Successful American jazz and light music of the 20th century, composed primarily for Broadway musicals, musical theatre and Hollywood films.
Walter Donaldson (1893-1947)
1922 My Buddy Jimmy Rowles
(1977 the Peacocks Buster Williams bs , Elvin Jone drs.Stan Getz ten. )
1927 My Blue Heaven Harry Connick
(2004 Only You)
1928 Love Me or Leave Me Mary Stallings
(2012 Don’t Look Back o.a. Eric Reed p.)
1928 Makin’ Whoopee Carmen Gomez
(Ray! Peter Bjørnild bs.)
1930 My Baby Just Cares For Me Kareen Gulock Thuram
(2024 single Jackie Terrasson p.)
1930 Little White Lies Kurt Rosenwinkel gt.
(1996 East Coast Love Affair Avishai Cohen bs. Jorge Rossy drs.)
Ray Noble (1903-1978)
1933 Love Locked Out Bev Kelly
(1959 Love Locked Out Jimmy Jones p. Kenny Burrell gt.
Harry Sweets Edison trp.)
1934 The Very Thought Of You Nancy Kelly
(2014 B That Way Dino Losito hammond Peter Bernstein gt. Jerry Weldon ten.
Carmen Interrre drs.)
1936 The Touch Of Your Lips Tina May
(2004 More Than You Know Nikki Iles p. Tony Coe ten.)
1936 I Hadn’t Anyone Till You Dianne Reeves
(2001 The Calling Clark Terry trp./ voc.)
1938 Cherokee Kenny Washington
(2007 Still Dancin’ Michael O’Neill Quintet featuring Kenny Washington and Joe Locke vibr.)
