On the Alamo
"On the Alamo" is a jazz standard written by Isham Jones(music) and Gilbert Keyes and Joe Lyons(lyric). It was first recorded in 1922 by the Isham Jones Orchestra.
| "On the Alamo" | |
|---|---|
| Composition by Isham Jones, Gilbert Keyes and Joe Lyons | |
| Released | 1922 |
| Genre | Jazz Fox Trot |
| Length | 3:11 |
| Label | Brunswick 2245[1] |
| Composer(s) | Isham Jones |
| Lyricist(s) | Gilbert Keyes and Joe Lyons Lyrics not heard on this recording. |
Notable versions
78 RPM
- Isham Jones Orchestra - Brunswick 2245 (B-side of "By the Sapphire Sea"), April 1922[1]
- Benson Orchestra of Chicago - Victor 18931-B (B-side of "Don't Bring Me Posies"), September 1922[2]
- Rudy Vallée and his Connecticut Yankees - Victor 22084 (B-side of "Do You Love Me?"), 1929[3]
- Benny Goodman, featuring Art Lund - Columbia 36988, 1946 (B-side was "Rattle and Roll")[4]
LP
- Jo Stafford - Starring Jo Stafford, 1953[5]
- Dave Brubeck - Dave Brubeck at Storyville: 1954 / Vol. 1, 1954[6]
- Toots Thielemans - The Sound: The Amazing Jean "Toots" Thielemans, 1955[7]
- Stan Getz - Split Kick, 1955[8]
- Tal Farlow - A Recital by Tal Farlow, 1955[9]
- Oscar Peterson - Nostalgic Memories, recorded 1949-51, released on LP, 1956[10][11] (re-issued on CD in 2009 as Debut: The Clef/Mercury Duo Recordings 1949-1951 )[12]
- Bing Crosby - New Tricks, 1957 (reissued on LP in 1964 as Songs Everybody Knows, and on CD in 1998 in Some Fine Old Chestnuts and New Tricks, and in 2009 in The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings: 1954-56)[13]
- Ted Heath and His Music - Ted Heath's First American Tour, 1957[14]
- Thad Jones - Keeping Up With the Joneses: featuring The Jones Brothers - playing the music of Thad Jones and Isham Jones, 1958, with brothers Thad, Hank and Elvin Jones, as well as bassist Eddie Jones (unrelated) (re-issued in 1999 by Verve as Keeping Up With the Joneses)[15][16]
- The Al Cohn-Zoot Sims Quintet - You 'n Me, 1960 (re-issued by Polygram in 1981, and on CD by Verve in 2002)[17][18]
- Betty Carter - The Modern Sound of Betty Carter, recorded August 19, 1960, released 1961 (re-issued in 1976 on Impulse Records as part of the 2-record set, What a Little Moonlight Can Do, and in 1992 by GRP as part of the CD I Can't Help It, and in 2012 by American Jazz Classics as part of the CD, The Modern Sound of Betty Carter / Out There)[19][20][21][22]
- The Hi-Lo's - This Time It's Love, 1962 (re-issued in 2003 by Sony Music Entertainment as part of the CD This Time It's Love - plus 14 Bonus Tracks)[23]
- The Art Van Damme Quintet - Blue World, 1970, with Joe Pass and Eberhard Weber (re-issued in 1995 by MPS Records as part of the CD Two Originals: Keep Going, Blue World)[24][25]
- Bing Crosby - A Southern Memoir, 1975 (reissued on CD in 2010)[26]
- Zoot Sims - The Swinger, 1981 (re-issued on CD by Pablo Records in 1995, and as streaming audio by Naxos Music Library in 2008, as The Swingers)[27][28]
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References
- "Advance Brunswick Records from June Release". The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald. April 27, 1922. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "October Victor Records Out Today: We Have The Entire List". The Schenectady Gazette. September 30, 1922. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "Me queres? = Do you love me?". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "Part 4 - The Billboard Music Popularity Chart: Review of New Records". Billboard. June 22, 1946. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "Album and LP Reviews: Popular". Billboard. July 4, 1953. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- "Dave Brubeck at Storyville: 1954 / Vol. 1". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- "The Sound: The Amazing Jean 'Toots' Thielemans". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- "Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums: Jazz". Billboard. February 26, 1955. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- "Norgran Records: Long Play". Billboard. December 17, 1955. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- "Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums". Billboard. September 22, 1956. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- "Nostalgic Memories". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- "Debut: The Clef/Mercury Duo Recordings 1949-1951". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- "'Some Fine Old Chestnuts' and 'New Tricks' (Musical CD, 1998)". Worldcat. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- "Old Favorites Back On Long-play Discs". The Vancouver Sun. June 7, 1957. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "Keeping Up With the Joneses: featuring The Jones Brothers". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- "Keeping Up With the Joneses: featuring The Jones Brothers". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- "You 'n Me". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- "You 'n Me". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- "What a Little Moonlight Can Do". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- "I Can't Help It". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- "I Can't Help It". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- "The Modern Sound of Betty Carter / Out There. WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- "This Time It's Love - plus 14 Bonus Tracks". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- "Blue World". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- "Two Originals: Keep Going, Blue World". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- "A Southern Memoir (Musical CD, 2010)". Worldcat. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- "The Swinger". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- "The Swingers". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
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