FOLLOW THE SUN

FOLLOW THE SUN

Composer: Arthur Schwartz
Lyricists: Howard Dietz; Desmond Carter

Opened: February 4, 1936, Adelphi Theatre, London
Performances: 204

Note: The show also included a rendition of Mozart's "La Finite Semplice" and Ciro Rimac's Rumbaland Muchachos performed "Maxixe-Carioca," "Hot Mama Inez," "La Rumba," and "Jazz Imitation."

Dangerous You (L: Desmond Carter) (same melody as "I'll Pay The Check" in STARS IN YOUR EYES):

1. Orchestral Works, CD/Chandos (The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Bryden Thomson)
2. Henry V, CD/ASV 2093 (Black Dyke Mills Band conducted by James Watson)
3. Ireland: Downland Suite For Brass Band No. 1-4; Britten: Russian Funeral, CD/CRD Records 3444 (unknown performer)

Follow The Sun (L: Desmond Carter):

1. 78/Columbia FB1269 (Arthur Schwartz, piano and voice) [reissued on Dancing In The Dark: The Songs Of Arthur Schwartz, CD/ASV CD AJA 5301]
2. 78/HMV C2833 (Fred Latham and Florine McKinney with Jack Jackson and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Great British Dance Bands Play The Music Of Arthur Schwartz, World SH-274]
3. 78/Victor 25123 (Fats Waller, piano and voice, with Fats Waller and His Rhythm) [also 78/Gramophone J.O. 196; 78/Gramophone B.D. 5012; reissued on The Indispensable Fats Waller, Vols. 3-4: 1935-1936, CD/RCA 26152]
4. 78/Columbia 3121 D (Henry Hall and His Orchestra with vocal refrain)
5. 78/Decca F. 5836 (Louis Armstrong, vocal, with Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra) [also 78/Decca 579; reissued on The Chronological Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra 1934-1936, CD/Classics 509]
6. 78/Victor 25173 (Eleanor Powell with Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra) [also 78/Gramophone B 8406; reissued on Dancing In The Dark: The Songs Of Arthur Schwartz, CD/ASV CD AJA 5301]
7. Arthur Schwartz Revisited, Painted Smiles PS-1350 (Phyllis Diller, Cab Calloway and the Men with musical direction by Norman Paris) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-137]
8. The Band Wagon, CD/Rhino R2 72253 (Nanette Fabray and Fred Astaire with Oscar Levant, piano, and the MGM Studio Orchestra conducted by Adelph Deutsch) (outtake)
9. The Broadway Musicals Of 1935, CD/Bayview RNBW034 (Gretha Boston and Chuck Cooper with the Ross Patterson Little Big Band)
10. Something To Remember You By/Together, CD/Vocalion CDLK 4108 (Robert Farnon and His Orchestra)
11. Spreadin Rhythmm Around, CD/Vivid Sound 152 (Ophelia Swing Band) (unverified)
12. Lili Marlene - Lola, Une Femme Allemande, CD/Milan 811155 (Hanna Schygulla)
13. Wild Cat Blues, CD/Stomp Off 1359 (Paris Washboard)
14. Smooth, CD/Scotnik 7640 (The Hoagies)
15. At Home Abroad, CD/AEI-CD 048 (Ethel Waters ad Eleanor Powell)
A radio transcription performed by Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra is also known to exist.

How High Can A Little Bird Fly? (L: Howard Dietz) (originally used in the radio serial THE GIBSON FAMILY):

1. Songs By Arthur Schwartz, AEI (M) 1165 (Laurel Shelby and the Art Wagner Quintet)
2. Alone Together, Monmouth (S) 6604/5 (Karen Morrrow with music direction by Paul Trueblood)
3. At Home Abroad, CD/AEI-CD 048 (Ethel Waters, The Six Spirits Of Rhythm, and Ensemble)

Love Is A Dancing Thing (L: Howard Dietz) (originally used in AT HOME ABROAD):

1. 78/Columbia FB1269 (Arthur Schwartz, piano and voice) [reissued on All Our Own Work, CD/Living Era ASV CD AJA 5333]
2. 78/HMV C2833 (Fred Latham and Florine McKinney with Jack Jackson and His Orchestra) [reissued on Dancing In The Dark: The Songs Of Arthur Schwartz, CD/ASV CD AJA 5301]
3. 78/Columbia 3121 D (Dan Donovan with Henry Hall and The BBC Dance Orchestra) [reissued on Dancing In The Dark: The Songs Of Arthur Schwartz, CD/ASV CD AJA 5301]
4. 78/Liberty Music Shop L 191 (Ramona and Her Piano)
5. The Music Of Arthur Schwartz 1933-1937 Volume II, JJA (M) 19757 (Male Vocal with Roy Fox's Orchestra) [reissued on Platinum Series, CD/Red Sauce]
6. From The Pen Of…Arthur Schwartz, RCA (S) LPL1-5121 (Arthur Schwartz with music direction by Tony Osborne)
7. Alone Together, Monmouth (S) 6604/5 (Nancy Dussault with music direction by Paul Trueblood)
8. Nobody Else But Me, Atlantic (S) SD-1574 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with unidentied personnel) [reissued on CD/Koch Jazz KOC CD-8596]
9. At Home Abroad, CD/AEI-CD 048 (Woods Miller and The Continentals)
10. I'm Going To See You Today, CD/Dutton Vocalion 6035 (Hildegarde)
11. I'm In A Dancing Mood, CD/Dutton Vocalion 6018 (Charlie Kunz and the Casani Club Orchestra)
12. Sweetest Music This Side Of Heaven, CD/Vocalion 6013 (Maurice Winnick)
A radio transcription performed by the Music of Manhattan conducted by Norman Cloutier is also known to exist.

Meine Kleine Acrobat (L: Howard Dietz) (previously used in FLYING COLORS):

1. 78/HMV C2833 (Fred Latham and Florine McKinney with Jack Jackson and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Great British Dance Bands Play The Music Of Arthur Schwartz, World SH-274]

Nicotina (L: Desmond Carter):

1. At Home Abroad, CD/AEI-CD 048 (Ethel Waters, The Six Spirits Of Rhythm, and Ensemble)

Unrecorded Material:

The Lady With The Tap (L: Howard Dietz) (originally used in AT HOME ABROAD)
The Three Holy Kings (M: Hannes Ruch; L: Desmond Carter adapted from Heine's Poem)