Bing Crosby – Jerome Kern

Bing Crosby – Jerome Kern
Compilation album by Bing Crosby
Released Original 78 album: 1946
Original LP album: 1949
Recorded 1936, 1944, 1945
Genre Popular
Label Decca
Bing Crosby chronology
Blue Skies
(1946)		 Bing Crosby – Jerome Kern
(1946)		 St. Patrick's Day
(1947)

Bing Crosby – Jerome Kern is a compilation album of phonograph records by Bing Crosby of songs written by Jerome Kern.

Track listing

These songs were featured on a 4-disc, 78 rpm album set, Decca Album No. A-485.[1]

Disc 1: (23678)

  1. "Till the Clouds Roll By", recorded December 18, 1945 with Camarata and His Orchestra[2]
  2. "Ol’ Man River", recorded December 31, 1945 with Camarata and His Orchestra

Disc 2: (23679)

  1. "I've Told Ev'ry Little Star", recorded December 31, 1945 with Camarata and His Orchestra[2]
  2. "Dearly Beloved", recorded May 3, 1944 with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra

Disc 3: (23680)

  1. "Long Ago (and Far Away)”, recorded May 3, 1944 with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra[2]
  2. "All Through the Day", recorded December 31, 1945 with Camarata and His Orchestra[2]

Disc 4: (23681)

  1. "A Fine Romance", recorded August 19, 1936 with Dixie Lee and Victor Young and His Orchestra[2]
  2. "The Way You Look Tonight", recorded August 19, 1936 with Dixie Lee and Victor Young and His Orchestra[2]

Reception

"With the forthcoming of the new movie keyed to the music of Jerome Kern, there is more than casual interest in this packaging of eight melodies by the master, some of which had been issued earlier as singing sides. Attention is also directed to two of the eight sides Bing Crosby had the missus, Dixie Lee, joining him vocally. Mr. and Mrs. Crosby share the lyrics for the ballads A Fine Romance and The Way You Look Tonight with Victor Young providing the musical background. Album plays down Mrs. Crosby, which is easy to understand once the sides spin out. Much more effective are the other six sides that has the groaner giving out in his usual easy and relaxed style, bearing out all the expression and understanding of the Kern songs… Booklet included with the package includes copious notes on the singer and the composer…Movie association will heighten the merchandising appeal of this slap-together set."[3]

LP track listing

The 1949 10” LP album issue Decca DL 5001 consisted of eight songs on one 33 1/3 rpm record. All were reissues of earlier recordings.[4]

Side One

  1. "Till the Clouds Roll By", recorded December 18, 1945 with Camarata and His Orchestra
  2. "Ol’ Man River", recorded December 31, 1945 with Camarata and His Orchestra
  3. "I've Told Ev'ry Little Star", recorded December 31, 1945 with Camarata and His Orchestra
  4. "Dearly Beloved", recorded May 3, 1944 with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra

Side Two

  1. "Long Ago (and Far Away)", recorded May 3, 1944 with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
  2. "All Through the Day", recorded December 31, 1945 with Camarata and His Orchestra
  3. "A Fine Romance", recorded August 19, 1936 with Dixie Lee and Victor Young and His Orchestra
  4. "The Way You Look Tonight", recorded August 19, 1936 with Dixie Lee and Victor Young and His Orchestra

References

  1. ↑ "DISCOGS". discogs.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "A Bing Crosby Discography". A Bing Crosby Discography. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Billboard". Billboard. December 21, 1946.
  4. ↑ "DISCOGS.COM". discogs.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
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