Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen

Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released	February 11, 2003
Recorded	June 2002
Genre	Vocal
Label	Sony
Producer	Hal Willner

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Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen is a compilation tribute album of Harold Arlen songs, released by Sony in February 2003 as a companion album to the film of the same name. ^[2] The album was produced by Hal Willner.

Track listing

1. "It's Only a Paper Moon", performed by Rufus Wainwright – 4:44
2. "As Long as I Live", performed by Shannon McNally – 3:32
3. "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues", performed by Mark Anthony Thompson – 6:08
4. "Stormy Weather / Ill Wind (Medley)", performed by Debbie Harry – 5:20
5. "I Had a Love Once", performed by Jimmy Scott – 2:53
6. "Kickin' the Gong Around", performed by David Johansen – 3:26
7. "Last Night When We Were Young", performed by Harold Arlen – 3:12
8. "I've Got the World on a String", performed by Hawksley Workman & Steve Weisberg – 3:46
9. "Blues in the Night", performed by Mary Margaret O'Hara & Steve Weisberg – 4:44
10. "Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day", performed by The Boswell Sisters with The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra – 3:06
11. "Get Happy", performed by Eric Mingus – 3:43
12. "Come Rain Or Come Shine", performed by Sandra Bernhard – 3:05
13. "I Wonder What Became of Me", performed by Rufus Wainwright – 3:38
14. "The Man That Got Away", performed by Ranee Lee – 4:05
15. "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive", performed by Steve Bernstein and Mary Margaret O'Hara – 2:54
16. "Over the Rainbow", performed by Jimmy Scott – 2:58
17. "Stormy Weather", performed by Ranee Lee – 4:25

Personnel

Ray Anderson – trombone Harold Arlen – arranger, performer Tex Arnold – piano, backing vocalist Joe Ascione – drums Rick Baptist – trumpet Steve Berlin – horn Sandra Bernhard – performer Steven Bernstein – trumpet, arranger Eddie Bert – trombone, backing vocalist Chris Bleth – oboe The Boswell Sisters – performer Greg Cohen – bass, arranger Jim Cox – piano Cenovia Cummins – violin Ian Cuttler – art direction, design The Dorsey Brothers – performer Andrew Downing – bass Tim Emmons – bass Peter Erskine – drums Lawrence Feldman – clarinet, alto saxophone, backing vocalist Simon Fryer – cello Sam Furnace – baritone saxophone David Gale – trumpet, backing vocalist Jack Gale – trombone, arranger, backing vocalist Grant Geissman – guitar Vince Giordano – bass, backing vocalist Sophie Giraud – photography Richard Greene – violin John Gzowski – guitar Debbie Harry – performer David Hidalgo – accordion Dan Higgins – saxophone Viliam Hrubovcak – photography Greg Huckins – saxophone Fujice Imajishi – violin Scott Irvine – tuba David Johansen – performer John "Woog" Johnson – clarinet, tenor saxophone Alastair Kay – trombone Peter Kent – concert master Arnie Kinsella – drums, backing vocalist Brian Koonin – banjo, guitar, arranger, backing vocalist Ron Lawrence – viola Emily Lazar – mastering

Ranee Lee – performer J.T. Lewis – drums Eric Liljestrand – engineer, mixing John MacLeod – trumpet Rusty McCarthy – guitar Shannon McNally – performer Michael Melvoin – piano Eric Mingus – performer Maxim Moston – violin Roy Nathanson – arranger, alto saxophone Milton Nelson – orchestration Mary Margaret O'Hara – arranger, performer Earl Palmer – drums Van Dyke Parks – arranger, conductor Mark Pender – trumpet, backing vocalist Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar Mark Promane – flute, alto saxophone Jon Regen – arranger, keyboards Sarah Register – assistant mastering engineer Gerald Robinson – bassoon Jay Rodriguez – tenor saxophone Adam Rogers – guitar John Rosenberg – music contractor Jane Scarpantoni – arranger, conductor Terrence Schonig – percussion Little Jimmy Scott – performer Lee Sklar – bass Roxanne Slimak – art direction, design Michael Sloski – drums James Spragg – trumpet Edmund Stein – violin Rob Thomas – violin Ernie Tollar – flute, alto saxophone Jerry Vivino – clarinet, tenor saxophone, backing vocalist Rufus Wainwright – arranger, performer Larry Weinstein – liner notes Steve Weisberg – arranger, conductor Perry White – flute, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone Sharon Williams – choir master Hal Willner – producer, liner notes Chuck Wilson – alto saxophone, backing vocalist Hawksley Workman – performer Maurice Wozniak – euphonium Garo Yellin – cello

References

1. "Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen". allmusic . Retrieved November 16, 2008.
2. "Rufus Wainwright Discography - Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen". Rolling Stone . Retrieved November 16, 2008.^{[ dead link ]}

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