Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen explained

Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Various Artists
Cover:	Stormy Weather The Music of Harold Arlen album cover.jpg
Released:	February 11, 2003
Recorded:	June 2002
Genre:	Vocal
Label:	Sony
Producer:	Hal Willner

Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen is a compilation tribute album of Harold Arlen songs, released by Sony in February 2003 as a companion album to the film of the same name.^[1] The album was produced by Hal Willner.

Track listing

1. "It's Only a Paper Moon", performed by Rufus Wainwright – 4:44
2. "As Long as I Live", performed by Shannon McNally – 3:32
3. "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues", performed by Mark Anthony Thompson – 6:08
4. "Stormy Weather / Ill Wind (Medley)", performed by Debbie Harry – 5:20
5. "I Had a Love Once", performed by Jimmy Scott – 2:53
6. "Kickin' the Gong Around", performed by David Johansen – 3:26
7. "Last Night When We Were Young", performed by Harold Arlen – 3:12
8. "I've Got the World on a String", performed by Hawksley Workman & Steve Weisberg – 3:46
9. "Blues in the Night", performed by Mary Margaret O'Hara & Steve Weisberg – 4:44
10. "Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day", performed by The Boswell Sisters with The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra – 3:06
11. "Get Happy", performed by Eric Mingus – 3:43
12. "Come Rain Or Come Shine", performed by Sandra Bernhard – 3:05
13. "I Wonder What Became of Me", performed by Rufus Wainwright – 3:38
14. "The Man That Got Away", performed by Ranee Lee – 4:05
15. "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive", performed by Steve Bernstein and Mary Margaret O'Hara – 2:54
16. "Over the Rainbow", performed by Jimmy Scott – 2:58
17. "Stormy Weather", performed by Ranee Lee – 4:25

Personnel

• Ray Anderson – trombone
• Harold Arlen – arranger, performer
• Tex Arnold – piano, backing vocalist
• Joe Ascione – drums
• Rick Baptist – trumpet
• Steve Berlin – horn
• Sandra Bernhard – performer
• Steven Bernstein – trumpet, arranger
• Eddie Bert – trombone, backing vocalist
• Chris Bleth – oboe
• The Boswell Sisters – performer
• Greg Cohen – bass, arranger
• Jim Cox – piano
• Cenovia Cummins – violin
• Ian Cuttler – art direction, design
• The Dorsey Brothers – performer
• Andrew Downing – bass
• Tim Emmons – bass
• Peter Erskine – drums
• Lawrence Feldman – clarinet, alto saxophone, backing vocalist
• Simon Fryer – cello
• Sam Furnace – baritone saxophone
• David Gale – trumpet, backing vocalist
• Jack Gale – trombone, arranger, backing vocalist
• Grant Geissman – guitar
• Vince Giordano – bass, backing vocalist
• Sophie Giraud – photography
• Richard Greene – violin
• John Gzowski – guitar
• Debbie Harry – performer
• David Hidalgo – accordion
• Dan Higgins – saxophone
• Viliam Hrubovcak – photography
• Greg Huckins – saxophone
• Fujice Imajishi – violin
• Scott Irvine – tuba
• David Johansen – performer
• John "Woog" Johnson – clarinet, tenor saxophone
• Alastair Kay – trombone
• Peter Kent – concert master
• Arnie Kinsella – drums, backing vocalist
• Brian Koonin – banjo, guitar, arranger, backing vocalist
• Ron Lawrence – viola
• Emily Lazar – mastering

• Ranee Lee – performer
• J.T. Lewis – drums
• Eric Liljestrand – engineer, mixing
• John MacLeod – trumpet
• Rusty McCarthy – guitar
• Shannon McNally – performer
• Michael Melvoin – piano
• Eric Mingus – performer
• Maxim Moston – violin
• Roy Nathanson – arranger, alto saxophone
• Milton Nelson – orchestration
• Mary Margaret O'Hara – arranger, performer
• Earl Palmer – drums
• Van Dyke Parks – arranger, conductor
• Mark Pender – trumpet, backing vocalist
• Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar
• Mark Promane – flute, alto saxophone
• Jon Regen – arranger, keyboards
• Sarah Register – assistant mastering engineer
• Gerald Robinson – bassoon
• Jay Rodriguez – tenor saxophone
• Adam Rogers – guitar
• John Rosenberg – music contractor
• Jane Scarpantoni – arranger, conductor
• Terrence Schonig – percussion
• Little Jimmy Scott – performer
• Lee Sklar – bass
• Roxanne Slimak – art direction, design
• Michael Sloski – drums
• James Spragg – trumpet
• Edmund Stein – violin
• Rob Thomas – violin
• Ernie Tollar – flute, alto saxophone
• Jerry Vivino – clarinet, tenor saxophone, backing vocalist
• Rufus Wainwright – arranger, performer
• Larry Weinstein – liner notes
• Steve Weisberg – arranger, conductor
• Perry White – flute, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Sharon Williams – choir master
• Hal Willner – producer, liner notes
• Chuck Wilson – alto saxophone, backing vocalist
• Hawksley Workman – performer
• Maurice Wozniak – euphonium
• Garo Yellin – cello

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: November 16, 2008. Rufus Wainwright Discography - Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen. Rolling Stone.