EARL CARROLL'S VANITIES OF 1940



Composer: Charles Rosoff
Lyricist: Dorcas Cochran

Opened: January 13, 1940, St. James Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 25


American Bolero (inst.) (M: Nacio Herb Brown):

1. 45/Verve VK 10242 (Gene Krupa) [also found on Percussion King, Verve V-8414]
A radio transcription performed by George Wright, organ, is also known to exist.


Angel (M: Peter De Rose; L: Mitchell Parish):

1. 78/Varsity 8152 (Kay Foster with Georgie Auld and His Orchestra)
2. 78/Decca 2987 (Connie Boswell with Victor Young and His Orchestra)
3. 78/Bluebird B 10550 (Tommy Taylor with Mitchell Ayres and His Fashions In Music)
4. 78/Victor 26465 (Allan DeWitt with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
5. Louis And The Angels, Decca DL 8488 (Louis Armstrong with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra) [reissued on CD/Universal/MCA 3006]
6. 1939-1940, Circle (M) CLP-7 (Richard Himber and His Orchestra) [reissued as CD/Circle 7]
7. Reminiscing Time, CD/Halcyon 131 (Bob Crosby and His Orchestra)


Can The Can-Can:

1. Beautiful Instrumentals: Showtime, CD/Phon und Ton (The Munich Pops Symphonics) (unverified)


I Want My Mama (M: Jararaca Paiva; Vincente Paiva; L: Albert Stillman):

1. 78/Decca 23132 (Carmen Miranda) [also 45EP/Decca ED-2066; reissued on The Brazilian Bombshell, MCA Records 35370]
2. 78/Varsity 8152 (Kay Foster with Georgie Auld and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Chronological Georgie Auld, CD/Classics 1322]
3. 78/Decca 3310 (The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra) [reissued on Rum & Coca-Cola: Best of the Andrews Sisters, CD/Sony 5106052]
4. 78/Decca 18316 (Bing Crosby with Woody Herman and His Woodchoppers) [also 78/Decca 10003; reissued on The Great Years, CD/Pearl 7027]
5. 78/Decca 2656 (Rudy Valle with The Gentlemen Songsters)
6. 78/Decca 2995 (Clyde McCoy and His Orchestra)
7. 78/Bluebird B 10548 (Charlie Fisher with the "Music Of Yesterday And Today Styled The Blue Barron Way")
8. 78/Capitol 2146 (Ben Light, piano, with instrumental accompaniment) [reissued on The Speed Of Light, CD/Jasmine Records 643]
9. 78/Victor 26467 (Evelyn Poe with Bob Zurke and His Delta Rhythm Band) [reissued on Honky Tonk Train Blues, CD/Hep 1076]
10. 78/Victor 26522 (Carmen Castillo with Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra) [reissued on Cuban Love Song 1939-1940, CD/Harlequin Records 103]
11. 45/Epic 5-9296 (Lester Lanin and His Orchestra)
12. Dinner In Rio, 45EP/Victor EPB 1017 (Fafa Lemos and His Orchestra)
13. Carmen Miranda Broadcasts, Macumbeiros Churrasco (M) M-809 (Carmen Miranda) Carmen Miranda (1930-1945), CD/Harlequin 94 (Carmen Miranda)
14. The Lady In The Tutti Frutti Hat: Carmen Miranda On Films & Airshots, CD/Harlequin Records 133 (Carmen Miranda) (two renditions)
15. The Chesterfield Broadcasts, CD/BMG 380578 (Glenn Miller and His Orchestra)
16. The Immortals, CD/Direct Source 8542 (Lua & Garoto's Band)
17. Eis Am Stiel, Vol. 4, CD/BMG 262008 (The Popsicles) (unverified)
18. Piano Magic, CD/Sony 30795 (Liberace)
19. Dance Band Years, CD/Castle Pulse 552 (Nat Gonella & His New Georgians)
20. Harmonica Masters, CD/Yazoo 2019 (Salty Holmes) (unverified)
21. Hot Latin Nights, CD/Xtra 26444 (Edmundo Ros)
22. They Played Greens Playhouse Glasgow... Plus Other Ballrooms, CD/Rex (Harry Roy and His Band)
23. She-Haw, CD/Handwritten (She-Haw) (unverified)
24. The Tiffany Transcriptions, CD/Collectors' Choice Music 990 (The McKinney Sisters with Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys)
25. Queen Of Musical Mayhem, CD/Collectors' Choice Music 1063 (Cass Daley)
26. MPBaby, Vol. 8 - Carnaval, CD/MCD 197 (Reginald Frazatto, Jr.)
27. Saudade Em Samba 1929-1942, CD/Iris Musique 84 (Jararaca and Seu Conjunto)
28. Samba De Brazil, CD Laserlight 36113 (Samba Do Brazil)
29. Sangria Hits, CD/Dance Street/ZYX 4101 (Dos Dios and Crisaide Mendes)
30. The Doris Day Show, Vol. 1, CD/ Zone Records 1015 (Doris Day)
31. Festival Centroamericano, CD/WEA Latina 27885 (Innercia)
32. Caribe 2000: Bomba Del Verano, CD/Import 64032 (King Africa) (two renditions)
32. The Marx Brothers Sing And Play, CD/Chansons Cinema 51 (The Marx Brothers)
33. Exotic Suite Of The Americas, CD/RCA 98414 (Perez Prado)


The Starlight Hour (M: Peter De Rose; L: Mitchell Parish):

1. 78/Decca 2988 (Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra) [reissued on The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald 1939-1940, CD/Classics 566]
2. 78/Bluebird B 10553 (Ray Eberle with Glenn Miller and His Orchestra) [also 78/Victor 20-3562; reissued on The Complete Glenn Miller, CD/Bluebird RCA 61015-2]
3. 78/Bluebird B 10542 (The Smoothies with orchestra)
4. 78/Victor 26445 (Jack Leonard with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Chronological Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, 1939 Vol. 3, CD/Classics 1327]
5. Starlit Hour, MGM E3350 (Ambrose and His Orchestra) [reissued on America After Dark/Starlit Hour, CD/Dutton Vocalion 5202]
6. Destination Moon, RCA Victor (S) LSP-1680 (The Ames Brothers) [reissued on The Ames Brothers/Destination Moon, CD/Collectables Records 2862]
7. The Shearing Spell/Velvet Carpet, CD/Collectors' Choice Music 120 (George Shearing)
8. Favorites, CD/ Sony 19844 (Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra)
9. Roll Back The Carpet, CD/Dutton Vocalion 6024 (Victor Silvester)
10. Gorgeous Ginny Simms, CD/Sony 26234 (Ginny Simms)
11. In The Mood, CD/Tari Taro (Andrej Hermlin and His Swing Band Orchestra)
12. Tuxedo Junction, CD/Vintage Jazz 1022 (Glenn Miller and His Orchestra)
13. Live From The Café Rouge, CD/Jazz Band 2151 (Glenn Miller and His Orchestra)
14. The Radio Years 1940, CD/Storyville 2021 (Glen Krupa and His Orchestra)
15. The Starlit Hour, CD/Arbors 19255 (Rebecca Kilgore and Dave Frishberg)
16. Big Band Explosion, CD/SPV 11432 (Nina Hagen with the Leipzig Big Band)
17. On the Air: The Complete 1940 Broadcasts. CD/Masters of Jazz 137 (Ella Fitzgerald)
18. The Radio Years 1940, CD/Storyville 2074 (Bob Crosby and His Orchestra)
19. The Starlit Hour, CD/ Flare 225 (Kenny Baker)
20. When The Lights Go On Again, CD/Thoroughbred Records (Bill Daugherty, Paul Kropfl, Christina Morrell, and Connie Pachl)


Unrecorded Material:

Bagpipes On Parade (M: Harry Von Tilzer; L: Earl Carroll; Jack F. Mahoney) (ASCAP/Library of Congress only)
Charming
The Dance Of Light (dance)
Dance Of The Lovers (dance)
The Golden Garden (dance)
The Lady Has Oomph
The Song Of The Sarong
Westward Ho!