Mills, Irving

Recording

On album:

G-060(a) (Gypsy Swing The Gypsies)

Track ID:

20662

Author/Composer:

Ellington-Tizol

Artist:

Gypsies

Vocal:

Rubin, Janice

First line:

Shines up above the sun so bright, the memory of their...

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Language:

English

Recordings

On album:

K-035(c) (Original Klezmer Jazz Band Jammin' on 7)

Track ID:

22805

Bass:

Abruzzo, Tom

Clarinet/Alto Sax:

Chernet, Joel

Trumpet:

Gross, Ken

Artist:

Original Klezmer Jazz Band

Banjo/Guitar:

Sapoznik, Henry — סאַפּאָזניק, הענעך

Arranger/Musical Director/Piano/Vocal:

Sokolow, Pete — סוקולוב, פּסח

Trombone:

Levitt, David

Tenor Sax/Clarinet:

Rubinstein, Danny

Drums:

Horn, Shelly

First line:

My mother used to sing to me, a plaintive little melody,

Track comment:

Part of "Ot Azoy Medley" - This Song from Cab Calloway

On album:

F-045(a)2 (From Avenue A To The Great White Way/ Yiddish & American Popular Songs/ Disk 2)

Track ID:

28556

Leader/Vocal:

Calloway, Cab

Trumpet:

Bauza, Mario

Trumpet:

Wright, Lamar

Trumpet:

Cheatham, Doc

Trombone:

Jones, Jean Claude

Trombone:

Wheeler, De Priest

Trombone:

Johnson, Keg

Clarinet/Alto Saxaphone:

Haughton, Chauncey

Clarinet/Alto Saxaphone:

Brown, Andrew

Tenor Saxaphone:

Thomas, Walter

Tenor Saxaphone:

Berry, Choo

Piano:

Payne, Bennie

Guitar:

Barker, Danny

String Bass:

Hinton, Milt

Drums:

Cole, Cozy

Artist:

Cab Calloway Orchestra

First line:

My mother used to sing to me a haunting little melody

Track comment:

Originally recorded July 17, 1939, Vocalion 5062

Language:

English

Style:

Swing/Big Band/Scat

Length:

02:55

On album:

K-035(d)2

Track ID:

32895

Arranger/Musical Director/Piano/Vocal:

Sokolow, Pete — סוקולוב, פּסח

Trombone:

Levitt, David

Tenor Sax/Clarinet:

Rubinstein, Danny

Drums:

Horn, Shelly

Bass:

Abruzzo, Tom

Clarinet/Alto Sax:

Chernet, Joel

Trumpet:

Gross, Ken

Artist:

Original Klezmer Jazz Band

Banjo/Guitar:

Sapoznik, Henry — סאַפּאָזניק, הענעך

First line:

My mother used to sing to me, a plaintive little melody,

Track comment:

Part of "Ot Azoy Medley" - This Song from Cab Calloway

On album:

G-057(c) (Funny It Doesn't Sound Jewish/ Compilation by Jack Gottlieb accompaning book with same title.)

Track ID:

31705

Vocal:

Calloway, Cab

First line:

Ot azoy sings the tailor as he fashions pretty clothes

Language:

English

Style:

Jazz/Scat/Orchestral Accompaniment

Length:

1:11

On album:

J-069(a) (The Jewish Songbook: The Heart and Humor of a People)

Track ID:

42741

Klezmer Clarinet:

Statman, Andy

Conductor/Arranger/Accordion:

Haskell, Jimmie

Vocal Arrangements:

Siegel, Janis

Vocal Arrangements:

Paul, Alan

Artist:

The Manhattan Transfer

Bass:

Berghofer, Chuck

Drums:

Field, Gregg

Guitar:

Chiodini, John

Tenor Saxaphone/Clarinet:

Scott, Tom

Trombone:

Loper, Charles

Trumpet:

Findley, Chuck

Saxaphone:

Koz, Dave

First line:

Ot azoy sings a tailor as he fashions pretty clothes, ot azoy sings a tailor as

Language:

English

Style:

Swing

Length:

3:41