Frank Sinatra Discography
The Dorsey Years
by Steve Albin

Generated on Mar 22, 2009

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Date: February 1, 1940
Location: Chicago

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Deane Kincaide, Johnny Mince, Herman Schertzer, Fred Stulce, Babe Zimmers (sax), Jimmy Blake, Lee Castle, Gene Traxler, Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy (t), Tommy Dorsey, Dave Jacobs, Ward Silloway, Elmer Smithers (tb), Carmen Mastren (g), Howard Smith (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.BS044680-1   The Sky Fell Down - 3:12  (Edward Heyman, Louis Alter)
     Victor 78: 26518   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
b.BS044680-2   The Sky Fell Down - 3:08  (Edward Heyman, Louis Alter)
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
c.BS044682-1   Too Romantic - 3:08  (Johnny Burke, James Monaco)
     Victor 78: 26500   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
d.BS044682-2   Too Romantic  (Johnny Burke, James Monaco)

Deane Kincaide (sax) on a.


Date: February 26, 1940
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Paul Mason, Johnny Mince, Les Robinson, Babe Russin, Fred Stulce (sax), Jimmy Blake, Ray Linn, Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy (t), Tommy Dorsey, Lowell Martin, Ward Silloway (tb), Benny Heller (g), Gene Traxler (b), Bob Kitsis (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.BS047706-1   Shake Down The Stars - 3:28  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Ed DeLange)
     Victor 78: 26525   
b.BS047706-2   Shake Down The Stars - 3:28  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Ed DeLange)
c.BS047707-1   Moments In The Moonlight - 3:13  (Alvin Kaufman, Irving Gordon, Richard Himber)
     Victor 78: 26525   
d.BS047708-1   I'll Be Seeing You - 3:00  (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal)
     Victor 78: 26539   
All titles on:      RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: ca. March 1940
Location: NBC Studios, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Paul Mason (sax, v), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.329a   Georgia On My Mind - 1:22  (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell)
b.329b   You Walk By - 2:17  (unknown)
c.329c   On A Bicycle Built For Two - 3:41  (Traditional)
d.329d   Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - 3:25  (Traditional)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 329   

Connie Haines (v) on a; Paul Mason (v) on c; The Pied Pipers (v) on c; Frank Sinatra (v) on b.

Haines vocal on a. Sinatra vocal on b. Paul Mason and Pied Pipers vocal on c.


Date: March 4, 1940
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Paul Mason, Johnny Mince, Babe Russin, Hymie Schertzer, Fred Stulce (sax), Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy (sax, t), Bunny Berigan, Jimmy Blake, Ray Linn (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Dave Jacobs, Lowell Martin (tb), Al Avola (g), Ray Leatherford (b), Bob Kitsis (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.BS047746-1   Say It - 3:22  (Jimmy McHugh, Frank Loesser)
     Victor 78: 26535   
b.BS047747-1   Polka Dots and Moonbeams - 3:18  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
     Victor 78: 26539   
Both titles on:      RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy (sax) on a; Ray Linn (t) on a.


Date: March 12, 1940
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Don Lodice, Paul Mason, Johnny Mince, Fred Stulce (sax), Bunny Berigan, Jimmy Blake, Bob Cusumas (t), Tommy Dorsey, Dave Jacobs, Les Jenkins (tb), Al Avola (g), Sid Weiss (b), Bob Kitsis (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.BS048129-1   The Fable Of The Rose - 2:49  (Joseph Myrow, Bickley Reichner)
     Victor 78: 26555   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
b.BS048130-1   This Is The Beginning Of The End - 3:11  (Mack Gordon)
     Victor 78: 26555   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
c.BS048130-2   altThis Is The Beginning Of The End  (Mack Gordon)

Date: March 25, 1940
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Don Lodice, Paul Mason, Johnny Mince, Hymie Schertzer, Fred Stulce (sax), Bunny Berigan, Jimmy Blake, Bob Cusumas (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Dave Jacobs, Les Jenkins (tb), Benny Heller (g), Sid Weiss (b), Bob Kitsis (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.BS048430-2   Imagination  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
b.BS048431-1   altYours Is My Heart Alone  (Franz Lehar, Ludwig Herzer, Fritz Lohner)
c.BS048431-2   Yours Is My Heart Alone  (Franz Lehar, Ludwig Herzer, Fritz Lohner)

Date: March 29, 1940
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Don Lodice, Paul Mason, Johnny Mince, Hymie Schertzer, Fred Stulce (sax), Bunny Berigan, Jimmy Blake, Bob Cusumas (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Dave Jacobs, Les Jenkins (tb), Benny Heller (g), Sid Weiss (b), Bob Kitsis (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.BS048479-1   Hear My Song, Violetta - 2:55  (Buddy Bernier, Robert Emmerich, Othmar Klase, Rudolph Inkesch)
     Victor 78: 26616   
b.BS048479-2   altHear My Song, Violetta - 2:55  (Buddy Bernier, Robert Emmerich, Othmar Klase, Rudolph Inkesch)
c.BS048480-1   Fools Rush In - 3:10  (Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom)
     Victor 78: 26593   
d.BS048481-1   Devil May Care - 3:06  (Johnny Burke, Harry Warren)
     Victor 78: 26593   
All titles on:      RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: April 10, 1940
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Paul Mason, Johnny Mince, Hymie Schertzer, Fred Stulce (sax), Bunny Berigan, Jimmy Blake, John Dillard, Ray Linn (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Les Jenkins, Lowell Martin (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Sid Weiss (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.BS048430-3   Imagination - 3:13  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
     Victor 78: 26581   
b.BS048431-3   Yours Is My Heart Alone - 2:52  (Franz Lehar, Ludwig Herzer, Fritz Lohner)
     Victor 78: 26616   
c.BS048758-1   April Played The Fiddle - 3:05  (Johnny Burke, James Monaco)
     Victor 78: 26606   
d.BS048762-1   I Haven't Time To Be A Millionaire - 3:03  (Johnny Burke, James Monaco)
     Victor 78: 26606   
All titles on:      RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: April 23, 1940
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Paul Mason, Herman Schertzer, Fred Stulce (sax), Johnny Mince (sax, cl), Bunny Berigan, Jimmy Blake, John Dillard, Ray Linn (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Les Jenkins, Lowell Martin (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Sid Weiss (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v), The Pied Pipers (bkv)

a.BS048938-1   altYou're Lonely And I'm Lonely - 3:10  (Irving Berlin)
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
b.BS048938-2   altYou're Lonely And I'm Lonely  (Irving Berlin)
c.BS048938-3   You're Lonely And I'm Lonely - 3:10  (Irving Berlin)
     Victor 78: 26596   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
d.BS048939-1   East Of The Sun - 3:15  (Brooks Bowman)
     Bluebird 78: 10726   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
e.BS048940-1   Head On My Pillow - 2:57  (Bissel Palmer, Pierre Connor)
     Bluebird 78: 10726   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
f.BS048941-1   It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow - 2:27  (Irving Berlin)
     Victor 78: 26596   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
g.BS048942-3   altI'll Never Smile Again  (Ruth Lowe)
     Victor 78: 26628   

Paul Mason (sax) on a-c, f-g; Johnny Mince (sax) on a-c, f-g; (cl) on d-g; Herman Schertzer (sax) on a-c, f-g; Jimmy Blake (t) on a-c, f-g; John Dillard (t) on a-c, f-g; Ray Linn (t) on a-c, f-g; George Arus (tb) on a-c, f-g; Les Jenkins (tb) on a-c, f-g; Lowell Martin (tb) on a-c, f-g; Joe Bushkin (p) on a-d, f-g; The Pied Pipers (bkv) on g.

I'll Never Smile Again - early pressings of Victor 26628 contained performance from this session.


Date: May 23, 1940
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Don Lodice, Paul Mason, Johnny Mince, Hymie Schertzer, Fred Stulce (sax), Bunny Berigan, Jimmy Blake, Leon Debrow, Ray Linn (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Les Jenkins, Lowell Martin (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Sid Weiss (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v), The Pied Pipers (bkv)

a.BS048942-4   I'll Never Smile Again - 3:09  (Ruth Lowe)
     Victor 78: 26628   
     Victor 78: 27521   
b.BS050852-1   All This And Heaven Too - 3:36  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Ed DeLange)
     Victor 78: 26653   
c.BS050853-1   Where Do You Keep Your Heart - 2:48  (Fred E. Ahlert, Al Stillman)
     Victor 78: 26653   
All titles on:      RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

I'll Never Smile Again - 2nd pressing contained performance from this session.


Date: June 1, 1940
Location: Hotel Astor Roof Garden, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Sy Oliver (a), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.3033a   I'm Nobody's Baby - 3:15  (Milton Ager, Benny Davis, Lester Santly)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3033   (1940)
b.3033b-1   It's A Wonderful World - 4:20  (Jan Savitt, Harold Adamson, Johnny Watson)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3033   (1940)
c.3033b-2   Believing - 4:20  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3033   (1940)
d.3033b-3   Shake Down The Stars - 4:20  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Ed DeLange)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3033   (1940)
e.3033c   Hawaiian War Chant - 2:20  (Freed, Fred Noble, Leleiajaku)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3033   (1940)
f.3033d   I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 1:26  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3033   (1940)
g.3034e-1   Dancing In The Dark - 2:45  (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3034   (1940)
h.3034e-2   Dancing On The Ceiling - 2:45  (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3034   (1940)
i.3034e-3   I Kiss Your Hand, Madame - 2:45  (Lewis, Young, Erwin)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3034   (1940)
j.3034f   East Of The Sun - 2:39  (Brooks Bowman)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3034   (1940)
k.3034g   Hallelujah! - 2:46  (Leo Robin, Vincent Youmans, Clifford Grey)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3034   (1940)
l.3034h   I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 1:03  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3034   (1940)

b, c, d;   g, h, i performed as medleys.

Sy Oliver (a) on a; Connie Haines (v) on b; Frank Sinatra (v) on d.

Interview with Ruth Lowe between d and e. Oliver arrangement on a. Haines vocal on b-1. Sinatra vocal on b-3.


Date: June 5, 1940
Location: Hotel Astor Roof Garden, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.01040a   incI'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 0:35  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1040   
b.01040b   Sweet Lorraine - 3:35  (Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1040   
c.01040c   Imagination - 3:32  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1040   
d.01040d   Easy Does It - 4:42  (Joe Young, Sy Oliver)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1040   
e.1038e   incWhispering - 2:48  (Vincent Rose, Richard Coburn, John Schonberger)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1038   
f.1038f   Buds Won't Bud - 2:37  (Harold Arlen, Erwin 'Yip' Harburg)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1038   
g.1038g   East Of The Sun - 4:20  (Brooks Bowman)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1038   
h.1038h   Devil's Holiday - 2:11  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1038   
i.1038i   incI'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 1:22  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1038   

Connie Haines (v) on f; The Pied Pipers (v) on b, e-f; Frank Sinatra (v) on c, e-g.

Sinatra vocal on c,e,g. Haines vocal on f. Pied Pipers vocal on b,e. Band vocal on g.
Announcements in Spanish.


Date: June 7, 1940
Location: Hotel Astor, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.1037a   My! My! - 2:40  (Jimmy McHugh, Frank Loesser)
b.1037b   You're Lonely And I'm Lonely - 2:59  (Irving Berlin)
c.1037c   Make Me Know It - 4:05  (unknown)
d.1037d   Boog It - 3:28  (Cab Calloway, Jack Palmer, Buck Ram)
e.1037e   incIt Ain't What Cha Think - 0:17  (unknown)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 1037   

Connie Haines (v) on d; The Pied Pipers (v) on a; Frank Sinatra (v) on b.

Pied Pipers vocal on a. Sinatra vocal on b. Haines vocal on d.


Date: June 12, 1940
Location: Hotel Astor Roof Garden, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.0363a   incI'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 0:45  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 363   
b.0363b   Hymn To The Sun - 2:45  (Nicolai Rimsky, Korsakov)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 363   
c.0363c   Say It - 3:12  (Jimmy McHugh, Frank Loesser)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 363   
d.0363d   Easy Does It - 3:53  (Joe Young, Sy Oliver)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 363   
e.0363e   incYou Think Of Everything  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 363   
f.0363f   incI'm Getting Sentimental Over You  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 363   
g.1041g   Marie - 4:01  (Irving Berlin)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1041   
h.1041h   I'll Never Smile Again - 3:08  (Ruth Lowe)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1041   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
i.1041i   incI'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 1:31  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1041   
j.1041j   Losers Weepers - 2:45  (Nelson Riddle, Dee Fuller, Lee Morris)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1041   

The Pied Pipers (v) on h; Frank Sinatra (v) on c, g-h.

Sinatra vocal on c,g,h. Pied Pipers vocal on h. Unidentified female vocal on e.
Announcements in Spanish.


Date: June 13, 1940
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Don Lodice, Paul Mason, Johnny Mince, Hymie Schertzer, Fred Stulce (sax), Bunny Berigan, Jimmy Blake (t), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Sid Weiss (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v), The Pied Pipers (bkv)

a.BS051279-1   Whispering - 2:59  (Vincent Rose, Richard Coburn, John Schonberger)
     Bluebird 78: 10771   
     Victor 78: 20-1597   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: June 19, 1940
Location: Hotel Astor Roof Garden, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.0372a   incI'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 0:45  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 372   
b.0372b   Dark Eyes - 3:17  (Salama)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 372   
c.0372c   Polka Dots and Moonbeams - 3:34  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 372   
d.0372d   incMarch Of The Toys - 2:46  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 372   
e.0372e   incI'll Never Smile Again - 2:53  (Ruth Lowe)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 372   
f.369f   I'm Nobody's Baby - 2:46  (Milton Ager, Benny Davis, Lester Santly)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 369   
g.369g   Deep Night - 4:57  (Rudy Valee, Charlie Henderson)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 369   
h.369h   So What! - 2:46  (Sy Oliver)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 369   
i.369i   incI'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 1:30  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 369   

Connie Haines (v) on f; The Pied Pipers (v) on e; Frank Sinatra (v) on c, e, g.

Sinatra vocal on c,e,g. Pied Pipers vocal on e. Haines vocal on f.
Announcements in Spanish.


Date: June 27, 1940
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Don Lodice, Paul Mason, Johnny Mince, Hymie Schertzer, Fred Stulce (sax), Bunny Berigan, Jimmy Blake, Clyde Hurley, Ray Linn (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Les Jenkins, Lowell Martin (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Sid Weiss (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v), The Pied Pipers (bkv)

a.BS051579-1   Trade Winds - 2:59  (Charles Tobias, Cliff Friend)
     Victor 78: 26660   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
b.BS051579-2   altTrade Winds  (Charles Tobias, Cliff Friend)
c.BS051581-1   The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else - 3:30  (Gus Kahn, Isham Jones)
     Victor 78: 26660   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
d.BS051581-2   altThe One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else  (Gus Kahn, Isham Jones)

Date: ca. July 1940

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.1042a   incI'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 0:48  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
b.1042b   Dark Eyes - 2:25  (Salama)
c.1042c   Down Where The Trade Winds Play - 1:52  (unknown)
d.1042d   And That's For Me - 2:08  (unknown)
e.1042e   Who - 3:11  (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach)
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 1042   

Connie Haines (v) on d; The Pied Pipers (v) on e; Frank Sinatra (v) on c, e.

Sinatra vocal on c,e. Haines vocal on d. Pied Pipers vocal on e.


Date: July 17, 1940
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Don Lodice, Paul Mason, Johnny Mince, Hymie Schertzer, Fred Stulce (sax), Jimmy Blake, Clyde Hurley, Ray Linn (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Les Jenkins, Lowell Martin (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Sid Weiss (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.BS051874-1   The Call Of The Canyon - 3:05  (Billy Hill)
     Victor 78: 26678   
b.BS051875-1   Love Lies - 3:20  (Carl Sigman, Ralph Freed, Joseph Meyer)
     Victor 78: 26678   
c.BS051876-1   I Could Make You Care - 3:06  (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin)
     Victor 78: 26717   
d.BS051877-1   The World Is In My Arms - 3:10  (Erwin 'Yip' Harburg, Burton Lane)
     Victor 78: 26717   
All titles on:      RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: July 20, 1940
Location: Hotel Astor, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford (v)

a.a1036   incOpening Theme - 0:45  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1036   
b.b1036   Lights Out - 2:44  (Billy Hill)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1036   
c.c1036   Half Way Down The Street - 2:07  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1036   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
d.d1036   Easy Does It - 2:54  (Joe Young, Sy Oliver)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1036   
e.e1036   Funny Little Pedro - 2:40  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1036   
f.f1036   The World Is In My Arms - 2:47  (Erwin 'Yip' Harburg, Burton Lane)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1036   
g.g1-1043   I'm Nobody's Baby - 4:14  (Milton Ager, Benny Davis, Lester Santly)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1043   
h.g2-1043   The Nearness Of You  (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1043   
i.g3-1043   I Can't Love You Anymore  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1043   
j.h1043   Dear Old Southland - 3:49  (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1043   
k.i1036   Whispering - 2:44  (Vincent Rose, Richard Coburn, John Schonberger)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1036   
l.j1036   Lonesome Road - 5:04  (Gene Austin, Nathaniel Shilkrat)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1036   
m.k1036   Some Of Your Sweetness (Got Into My Heart) - 2:50  (J. Clayborn, G. Clayborn)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1036   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
n.l1036   Make Me Know It - 4:07  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1036   
o.m1-1043   Learn To Croon - 3:03  (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1043   
p.m2-1043   More Than You Know  (Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1043   
q.m3-1043   How Come You Do Me Like You Do  (Gene Austin, Roy Pergere)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1043   
r.n1043   East Of The Sun - 3:06  (Brooks Bowman)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1043   
s.o1043   I Got Rhythm - 3:00  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1043   
t.p1043   I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 1:00  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1043   

g, h, i;   o, p, q performed as medleys.

Connie Haines (v) on b, g; The Pied Pipers (v) on e, k, r; Frank Sinatra (v) on c, f, h, k, m, o, r; Jo Stafford (v) on q.

Haines vocal on b,g1,g3. Sinatra vocal on c,f,g2,i,k,m1,n. Pied Pipers vocal on e,i,n. Stafford vocal on m3.


Date: July 27, 1940
Location: Astor Hotel, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Sam Coslow, Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford (v)

a.1027j   Dreaming Out Loud - 1:31  (Sam Coslow)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1027   
b.1027k   Dreaming Out Loud - 2:52  (Sam Coslow)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1027   
c.1027l   Head On My Pillow - 2:42  (Bissel Palmer, Pierre Connor)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1027   
d.1027m   Once In A While - 2:58  (Bud Green, Michael Edwards)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1027   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
e.373a-1   I'm Nobody's Baby - 4:35  (Milton Ager, Benny Davis, Lester Santly)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 373   
f.373a-2   Fools Rush In - 4:35  (Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 373   
g.373a-3   I'll Never Smile Again - 4:35  (Ruth Lowe)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 373   
h.373b   The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else - 3:27  (Gus Kahn, Isham Jones)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 373   
i.373c-1   Was It A Dream? - 3:27  (Sam Coslow, Spier, Britt)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 373   
j.373c-2   Cocktails For Two - 3:27  (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 373   
k.373c-3   Just One More Chance - 3:27  (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 373   
l.373d   Why Am I Still Dreaming? - 1:31  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 373   
m.373e   You Move My Heart Around - 1:07  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 373   
n.373f   You Cast A Spell Over Me - 1:37  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 373   
o.373g   Marie - 3:06  (Irving Berlin)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 373   
p.373h   Why Am I Still Dreaming? - 1:27  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 373   
q.373i   Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet - 2:11  (Percy Wenrich, Murphy)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 373   

e, f, g;   i, j, k performed as medleys.

Sam Coslow (v) on a; Connie Haines (v) on b, e, m; The Pied Pipers (v) on d, g-h; Frank Sinatra (v) on c, f-h, l, n-p; Jo Stafford (v) on i-k.

Haines vocal on a-1,e,k. Sinatra vocal on a-2,a-3,b,d,f,g,i,l. Stafford vocal on c-1,2,3. Pied Pipers vocal on a-3,b,m. Coslow vocal on j.


Date: August 3, 1940
Location: Hotel Astor, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.   A Little In Love - 1:30  (C. O'Neill, J. Peloso)
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
b.   It Came To Me - 1:35  (Louis DePyro)
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
c.1024a   I Found A New Baby - 3:16  (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1024   
d.1024b-1   All This And Heaven Too - 3:28  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Ed DeLange)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1024   
e.1024b-2   Orchids For Remembrance - 3:28  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1024   
f.1024b-3   You Think Of Everything - 3:28  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1024   
g.1024c   So What! - 2:46  (Sy Oliver)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 1024   

d, e, f performed as medley.

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr) on c-g; Tommy Dorsey (tb) on c-g; Connie Haines (v) on f; The Pied Pipers (v) on c; Frank Sinatra (v) on d.

Pied Pipers vocal on a. Sinatra vocal on b-1. Haines vocal on b-3.


Date: August 14, 1940
Location: Hotel Astor Roof Garden, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.1039a   incI'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 0:45  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
b.1039b   The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else - 3:16  (Gus Kahn, Isham Jones)
c.1039c   Fools Rush In - 3:27  (Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom)
d.1039d   Swing High - 2:53  (Sy Oliver)
e.1039e   Alice Blue Gown - 1:33  (Joseph McCarthy, Harry Tierney)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 1039   

The Pied Pipers (v) on b; Frank Sinatra (v) on b-c, e.

Sinatra vocal on b,c,e. Pied Pipers vocal on b.


Date: August 29, 1940
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Don Lodice, Johnny Mince, Hymie Schertzer, Fred Stulce (sax), Jimmy Blake, Ziggy Elman, Clyde Hurley, Ray Linn (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Les Jenkins, Lowell Martin (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Sid Weiss (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.BS055543-1   Our Love Affair - 2:59  (Ralph Freed, Roger Edens)
     Victor 78: 26736   
b.BS055543-2   altOur Love Affair - 2:59  (Ralph Freed, Roger Edens)
c.BS055563-1   Looking For Yesterday - 3:09  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Ed DeLange)
     Victor 78: 26738   
d.BS055564-1   Tell Me At Midnight - 2:50  (Bickley Reichner, Clay A. Boland)
     Victor 78: 26747   
e.BS055565-1   We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me) - 3:01  (Sammy Mysels, Dick Robertson, Nelson Cogane)
     Victor 78: 26747   
All titles on:      RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: ca. September 1940

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.355a   incOpening Theme - 0:21  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 355   
b.355b   Hymn To The Sun - 2:32  (Nicolai Rimsky, Korsakov)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 355   
c.355c   Looking For Yesterday - 1:12  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Ed DeLange)
d.355d   Rhumboogie - 2:58  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 355   
e.355e   Stardust - 1:36  (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 355   

Connie Haines (v) on d; The Pied Pipers (v) on e; Frank Sinatra (v) on c, e.

Sinatra vocal on c,e. Haines vocal on d. Pied Pipers vocal on e.


Date: ca. September 4, 1940
Location: Toronto

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.1031a   I'll Never Smile Again - 3:04  (Ruth Lowe)
b.1031b   Swingtime Up In Harlem - 3:40  (unknown)
c.1031c   East Of The Sun - 3:41  (Brooks Bowman)
d.1031d   So What! - 2:56  (Sy Oliver)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 1031   

Connie Haines (v) on b; The Pied Pipers (v) on a; Frank Sinatra (v) on a, c.

Sinatra vocal on a,c. Haines vocal on b. Pied Pipers vocal on a.


Date: September 9, 1940
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Don Lodice, Paul Mason, Johnny Mince, Fred Stulce (sax), Ziggy Elman, Clyde Hurley, Ray Linn, Chuck Peterson (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Les Jenkins, Lowell Martin (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Sid Weiss (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.BS055960-1   When You Awake - 3:10  (Henry Nemo)
     Victor 78: 26764   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
b.BS055960-2   altWhen You Awake  (Henry Nemo)
c.BS055961-1   Anything - 3:04  (Ed DeLange, Frank Signorelli, P. Napoleon)
     Victor 78: 27208   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Clark Yocum (g) on a.


Date: September 17, 1940
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Don Lodice, Paul Mason, Johnny Mince, Fred Stulce (sax), Ziggy Elman, Ray Linn, Chuck Peterson (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Les Jenkins, Lowell Martin (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Sid Weiss (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.BS056131-1   Shadows On The Sand - 2:37  (Will Grosz, Stanley Adams)
     Victor 78: 26761   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
b.BS056133-1   altYou're Breaking My Heart All Over Again  (James Cavanaugh, Arthur Altman, John Redmond)
c.BS056133-2   You're Breaking My Heart All Over Again - 3:01  (James Cavanaugh, Arthur Altman, John Redmond)
     Victor 78: 26761   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
d.BS056135-1   I'd Know You Anywhere - 2:51  (Johnny Mercer, Jimmy McHugh)
     Victor 78: 26770   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: October 16, 1940
Location: Hollywood, CA

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Don Lodice, Paul Mason, Johnny Mince, Fred Stulce (sax), Ziggy Elman, Ray Linn, Chuck Peterson (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Les Jenkins, Lowell Martin (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Sid Weiss (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.PBS055110-1   Do You Know Why? - 3:10  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
     Victor 78: 26798   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: October 31, 1940

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.364a   incI'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 0:40  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
b.364b   Liebestraum No. 3 - 3:11  (Liszt)
c.364c   I Could Make You Care - 2:48  (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin)
d.364d   I Wouldn't Take A Million - 2:55  (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)
e.364e   incI'll See You In My Dreams - 1:25  (Gus Kahn, Isham Jones)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 364   

Connie Haines (v) on d; Frank Sinatra (v) on c, e.

Sinatra vocal on c,e. Haines vocal on d.


Date: ca. November 1940
Location: New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Paul Mason (sax, v), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford (v)

a.358a   Opening Theme - 0:34  (unknown)
b.358b   Swingtime Up In Harlem - 3:18  (unknown)
c.358c   I've Got A Restless Spell - 2:57  (Nancy Lampe)
d.358d   Friendship - 2:46  (Cole Porter)
e.358e   Stardust - 2:48  (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 358   

Connie Haines (v) on b, d; Paul Mason (v) on d; The Pied Pipers (v) on d-e; Frank Sinatra (v) on c, e; Jo Stafford (v) on d.

Sinatra vocal on c,e. Haines vocal on b,d. Mason and Stafford vocal on d. Pied Pipers vocal on d,e.


Date: ca. November 1940
Location: Palladium Ballroom, Hollywood, CA

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.493a   incI'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 0:46  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
b.493b   Isn't That Just Like Love - 2:57  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
c.493c   When You Awake - 3:04  (Henry Nemo)
d.493d   Jump Time - 3:55  (unknown)
e.493e   Don't Need The Moon - 2:34  (unknown)
f.493f   incI'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 0:21  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 493   

Connie Haines (v) on b, e; Frank Sinatra (v) on c.

Haines vocal on b,e. Sinatra vocal on c.


Date: November 7, 1940

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.0356a   incOpening Theme - 0:32  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 356   
b.0356b   Goin' Home - 3:03  (William Fisher)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 356   
c.0356c   Our Love Affair - 2:56  (Ralph Freed, Roger Edens)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 356   
d.0356d   incTwo Dreams Met - 3:25  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 356   
e.0356e   incAnd The Angels Sing - 2:02  (Johnny Mercer, Ziggy Elman)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 356   
f.3005f   Yearning - 3:09  (Johnny Burke, Benny Davis)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3005   (1940)
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g.3005g   Sunrise Over Taxco - 2:40  (Elliot, Pardue)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3005   (1940)
h.3005h   incSunrise Over Taxco - 0:53  (Elliot, Pardue)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3005   (1940)
i.3005i   incI'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 0:30  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3005   (1940)

Connie Haines (v) on d; The Pied Pipers (v) on d; Frank Sinatra (v) on c.

Sinatra vocal on c. Haines and Pied Piper vocal on d.


Date: ca. November 10, 1940
Location: Palladium Cafe, Hollywood, CA

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Sy Oliver (a), Tommy Dorsey (tb), The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.370a   incI'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 0:47  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
b.370b   The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else - 3:29  (Gus Kahn, Isham Jones)
c.370c   Trade Winds - 3:26  (Charles Tobias, Cliff Friend)
d.370d   Make Me Know It - 4:22  (unknown)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 370   

Sy Oliver (a) on d; The Pied Pipers (v) on b; Frank Sinatra (v) on b-c.

Sinatra vocal on b,c. Pied Pipers vocal on b. Oliver arranger on d.


Date: November 11, 1940
Location: Hollywood, CA

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Don Lodice, Paul Mason, Johnny Mince, Fred Stulce (sax), Ziggy Elman, Ray Linn, Chuck Peterson (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Les Jenkins, Lowell Martin (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Sid Weiss (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v), The Pied Pipers (bkv)

a.PBS055157-1   Not So Long Ago - 3:00  (Bickley Reichner, Clay A. Boland)
     Victor 78: 27219   
b.PBS055158-1   Stardust - 3:10  (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)
     Victor 78: 27233   
     Victor 78: 27520   
Both titles on:      RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: November 14, 1940

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.1028a   incOpening Theme - 0:34  (unknown)
b.1028b   Night And Day - 2:30  (Cole Porter)
c.1028c   We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me) - 2:01  (Sammy Mysels, Dick Robertson, Nelson Cogane)
d.1028d   Isn't That Just Like Love - 3:06  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
e.1028e   Once In A While - 1:52  (Bud Green, Michael Edwards)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 1028   

Connie Haines (v) on d; Frank Sinatra (v) on c.

Sinatra vocal on c. Haines vocal on d.


Date: November 19, 1940
Location: Palladium Ballroom, Hollywood, CA

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Buddy Rich (d), The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.110a   Funny Little Pedro - 2:48  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 110   
b.110b   Sy's Job - 3:09  (Sy Oliver)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 110   
c.110c   You're Breaking My Heart All Over Again - 3:15  (James Cavanaugh, Arthur Altman, John Redmond)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 110   
d.110d   So What! - 3:31  (Sy Oliver)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 110   
e.110e   incI'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 0:52  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 110   
f.111f   Oh! Look At Me Now - 3:05  (Joe Bushkin, John De Vries)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 111   
g.111g   Killarny - 1:50  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 111   
h.111h   The Man Who Writes The Lyrics - 4:05  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 111   
i.111i   incClosing Theme - 0:40  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 111   

The Pied Pipers (v) on a, f, h; Frank Sinatra (v) on c, f.

Pied Pipers vocal on a,f,h. Sinatra vocal on c,f.


Date: ca. December 1940
Location: Hotel Astor, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.1032a   Liebestraum No. 3 - 1:52  (Liszt)
b.1032b   Rhumboogie - 2:42  (unknown)
c.1032c   East Of The Sun - 3:34  (Brooks Bowman)
d.1032d   Symphony In Riffs - 4:58  (Benny Carter)
All titles on:      BMG 16" ET: MT 1032   

Connie Haines (v) on b; Frank Sinatra (v) on c.

Sinatra vocal on c. Haines vocal on b.


Date: December 5, 1940
Location: NBC Studios, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford (v)

a.274a   incOpening Theme - 0:34  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 274   
b.274b   Sweet Lorraine - 2:49  (Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 274   
c.274c   You're Breaking My Heart All Over Again - 2:20  (James Cavanaugh, Arthur Altman, John Redmond)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 274   
d.274d   You Say The Sweetest Things, Baby - 3:21  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 274   
e.274e   Honeysuckle Rose - 2:23  (Andy Razaf, Thomas 'Fats' Waller)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 274   
f.3009f   Deep Night - 2:32  (Rudy Valee, Charlie Henderson)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3009   (1940)
g.3009g   You Really Fill The Bill - 2:58  (Warren Hull)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3009   (1940)
h.3009h   You Really Fill The Bill - 1:26  (Warren Hull)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3009   (1940)
i.3009i   incI'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 0:25  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3009   (1940)

Connie Haines (v) on d; Frank Sinatra (v) on c; Jo Stafford (v) on b.

Stafford vocal on b. Sinatra vocal on c. Haines vocal on d.


Date: December 10, 1940
Location: NBC Studios, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Ziggy Elman (t), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.321a   East Of The Sun - 3:43  (Brooks Bowman)
b.321b   I Saw Your Face In A Cloud - 3:22  (unknown, Robert Fetters)
c.321c   incI Saw Your Face In A Cloud - 1:35  (unknown, Robert Fetters)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 321   

Frank Sinatra (v) on a-b.

Sinatra vocal on a,b. Unidentified female vocal on b - possibly Edythe Wright.


Date: December 12, 1940

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.26a   incI'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 0:43  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
b.26b   I'm Nobody's Baby - 2:34  (Milton Ager, Benny Davis, Lester Santly)
c.26c   When You Awake - 3:15  (Henry Nemo)
d.26d   You Got Me This Way - 2:34  (unknown)
e.26e   Alexander's Ragtime Band - 1:53  (Irving Berlin)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 26   

Connie Haines (v) on b; The Pied Pipers (v) on d; Frank Sinatra (v) on c.

Haines vocal on b. Sinatra vocal on c. Pied Pipers vocal on d.


Date: December 19, 1940
Location: NBC Studios, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Sy Oliver (a), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.0327a   Isn't That Just Like Love - 1:33  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 327   
b.0327b   I'd Know You Anywhere - 3:14  (Johnny Mercer, Jimmy McHugh)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 327   
c.0327c   Hallelujah! - 2:37  (Leo Robin, Vincent Youmans, Clifford Grey)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 327   
d.0327d   Funny Little Pedro - 2:47  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 327   
e.3032e   Marie - 2:36  (Irving Berlin)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3032   (1940)
f.3032f   Blues No More - 2:34  (Sy Oliver)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3032   (1940)
g.3032g   Wake Up And Brake Up A Dream - 2:52  (Bill Ralke, Hal Shutz)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3032   (1940)
h.3032h   Wake Up And Brake Up A Dream - 1:20  (Bill Ralke, Hal Shutz)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3032   (1940)
i.3032i   I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 0:27  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3032   (1940)

Sy Oliver (a) on f; Connie Haines (v) on a; The Pied Pipers (v) on d; Frank Sinatra (v) on b.

Haines vocal on a. Sinatra vocal on b. Pied Pipers vocal on d. Oliver arrangement on f.


Date: January 6, 1941
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Don Lodice, Paul Mason, Johnny Mince, Bill Shine, Fred Stulce (sax), Bob Alexy, Jimmy Blake, Lee Castle, Ziggy Elman (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Dave Jacobs, Les Jenkins (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Sid Weiss (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Connie Haines, Frank Sinatra (v), The Pied Pipers (bkv)

a.BS058760-1   Oh! Look At Me Now - 3:13  (Joe Bushkin, John De Vries)
     Victor 78: 20-1578   
b.BS058761-1   You Might Have Belonged To Another - 2:45  (P. West, L. Harmon)
Both titles on:      Victor 78: 27274   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: January 9, 1941
Location: Radio City Music Hall, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.118a   incSwing Low, Sweet Chariot - 2:00  (Traditional)
b.118b   Andante (Tchaikovsky's 5th) - 1:27  (Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky)
c.118c   You're Stepping On My Toes - 3:02  (Robert Terry)
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 118   

The Pied Pipers (v) on c; Frank Sinatra (v) on c.

Sinatra and Pied Pipers vocal on c.


Date: January 15, 1941
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Don Lodice, Paul Mason, Johnny Mince, Fred Stulce (sax), Jimmy Blake, Ziggy Elman, Ray Linn, Chuck Peterson (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Les Jenkins, Lowell Martin (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Sid Weiss (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.BS058877-1   You Lucky People, You - 2:35  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
     Victor 78: 27350   
b.BS058879-1   It's Always You - 3:14  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
     Victor 78: 20-1578   
     Victor 78: 27345   
Both titles on:      RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: January 16, 1941
Location: NBC Studios, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.   You Got The Best Of Me - 2:45  (Joy Font)
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
b.328a   Practice Makes Perfect - 2:43  (Roberts, Gold)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 328   
c.328b   I Give You My Word - 3:03  (Kavelin, Lyn)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 328   
d.328c   Little Brown Jug - 2:44  (J. E. Winner)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 328   
e.328d   Sunrise Over Taxco - 2:52  (Elliot, Pardue)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 328   

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr) on b-e; Tommy Dorsey (tb) on b-e; Connie Haines (v) on d; The Pied Pipers (v) on b; Frank Sinatra (v) on c, e.

Sinatra vocal on b,d. Haines vocal on c. Pied Pipers vocal on a.


Date: January 20, 1941
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Don Lodice, Paul Mason, Johnny Mince, Fred Stulce (sax), Jimmy Blake, Ziggy Elman, Ray Linn, Chuck Peterson (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Les Jenkins, Lowell Martin (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Sid Weiss (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.BS060346-1   I Tried - 3:01  (Carl Nutter, Paul Hand, Clark Dennis)
     Victor 78: 27317   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
b.BS060347-1   Dolores - 2:55  (Louis Alter, Frank Loesser)
     Victor 78: 27317   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
c.BS060349-1   altWithout A Song  (Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu)
d.CS060349-2   Without A Song - 4:25  (Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu)
     Victor V-Disc: 33-B (Army)   
     Victor 78: 36396   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: January 27, 1941

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.352a   Frenesi - 2:05  (Ray Charles, Alberto Dominguez, Sidney Keith Russell)
b.352b   Killarny - 1:44  (unknown)
c.352c   It's All So New To Me - 2:37  (unknown, Pearl Black)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 352   

The Pied Pipers (v) on a, c; Frank Sinatra (v) on a, c.

Sinatra and Pied Pipers vocal on a,c.


Date: January 30, 1941
Location: Meadowbrook Ballroom, Cedar Grove, NJ

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.116a   That's How It Goes - 2:26  (L. Martin, M. Gentile)
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
b.116b   The Skater's Waltz - 1:46  (unknown)
c.116d   When Daylight Dawns - 2:47  (Bea Huberdo)
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 116   

Connie Haines (v) on a; The Pied Pipers (v) on a, c; Frank Sinatra (v) on a, c.

Sinatra vocal on a,d. Haines vocal on a. Pied Pipers vocal on a,d.


Date: ca. February 1941
Location: NBC Studios, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Ziggy Elman (t), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.367a   Song Of India - 2:51  (Nicolai Rimsky, Korsakov)
b.367b   Goin' Home - 2:23  (William Fisher)
c.367c   Here's To Love - 2:55  (Mina Anna Arenson)
d.367d   incHere's To Love - 1:04  (Mina Anna Arenson)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 367   

Connie Haines (v) on c; Frank Sinatra (v) on c.

Sinatra and Haines vocal on c.


Date: ca. February 1941

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.368a   I'll Get By - 3:05  (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk)
b.368b   Cradle Song - 1:35  (Johann Brahms)
c.368c   Prairie Night - 3:01  (unknown)
d.368d   incPrairie Night - 0:54  (unknown)
e.368e   incClosing Theme - 0:49  (unknown)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 368   

The Pied Pipers (v) on c; Frank Sinatra (v) on c.

Sinatra and Pied Pipers vocal on c.


Date: ca. February 1941

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Ziggy Elman (t), Tommy Dorsey (tb), The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford (v)

a.366a   So You're The One - 2:02  (unknown)
b.366b   There I Go - 2:31  (Hy Zaret, Weiser)
c.366c   Ay Ay Ay - 2:42  (Freire)
d.366d   You Might Have Belonged To Another - 2:42  (P. West, L. Harmon)
e.366e   incSwing Low, Sweet Chariot - 1:27  (Traditional)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 366   

The Pied Pipers (v) on a; Frank Sinatra (v) on b, d; Jo Stafford (v) on a.

Jo Stafford and Pied Pipers vocal on a. Sinatra vocal on b,d.


Date: ca. February 1941

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.357a   Frenesi - 3:29  (Ray Charles, Alberto Dominguez, Sidney Keith Russell)
b.357b   Intermezzo - 2:09  (Heinz Provost)
c.357c   My Memoirs - 2:41  (unknown, Ferguson, Greenough)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 357   

Connie Haines (v) on c; The Pied Pipers (v) on a, c; Frank Sinatra (v) on a, c.

Sinatra and Pied Pipers vocal on a,c. Haines vocal on c.


Date: ca. February 1941

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.1029a   incOpening Theme - 0:32  (unknown)
b.1029b   There'll Be Some Changes Made - 1:40  (William Benton Overstreet, Billy Higgins)
c.1029c   I Hear A Rhapsody - 2:26  (George Fragos, Jack Baker, Dick Gasparre)
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
d.1029d   That's Gratitude For Ya' - 3:36  (unknown)
e.1029e   Swanee River - 2:55  (Stephen Foster)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 1029   

Connie Haines (v) on b; The Pied Pipers (v) on d; Frank Sinatra (v) on c.

Haines vocal on b. Sinatra vocal on c. Pied Pipers vocal on d.


Date: February 6, 1941
Location: NBC Studios, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.0326a   Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider - 1:58  (Eddie Leonard, Eddie Munson)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 326   
b.0326b   May I Never Love Again - 3:23  (S. Marco, J. Erickson)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 326   
c.0326c   I Love It So - 3:20  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 326   
d.0326d   Oh! Look At Me Now - 3:29  (Joe Bushkin, John De Vries)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 326   
e.3029e   Old Black Joe - 2:49  (Stephen Foster)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3029   (1941)
f.3029f   Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms - 1:28  (Traditional)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3029   (1941)
g.3029g   If You Would Only Change Your Mind - 2:29  (Gordon Bowen)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3029   (1941)

Connie Haines (v) on b; The Pied Pipers (v) on c-d; Frank Sinatra (v) on a, d.

Sinatra vocal on a,d. Haines vocal on b. Pied Pipers on c,d. Unidentified male vocal on c.


Date: February 7, 1941
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Don Lodice, Paul Mason, Johnny Mince, Fred Stulce (sax), Jimmy Blake, Ziggy Elman, Ray Linn, Chuck Peterson (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Les Jenkins, Lowell Martin (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Sid Weiss (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v), The Pied Pipers (bkv)

a.BS060626-1   Do I Worry? - 3:07  (Bobby Worth, Stanley Cowan)
     Victor 78: 27338   
b.BS060628-1   Everything Happens To Me - 3:10  (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair)
     Victor 78: 27359   
     Victor 78: 20-1577   
Both titles on:      RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: February 17, 1941
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Don Lodice, Paul Mason, Johnny Mince, Fred Stulce (sax), Jimmy Blake, Ziggy Elman, Ray Linn, Chuck Peterson (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Les Jenkins, Lowell Martin (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Sid Weiss (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Connie Haines, Frank Sinatra (v), The Pied Pipers (bkv)

a.BS060902-1   Let's Get Away From It All  (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair)
b.BS060903-1   Let's Get Away From It All  (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair)
Both titles on:      Victor 78: 27377   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Let's Get Away From It All - recorded in two parts with two matrix numbers: BS060902-1 and BS060903-1. Sinatra heard on 903 only.


Date: February 26, 1941

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.331a   So You're The One - 1:33  (unknown)
b.331b   Everything Happens To Me - 2:47  (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair)
c.331c   Chinese Rye - 3:16  (unknown)
d.331d   I Saw Your Face In A Cloud - 2:39  (unknown, Robert Fetters)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 331   

The Pied Pipers (v) on a, c; Frank Sinatra (v) on a-b.

Sinatra vocal on a,b. Pied Pipers vocal on a,c. Unidentified male vocal on c.


Date: February 27, 1941

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.27a   I Love It So - 2:38  (unknown)
b.27b   Evening Star - 2:24  (Benny Carter)
c.27c   When Sleepy Stars Begin To Fall - 2:46  (Sibyl Allen)
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 27   

Connie Haines (v) on c; The Pied Pipers (v) on a, c; Frank Sinatra (v) on c.

Pied Pipers vocal on a,c. Sinatra and Haines vocal on c.


Date: ca. March 1941
Location: Hotel Astor, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.611a   incOpening Theme - 0:32  (unknown)
b.611b   Will You Still Be Mine - 3:10  (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair)
c.611c   I Tried - 3:08  (Carl Nutter, Paul Hand, Clark Dennis)
d.611d   Blues No More - 3:00  (Sy Oliver)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 611   

Connie Haines (v) on b; Frank Sinatra (v) on c.

Haines vocal on b. Sinatra vocal on c.


Date: ca. March 1941

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford (v)

a.232a   Opening Theme - 0:43  (unknown)
b.232b   Whatcha' Know Joe - 2:00  (unknown)
c.232c   The Moon Won't Talk - 3:15  (unknown)
d.232d   Back Stage At The Ballet - 2:20
e.232e   Don't Need The Moon - 3:20  (unknown)
f.232f   Frenesi - 1:24  (Ray Charles, Alberto Dominguez, Sidney Keith Russell)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 232   

Connie Haines (v) on e; Frank Sinatra (v) on c, f; Jo Stafford (v) on b.

Stafford vocal on b. Sinatra vocal on c,f. Haines vocal on e.


Date: March 24, 1941
Location: Washington D.C.

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.113a   There'll Be Some Changes Made - 1:38  (William Benton Overstreet, Billy Higgins)
b.113b   My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice - 2:12  (unknown)
c.113c   One Red Rose - 3:10  (Willard Moyle)
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 113   

Connie Haines (v) on a, c; The Pied Pipers (v) on c; Frank Sinatra (v) on c.

Haines vocal on a,c. Sinatra and Pied Pipers vocal on c.


Date: April 10, 1941
Location: NBC Studio, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford (v)

a.371a   You Can Depend On Me - 1:27  (Earl 'Fatha' Hines, Charlie Carpenter, Louis Dunlap)
b.371b   Sunrise Over Taxco - 3:50  (Elliot, Pardue)
c.371c   The Man Who Writes The Lyrics - 2:31  (unknown)
d.371d   Estrellita - 3:14  (Arthur Venosa, Vito Picone)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 371   

Connie Haines (v) on a; Frank Sinatra (v) on b; Jo Stafford (v) on c.

Haines vocal on a. Sinatra vocal on b. Stafford vocal on c.


Date: April 13, 1941
Location: Hotel Carlton, Washinton D.C.

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.107a   You Betcha My Life - 2:17  (unknown)
b.107b   Everything Happens To Me - 2:57  (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair)
c.107c   On A Bicycle Built For Two - 3:12  (Traditional)
d.107d   incSay Si Si - 1:49  (Al Stillman, Ernesto Lecuona, Francia Luban)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 107   

Connie Haines (v) on a; The Pied Pipers (v) on c; Frank Sinatra (v) on b.

Haines vocal on a. Sinatra vocal on b. Pied Pipers vocal on c.


Date: May 28, 1941
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Manny Gershman, Don Lodice, Paul Mason, Hymie Schertzer (sax), Jimmy Blake, Ziggy Elman, Chuck Peterson, Clarence "Shorty" Sherock (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Lowell Martin, Walter Mercurio (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Jack Kellerher (b), Joe Bushkin (p, cel), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v), The Pied Pipers (bkv)

a.BS065913-1   I'll Never Let A Day Pass By - 3:14  (Frank Loesser, Victor Schertzinger)
     Victor 78: 27461   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
b.BS065915-1   Love Me As I Am - 3:07  (Louis Alter, Frank Loesser)
     Victor 78: 27483   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
c.BS065916-1   Free For All  (Wayne Shorter)
d.BS065917-1   This Love Of Mine - 3:39  (Frank Sinatra, Hank Sanicola, Sol Parker)
     Victor 78: 27508   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: June 12, 1941
Location: Hotel Astor Roof Garden, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.18e   Free For All - 2:19  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 18   
b.18f   The Things I Love - 3:45  (Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, H. Barlow, L. Harris)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 18   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
c.18g   Let's Get Away From It All - 4:18  (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 18   
d.18h   Another One Of Them Things - 4:23  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 18   
e.18i   incI'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 0:15  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 18   
f.365a   So This Then Is Love - 3:07  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 365   
g.365b   This Love Of Mine - 3:16  (Frank Sinatra, Hank Sanicola, Sol Parker)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 365   
h.365d   Do I Worry? - 3:01  (Bobby Worth, Stanley Cowan)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 365   

Connie Haines (v) on f; The Pied Pipers (v) on a, c, f; Frank Sinatra (v) on b, g-h.

Haines vocal on a. Sinatra vocal on b,d,f. Pied Pipers vocal on a,e,g.


Date: June 13, 1941
Location: Hotel Astor, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford (v)

a.1030a   I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest - 3:30  (Mickey Stoner, Bud Green, Martin Block)
b.1030b   Free For All - 2:12  (unknown)
c.1030c   This Love Of Mine - 3:40  (Frank Sinatra, Hank Sanicola, Sol Parker)
d.1030d   Oh! Look At Me Now - 3:01  (Joe Bushkin, John De Vries)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 1030   

Connie Haines (v) on d; The Pied Pipers (v) on b, d; Frank Sinatra (v) on a, c-d; Jo Stafford (v) on b.

Sinatra vocal on all performances. Pied Pipers vocal on b,d. Stafford vocal on b. Haines vocal on d.


Date: June 27, 1941
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Manny Gershman, Don Lodice, Bruce Snyder, Fred Stulce (sax), Jimmy Blake, Ziggy Elman, Chuck Peterson, Clarence "Shorty" Sherock (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Dave Jacobs, Lowell Martin (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Sid Weiss (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v), The Pied Pipers (bkv)

a.BS065916-2   Free For All - 2:19  (Wayne Shorter)
     Victor 78: 27532   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
b.BS066430-1   I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest - 3:29  (Mickey Stoner, Bud Green, Martin Block)
     Victor 78: 27526   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
c.BS066431-1   You And I - 2:44  (Leslie Bricusse)
     Victor 78: 27532   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
d.BS066432-1   Neiani - 3:16  (Axel Stordahl, Sy Oliver)
     Victor 78: 27508   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
e.BS066432-2   altNeiani  (Axel Stordahl, Sy Oliver)

Date: July 15, 1941
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Manny Gershman, Don Lodice, Bruce Snyder, Fred Stulce (sax), Jimmy Blake, Ziggy Elman, Chuck Peterson, Al Stearns (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Dave Jacobs, Lowell Martin (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Sid Weiss (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.BS066923-1   Blue Skies - 3:15  (Irving Berlin)
     Victor V-Disc: 1-B (Army)   
     Victor 78: 27566   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: August 19, 1941
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Manny Gershman, Don Lodice, Bruce Snyder, Fred Stulce (sax), Jimmy Blake, Ziggy Elman, Chuck Peterson, Clarence "Shorty" Sherock (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Dave Jacobs, Walter Mercurio (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Sid Weiss (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.BS067651-1   Two In Love - 2:53  (Meredith Willson)
     Victor 78: 20-1597   
     Victor 78: 27611   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
b.BS067652-1   altViolets For Your Furs  (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair)
c.BS067652-2   Violets For Your Furs - 3:02  (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair)
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
d.BS067653-1   The Sunshine Of Your Smile  (Leonard Cooke, Lillian Ray)
e.BS067654-1   Pale Moon - 3:40  (Jesse Glick, Frederick Logan)
     Victor 78: 27591   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: September 18, 1941
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Manny Gershman, Don Lodice, Bruce Snyder, Fred Stulce (sax), Jimmy Blake, Ziggy Elman, Chuck Peterson, Al Stearns (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Dave Jacobs, Jimmy Skiles (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Sid Weiss (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.BS067913-1   I Think Of You - 2:53  (J. Elliot, Don Marcotte)
     Victor 78: 27701   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
b.BS067913-2   altI Think Of You  (J. Elliot, Don Marcotte)
c.BS067914-1   How Do You Do Without Me? - 3:09  (Joe Bushkin, John De Vries)
     Victor 78: 27710   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
d.BS067915-1   A Sinner Kissed An Angel - 2:52  (Mack David, Larry Shayne)
     Victor 78: 27611   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: September 26, 1941
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Manny Gershman, Don Lodice, Bruce Snyder, Fred Stulce (sax), Jimmy Blake, Ziggy Elman, Chuck Peterson, Al Stearns (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Dave Jacobs, Jimmy Skiles (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Sid Weiss (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.BS-067652-3   Violets For Your Furs - 3:02  (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair)
     Victor 78: 27690   
b.BS-067653-2   The Sunshine Of Your Smile - 2:29  (Leonard Cooke, Lillian Ray)
     Victor V-Disc: 434-B (Army)   
     Victor V-Disc: 214-B (Navy)   
     Victor 78: 27638   
Both titles on:      RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: December 22, 1941
Location: Hollywood, CA

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Manny Gershman, Don Lodice, Bruce Snyder, Fred Stulce (sax), Jimmy Blake, Ziggy Elman, Chuck Peterson, Al Stearns (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Dave Jacobs, Jimmy Skiles (tb), Clark Yocum (g), George Boehm (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.PBS-061991-1   How About You? - 2:52  (Burton Lane, Ralph Freed)
     Victor 78: 27749   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: January 19, 1942
Location: Hollywood, CA

Frank Sinatra (ldr), Axel Stordahl (con, a), Heine Beau, Manny Gershman, Don Lodice, Fred Stulce (sax), Charles Strickfaden (o), Clark Yocum (g), Hank Stern (b), Skitch Henderson (p), Ann Mason (hrp), Harry Bluestone, Sam Freed, Nick Pisani, Mischa Russell (vn), Cy Bernard (vc), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.PBS-072042-1   The Night We Called It A Day - 3:16  (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair)
     Bluebird 78: 11463   
b.PBS-072043-1   The Lamplighter's Seranade - 2:50  (Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster)
     Victor V-Disc: 214-B (Navy)   
     Victor V-Disc: 434-B (Army)   
     Bluebird 78: 11515   
c.PBS-072044-1   The Song Is You - 3:17  (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern)
     Victor V-Disc: 25-B (Army)   
     Bluebird 78: 11515   
d.PBS-072045-1   Night And Day - 3:00  (Cole Porter)
     Victor V-Disc: 25-A (Army)   
     Bluebird 78: 11463   
All titles on:      RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: February 19, 1942
Location: Hollywood, CA

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Manny Gershman, Don Lodice, Bruce Snyder, Fred Stulce (sax), Jimmy Blake, Ziggy Elman, Chuck Peterson, Al Stearns (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Dave Jacobs, Jimmy Skiles (tb), Clark Yocum (g), George Boehm (b), Joe Bushkin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Connie Haines, Frank Sinatra (v), The Pied Pipers (bkv)

a.PBS-072107-1   Snootie Little Cutie - 3:19  (Bobby Troup)
     Victor 78: 20-2116   
     Victor 78: 27876   
b.PBS-072108-1   Poor You - 2:45  (Erwin 'Yip' Harburg, Burton Lane)
     Victor 78: 27849   
c.PBS-072109-1   I'll Take Tallulah - 3:12  (Erwin 'Yip' Harburg, Burton Lane)
     Victor 78: 27869   
d.PBS-072110-1   The Last Call For Love - 2:29  (Erwin 'Yip' Harburg, Burton Lane, M. Cummings)
     Victor 78: 27849   
All titles on:      RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: March 9, 1942
Location: Hollywood, CA

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Manny Gershman, Don Lodice, Bruce Snyder, Fred Stulce (sax), Jimmy Blake, Ziggy Elman, Manny Klein, Chuck Peterson, Al Stearns (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Dave Jacobs, Jimmy Skiles (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Phil Stevens (b), Milt Raskin (p), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.PBS-072171-1   Somewhere A Voice Is Calling - 3:05  (Eileen Newton, Arthur Tate)
     Victor 78: 27887   
     Victor 78: 20-2006   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: May 17, 1942
Location: Bernardsville

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb, v), The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford (v)

a.354a   incOpening Theme - 0:47  (unknown)
b.354b   Dig Down Deep - 1:05  (Gerald Marks, S. Marco, Walter Hirsch)
c.354c   The Last Call For Love - 2:05  (Erwin 'Yip' Harburg, Burton Lane, M. Cummings)
d.354d   I'll Take Tallulah - 3:15  (Erwin 'Yip' Harburg, Burton Lane)
e.354e   Just As Though You Were Here - 3:10  (Ed DeLange, John Benson Brooks)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 354   

Tommy Dorsey (v) on d; The Pied Pipers (v) on b-c, e; Frank Sinatra (v) on b-c, e; Jo Stafford (v) on d.

Sinatra vocal on b,c,d,e. Pied Pipers vocal on b,c,e. Stafford and Dorsey vocal on d.


Date: May 18, 1942
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Don Lodice, Harry Schuchman, Bruce Snyder, Fred Stulce (sax), Jimmy Blake, Ziggy Elman, Chuck Peterson, Jimmy Zito (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Dave Jacobs, Jimmy Skiles (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Phil Stevens (b), Milt Raskin (p), Ruth Hill (hrp), Buddy Rich (d), Alex Beller, William Ehrenkrantz, Leonard Posner, Irving Raymond, Bernard Tinterow (vn), Leonard Atkins, Sam Ross (vl), Harold Benko (vc), Frank Sinatra (v), The Pied Pipers (bkv)

a.BS-075204-1   Just As Though You Were Here - 3:12  (Ed DeLange, John Benson Brooks)
b.BS-075205-1   Street Of Dreams - 2:39  (Victor Young, Sam M. Lewis)
Both titles on:      Victor 78: 27903   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: ca. June 1942
Location: Bernardsville

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford (v)

a.a   Dig Down Deep - 1:48  (Gerald Marks, S. Marco, Walter Hirsch)
b.b   My Beloved Is Rugged - 2:46  (unknown)
c.c   Be Careful, It's My Heart - 2:39  (Irving Berlin)
d.d   Sleepy Lagoon - 2:56  (Jack Lawrence, Eric Coates)
All titles on:      BMG 16" ET: MT 1034   

The Pied Pipers (v) on a; Frank Sinatra (v) on a, c; Jo Stafford (v) on a-b.

Sinatra vocal on a, c. Stafford vocal on a,b. Pied Pipers vocal on a.


Date: June 9, 1942
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Don Lodice, Harry Schuchman, Bruce Snyder, Fred Stulce (sax), Jimmy Blake, Ziggy Elman, Chuck Peterson, Jimmy Zito (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Dave Jacobs, Jimmy Skiles (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Phil Stevens (b), Milt Raskin (p), Ruth Hill (hrp), Buddy Rich (d), William Ehrenkrantz, Seymour Miroff, Raoul Polikian, Leonard Posner, Bernard Tinterow (vn), Leonard Atkins, Sam Ross (vl), Harold Benko (vc), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.BS-075264-1   Take Me - 2:59  (Rube Bloom, Mack David)
b.BS-075265-1   Be Careful, It's My Heart - 2:47  (Irving Berlin)
Both titles on:      Victor 78: 27923   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: June 17, 1942
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Don Lodice, Harry Schuchman, Bruce Snyder, Fred Stulce (sax), Jimmy Blake, Ziggy Elman, Chuck Peterson, Jimmy Zito (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Dave Jacobs, Jimmy Skiles (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Phil Stevens (b), Milt Raskin (p), Ruth Hill (hrp), Buddy Rich (d), Alex Beller, William Ehrenkrantz, Seymour Miroff, Raoul Polikian, Leonard Posner, Bernard Tinterow (vn), Leonard Atkins, Sam Ross (vl), Harold Benko (vc), Frank Sinatra (v), The Pied Pipers (bkv)

a.BS-075282-1   In The Blue Of Evening - 2:54  (Tom Adair, Alfred D'artega)
     Victor V-Disc: 18-A (Army)   
     Victor 78: 27947   
     Victor 78: 20-1530   
b.BS-075285-1   Dig Down Deep - 2:06  (Gerald Marks, S. Marco, Walter Hirsch)
     Victor 78: 20-1539   
Both titles on:      RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

The Pied Pipers (bkv) on b.


Date: July 1, 1942
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Don Lodice, Harry Schuchman, Bruce Snyder, Fred Stulce (sax), Jimmy Blake, Ziggy Elman, Chuck Peterson, Jimmy Zito (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Dave Jacobs, Jimmy Skiles (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Phil Stevens (b), Milt Raskin (p), Ruth Hill (hrp), Buddy Rich (d), Alex Beller, William Ehrenkrantz, Seymour Miroff, Raoul Polikian, Leonard Posner, Bernard Tinterow (vn), Leonard Atkins, Sam Ross (vl), Harold Benko (vc), Frank Sinatra (v), The Pied Pipers (bkv)

a.BS-075400-1   There Are Such Things - 2:41  (Stanley Adams, Abel Baer, George W. Meyer)
     Victor 78: 27974   
b.BS-075402-1   Daybreak - 3:10  (Harold Adamson, Ferde Grofe)
     Victor 78: 27974   
c.BS-075403-1   It Started All Over Again - 2:53  (Carl Fischer, Bill Carey)
     Victor 78: 20-1522   
All titles on:      RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: July 2, 1942
Location: NYC

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Heine Beau, Don Lodice, Harry Schuchman, Bruce Snyder, Fred Stulce (sax), Jimmy Blake, Ziggy Elman, Danny Vanelli, Jimmy Zito (t), George Arus, Tommy Dorsey, Dave Jacobs, Jimmy Skiles (tb), Clark Yocum (g), Phil Stevens (b), Milt Raskin (p), Ruth Hill (hrp), Buddy Rich (d), Alex Beller, William Ehrenkrantz, Seymour Miroff, Raoul Polikian, Leonard Posner, Bernard Tinterow (vn), Leonard Atkins, Sam Ross (vl), Harold Benko (vc), Frank Sinatra (v)

a.BS-075407-1   Light A Candle In The Chapel - 3:02  (Harry Pease, Ed G. Nelson, Duke Leonard)
     Victor 78: 27941   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   

Date: July 19, 1942
Location: Chicago

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford (v)

a.1035a   Dig Down Deep - 1:08  (Gerald Marks, S. Marco, Walter Hirsch)
b.1035b   The Remarkable Mr. Crow - 2:30  (unknown)
c.1035c   In The Blue Of Evening - 2:41  (Tom Adair, Alfred D'artega)
d.1035d   Jersey Bounce - 3:30  (Tiny Bradshaw, Bobby Plater, Wright, Edward Johnson)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 1035   

The Pied Pipers (v) on a-b; Frank Sinatra (v) on a, c; Jo Stafford (v) on b.

Sinatra vocal on a,c. Pied Pipers vocal on b,c.


Date: July 30, 1942
Location: NBC Studios, New York

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb, v), The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford (v)

a.340a   I'll Take Tallulah - 3:03  (Erwin 'Yip' Harburg, Burton Lane)
b.340b-1   Out Of Nowhere - 4:40  (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman)
c.340b-2   How Deep Is The Ocean - 4:40  (Irving Berlin)
d.340b-3   These Foolish Things - 4:40  (Jack Strachey, Harry Link, Holt Marvell)
e.340c   Dig Down Deep - 1:05  (Gerald Marks, S. Marco, Walter Hirsch)
f.340d   incI'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 1:28  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 340   

b, c, d performed as medley.

Tommy Dorsey (v) on a; The Pied Pipers (v) on e; Frank Sinatra (v) on b; Jo Stafford (v) on d.

Dorsey and band vocal on a. Sinatra vocal on b-1. Stafford vocal on b-3. Pied Pipers vocal on c.


Date: August 6, 1942

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford (v)

a.   In The Blue Of Evening - 2:45  (Tom Adair, Alfred D'artega)
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
b.95a   incI'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 0:22  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 95   
c.95b   Dig Down Deep - 1:02  (Gerald Marks, S. Marco, Walter Hirsch)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 95   
d.95c   Somebody Loves Me - 2:05  (George Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 95   
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3036   (1942)
e.95d   Just As Though You Were Here - 3:27  (Ed DeLange, John Benson Brooks)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 95   
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3036   (1942)
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
f.95e   Melody In A - 3:27  (G. Dawes)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 95   
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3036   (1942)
g.95f   He's My Guy - 3:26  (Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 95   
h.96g   The Major Goes A-Muggin' - 2:17
     RCA 16" ET: MT 96   
i.96h-1   A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody - 3:51  (Irving Berlin)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 96   
j.96h-2   Temptation - 3:51  (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 96   
k.96h-3   I Don't Know Why - 3:51  (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 96   
l.96i   Dig Down Deep - 1:06  (Gerald Marks, S. Marco, Walter Hirsch)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 96   
m.96j   incI'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 1:15  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 96   

i, j, k performed as medley.

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr) on b-m; Tommy Dorsey (tb) on b-m; The Pied Pipers (v) on c-e, l; Frank Sinatra (v) on e, i, k-l; Jo Stafford (v) on g, j.

Pied Pipers vocal on b,c,d,j. Sinatra vocal on d,h-1,h-3,j. Stafford vocal on f,h-2.


Date: August 20, 1942
Location: WMAL, Washington

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford (v)

a.2472a   Manhattan Serenade - 3:49  (unknown)
b.2472b   The Sheik Of Araby - 2:57  (Harry Smith, Ted Snyder, Francis Wheeler)
c.2472c-1   I'm In the Mood For Love - 5:02  (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
d.2472c-2   April In Paris - 5:02  (Vernon Duke, Erwin 'Yip' Harburg)
e.2472c-3   Say It Isn't So - 5:02  (Irving Berlin)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 2472   
     RCA 16" ET: MT 3013   (1942)

Frank Sinatra (v) on c; Jo Stafford (v) on a, e.

Stafford vocal on a, c-3. Sinatra vocal on c-1.


Date: August 27, 1942
Location: Palace Theater, Youngstown, OH

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Tommy Dorsey (tb), The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford (v)

a.499a   incOpening Theme - 0:24  (unknown)
b.499b   Dig Down Deep - 1:03  (Gerald Marks, S. Marco, Walter Hirsch)
c.499c   Medley of service songs - 2:38
d.499d   Every Night About This Time - 3:41  (Ted Koehler, James Monaco)
e.499e   Moonlight On The Ganges - 2:52  (Sherman Myers, Chester Wallace)
All titles on:      RCA 16" ET: MT 499   

The Pied Pipers (v) on a, c; Frank Sinatra (v) on a; Jo Stafford (v) on d.

Sinatra vocal on b. Stafford vocal on d. Pied Pipers vocal on b,c.


Date: ca. September 3, 1942
Location: Circle Theater, Indianapolis

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (ldr), Don Lodice (ts), Tommy Dorsey (tb), The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford (v)

a.0498a   incOpening Theme - 0:24  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 498   
b.0498b   Dig Down Deep - 1:05  (Gerald Marks, S. Marco, Walter Hirsch)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 498   
c.0498c   Idaho - 3:19  (Jesse Stone)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 498   
d.0498d   Just As Though You Were Here - 3:36  (Ed DeLange, John Benson Brooks)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 498   
e.0498e   Loose Lid Special - 2:23  (Sy Oliver)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 498   
f.497f   incThe Song Is You - 3:16  (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 497   
     RCA CD: 66353-2 — The Song Is You   
g.497g   incLosers Weepers - 2:35  (Nelson Riddle, Dee Fuller, Lee Morris)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 497   
h.497h-1   incJune In January - 3:48  (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 497   
i.497h-2   incClouds  (unknown)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 497   
j.497h-3   incYou're A Sweetheart  (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 497   
k.497i   incDig Down Deep - 1:30  (Gerald Marks, S. Marco, Walter Hirsch)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 497   
l.497j   incI'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 1:11  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
     RCA 16" ET: MT 497   

h, i, j performed as medley.

The Pied Pipers (v) on b, d; Frank Sinatra (v) on b, d, f, h; Jo Stafford (v) on c-d, j.

Sinatra vocal on b,d,f,h-1. Stafford vocal on c,d,h-3. Pied Pipers vocal on b,c,d. Lodice solo on g.
Sinatra's last performance with the Dorsey Orchestra.


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