A TO Z

A TO Z

Composer: Ivor Novello; Helen Trix
Lyricist: Dion Titheradge; Ronald Jeans; Helen Trix

Opened: October 11, 1921, Prince Of Wales Theatre, London
Performances: Unknown

Note: A complete song list is not available at this time.

And Her Mother Came Too (M: Ivor Novello; L: Dion Titheradge):

1. 78/HMV B1319 (Jack Buchanan with orchestra conducted by George W. Byng) [reissued on We’ll Gather Lilacs: The Songs Of Ivor Novello, CD/ASV CD AJA 5396]
2. 78/HMV C2630 (Jack Buchanan with Ray Noble and His Orchestra) [reissued on Sophistication: Songs Of The Thirties, CD/Past Perfect PPCD 78108]
3. Odd Songs And A Poem, 10"/Dolphin 1 (Cyril Ritchard with Stuart Ross, piano) [reissued on John Murray Anderson's Almanac And Other Broadway-London Revues, CD/DRG 19009]
4. Mabel Mercer And Bobby Short At Town Hall, Atlantic SD 2-604 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, and Richard Sheridan, drums) [reissued on At Town Hall/Second Town Hall Concert, CD/Collectables COL-CD-6839]
5. The Original Dumbells, Aquitaine (M) ALS-385 (Albert Plunkett)
6. In Person At Las Vegas, CAS/Columbia CGT-30979 (Johnny Mathis)
7. Favourites And Rarities: The Very Best Of Don McLean, CD/EMI E2-98603 (Don McLean)
8. Steve Ross At The Don Burrows Supper Club, ABC (S) L-38638 (Steve Ross) [reissued on Ross Redux, CD/Stolent Moments 1941]
9. Gosford Park, CD/Decca 289 470 387-2 (Jeremy Northam with piano by Christopher Northam)
10. The Musicality Of Novello, CD/JAY CDJAZ 9011 (Richard Murdoch with Gordon Langford, piano)
11. A Tribute To Ivor Novello, CD/Music For Pleasure EMI 7 81488 2 (Patrick Waddington)
12. In With The Old, That’s Entertainment Records (S) TER 1122 (Richard Murdoch and the BBC Radio Big Band conducted by Gordon Langford) [reissued as CDr/JAY DDJAY 8011; also found on Noel Coward and Ivor Novello: Glamorous Nights, CD/Reader’s Digest 245-0007]
13. Step Into My Parlor, CD/Original Cast 4894 (Stephen Hicks)
14. Live At Geist Cabaret, CD/David Geist (David Geist)
15. An Evening With Sheridan Morley & Michael Law, CD/Piccadilly Dance Orchestra PICCD 101 (Michael Law, piano and voice)

Come On And Kiss Your Angel Child, Sweetie Dear:

1. 78/HMV (rej) (Gertrude Lawrence)

Dapper Dan (M: Albert Von Tilzer; L: Lew Brown) (also used in THE MIDNIGHT ROUNDERS OF 1921):

1. 78/Rich-Tone 7016 (H. Anderson with orchestral accompaniment)
2. 78/Puritan 11075 (Arthur Hall with Yerkes’ Master Saxophonists)
3. 78/Gramophone B 1302 (The Trix Sisters and Jack Buchanan) [reissued on Elegance, CD/Living Era 5033]
4. 78/Emerson 10476 (Lanin’s Roseland Orchestra)
5. 78/Decca 1958 (Bob Howard, vocal, with Bob Howard and His Boys) [also 78/Decca 3; reissued on The Chronological Bob Howard 1937-1947, CD/Classics 1055]
6. 78/Banner 1010 (Arthur Hall with Yerkes Master Saxophonists)
7. 78/Brunswick 2168 (Billy Jones and Ernest Hare with orchestra)
8. 78/Columbia A 3533 (Knickerbocker Orchestra conducted by Eddie Elkins)
9. 78/Okeh 4460 (Joseph Samuels’ Jazz Band)
10. 78/Okeh 6052 (Fred Feibel, organ, with the Fred Feibel Quartet)
11. 78/Regal 9144 (Gothams’ Favorites)
12. 78/Grey Gull 1086 (Arthur Hall with Lenzberg’s Riverside Orchestra)
13. 78/Victor 18831 (Club Royale Orchestra conducted by Clyde Doerr)
14. 78/Black Swan 2064 (Baltimore Blues Orchestra)
15. 78/Vocalion 14273 (Thies’ Detroit Ritz Orchestra)
16. 78/Olympic 15129 (Club Maurice Orchestra)
17. 78/Columbia A 3477 (Frank Crumit with orchestral accompaniment)
18. Song Hits Of 1921, Vocalion 3633 (Carmen Cavallaro)
19. If I Had A Talking Picture Of You, Black Lion 12109 (Alex Walsh) [reissued on Classic Concert, CD/1201 Music/Black Lion 760503]
20. Polkas & Foxtrots: Authentic Band Organ Recordings, CAS/Carousel Music W146-3 (unidentified band organ)
21 . Waltzing Matilda, CD/Stomp Off 1348 (Steve Waddell)
22. Ukulele Mama, CD/Original Cast 1005 (Estelle Reiner)

I Hate That Tune (M: Ivor Novello):

1. 78/HMV C1058 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)

I’m Going Home:

1. 78/HMV B1300 (Helen and Josephine Trix with piano accompaniment)

I’ve Joined The Squirrel Family:

1. 78/HMV B1301 (Helen and Josephine Trix with piano accompaniment)

I’ve Never Been Kept Waiting (M: Ivor Novello):

1. 78/HMV C1058 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)

Keep Movin’ (M: Helen Trix):

1. 78/HMV B1301 (Jack Buchanan and Chorus including Bessie Jones, Peter Dawson, Edward Halland, and Helen Trix with piano accompaniment)

Limehouse Blues (M: Philip Braham: L: Douglas Furber):

I have not attempted to compile discographical information for this standard beyond original cast member performances.
1. 78/Decca F3578 (Gertrude Lawrence with the Chenil Orchestra conducted by Claude Ivy) (with "Joining Charlot's Revue") [also 78/Brunswick 05001; reissued on Star, CD/ASV/Living Era CDAJA 5265]
2. 78/Gramophone C 4198 (Gertrude Lawrence with the New Mayfair Orchestra conducted by Carroll Gibbons, piano) [also 78/HMV C-2835; reissued on Gertie, CD/Naxos Nostalgia 8120560]
3. Gertrude Lawrence Souvenir Album, 10”/Decca 5418 (Gertrude Lawrence) [reissued on Gertrude Lawrence: A Remembrance, Decca DL-8673]
4. A Broadcast Tribute To British Stage And Screen Royalty, Magna ZZ-89 (Gertrude Lawrence)
5. Greetings From Hollywood! AEI Records 2121 (Gertrude Lawrence)

My Alco Holiday (M: Kenneth Duffield):

1. 78/HMV B1319 (Jack Buchanan with orchestra accompaniment)

My Kind Of Boy (M: Ivor Novello):

1. 78/HMV C1058 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)

Night May Have Its Sadness (M: Ivor Novello; L: Knox):

1. 78/HMV C1058 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)
2. London Revue Highlights, Crescendo RSCT112521 (Sheila Parr with the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Robin Stapleton)
3. The Girl I Knew… The Music Of Novello & Kern, CD/Harbinger HCD 1501 (Lorna Dallas with musical direction by Christopher Denny)

Noah’s Ark (M: Copeland):

1. 78/HMV B1327 (Helen and Josephine Trix with piano accompaniment)

The Oldest Game In The World (M: Ivor Novello):

1. 78/HMV C1058 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)

Smile (M: Ivor Novello):

1. 78/HMV C1058 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)

Sweet Daddy, I Love You:

1. 78/HMV B1300 (Helen and Josephine Trix with piano accompaniment)

There Are Times (M: Ivor Novello):

1. 78/HMV C1058 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)
2. An Evening With Beatrice Lillie, London (M) LL.1373 (Beatrice Lillie with Eadie and Rack at the Pianos) [reissued as CD/Sepia 1123]

Too Much Mother (M: Ivor Novello):

1. 78/HMV C1058 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)

When I’m Dressed In Blue (M: Ivor Novello):

1. 78/HMV C1058 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)
2. 78/HMV (rej) (Gertrude Lawrence)