The Great Larry Adler: Original Recordings 1934–1947

~ Release by Larry Adler (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1The Continental
harmonica:
Larry Adler
orchestra:
Carroll Gibbons & His Orchestra
recording of:
The Continental (from the 1934 film "The Gay Divorcee")
lyricist:
Herb Magidson (in 1934)
composer:
Con Conrad (in 1934)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Magidson Music, Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1934 winner)
2:40
2Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
harmonica:
Larry Adler
orchestra:
Carroll Gibbons & His Orchestra
recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
3:04
3Rhapsody in Blue
harmonica:
Larry Adler
orchestra:
Carroll Gibbons and Savoy Orpheans (British 1920s jazz orchestra)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
6:16
4Caprice Viennois
harmonica:
Larry Adler
piano:
Carroll Gibbons and Harry Jacobson
recording of:
Caprice viennois, op. 2
composer:
Fritz Kreisler (violinist / composer) (in 1910)
3:22
5Ritual Fire Dance
harmonica:
Larry Adler
orchestra:
Carroll Gibbons & His Orchestra
recording of:
El amor brujo: VIII. Danza ritual del fuego
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
part of:
El amor brujo (for symphony orchestra)
3:21
6Boléro
harmonica:
Larry Adler
orchestra:
Carroll Gibbons & His Orchestra
arranger:
Roger Branga
recording of:
Boléro (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
arrangement of:
Boléro
3:29
7Night and Day / Tiger Rag
harmonica:
Larry Adler
cover recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
medley including a recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version)
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
3:02
8Caravan
harmonica:
Larry Adler
recording of:
Caravan
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937) and Juan Tizol (in 1937)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
2:57
9Sophisticated Lady
harmonica:
Larry Adler
recording of:
Sophisticated Lady
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:04
10Solitude
harmonica:
Larry Adler
recording of:
(In My) Solitude
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
3:22
11You Hit the Spot / The Touch of Your Lips
harmonica:
Larry Adler
orchestra:
Jay Wilbur’s Orchestra
medley including a instrumental recording of:
The Touch of Your Lips
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music, Jerry Leiber Music, Range Road Music and Silver Seahorse Music LLC
medley including a instrumental recording of:
You Hit the Spot
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
2:56
12I’ve Got You Under My Skin
harmonica:
Larry Adler
recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Born to Dance
3:29
13Beguine3:01
14Malagueña
harmonica:
Larry Adler
recording of:
Malagueña from Andalucia Suite (original Spanish vocal version)
lyricist and composer:
Ernesto Lecuona
arrangement of:
Andalucía (Suite española): VI. Malagueña (for solo piano)
2:33
15Londonderry Air
harmonica:
Larry Adler
recording of:
Londonderry Air
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arrangement of:
Londonderry Air (for Harp, arr. Carlos Salzedo)
3:07
16Hora staccato
harmonica:
Larry Adler
orchestra:
George Stoll’s Orchestra
arranger:
Jascha Heifetz (violinist)
recording of:
Hora staccato (catch-all for arrangements)
composed in:
Romania
composer:
Grigoraș Dinicu (Romanian violin virtuoso and composer)
arrangement of:
Hora Staccato (dance for solo violin)
3:15
17Clair de lune
harmonica:
Larry Adler
orchestra:
George Stoll’s Orchestra
arranger:
Larry Adler
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
3:05
18Romanian Rhapsody No. 1
harmonica:
Larry Adler
orchestra:
George Stoll’s Orchestra
recording of:
Rapsodia nr. 1 în La major, op. 11/1 „Rapsodia română” (Romanian Rhapsody no. 1 in A major, op. 11 no. 1)
composer:
George Enescu (Romanian composer, violinist, conductor and teacher) (in 1901)
part of:
Rapsodiile române, op. 11 (Romanian Rhapsodies, op. 11)
6:25

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ASIN:UK: B00005Y4CB [info]