Stormy Weather (Lena Horne album)
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Stormy Weather is a 1957 studio album
by Lena Horne
, released by RCA Victor in monoaural. Recording took place between March 1956 and March 1957, at Webster Hall, New York.
also included are the four tracks originally released in 1957 on the EP
Lena Horne at the Cocoanut Grove.
12. "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3.52 (Alternative previously unreleased recording)
13. "Come Runnin'" (Roc Hillman) - 2.53 (Previously unreleased recording from the 1956 recording sessions)
14. "From This Moment On
" (Cole Porter) - 1.53 (Previously issued in 1956 as a 78rpm single release only)
15. "A Cock-Eyed Optimist" (Richard Rodgers
, Oscar Hammerstein II
) - 3.28 (Previously issued on the 1957, 45rpm EP
, "Lena Horne at the Cocoanut Grove" only)
16. "I Haved Dreamed" (Richard Rodgers
, Oscar Hammerstein II
) - 2.14 (Previously issued on the 1957, 45rpm EP
, "Lena Horne at the Cocoanut Grove" only)
17. "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" (Richard Rodgers
, Oscar Hammerstein II
) - 3.28 (Previously issued on the 1957, 45rpm EP
, "Lena Horne at the Cocoanut Grove" only)
18. "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
) - 2.51 (Previously issued on the 1957, 45rpm EP
, "Lena Horne at the Cocoanut Grove" only)
19. "What's Right for You (Is Right for Me)" (Hubert Doris, Tommy Goodman, Bernie Gluckman) - 2.55 (Previously issued in 1956 as a 78rpm single release only)
20. "Sweet Thing" (Betty Walberg, Bob Herget) - 2.29 (Previously issued in 1957 as a 78rpm single release only)
21. "That Old Feeling
" (Lew Brown
, Sammy Fain
- 2.16 (Previously issued in 1957 as a 78rpm single release only)
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Lena Horne
Lena Horne
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was an American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer.Horne joined the chorus of the Cotton Club at the age of sixteen and became a nightclub performer before moving to Hollywood, where she had small parts in numerous movies, and more substantial parts in the...
, released by RCA Victor in monoaural. Recording took place between March 1956 and March 1957, at Webster Hall, New York.
Track listing
- "Tomorrow Mountain" (Duke EllingtonDuke EllingtonEdward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions...
, John La Touche) - 2.55 - "Out of This WorldOut of This World (Johnny Mercer song)"Out of This World" is an American popular song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Johnny Mercer.It was introduced in the film Out of This World by Bing Crosby dubbing in for the voice of the main character played by Eddie Bracken....
" (Johnny MercerJohnny MercerJohn Herndon "Johnny" Mercer was an American lyricist, songwriter and singer. He is best known as a lyricist, but he also composed music. He was also a popular singer who recorded his own songs as well as those written by others...
, Harold ArlenHarold ArlenHarold Arlen was an American composer of popular music, having written over 500 songs, a number of which have become known the world over. In addition to composing the songs for The Wizard of Oz, including the classic 1938 song, "Over the Rainbow,” Arlen is a highly regarded contributor to the...
) - 3.37 - "SummertimeSummertime (song)"Summertime" is an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira Gershwin by ASCAP....
" (George GershwinGeorge GershwinGeorge Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known...
, Ira GershwinIra GershwinIra Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century....
, DuBose HeywardDuBose HeywardEdwin DuBose Heyward was a white American author best known for his 1925 novel Porgy. This novel was the basis for the play by the same name and, in turn, the opera Porgy and Bess with music by George Gershwin.-Life and career:Heyward was born in 1885 in Charleston, South Carolina and was a...
) - 2.52 - "Mad About the BoyMad About the BoyDinah Washington's 1952 recording of "Mad about the Boy" is possibly the most widely known version of the song in modern times. The 6/8-time arrangement for voice and jazz orchestra by Quincy Jones omits two verses and was recorded in the singer's native Chicago on the Mercury label.Washington's...
" (Noël CowardNoël CowardSir Noël Peirce Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".Born in Teddington, a suburb of London, Coward attended a dance academy...
) - 3.03 - "Ridin' on the Moon" (Mercer, Arlen) - 1.56
- "Stormy Weather" (Arlen, Ted KoehlerTed KoehlerTed L. Koehler was an American lyricist.-Life and career:Koehler was born in Washington, D.C. He started out as a photo-engraver but was attracted to the music business, where he started out as a theater pianist for silent films. He moved on to write for vaudeville shows and Broadway, and he also...
) - 3.45 - "Baby Won't You Please Come HomeBaby Won't You Please Come Home"Baby Won't You Please Come Home" is a blues song written by Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams in 1919. The song's authorship is disputed; Warfield claims that he was the sole composer of the song....
" (Charles Warfield, Clarence WilliamsClarence WilliamsClarence Williams was an American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher.-Biography:...
) - 2.12 - "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is HomeAny Place I Hang My Hat Is HomeAny Place I Hang My Hat Is Home is a popular song with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Johnny Mercer.It was first introduced in 1946 in the musical St. Louis Woman. In the musical the song was sung by a female character of easy virtue, and the lyrics start out, "Free and easy"...
" (Arlen, Mercer) - 3.30 - "I'll Be AroundI'll Be Around (1942 song)I'll Be Around" is a popular song written by Alec Wilder and published in 1942. The song has become a well-known standard, recorded by many artists....
" (Alec WilderAlec WilderAlec Wilder was an American composer.-Biography:...
) - 2.54 - "I Wonder What Became of Me" (Arlen, Mercer) - 2.57
- "Just One of Those Things" (Cole PorterCole PorterCole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his domineering grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theatre...
) - 2.00
CD bonus tracks
The CD re-issue includes several single only tracks recorded during the studio session for the LP Stormy Weather,also included are the four tracks originally released in 1957 on the EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
Lena Horne at the Cocoanut Grove.
12. "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3.52 (Alternative previously unreleased recording)
13. "Come Runnin'" (Roc Hillman) - 2.53 (Previously unreleased recording from the 1956 recording sessions)
14. "From This Moment On
From This Moment On (Cole Porter song)
"From This Moment On" is a 1951 popular song written by Cole Porter, for his musical Out of This World, where it was dropped, but included in MGM's Kiss Me Kate of 1953...
" (Cole Porter) - 1.53 (Previously issued in 1956 as a 78rpm single release only)
15. "A Cock-Eyed Optimist" (Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers was an American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals. He also composed music for films and television. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II...
, Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II was an American librettist, theatrical producer, and theatre director of musicals for almost forty years. Hammerstein won eight Tony Awards and was twice awarded an Academy Award for "Best Original Song". Many of his songs are standard repertoire for...
) - 3.28 (Previously issued on the 1957, 45rpm EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, "Lena Horne at the Cocoanut Grove" only)
16. "I Haved Dreamed" (Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers was an American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals. He also composed music for films and television. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II...
, Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II was an American librettist, theatrical producer, and theatre director of musicals for almost forty years. Hammerstein won eight Tony Awards and was twice awarded an Academy Award for "Best Original Song". Many of his songs are standard repertoire for...
) - 2.14 (Previously issued on the 1957, 45rpm EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, "Lena Horne at the Cocoanut Grove" only)
17. "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" (Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers was an American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals. He also composed music for films and television. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II...
, Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II was an American librettist, theatrical producer, and theatre director of musicals for almost forty years. Hammerstein won eight Tony Awards and was twice awarded an Academy Award for "Best Original Song". Many of his songs are standard repertoire for...
) - 3.28 (Previously issued on the 1957, 45rpm EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, "Lena Horne at the Cocoanut Grove" only)
18. "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
Alan Jay Lerner
Alan Jay Lerner was an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre for both the stage and on film...
) - 2.51 (Previously issued on the 1957, 45rpm EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, "Lena Horne at the Cocoanut Grove" only)
19. "What's Right for You (Is Right for Me)" (Hubert Doris, Tommy Goodman, Bernie Gluckman) - 2.55 (Previously issued in 1956 as a 78rpm single release only)
20. "Sweet Thing" (Betty Walberg, Bob Herget) - 2.29 (Previously issued in 1957 as a 78rpm single release only)
21. "That Old Feeling
That Old Feeling (song)
"That Old Feeling" is a popular song.The music was written by Sammy Fain, the lyrics by Lew Brown. The song was published in 1937.The song first appeared in the movie Vogues of 1938, actually released in 1937. It was immediately a hit in a version recorded by Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm...
" (Lew Brown
Lew Brown
Lew Brown was a lyricist for popular songs in the United States.Brown was born as Louis Brownstein in Odessa, Russian Empire...
, Sammy Fain
Sammy Fain
Sammy Fain was an American composer of popular music.-Biography:Sammy Fain was born in New York City. In 1923, Fain appeared with Artie Dunn in a short film directed by Lee De Forest filmed in DeForest's Phonofilm sound-on-film process. In 1925, Fain left the Fain-Dunn act to devote himself to...
- 2.16 (Previously issued in 1957 as a 78rpm single release only)
Personnel
- Lennie HaytonLennie HaytonLeonard George "Lennie" Hayton was an American Jewish composer, conductor and arranger. His trademark was the wearing of a captain’s hat, which he always wore at a rakish angle....
- ArrangerArrangerIn investment banking, an arranger is a provider of funds in the syndication of a debt. They are entitled to syndicate the loan or bond issue, and may be referred to as the "lead underwriter". This is because this entity bears the risk of being able to sell the underlying securities/debt or the...
, ConductorConductingConducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble... - Marty PaichMarty PaichMartin Louis "Marty" Paich was an American pianist, composer, arranger, producer, music director and conductor....
- ConductorConductingConducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
Tracks 20 and 21
Performance
- Lena HorneLena HorneLena Mary Calhoun Horne was an American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer.Horne joined the chorus of the Cotton Club at the age of sixteen and became a nightclub performer before moving to Hollywood, where she had small parts in numerous movies, and more substantial parts in the...
- vocalSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
s - with Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra
- Gene DiNovi - piano
- George DuvivierGeorge DuvivierGeorge Duvivier was an American jazz double-bass player.Duvivier was born in New York City and took up the cello and also the violin while in high school before settling on the bass. He also learned composition and scoring before going out on the road with Lucky Millinder and then with the Cab...
- bass - Kenny Burrel, Howard Ross - guitar
- Maurice Wilk, Max Chan, Julius Brand, Gene Orloff, Arnold Eidus - violin
- Maurice Brown - cello
- Joe Marshall Jr., John Cresi, Shelley Manne - drums
- Jimmy Maxwell, Charlie ShaversCharlie ShaversCharles James Shavers , known as Charlie Shavers, was an American swing era jazz trumpet player who played at one time or another with Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Dodds, Jimmy Noone, Sidney Bechet, Midge Williams and Billie Holiday...
, Harold "Shorty" BakerShorty BakerHarold "Shorty" Baker was a jazz trumpeter.Baker started on drums, but switched to trumpet in his teens. He began on riverboats and played with Don Redman in the mid-1930s. He also worked with Teddy Wilson and Andy Kirk before his more noted association with Duke Ellington...
, Carl "Doc" Severinsen - trumpet - Jimmy ClevelandJimmy ClevelandJimmy Cleveland was an American jazz trombone born in Wartrace, Tennessee.Cleveland worked with many well-known jazz musicians, including Lionel Hampton, Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughan, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Quincy Jones, Lucky Thompson, Gigi Gryce, Oscar Peterson, Oscar Pettiford and James Brown...
, Robert Byrne, Bart Varsolona - trombone - Danny BankDanny BankDaniel Bernard "Danny" Bank was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist. He is credited on some releases as Danny Banks....
, Eddie J. Wasserman, Bernard Kaufman, Abraham Richman, Emanual Gershman - saxophone