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Barbra Streisand — from the album People, (US) Columbia CS 9015, released in September 1964; also issued in November 1964 on the promo only 45 rpm single Columbia JZSP 79183 / JZSP 79184, as the B-side of “I’m All Smiles”
Charlotte Maltby — 9 March 2020, from the 35th Annual Bistro Awards at the Gotham Comedy Club in NYC — Charlotte is introduced by her father, Richard Maltby Jr. He and his songwriting collaborator David Shire received a Lifetime Achievement Award during the event.
Charlotte Maltby – vocal
Deniz Cordell – piano
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Kelvyn Koning — published to YouTube on 18 September 2020
In the Quiet of an Autumn Night (Pat Ballard, Charles Henderson) – recorded in September 1934 by Freddy Martin and his Orchestra, with vocal by Buddy Clark; also recorded by Henry King and his Orchestra (v. Joseph Sudy), Dick Jurgens and his Orchestra, New Mayfair Dance Orchestra (directed by Carroll Gibbons, v. Brian Lawrance), Geraldo and His Sweet Music (v. Cyril Grantham), and Nick Lucas
Freddy Martin & his Orchestra, vocal: Buddy Clark — recorded on 14 September 1934, in NYC; issued on the 78 rpm single Brunswick 6982 (link fixed, 9/15/2022), c/w “Isn’t It a Shame?”
Henry King and his Orchestra (as Don Walker and his Orchestra), vocal: Joseph Sudy — recorded in New York on 17 September 1934; issued on the 78 rpm single Vocalion 2803, c/w “Isn’t It a Shame”
New Mayfair Dance Orchestra, directed by Carroll Gibbons, vocal: Brian Lawrance — recorded c. 10-15 January 1935; issued on the 78 rpm single (UK) His Master’s Voice B.D. 111, as the B-side of “The Object of My Affection”
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Geraldo and His Sweet Music, vocal: Cyril Grantham – recorded on 25 January 1935; issued in 1935 on the 78 rpm single (UK) Columbia FB 1016 as the B-side of “Here is My Heart” (m. Ralph Rainger, w. Leo Robin)
Be Thankful for What You Got (William DeVaughn) William DeVaughn, 1974
Just be thankful for what you’ve got
Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin’ the scene
With a gangsta lean
Gangsta whitewalls
TV antennas in the back
Originally from the musical The Good Old Bad Old Days, “It’s a Musical World” featured in Emu’s World’s third series – this episode first broadcast on 16th March 1983.
I’d intended to build and publish this feature in January…of 2020, that is. Better late than never. Hope you enjoy it! Like “June in January,” this song is about a love interest that seems to turn January into a warmer month. The introductory verse, included in some versions, goes like this:
It’s a January morning We two meet without a warning And I hope my eyes will say for me That you’ve made the day like May for me
From now on ’twill be my failing Not to know when it is hailing Ev’ry storm is unavailing Now you’re a part, of my heart
It Seems to be Spring(m. Richard A. Whiting, w. George Marion, Jr.) — The song was evidently written for the 1930 musical comedy film Let’s Go Native, which was released on 16 August 1930. It is performed as a rehearsal of a theatrical production within the film by Jeanette MacDonald and James Hall.
Oddly, the first recording that I’m aware of, that by Waring’s Pennsylvanian’s on 27 January 1930, precedes the song’s copyright date, 17 February 1930, by a few weeks. There may be an earlier copyright date that I haven’t discovered yet.
Waring’s Pennsylvanians, vocal: The Three Girl Friends — (Fred Waring, bandleader) — recorded 27 January 1930 in New York, NY; issued 8 August 1930 on the 78 rpm single Victor 22470 as the B-side of “I’ve Got a Yen for You” (A-side recorded by Gus Arnheim and his Orchestra)
Fred Rich Orchestra, vocal: Harold “Scrappy” Lambert — one of multiple recordings* by Fred Rich Orchestra for OKeh Records, made on 7 June 1930 in New York, NY
Meyer Davis’ Hotel Astor Orchestra — recorded in August 1930**, and issued on the 78 rpm single Brunswick 4882, b/w “Why Have You Forgotten Waikiki?” — I haven’t conclusively identified the vocalist yet, but it sounds an awful lot like Scrappy Lambert.
The Sunshine Boys (Joe and Dan Mooney) — recorded on 12 September 1930 (Columbia matrix W150731), according to the DAHR; issued on the 78 rpm single (US) Columbia 2303-D, and on (UK) Columbia DB 345, c/w “I Like a Little Girl Like That” in each case — The DAHR also indicates that two different takes were mastered under the same matrix number, W150731, and that each of these takes was issued on records with the same catalog number, 2303-D.
Jack Coakley’s Orchestra, vocal: Paul Slobody — recorded in San Francisco, 1931; issued on the Flexo label, matrix 428 (no catalogue number), as the B-side of “Golden Sands”
other info from the YouTube provider:
Jack Coakley (piano) directing Harry Fish – Bill Starkey (saxophones), Bob Logan (guitar), Fred Gaffney (brass bass, string bass), Bill Snow (mellophone), Paul Slobody (drums, vocal) – other personnel unknown
10″ inside-start flexible plastic 78rpm disc recorded at the Pacific Coast Record Corporation Ltd. studios, 1040 Geary Street, San Francisco. Coakley’s orchestra played at Tait’s at the Beach from c. 1930 until 1933.
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Jack Harris and his Orchestra(At Grosvenor House) — Decca F.1932; matrix GB.1872 — recording date not identified
personnel:
Barbara Lea – leader, vocal
Wes McAfee – piano
Boots Maleson – bass
Dave Ratajczak – drums
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* It’s not clear which of the following three recordings of “It Seems to be Spring” by Fred Rich Orchestra (v. Harold “Scrappy” Lambert) is found in the archive.org audio file provided above:
issued on OKeh 41434, b/w “Beware of Love,” credited to Fred Rich Orchestra (FRO)
issued on Odeon ONY 36110, b/w “Beware of Love,” FRO under the pseudonym The New York Syncopators
issued on Publix 2025-P, as the B-side of “I Remember You from Somewhere,” FRO under the pseudonym The Paramounteers; master renumbered as Col W100408 (A-side by Sam Lanin Orchestra)
issued on (UK) Parlophone R 757, FRO under the pseudonym Roof Garden Orchestra — c/w either “Beware of Love” by FRO as Roof Garden Orchestra, “My Mad Moment” by Paul Specht Orchestra, the latter also credited under the pseudonym Roof Garden Orchestra*, or both — It’s not clear whether there are three recordings on the record, or two, with one of the three listed by the Discography of American Historical Recordings (DAHR) being omitted on any of multiple versions of Parlophone R 757.
On the other hand, here’s a page in a huge discography by Brian Rust that documents a recording of “It Seems to Be Spring” issued on (UK) Parlophone R 757 that was recorded by Paul Albin’s Hotel Pennsylvania Music. Perhaps this is simply evidence of yet another version of R 757.
issued on different versions of each of the records listed for Okeh matrix 404212, take B, above
OKeh matrix 490083(take unknown) — recorded on 7 June 1930, New York, NY
issued on Odeon ONY 36111, b/w “Beware of Love,” FRO under the pseudonym The New York Syncopators
issued on Parlophone PNY 34101, as the B-side of “Old New England Moon,” FRO under the pseudonym The Deauville Syncopators (A-side by Ray Seeley Orchestra)
On (UK) Parlophone R 757 — It’s quite confusing, but the notes provided by the DAHR at its Okeh matrix 404212 page and its R 757 page collectively seem to suggest that each of the recordings included on the two sides of various versions of (UK) Parlophone R 757 are credited to Roof Garden Orchestra, although on those versions of the record that have “My Mad Moment” on the A-side, this “Roof Garden Orchestra” is actually Paul Specht Orchestra, while the “Roof Garden Orchestra” credited on the B-side is Fred Rich Orchestra.
OKeh matrix 404212, takes B and C, were also each released on various other Parlophone and/or Odeon catalog numbers in Japan and Australia.
** On the Meyer Davis’ Hotel Astor Orchestra recording date for Brunswick 4882: The DAHR dates it August 1930, without a specific day or date range specified. Others date the recording 8 August 1930, including the following:
ZOOM was an educational TV series produced by WGBH-TV in Boston and aired on PBS. I’ve published several pages and posts on the series, which you can find links to in this index page. ZOOM premiered on January 9, 1972, which means that today marks 50 years since the initial broadcast. In celebration of ZOOM’s 50th anniversary, there will be a special broadcast of the very first episode today (Sunday), January 9, at 7pm EST on GBH 2. The episode may also be watched at that time at the WGBH.org ZOOM 50th Anniversary page, where additional information may be found, or at YouTube, here. [Update: On January 10th, several hours after the special broadcast, I embedded the video into this post, directly below.]
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Another special event to celebrate ZOOM’s 50th anniversary will take place on January 26. This virtual event is described as follows in the WGBH.org page cited above:
Celebrate ZOOM’s 50th anniversary and a nostalgic look back at the iconic 1970s GBH kids show. Join us as David Kamp, journalist, and author of Sunny Days: The Children’s Television Revolution That Changed America and ZOOM creator and producer Christopher Sarson discuss the groundbreaking series. Then hear from original cast members as they share their favorite memories and relive some of your own favorite moments as we feature short clips from the original season.
Additional information on the January 26th event is provided in the page Come on and ZOOM (Virtual) @WGBH.org, which also includes a link to this page where you can obtain tickets with free registration.
Here are some additional recordings of the 1941 standard “Tis Autumn,” including a few early ones. I plan to incorporate these recordings into my page on the song, which was published in October 2011.
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‘Tis Autumn (words and music: Henry Nemo)
Jan Savitt and his Top Hatters, vocal: Allan DeWitt — recorded in New York, New York on 25 September 1941; issued 24 October 1941 on the 78 rpm single Victor 27643, as the B-side of “Who Calls?”
audio file, VBR MP3 (5.9 MB), from the page TIS AUTUMN (El Otoño), at archive.org (especially poor sound quality on this one):
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Tony Martin — recorded, with Orchestra under the direction of Harry Sosnik, on 18 November 1941; issued in 1941 on the 78 rpm single Decca 4101, b/w “Cancel the Flowers”
Dick Todd — recorded on 26 November 1941; issued on the 78 rpm single Bluebird B-11387, b/w “Tropical Magic” (m. Harry Warren, w. Mack Gordon)
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Freddy Martin and his Orchestra, vocal: Clyde Rogers – recorded on 3 December 1941; issued on the 78 rpm single Bluebird B-11393, as the B-side of “Until the Stars Fall Down” (Walter Donaldson)
audio file, VBR MP3 (5.6 MB), from a page titled ‘Tis Autumn, at archive.org:
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Geraldo and his Orchestra, vocal: George Evans — issued in April 1942 on the 78 rpm single (UK) Parlophone F 1901, c/w “Soft Shoe Shuffle” (m. Maurice Burman, w. Spencer Williams)
Red Garland Trio – from the 1958 Red Garland album All Kinds of Weather, Prestige 7148 (aka PRLP 7148); all tracks recorded on 27 November 1958 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Sometime this year I evidently accidentally deleted the page “What do you mean by “Songbook standard”?, originally published in March 2017. However, I hadn’t noticed that it was missing until yesterday. I was able to recover most of the content of the page from Wayback Machine, but some repair was necessary. The images needed to be replaced, and all of the many links in the content, and in the comments on the old page, were broken and needed to be restored. I’ve included the comments within the new version of the page that I created today, below the main content. Here’s a link to the page:
Other than in this post, the phrases “best song,” “greatest song,” and their plural forms (“best songs,” “greatest songs”) do not appear in the pages and posts of this site. I don’t believe in lists of the “best” or “greatest” anything. I’ve done my best to keep such expressions out, but I noticed recently that a few had crept in by way of copied quotes that reference Academy Awards nominations or wins for Best Song. These have been hastily expunged, and I think it might be the greatest thing I’ve ever done, or at least among the top 50 all-time best things.
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