Oscar Levant (1906-1972)
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DAHR: Oscar Levant | List of 111 historic recordings from 1923 to 1948. |
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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Asleep or Awake (1939) | O. Levant | Judy Ellington | Victor: BS-035560 |
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Fool and His Honey Are Soon Parted, A (1939) | O. Levant | Barbara Bush | Victor: BS-035569 |
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How Much Do You Mean to Me? (1938) | O. Levant | Johnny Messner | Victor: BS-024455 |
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If You Want the Rainbow (1928) | O. Levant | Annette Hanshaw | Columbia: [W]147153 |
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In My Dixie Hi-Dee Hideaway (1933) | O. Levant | Loretta Lee | Victor: BS-75523 |
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Keep Sweeping the Cobwebs Off the Moon (1927) | O. Levant | Fred Waring | Victor: BVE-41407 |
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Keep Sweeping the Cobwebs Off the Moon (1927) | O. Levant | R. Etting | Columbia: W145395 |
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Keep Sweeping the Cobwebs Off the Moon (1928) | O. Levant | V. de Leath | Edison: 18152 |
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Last Night a Miracle Happened (1939) | O. Levant | T. Waller | Victor: BS-031532 |
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Lovable and Sweet (1929) | O. Levant | Annette Hanshaw | OKeh: W402888 |
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Lovable and Sweet (1929) | O. Levant | Jim Andrews I. Kaufman |
Columbia: 148826 |
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Lovable and Sweet (1929) | O. Levant | S. Fain | Columbia: [W]149029 |
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Then Came the Rain (1939) | O. Levant | Russ Carlyle | Victor: BS-036509 |
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There's a Strange Little Change in Me (1938) | O. Levant | Elmer Feldkamp F. Martin |
Victor: BS-018118 |
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You Had an Ev'ning to Spare (1938) | O. Levant | Charlie Fischer | Victor: BS-021974 |
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Blame It on My Youth (1934) | O. Levant (music) Edward Heyman (words) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer |  |
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Keep Sweeping the Cobwebs Off the Moon (1927) | O. Levant (music) Sam M. Lewis (words) J. Young (words) B. Bernie (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Lady Play Your Mandolin (1930) | O. Levant (music) I. Caesar (words) N. Lucas (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Lovable and Sweet (1929) | O. Levant (music) S. Clare (words) Betty Compson (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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My Dream Memory (1929) | O. Levant (music) S. Clare (words) Betty Compson (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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They Can't Take That Away From Me (1937) | G. Gershwin (music) Ira Gershwin (words) F. Astaire (perf.) Ginger Rogers (perf.) O. Levant (perf.) Billie Burke (perf.) Gale Robbins (perf.) Jaques Francois (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Sand in My Shoes (1941) | V. Schertzinger (music) F. Loesser (words) Mary Martin (perf.) Don Ameche (perf.) O. Levant (perf.) C. Boswell (perf.) Rochester (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan (1932) | A. Schwartz (music) H. Dietz (words) F. Astaire (perf.) Cyd Charisse (perf.) O. Levant (perf.) Nanette Fabray (perf.) Jack Buchannon (perf.) James Mitchell (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Triplets (1937) | A. Schwartz (music) H. Dietz (words) F. Astaire (perf.) Cyd Charisse (perf.) O. Levant (perf.) Nanette Fabray (perf.) Jack Buchannon (perf.) James Mitchell (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Put 'em in a Box, Tie 'em With a Ribbon and Throw 'em in the Deep Blue Sea (1943) | J. Styne (music) S. Cahn (words) Don DeFore (perf.) Doris Day (perf.) Jack Carson (perf.) Janis Paige (perf.) O. Levant (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
The peformer is featured on 9 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located.
| Title | Composer | Attribution | Remarks |
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I Got Rhythm (1930) | George Gershwin | Ira Gershwin (words)
Leslie Caron (perf.) Nina Foch (perf.) Georges Guetary (perf.) Gene Kelly (perf.) Oscar Levant (perf.) |
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Nice Work if You Can Get It (1937) | George Gershwin | Ira Gershwin (words)
Leslie Caron (perf.) Nina Foch (perf.) Georges Guetary (perf.) Gene Kelly (perf.) Oscar Levant (perf.) |
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They Can't Take That Away From Me (1937) | George Gershwin | Ira Gershwin (words)
Oscar Levant (perf.) |
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Sand in My Shoes (1941) | Victor Schertzinger | Frank Loesser (words)
Oscar Levant (perf.) |
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I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan (1932) | Arthur Schwartz | Howard Dietz (words)
Oscar Levant (perf.) |
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Shine on Your Shoes (1932), A | Arthur Schwartz | Howard Dietz (words)
Oscar Levant (perf.) |
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By Myself (1937) | Arthur Schwartz | Howard Dietz (words)
Oscar Levant (perf.) |
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Triplets (1937) | Arthur Schwartz | Howard Dietz (words)
Oscar Levant (perf.) |
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Put 'em in a Box, Tie 'em With a Ribbon and Throw 'em in the Deep Blue Sea (1943) | Jule Styne | Sammy Cahn (words)
Oscar Levant (perf.) |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 42 works by Oscar Levant (1906-1972).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Keep Sweeping the Cobwebs Off the Moon | 1927 | Sam M. Lewis (words) Joe Young (words) William J. Bailey (perf.) Ben Bernie (perf.) Ruth Etting (perf.) Jay C. Flippen (perf.) Vaughn de Leath (perf.) Fred Waring (perf.) |
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| If You Want the Rainbow | 1928 | Billy Rose (words) Mort Dixon (words) Fanny Brice (perf.) Annette Hanshaw (perf.) |
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| Just a Little Way Away From Home | 1928 | Harry Akst (co-author) Sam M. Lewis (words) Joe Young (words) |
Pub. |
| After the Clouds Roll By | 1929 | Sidney Clare (words) | |
| Broken Up Tune | 1929 | Sidney Clare (words) | |
| Gay Love | 1929 | Sidney Clare (words) | |
| Lovable and Sweet | 1929 | Sidney Clare (words) Jim Andrews (perf.) Betty Compson (perf.) Sammy Fain (perf.) Annette Hanshaw (perf.) Irving Kaufman (perf.) |
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| My Dream Memory | 1929 | Sidney Clare (words) Betty Compson (perf.) |
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| Night Winds | 1929 | Sidney Clare (words) | |
| Some One | 1929 | Sidney Clare (words) | |
| Tanned Legs | 1929 | Sydney Clare (words) | |
| ⇑ To Me You're Marvelous | 1929 | Sidney Clare (words) | |
| Until Love Comes Along | 1929 | Sidney Clare (words) | Pub. |
| With You - With Me | 1929 | Sydney Clare (words) | |
| You're Responsible | 1929 | Sydney Clare (words) | |
| Babykins | 1930 | Irving Caesar (words) Graham John (words) Ripples (perf.) |
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| Is It Love | 1930 | Irving Caesar (words) | |
| Lady Play Your Mandolin | 1930 | Irving Caesar (words) Nick Lucas (perf.) |
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| There's Nothing Wrong in a Kiss | 1930 | Irving Caesar (words) Graham John (words) |
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| Everything But You | 1932 | Clifford Grey (words) | |
| We've Got the Moon and Sixpence | 1932 | Clifford Grey (words) | |
| In My Dixie Hi-Dee Hideaway | 1933 | Roy Turk (words) Loretta Lee (perf.) |
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| Blame It on My Youth | 1934 | Edward Heyman (words) Joey Nash (perf.) |
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| Don't Mention Love to Me | 1935 | Dorothy Fields (words) | |
| Honey Chile | 1935 | Sidney Clare (words) | |
| In Other Words I'm in Love | 1935 | Sidney Clare (words) | |
| Love Is Smiling at Me | 1935 | Sidney Clare (words) | |
| ⇑ Out of Sight, Out of Mind | 1935 | Dorothy Fields (words) | |
| Pardon My Love | 1935 | Milton Drake (words) | |
| Steamboat 'round the Bend | 1935 | Sidney Clare (words) | |
| Afterglow | 1936 | Al Stillman (words) Buck Ram (words) |
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| All Dressed Up and No Place to Go | 1936 | Edward Heyman (words) | |
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| Lazy Weather | 1936 | Irving Kahal (words) | |
| How Much Do You Mean to Me? | 1938 | Stanley Adams (words) Johnny Messner (perf.) |
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| There's a Strange Little Change in Me | 1938 | Stanley Adams (words) Elmer Feldkamp (perf.) Freddy Martin (perf.) |
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| Wacky Dust | 1938 | Stanley Adams (words) | |
| You Had an Ev'ning to Spare | 1938 | Stanley Adams (words) Charlie Fischer (perf.) |
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| Asleep or Awake | 1939 | Jack Lawrence (words) Judy Ellington (perf.) |
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| Fool and His Honey Are Soon Parted, A | 1939 | Jack Lawrence (words) Barbara Bush (perf.) |
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| Last Night a Miracle Happened | 1939 | Jack Lawrence (words) Thomas Waller (perf.) |
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| Made For Each Other | 1939 | Harry Tobias (words) | |
| Then Came the Rain | 1939 | Charles Tobias (words) Russ Carlyle (perf.) |
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