THE GRAND TERRACE REVUE (1937)



Composer: Various
Lyricist: Various

Opened: 1937, Grand Terrace Nightclub, Chicago, IL
Performances: Unknown


Baby, What Else Can I Do (M: Gerald Marks; L: Walter Hirsch):

1. 78/Columbia 35253 (Le Ahn Sisters with Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights) [reissued on Musical Nights, CD/Jasmine Records 455]
2. 78/Decca 2826 (Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra) [also 78/Brunswick 02951; reissued on The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald 1939-1940, CD/Classics 566]
3. 78/Bluebird B 10517 (Ethel Waters with Ed Mallory and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Chronological Ethel Waters 1935-1940, CD/Classics 755]
4. 78/Bluebird B 10452 (Alan Holmes with "Music of Yesterday and Today Styled the Blue Barron Way")
5. 78/Victor 26386 (Anita Boyer with Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra) [reissued on The Chronological Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra 1939 Vol. 3, CD/Classics 1327]
6. Songs In A Mellow Mood, CD/Universal 19218 (Ella Fitzgerald with Ellis Larkins, piano)
An unverified radio transcription performed by Bill Farrell with the Russ Case Orchestra is also known to exist.


Bear Down (M/L: J. Edgar Dowell; Lou Fox):

1. 78/Decca 1606 (Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy) [also 78/Brunswick 02587; reissued on The Chronological Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, CD/Classics 581]


Everyone's Wrong But Me (M: Saul Chaplin; L: Sammy Cahn):

1. 78/Decca 1302 (Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight) [reissued on The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald And Her Orchestra 1937-1938, CD/Classics 506]
2. 78/Brunswick 7928 (Mildred Bailey with Red Norvo and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Complete Columbia Recordings of Mildred Bailey, CD/Mosaic 204]


If You Should Ever Leave (M: Saul Chaplin; L: Sammy Cahn):

1. 78/Decca 1302 (Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight) [reissued on The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald And Her Orchestra 1937-1938, CD/Classics 506]
2. 78/Decca 1435 (Frances Hunt with Ben Pollack and His Orchestra)
3. 78/Brunswick 7934 (Peg LaCentra with Art Shaw and His New Music) [reissued on The Chronological Artie Shaw And His Orchestra 1936-1937, CD/Classics 886]
4. 78/Bluebird B 7023 (Jimmy Ray with Ken Drake and His Orchestra)
5. 78/Melotone 7-08-12 (Bob Lytell with Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra)
6. 78/Victor 25605 (Edythe Wright and Chorus with Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake Seven) [reissued on The Chronological Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra 1937, Vol. 2, CD/Classics 995]
7. 78/Vocalion 3615 (Mildred Bailey and Her Orchestra) [reissued on The Chronological Mildred Bailey And Her Orchestra 1937-1938, CD/Classics 1114]
8. 78/Vocalion 3627 (Chuck Richards and Horace Henderson with Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Chronological Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra 1937-1938, CD/Classics 519]
9. The Chronological Charles Brown 1946, CD/Classics 971 (Charles Brown)
10. That's For Me, CD/Justin Time 195 (Susie Arioli Band Featuring Jordan Officer)
11. Big Band Explosion, CD/SPV 11432 (Nina Hagen)


Me And Columbus (M: Gerald Marks; L: Walter Hirsch):

1. 78/Bluebird B 10467 (Laura Rucker with Earl Hines and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Chronological Earl Hines And His Orchestra 1937-1939, CD/Classics 538]


Posin' (M: Saul Chaplin; L: Sammy Cahn) (subsequently used in COTTON CLUB PARADE (1938) (4th EDITION) and BLACK BROADWAY):

1. 78/Vocalion 3727 (Chuck Richards and Horace Henderson with Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Chronological Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra 1937-1938, CD/Classics 519]
2. 78/Decca 1355 A (Willie Smith and Chorus with Jimmy Lunceford and His Orchestra) [also 78/Decca 3514; reissued on The Chronological Jimmy Lunceford And His Orchestra, CD/Classics 520]
3. 78/Brunswick 7928 (Mildred Bailey with Red Norvo and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Complete Columbia Recordings of Mildred Bailey, CD/Mosaic 204]
4. 78/Bluebird B 7023 (Jimmy Ray with Ken Drake and His orchestra)
5. 78/Victor 25605 (Edythe Wright and Chorus with Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake Seven) [reissued on The Chronological Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra 1937, Vol. 2, CD/Classics 995]
6. 78/Vocalion 03869 (Kitty Gray and Her Wampus Cats) [reissued on Texas Piano, Vol. 2: 1927-1938, CD/Document 5225]
7. Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye, 45/Coronet KS-182 (Sammy Kaye Orchestra with the Kaydets)
8. Johnny Guitar Watson, King P-857 (Johnny Guitar Watson) [reissued on The Very Best of Johnny "Guitar" Watson: Gangster of Love, CD/Collectables 2894]
9. Dancing At The Hop, Epic (S) BN-3727 (Bobby Vinton and His Orchestra)
10. The Complete Rhythm Makers Sessions 1937-1938, Vol. 2, CD/Flyright 2192 (Artie Shaw and His Orchestra)
11. Ben Webster, CD/Membran 221987 (Ben Webster)
12. Sailboat In The Moonlight, CD/Membran 223733 (unknown performer)


Unrecorded Material:

It's The Things You Do With Your Feet
Muddy Shoes
Timbuctoo (M: Gerald Marks; L: Walter Hirsch)
Waltz In Blue