''Moondreams'' is an album from
Dick Haymes, released in 1957, arranged & conducted by Ian Bernard. Concert master of the sessions was
Felix Slatkin.
Track listing
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If I Should Lose You
"If I Should Lose You" is a song composed by Ralph Rainger, with lyrics by Leo Robin. It was introduced in the 1936 film '' Rose of the Rancho''.
Notable recordings
*Geri Allen – '' Twenty One'' (1994)
*Chet Atkins – '' Stay Tuned'' (1985)
...
" (
Leo Robin,
Ralph Rainger)
#"
You Don't Know What Love Is" (
Don Raye
Don Raye (born Donald MacRae Wilhoite Jr., March 16, 1909 – January 29, 1985) was an American songwriter, best known for his songs for The Andrews Sisters such as "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar", " The House of Blue Lights", "Just for a Thr ...
,
Gene De Paul
Gene Vincent de Paul (June 17, 1919 – February 27, 1988) was an American pianist, composer and songwriter.
Biography
Born in New York City, he served in the United States Army during World War II. He was married to Billye Louise Files (Novem ...
)
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Imagination
Imagination is the production or simulation of novel objects, sensations, and ideas in the mind without any immediate input of the senses. Stefan Szczelkun characterises it as the forming of experiences in one's mind, which can be re-creations ...
" (
Jimmy Van Heusen
James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 – February 6, 1990) was an American composer. He wrote songs for films, television and theater, and won an Emmy and four Academy Awards for Best Original Song.
Life and care ...
,
Johnny Burke)
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Skylark" (
Hoagy Carmichael,
Johnny Mercer
John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallich ...
)
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Isn't This a Lovely Day?
"Isn't This a Lovely Day?" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1935 film ''Top Hat'', where it was introduced by Fred Astaire in the scene where his and Ginger Rogers' characters are caught in a gazebo during a rainstorm.
The lyric ...
" (
Irving Berlin)
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What's New?" (
Bob Haggart
Robert Sherwood Haggart (March 13, 1914 – December 2, 1998) was an American dixieland jazz double bass player, composer, and arranger. Although he is associated with dixieland, he was one of the finest rhythm bassists of the Swing Era.
Music c ...
, Johnny Burke)
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The Way You Look Tonight
"The Way You Look To-night" is a song from the film ''Swing Time'' that was performed by Fred Astaire and composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics written by Dorothy Fields. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936. Fields remarked, " ...
" (
Dorothy Fields,
Jerome Kern)
#"Then I'll Be Tired of You" (
Yip Harburg,
Arthur Schwartz)
#"I Like the Likes of You" (
Vernon Duke,
E. Y. Harburg
Edgar Yipsel Harburg (born Isidore Hochberg; April 8, 1896 – March 5, 1981) was an American popular song lyricist and librettist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standards "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" ( ...
)
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Moonlight Becomes You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film ...
,
Ted Koehler)
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When I Fall In Love" (
Edward Heyman,
Victor P. Young)
Recording musicians
*Dick Haymes (vocals)
*
Murray McEachern (trombone) on the small combo sessions,
*
Abe Most
Abe Most (February 27, 1920 – October 10, 2002) was a swing clarinetist and alto saxophonist who is known for his performances and recordings of the works of Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman. He began his career in 1939 as a member of Les Brown (ban ...
(clarinet) on the small combo sessions
*Ian Bernard (piano) on the small combo sessions
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Al Hendrickson
Alton Reynolds Hendrickson (May 10, 1920 – July 19, 2007) was an American jazz guitarist and occasional vocalist.
Biography
When he was five years old, Hendrickson's family moved to California, where he grew up. He played early in his career w ...
(guitar) on the small combo sessions
*Joe Comfort (bass) on the small combo sessions
*Sid Bulkin (drums) on the small combo sessions
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Alvin Stoller
Alvin Stoller (October 7, 1925 – October 19, 1992) was an American jazz drummer. Though he seems to have been largely forgotten, he was held in high regard in the 1940s and 1950s. He was best known for playing drums on both Mitch Miller's ...
(drums) on the large orchestral sessions
*
Jimmy Rowles (piano) in the large orchestra
Sources
*The booklet of the CD collection:
The Complete Capitol Collection, written by Ruth Prigozy and
Ken Barnes.
Dick Haymes albums
1957 albums
Capitol Records albums
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