Recommended Materials
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Turner Classic Movies Music # 71963, 1996.
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Cliff “Ukelele Ike” Edwards' recordings from 1924 and 1942, including the 1929 # 1 hit song “Singin’ In The Rain”. Other tracks include “Dinah”, “Sunday”, “Anything You Say!”, “Just Like a Melody Out of the Sky” and “My Dog Loves You”. Guest artists include Joe Venuti, Victor Young and His Orchestra, The Four Blackbirds and Red Nichols.
ASV # 5313, 1995.
GREAT GENTLEMEN OF SONG: SPOTLIGHT ON DEAN MARTIN
Collection of recordings by the great Dean Martin, including “All I Do Is Think Of You”, “Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams”, “Sleepy Time Gal”, “Dream”, “Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone” and “The Things We Did Last Summer”.
Capitol/EMI Records # 29389, 1995.
LOUIS ARMSTRONG: THE COMPLETE DECCA STUDIO MASTER TAKES, 1940-1949
Louis Armstrong with Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Sidney Bechet, Charlie Holmes, Joe Garland, Pops Foster, Sidney Catlett, Zutty Singleton, Cozy Cole and The Mills Brothers. All tracks recorded between March 1940 and September 1949, including the top ten hit from 1935 “You Are My Lucky Star”. Other tracks include “You’ve Got Me Voodoo’d”, “Harlem Stomp”, “Sweethearts Parade” and “You Run Your Mouth, I’ll Run My Business”.
Definitive # 11172, 2001.
BING CROSBY: 16 MOST REQUESTED SONGS
Compilation of standards recorded by Bing Crosby between 1931-1934 for the Brunswick label. Includes the 1934 top ten recording “Temptation”. Other tracks and hits include “You’re Getting to be a Habit With Me”, “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” and “Sweet Georgia Brown”. Guest artists include The Mills Brothers, Woody Herman, Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey and Bunny Berigan.
Legacy Records # 48974, 1992.