BOB CHESTER, VOLUME ONE:
JUST FOR A THRILL [Lil Armstrong & Gene De Paul] Kathleen Lane
HOY HOY [Sammy Cahn & Saul Chaplin] Al Stuart & band
JUDY [Hoagy Carmichael & Sammy Lerner] Al Stuart
SHOOT THE SHERBERT TO ME HERBERT [Ben Homer] Kathleen Lane
ALLA EN RANCHO GRANDE [Bartley Costello & Emilio D. Uranga] Al Stuart
YOU TELL ME YOUR DREAM (AND I'LL TELL YOU MINE) [NEED COMPOSER] Kathleen Lane
BILLY (I ALWAYS DREAM OF BILL) [Goodwin, Sonny Kendis & Paley] Kathleen Lane
OO OO OO (I'M THRILLED) [Roy Jacobs & Gene DePaul] Kathleen Lane
GOODY GOODBY [Nat Simon & James Cavanaugh] Kathleen Lane
I CAN'T TELL YOU WHY I LOVE YOU BUT I DO [Gus Edwards & Will D. Cobb] Kathleen Lane
LOVE NEVER WENT TO COLLEGE [Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart - TOO MANY GIRLS] Dolores O'Neill
AUNT HAGAR'S BLUES [W. C. Handy]
MY SILENT MOOD [Stanley Adams & Larry Clinton - based on "Recollections Of Music" By Chopin] Dolores O'Neill
57TH STREET DRAG [Marty Schwartz]
I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU [Jimmy Van Heusen & Johnny Mercer] Dolores O'Neill
AFTER ALL [Bud Green & Guy Wood] Dolores O'Neill
DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH [Al Stillman & Nat Simon] Dolores O'Neill
STARS OVER THE CAMPUS [Roy Jacobs & Tommy Tucker] Dolores O'Neill
WHY GO ON PRETENDING? [Roy Jacobs & Mary Lou Williams] Dolores O'Neill
IN THE HEART OF THE DARK [Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein - VERY WARM FOR MAY] Dolores O'Neill
I'VE GOT NO STRINGS [Ned Washington & Leigh Harline - PINOCCHIO] Dolores O'Neill
EASY DOES IT [Sy Oliver & James Trummy Young]
MAKE LOVE WITH A GUITAR [Maria Grever & Raymond Leveen] Dolores O'Neill
TURN ON THE OLD MUSIC BOX [Ned Washington & Leigh Harline - PINOCCHIO]
WITH THE WIND IN YOUR HAIR [Jack Lawrence & Clara Edwards] Dolores O'Neill
BOB CHESTER, VOLUME TWO:
IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU [Irving Taylor & Vic Mizzy] Dolores O'Neill
I HEAR BLUEBIRDS [Charlie Tobias & Harry Woods] Dolores O'Neill
I WALK WITH MUSIC [Hoagy Carmichael & Johnny Mercer - revue: I WALK WITH MUSIC]
THE OCTAVE JUMP [Bob Chester & Harry Ahlberg]
CHESTER'S CHOICE [Ben Homer - not Bob Chester as listed in Rust]
YOU LITTLE HEART BREAKER YOU [Hoffman, Kent & Schaefer] Al Stuart
RIVER STAY 'WAY FROM MY DOOR [Mort Dixon & Harry Woods] Al Stuart
THEY OUGHTA WRITE A BOOK ABOUT YOU [Johnny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen] Dolores O'Neill
SECRETS IN THE MOONLIGHT [Mack Gordon - Fox Film STARDUST] Dolores O'Neill
MY WONDERFUL ONE, LET'S DANCE [Nacio Herb Brown & Arthur Freed & Roger Edens - TWO GIRLS ON BROADWAY] Dolores O'Neill
WE MET EACH OTHER IN A DREAM [Eddie Dowd & Bryce La Vigne] Dolores O'Neill
THE MOON WON'T TALK [Charlie Hathaway & Helen Bliss] Dolores O'Neill
MAYBE [Need composers] Dolores O'Neill
ORCHIDS FOR REMEMBRANCE [Mitchell Parish & Peter DeRose] Dolores O'Neill
PUSHIN' THE CONVERSATION ALONG [Kay & Sue Weber] Dolores O'Neill & Al Stuart
RHUMBOOGIE [Hugh Prince & Don Raye - Universal Picture ARGENTINE NIGHTS] Al Stuart
LI'L BOY LOVE [Frank Loesser & Frederich Hollander] Dolores O'Neill
NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO DREAM [Ted Fiorito & Eddy Howard] Dolores O'Neill
RHYTHM ON THE RIVER [Johnny Burke & James V. Monaco] Al Stuart
ONE LOOK AT YOU [Need Composers!] Dolores O'Neill
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT [Don Roberts & Ernest Gold] Al Stuart
DON'T LET IT GET YOU DOWN [E. Y. Harburg & Burton Lane - HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS] Dolores O'Neill
OFF THE RECORD [Leon Carr]
A SONG OF OLD HAWAII [Johnny Noble & Gordon Beecher] Dolores O'Neill
BOB CHESTER, VOLUME THREE
THERE SHALL BE NO NIGHT [Need Composers!] Dolores O'Neill
WE THREE (MY ECHO & MY SHADOW AND ME) [Robertson & Cogan] Dolores O'Neill
TAKE CARE (OF YOU FOR ME) [Henry Nemo & Jack Palmer] Dolores O'Neill
FLINGING A WHING-DING [Sharon Pease]
BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ [Jack Lawrence & Sammy Marks]
YOU'RE BREAKING MY HEART ALL OVER AGAIN [Cavanaugh, Redman & Altman] Dolores O'Neill
WHEN I LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND [Irving Berlin] Dolores O'Neill
MAY I NEVER LOVE AGAIN [Sano Marco & Jack Erickson] Dolores O'Neill
ARISE MY LOVE [Ned Washington & Frederich Hollander - film ARISE MY LOVE] Dolores O'Neill
AN OLD, OLD CASTLE IN SCOTLAND [Herb Magidson & Ben Oakland] Dolores O'Neill
TALKIN' TO MY HEART - [Dorsey & Sanders & Ball] Dolores O'Neill
WHO AM I - [Walter Bullock & 'Jule' Styne - Republic Film THE HIT PARADE OF 1941] Dolores O'Neill
I'M IN A LOVABLE MOOD TONIGHT - [Coots & Powell & Delange] Dolores O'Neill
I'M ALWAYS CHASING RAINBOWS - [Harry Carroll & Jos McCarthy - ZIEGFELD GIRL] Betty Bradley
SOMEBODY STOLE MY GAL [Leo Wood] Bill Darnell
CHILLY AND COLD [George Immerman & Clarence Todd] Betty Bradley
TILL THE LIGHTS OF LONDON SHINE AGAIN [Tommy Connor & Eddie Pola] Bill Darnell
BEAU NIGHT IN HOTCHKISS CORNERS [Herb Magidson, Ben Oakland - GAY WHITE WAY] Betty Bradley
I COULD WRITE A BOOK [Richard Rogers & Lorenz Hart - PAL JOEY] Bill Darnell
BLUE ECHOES (CUATRO VIDAS) [Meadows & Carreras & Farver] Betty Bradley
WATERLOO BRIDGE [Abner Silver & Jack Lawrence] Bill Darnell
MY SHIP [Ira Gershwin & Kurt Weill - LADY IN THE DARK] Betty Bradley
BEWITCHED [Richard Rogers & Lorenz Hart - PAL JOEY] Betty Bradley
BOB CHESTER, VOLUME FOUR
- OH! LOOK AT ME NOW [Johnny DeVries (& Bushkin not credited)] Bill Darnell
DOLORES [Lewis Alter & Frank Loesser - film LAS VEGAS NIGHTS] Bill Darnell
YOU'RE DANGEROUS [Johnny Burke & James Van Heusen - ROAD TO ZANZIBAR] Bill Darnell
YOU LUCKY PEOPLE YOU [Johnny Burke & James Van Heusen - ROAD TO ZANZIBAR] Bill Darnell
MY SISTER AND I [Alex Kramer & Joan Whitney] Bill Darnell
SLOW DOWN [Redd Evans] Betty Bradley
FEED THE KITTY [Torrence-Rose
Swartz] Betty Bradley & Band
WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO TO US? [John Torrence-Bob Chester] Bill Darnell
I'M THROWING GOOD LOVE AFTER BAD [Irving Caesar-Gerald Marks] Bill Reynolds
UNTIL TOMORROW [Sammy Kaye] Bill Reynolds
TIME AND TIME AGAIN [Berkeley Graham-Carley Mills] Bill Reynolds
CLAP YOUR HANDS ON THE AFTERBEAT [Harry Schuchman-Bob Chester] Betty Bradley & band
YOU CAN'T GET ANY LOVIN' (WHERE THERE AIN'T ANY LOVE) [Will E. Skidmore-Jack Baxley] Betty Bradley
THERE GOES THAT SONG AGAIN [Allie Wrubel] Betty Bradley
YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME [Nacio Herb Brown-Arthur Freed] Betty Bradley
IN WAIKIKI [Johnny Mercer-Arthur Schwartz; NAVY BLUES] Betty Bradley
IT'S SO PEACEFUL IN THE COUNTRY [Wilder] Betty Bradley
YOU'RE A NATURAL Johnny Mercer-Arthur Schwartz; NAVY BLUES] Betty Bradley
A NEW SHADE OF BLUE [Russ Smith-James Flora] Betty Bradley
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH ME [Jimmy McHugh
Clarence Gaskill] Bob Haymes
YOU BETCHA MY LIFE [Jo And Matt Dennis] Betty Bradley
THE WIND BLOWS FREE [Irving Leshnin-Jimmy Tyson] Bob Haymes
THE MAGIC OF MAGNOLIAS [Frank Loesser-Victor Schertzinger; Film GLAMOUR BOY] Bob Haymes
BI-I-BI [S. K. Russell-Judy & Beverly Freeland] Betty Bradley, Bob Chester, Bob Haymes & band
BOB CHESTER VOLUME FIVE
- JOLTIN' JOE DIMAGGIO [Alan Courtney-Ben Homer] Betty Bradley, Bob Chester, Bob Haymes & band
WAIT TILL THE SUN SHINES NELLIE [Andrew Sterling-Harry Von Tilzer; Paramount film BIRTH OF THE BLUES] Betty Bradley, Bob Haymes & band
THIS LOVE OF MINE [Sinatra
Parker-Sanicola] Betty Bradley
THE CLOCK IS FAST [Seiler
Marcus-Benjemen] Betty Bradley
FROM MAINE TO CALIFORNIA [comp & Arr David Rose]
MADELINE [Phil Spitalny-Joe Capwell] Bob Haymes
I WISH I HAD A SWEETHEART (LIKE THAT OLD SWEETHEART OF MINE) [Davis
Braverman-Brookhouse] Betty Bradley
IF I WERE THE MOON [Arr Gray Rains; Flora-Faber-Royal] Bob Haymes
GOT SOMETHING IN MY EYE [Bradley-Bassett-Felton] Betty Bradley
HARLEM CONFUSION [Arr David Rose; comp Rose-John Taylor]
WINTER WEATHER [Ted Shapiro] Betty Bradley
HAWAIIAN WAR CHANT (TAHUWA-HU-WAI) [Freed
Noble-Leleilohaku] Betty Bradley
NOT A CARE IN THE WORLD [Vernon Duke-John Latouche; BANJO EYES] Betty Bradley
A NICKEL TO MY NAME [Vernon Duke-John Latouche; BANJO EYES] Bill Darnell
SAILBOAT IN THE SKY [Steve Graham] Betty Bradley & Bill Darnell
NO GOOD [Alvin - Mellisand] Betty Bradley
LIFE WOULD BE A CAKEWALK WITH YOU [Arlen-Kohler; SYMPHONY IN BROWN] Bill Darnell
THE MOMENT I LAID EYES ON YOU [Arlen-Kohler; SYMPHONY IN BROWN] Bill Darnell
TOMORROW'S SUNRISE [Edgar Leslie-Violinski] Gene Howard
SUNBURST (THEME SONG) [Arr Bob Chester-Also Comp]
AS WE WALK INTO THE SUNSET [Charles Abbott] Gene Howard
WHAT TO DO [Sid Robin - from the Universal Film WHAT'S COOKIN'?] Betty Bradley
THERE ARE RIVERS TO CROSS (BEFORE WE MEET AGAIN) [Stanley Adams - Ray Henderson] Gene Howard
MOONLIGHT BAY [Edward Madden - Percy Weinrich - Arr Red Bone] Bob Chester, Elisse cooper & Gene Howard & The Four Notes
TANNING DR. JEKYLL'S HYDE [Comp & Arr Gray Rains]
BOB CHESTER VOLUME SIX
The Final Bluebird Recordings:
I DO [Bissell Palmer] Gene Howard
STRICTLY INSTRUMENTAL [Seiler - Marcus - Benjemen - Battle]
KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING [Lena Guilbert Ford - Ivor Novello] Rhythmaires & band chorus
ISABELLA KISSES A FELLA [Hoffman - Curtis - Livingston] Betty Bradley
YESTERDAY'S GARDENIAS [Robertson - Cogane - Mysels] Gene Howard
BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON [Edward Madden - Gus Edwards] Gene Howard
HE'S MY GUY [Don Raye - Gene Depaul] Betty Bradley
All the HIT recordings (March 1944)
HOW BLUE THE NIGHT [Adamson - McHugh - Fox Film FOUR JILLS IN A JEEP] Betty Bradley
WHERE YOU ARE [Shapiro - Pascal - Charig - Musical FOLLOW THE GIRLS] Betty Bradley - guitar Steve Jordan
IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU [Burke - Van Heusen - AND THE ANGELS SING] Kirby Wood
TOGETHER [Desylva - Brown - Henderson - Film YOU WENT AWAY] Betty Bradley
the majority of the recordings made by Chester for SONORA (1946)
IT COULDN'T BE TRUE (OR COULD IT?) [Dee - Lippman] Larry Butler
AZUSA [Gallop - Wood] Lora Jamison
YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED AT ALL [Lerner & Loewe - THE DAY BEFORE SPRING] Larry Butler
I DIDN'T MEAN A WORD I SAID [Adamson - Mchugh - Fox Picture DO YOU LOVE ME?] Larry Butler
LINGER IN MY ARMS A LITTLE LONGER BABY [Herb Magidson] Lou Gardner
SHORT TALK [Prince-Ré] Peter Dean
YEARS AND YEARS AGO [Bergman - Segal - Based Upon Toselli's Serenade]
WHEN YOU MAKE LOVE TO ME [Hoyl - Goetschius]
two from Bullet (1949)
JUST ONE MORE CHANCE [Coslow - Johnson]
MELANCHOLY [Segal - Bergman]
two from Columbia (1950)
DADDY FROM GEORGIA WAY vAlan Foster
EARLY Early EARLY IN THE MORNINGvAlan Foster
Detroit Athletic Club, 2/12/38 (well before the band recorded!), part two only
end fragment only - IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT
MAMA! THAT MOON IS HERE AGAIN
cutting this tune: I'VE GOT MY HEART SET ON YOU - Dreadful fegela singer!
MARIE instrumental
BEKINSHIRE BLUES instrumental
ST. LOUIS BLUES instrumental - ending announcement
