Through the years with Vincent Youmans : 36 of his greatest songs, 1921-1933.

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The carioca. by Youmans, Vincent, 1898-1946

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No, no, Nanette : [a new 1925 musical] / by Youmans, Vincent, 1898-1946

Days to be happy, years to be sad : the life and music of Vincent Youmans / by Bordman, Gerald Martin

Timeless jazz standards.

Table of Contents: “…Candy / Mack David, Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer -- Caravan / Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol, Irving Mills -- Feeling good / Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley -- Good morning, heartache / Dan Fisher, Ervin Drake, Irene Higginbotham -- I didn't know about you / Duke Ellington, Bob Russell-- It'a a raggy waltz / Dave Brubeck -- Judy / Hoagy Carmichael, Sammy Lerner -- Moon over Miami / Joe Burke, Edgar Leslie -- More than you know / Vincent Youmans, William Rose, Edward Eliscu -- Nightingale sang in Berkeley Square / Manning Sherwin, Eric Maschwitz -- Prelude to a kiss / Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills -- Satin doll / Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer -- Solitude / Duke Ellington, Eddie De Lange, Irving Mills -- Spring is here / Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart -- Summer song / Dave Brubeck, Iola Brubeck -- Sunny / Bobby Hebb -- Take the "A" train / Billy Strayhorn, The Delta Rhythm Boys -- Unsquare dance / Dave Brubeck -- When lights are low / Benny Carter, Spencer Williams -- Why try to change me now / Cy Coleman, Joseph A. …”

The American popular ballad of the golden era, 1924-1950 / by Forte, Allen

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The harmonic language of the popular ballad --Rhythmic features of the popular ballad -- Melodic design : descriptive categories -- The lyric : its qualities and melodic roles -- Form : nomenclature and templates -- The large-scale view : a primer -- Ballads of Jerome Kern -- Ballads of Irving Berlin -- Ballads of Cole Porter --Ballads of George Gershwin -- Ballads of Richard Rodgers -- Ballads of Harold Arlen -- Ballads of Richard Whiting, Walter Donaldson, Harry Warren, Jimmy McHugh, Vincent Youmans, Duke Ellington, and Kurt Weill --Ballads of Hoagy Carmichael, Arthur Schartz, Vernon Duke, John Green, Burton Lane, and Jimmy Van Heusen -- Ballads of Kay Swift, Bernice Petkere, Ann Ronell, Dana Suesse, and Ruth Lowe -- Concluding reflections.…”

Show tunes : the songs, shows, and careers of Broadway's major composers / by Suskin, Steven

Table of Contents: “…Introduction ; Jerome Kern ; Irving Berlin ; George Gershwin ; Vincent Youmans ; Richard Rodgers ; Cole Porter ; Arthur Schwartz ; Harold Arlen ; Vernon Duke ; Burton Lane ; Kurt Weill ; Marc Blitzstein ; Harold Rome -- New composers of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. …”

Fine and mellow /

Table of Contents: “…McGrath (2:12) -- Lover man (oh, where can you be) / Davis Sherman, Ram Ramirez (3:57) -- Billie's blues / Billie Holiday (2:40) -- Don't explain / Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr. (2:48) -- I cried for you / Arthur Freed, Gus Armheim & Abe Lyman (2:09) -- Gee, baby, ain't I good to you / Andy Razaf, Don Redman (2:58) -- Willow, weep for me / Ann Ronell (2:53) -- Sometimes I'm happy / Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans (2:14) -- God bless the child / Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr. (4:21).…”
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Lawrence Tibbett : from Broadway to Hollywood.

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Someone to light up your life /

Table of Contents: “…I let a song go out of my heart / Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Henry Nemo (2:38) -- It's so peaceful in the country / Alec Wilder (3:28) -- Two for the road / Johnny Mercer, Henry Mancini (2:57) -- Glad to be unhappy / Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart (2:31) -- The door opened / Bart Howard (2:54) -- Someone to light up my life / Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees (3:20) -- Sometimes I'm happy / Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans (2:05) -- Don't take your love from me / Henry Nemo (2:38) -- You turned the tables on me / Sidney D. …”
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The golden voice of Mario Lanza.

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And then we wrote American composers and lyricists sing, play and conduct their own songs.

Table of Contents: “…Handy's orchestra) -- Like he loves me (Beatrice Lillie, vocal; Vincent Youmans, piano) -- Someone to watch over me (George Gershwin, piano) -- Star dust (Hoagy Carmichael, vocal, whistling, and piano; Artie Bernstein, double bass; Spike Jones, drums) -- Honeysuckle rose (Fats Waller, piano) -- Mood indigo (Jungle Band; Duke Ellington, piano) -- Anything goes (Cole Porter, vocal and piano) -- Strip polka (Johnny Mercer with Paul Weston and his orchestra) -- Sunday in the park (Harold Rome, vocal and piano) -- You are never away (Mary Martin, vocal; Richard Rodgers, piano; orchestra conducted by John Lesko) -- A sleepin' bee (Harold Arlen; orchestra arr. and conducted by Peter Matz) -- Anyone can whistle (Stephen Sondheim, vocal and piano) -- If my friends could see me now (Cy Coleman, with orchestra).…”

An American sampler /

Table of Contents: “…, composed by Geoffrey Shaw, 1879-1943, Traditional -- Polly-Wolly-Doodle, composed by Anonymous -- Verses From The Rubaiyat, composed by Emma Lou Diemer, 1927- -- Try To Remember, composed by Harvey Schmidt, 1929- -- Blue Rondo a la Turk, composed by Dave Brubeck, 1920-2012 -- Great Day, composed by Vincent Youmans, 1898-1946 -- Ain't Got Time To Die, composed by Hall Johnson, 1888-1970 -- Ain't-s Tha Good News!…”
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Live at the Meadowlands /

Table of Contents: “…My way ; I get a kick out of you ; Young at heart ; Nancy ; There are such things ; High hopes ; I've got you under my skin ; My kind of town ; All the way ; Strangers in the night -- Without a song / Vincent Youmans -- Where or when / Richard Charles Rodgers -- For once in my life / Orlando Murden -- Nice n' easy / Lew Spence -- My heart stood still / Rodgers -- Change partners / Irving Berlin -- It was a very good year / Ervin M. …”
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Ultimate Coleman Hawkins. by Hawkins, Coleman

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Paul Motian on Broadway.

Table of Contents: “…The last dance / James van Heusen ; Sammy Cahn -- Tea for two / Vincent Youmans ; Irving Caesar -- In a shanty in old shanty town / Jack Little ; John Siras ; Joseph Young -- Never let me go ; Never let me go / Jay Livingston ; Raymond Evans -- Folks who live on the hill / Jerome Kern ; Oscar Hammerstein II -- Everything happens to me / Thomas Adair ; Matt Dennis -- Last night when we were young / Harold Arlen -- Born to be blue / Robert Wells ; Melvin Torme -- Brother can you spare a dime / Jay Gorney ; E.Y. …”