Bing Crosby Sings with Lionel Hampton, Eddie Heywood, Louis Jordan

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Bing Crosby Sings with
Lionel Hampton, Eddie Heywood, Louis Jordan
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ReleasedOriginal 78 album: 1948
Recorded1944, 1945, 1946
Genre Popular
Length23:22
Label Decca Records
Bing Crosby chronology
Bing Crosby Sings with Judy Garland, Mary Martin, Johnny Mercer
(1948)
Bing Crosby Sings with
Lionel Hampton, Eddie Heywood, Louis Jordan

(1948)
Bing Crosby Sings the Song Hits from Broadway Shows
(1948)

Bing Crosby Sings with Lionel Hampton, Eddie Heywood, Louis Jordan is a Decca Records compilation album of phonograph records by Bing Crosby, Lionel Hampton, Eddie Heywood and Louis Jordan.

Contents

Background

Bing Crosby had enjoyed unprecedented success during the 1940s with his discography showing six No. 1 hits in 1944 alone. His films such as Going My Way and The Bells of St. Mary's were huge successes as were the Road films he made with Bob Hope. On radio, his Kraft Music Hall and Philco Radio Time shows were very popular. Decca Records built on this by issuing a number of 78rpm album sets, some featuring freshly recorded material and others utilizing Crosby's back catalogue. Ten of these sets were released in 1946, nine in 1947 and nine more in 1948. Most of these 78rpm albums were reissued as 10" vinyl LP's in subsequent years.

Bing Crosby Sings with Lionel Hampton, Eddie Heywood, Louis Jordan includes only one song which had already been a hit and this was "(Yip Yip De Hootie) My Baby Said Yes" but the album was notable for the accompaniment from several jazz greats.

Reception

The reviewer for Billboard said:

This album would be worth a 90 rating but Decca's pressings, leave us face it, are loaded with surface noise. This deficiency, seemingly aggravated of late, may be minor for routine "singles"; in an album the consumer kickbacks could be important. Apart from bad surface, the material here consists of all old Bing singles on which he doubled. It's great stuff in collection. Outstanding are the Eddie Heywood-Bing pairing on "Who's Sorry Now" and Bing with Jordan on "My Baby Said Yes". (Retail rating 85). [1]

Track listing

The songs were featured on a four 10" 78 rpm album set, Decca Album No. A-634. [2]

Side / TitleWriter(s)Recording datePerformed withTime
Disc 1 (23843):
A. "On the Sunny Side of the Street" Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields January 21, 1946 Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra2:44
B. "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie" Pinetop Smith January 21, 1946Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:09
Disc 2 (23530):
A. "Who's Sorry Now?" Ted Snyder, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby September 5, 1945 Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra2:40
B. "I've Found a New Baby" Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams September 5, 1945Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra2:48
Disc 3 (23636):
A. "That Little Dream Got Nowhere" Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke August 17, 1945Eddie Heywood (piano) and rhythm accompaniment3:11
B. "Baby Won't You Please Come Home"Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams August 9, 1945Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra3:02
Disc 4 (23417):
A. "(Yip Yip De Hootie) My Baby Said Yes"Teddy Walters, Sid RobinJuly 26, 1944 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:51
B. "Your Socks Don't Match" Leon Carr, Leo CordayJuly 26, 1944Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:57

[3]

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References

  1. "Billboard". Billboard: 36. February 28, 1948.
  2. "DISCOGS". discogs.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  3. "A Bing Crosby Discography". A Bing Crosby Discography. Retrieved November 20, 2015.