarrisWritten-By – Fleecie Moore |
| T1 | –Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra | Chickery ChickVocals – Billy Williams , Nancy Norman, The Kaye ChoirWritten-By – Lippman*, Dee* |
| T2 | –Freddy Martin And His Orchestra | SymphonyVocals – Clyde RogersWritten-By – Alstone*, Lawrence* |
| T3 | –Charlie Spivak And His Orchestra | It's Been A Long Long TimeVocals – Irene DayeWritten-By – Styne, Cahn* |
| T4 | –Hal McIntyre And His Orchestra | Sentimental JourneyWritten-By – Homer*, Green*, Brown* |
| T5 | –Tony Pastor And His Orchestra | Bell Bottom TrousersVocals – Ruth McCullough, Tony PastorWritten-By – Moe Jaffe |
| T6 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | Aren't You Glad You're YouVocals – Stuart FosterWritten-By – Burke-Van Heusen* |
Companies, etc.
- Engineered At – RCA Victor
Credits
- Engineer [Transfers & Monaural Recordings] – Donald Miller*
- Liner Notes – John S. Wilson
- Supervised By – Brad McCuen
Notes
MonophonicMade for Reader's Digest by Cyclophonic (R).
Miracle Sound by Radio Corporation of America.
J5: based on Tchaikovsky's D Major Quartette - Andante Cantabile Movement
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A): R1RM-4842--1S
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B): R1RM-4843--1S
- Matrix / Runout (Runout C): R1RM-4844--1S
- Matrix / Runout (Runout D): R1RM-4845--1S
- Matrix / Runout (Runout E): R1RM-4846--1S
- Matrix / Runout (Runout F): R1RM-4847--1S
- Matrix / Runout (Runout G): R1RM-4848--1S
- Matrix / Runout (Runout H): R1RM-4849--1S
- Matrix / Runout (Runout I): R1RM-4850--1S
- Matrix / Runout (Runout J): R1RM-4851--1S
- Matrix / Runout (Runout K): R1RM-4852--1S
- Matrix / Runout (Runout L): R1RM-4853--1S
- Matrix / Runout (Runout M): R1RM-4854--1S
- Matrix / Runout (Runout N): R1RM-4855--1S
- Matrix / Runout (Runout O): R1RM-4856--1S
- Matrix / Runout (Runout P): R1RM-4857--1S
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Q): R1RM-4858--5S
- Matrix / Runout (Runout R): R1RM-4859--1S
- Matrix / Runout (Runout S): R1RM-4860--1S
- Matrix / Runout (Runout T): R1RM-4861--5S
- Other (Catalog# Record 1): RD3-20-1
- Other (Catalog# Record 2): RD3-20-2
- Other (Catalog# Record 3): RD3-20-3
- Other (Catalog# Record 4): RD3-20-4
- Other (Catalog# Record 5): RD3-20-5
- Other (Catalog# Record 6): RD3-20-6
- Other (Catalog# Record 7): RD3-20-7
- Other (Catalog# Record 8): RD3-20-8
- Other (Catalog# Record 9): RD3-20-9
- Other (Catalog# Record 10): RD3-20-10
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RD 25-K | Various | The Great Band Era (1936-1945) (10xLP, Comp + Box) | Reader's Digest, RCA Custom | RD 25-K | US | 1964 |
| RD 5-025-1 | Various | The Great Band Era (4x8-Trk, Comp) | Reader's Digest | RD 5-025-1 | US | 1975 |
| RD 25E-K | Various | 40-talets Toppband (1936-1945) (10xLP, Comp, RE + LP, Comp, RE, Bon + Box, Comp, R) | Reader's Digest, RCA Custom | RD 25E-K | Sweden | 1969 |
| RD25-K | Various | The Great Band Era (1936-1945) (10xLP, Comp, Mono + Box) | Reader's Digest, RCA Custom | RD25-K | US | 1964 |
| KRD-025/A2, KRD-025/A4 | Various | The Great Band Era (4xCass, Comp) | Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest | KRD-025/A2, KRD-025/A4 | US | 1983 |
