Lee Wiley [1908-1975] was born in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, of Cherokee descent on her mother's side. Later on, her pals in New York were to affectionately nickname her Pocahontas and The Indian Princess. She sings compositions by George & Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Vincent Youmans, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart and other songwriters. Tracks 49 to 52 recorded February, 1942 or April, 1943.
- Leo REISMAN & HIS ORCHESTRA:
- Lee WILEY Voix
- Bubber MILEY Trompette
- 2 unknown Trompette
- Ernie GIBBS Trombone
- [poss.]
- Jess SMITH Clarinette, Saxophone alto
- unknown Clarinette, Saxophone alto
- unknown Saxophone ténor
- unknown Oboe
- Leo REISMAN Violon, Conductor [Coll. Jazz]
- Lew CONRAD Violon
- unknown Violon
- unknown Violoncelle
- Raymond PUGH Piano
- or
- Johnny GREEN Piano
- unknown Guitare
- unknown Contrebasse
- Johnny WILLIAMS Drums
- Lee WILEY
- probable personnel:
- Leo REISMAN
- Ernie GIBBS Trombone, French horn
- Jesse SMITH
- Burt WILLIAMS Saxophone alto, Basson, Flûte
- Burt WILLIAMS Oboe
- Lew CONRAD
- Raymond PUGH
- Jack SHILKRET Celesta
- Lee WILEY
- 2 unknown Trompette
- several unknown Trombone
- Jesse SMITH
- 3 unknown Reeds
- 3 unknown Violon
- unknown Piano
- unknown Guitare
- unknown Contrebasse
- unknown Drums
- Victor YOUNG & HIS SERENADERS:
- Lee WILEY
- Billy HUGHES Voix
- others unknown
- Lee WILEY
- Joe MORESCO Piano
- [poss.]
- Lee WILEY WITH THE DORSEY BROTHERS ORCHESTRA
- :
- Lee WILEY
- Bunny BERIGAN Trompette
- Tommy DORSEY Trombone
- Jimmy DORSEY Clarinette
- Fulton MCGRATH Piano
- Dick MCDONOUGH Guitare
- Artie BERNSTEIN Contrebasse
- Stan KING Drums
- Joe VENUTI Violon
- 2 unknown Violon
- Lee WILEY & STUDIO ORCHESTRA:
- Lee WILEY
- Victor YOUNG Conductor [Coll. Jazz]
- Bunny BERIGAN
- Sterling BOSE Trompette
- Tommy DORSEY
- Glenn MILLER Trombone
- Jimmy DORSEY Reeds
- Bennie KRUGER Reeds
- Lyle BOWEN Reeds
- [poss.]
- Fulton MCGRATH
- or
- Joe MORESCO
- Dick MCDONOUGH
- Artie BERNSTEIN
- Larry GOMAR Drums
- or
- Stan KING
- string section
- Glen GRAY & THE CASA LOMA ORCHESTRA:
- Lee WILEY
- Sonny DUNHAM Trompette
- Grady WATTS Trompette
- Bobby JONES Trompette
- Pee Wee HUNT Trombone
- Billy RAUCH Trombone
- Fritz HUMMEL Trombone
- Clarence HUTCHENRIDER Clarinette, Saxophone alto
- Glen GRAY Saxophone alto, Conductor [Coll. Jazz]
- Kenny SARGENT Saxophone alto
- Art RALSTON Saxophone alto, Oboe, Basson
- Pat DAVIS Saxophone ténor
- Mel JENSSEN Violon
- Joe HALL Piano
- Jack BLANCHETTE Guitare
- Stanley DENNIS Contrebasse
- Tony BRIGLIA Drums
- Johnny GREEN & HIS ORCHESTRA:
- Lee WILEY
- Manny KLEIN Trompette
- unknown Trompette
- unknown Trombone
- Benny GOODMAN Clarinette
- unknown Saxophone alto, Saxophone ténor
- Johnny GREEN Piano, Conductor [Coll. Jazz]
- 2 unknown Violon
- unknown Guitare
- unknown Contrebasse
- unknown Drums
- Lee WILEY & STUDIO ORCHESTRA:
- Lee WILEY
- Sterling BOSE
- [poss.]
- Tommy DORSEY
- Sid STONEBURN Clarinette, Saxophone alto
- unknown Saxophone alto
- Ernie WHITE Saxophone ténor
- unknown Piano
- unknown Guitare
- unknown Contrebasse
- Larry GOMAR Drums
- 2 or 3 unknown Violon
- Justin RING Conductor [Coll. Jazz]
- or
- Victor YOUNG
- Lee WILEY WITH VICTOR YOUNG & HIS ORCHESTRA:
- Lee WILEY
- others unknown
- Lee WILEY WITH MAX KAMINSKY'S ORCHESTRA:
- Lee WILEY
- Max KAMINSKY Trompette
- Bud FREEMAN Saxophone ténor
- Joe BUSHKIN Piano, Celesta
- Artie SHAPIRO Contrebasse
- George WETTLING Drums
- as above but add
- Pee Wee RUSSELL Clarinette
- MAURICE (FATS WALLER) Piano, Celesta
- Eddie CONDON Guitare
- Lee WILEY
- MAURICE Orgue
- Lee WILEY WITH JOE BUSHKIN & HIS ORCHESTRA:
- Max KAMINSKY
- Bud FREEMAN
- Joe BUSHKIN
- Artie SHAPIRO
- George WETTLING
- Lee WILEY WITH BUNNY BERIGAN'S MUSIC:
- Lee WILEY
- Bunny BERIGAN
- Joe BUSHKIN Piano
- Sid WEISS Contrebasse
- George WETTLING
- Lee WILEY WITH PAUL WESTON & HIS ORCHESTRA:
- Lee WILEY
- others unknown
- Lee WILEY
- Muggsy SPANIER Cornet
- Jess STACY Piano
- Lee WILEY WITH EDDIE CONDON'S QUINTET/SEXTET
- :
- Lee WILEY
- Billy BUTTERFIELD Trompette
- Ernie CACERES Clarinette, Saxophone baryton
- Dave BOWMAN Piano
- Eddie CONDON
- Bob HAGGART
- George WETTLING
- Lee WILEY WITH EDDIE CONDON & HIS ORCHESTRA:
- Lee WILEY
- Bobby HACKETT Cornet
- Lou MCGARITY Trombone
- Vernon BROWN Trombone
- Buddy MORROW Trombone
- Ernie CACERES Saxophone baryton
- Dave BOWMAN Piano, Celesta
- Eddie CONDON
- Bob HAGGART
- George WETTLING
- Lee WILEY WITH EDDIE CONDON & HIS ORCHESTRA:
- Lee WILEY
- Bobby HACKETT
- Billy BUTTERFIELD
- Max KAMINSKY
- Jack TEAGARDEN Trombone
- Pee Wee RUSSELL
- Ernie CACERES
- Gene SCHROEDER Piano
- Eddie CONDON
- Bob HAGGART
- George WETTLING
- Jess STACY & HIS ORCHESTRA:
- Lee WILEY
- Billy BUTTERFIELD
- Pee Wee ERWIN Trompette
- Anthony NATOLI Trompette
- Will BRADLEY Trombone
- Jack SATTERFIELD Trombone
- Sal FRANZELLA Clarinette
- Julius BRADLEY Saxophone alto
- Hymie SCHERTZER Saxophone alto
- Larry BINYON Saxophone ténor
- Hank ROSS Saxophone ténor
- Jess STACY
- Frank WORRELL Guitare
- Bob HAGGART
- Mario TOSCARELLI Drums
- Eric SIDAY & HIS ORCHESTRA:
- Lee WILEY
- Eric SIDAY Violon
- Stan FREEMAN Piano
- Dan PERRI Guitare
- Bob HAGGART
- Morey FELD Drums
- Bing CROSBY, LEE WILEY WITH VICTOR YOUNG & HI
- S ORCHESTRA:
- Bing CROSBY Voix
- Lee WILEY
- others unknown
- Lee WILEY WITH JESS STACY & HIS ORCHESTRA:
- Lee WILEY
- Jess STACY
- others unknown
- Lee WILEY
- Larry CARR Piano
- [prob.]
- Lee WILEY
- unknown Piano
- Lee WILEY
- unknown studio orche
- stra
- Lee WILEY WITH DICK JURGENS & HIS ORCHESTRA:
- Lee WILEY
- others unknown
- Lee WILEY
- studio orchestra
- Harry SOSNICK Conductor [Coll. Jazz]
- Lee WILEY WITH BOBBY HACKETT & JOE BUSHKIN &
- HIS ORCHESTRA:
- Lee WILEY
- Bobby HACKETT
- Artie MANNERS Clarinette
- Jimmy LYTELL Clarinette
- Marcel BONNIFACE Accordéon
- Joe BUSHKIN Piano, Celesta
- Robert CHAUVIGNY Piano
- Bill GOODALL Contrebasse
- Charlie SMITH Drums
- string section
- as above but omit
- Artie MANNERS
- Jimmy LYTELL
- Marcel BONNIFACE
- Robert CHAUVIGNY
- Lee WILEY
- Stan FREEMAN Piano
- Cy WALTER Piano
- 1 Take it from me (I'm taking to you)
- 2 Time on my hands
- 3 Got the South in my soul
- 4 You're an old smoothie
- 5 Leave these reminders for you
- 6 A tree was a tree
- 7 You've got me crying again
- 8 I gotta right to sing the blues
- 9 Let's call it a day
- 10 A hundred years from today
- 11 Easy come, easy go
- 12 Reapeal the blues
- 13 Careless love
- 14 Motherless child
- 15 Hands across the table
- 16 I'll follow my secret heart
- 17 What is love?
- 18 I've got you under my skin
- 19 Sweet and low down
- 20 Sam and Delilah
- 21 My one and only (what am I gonna do?)
- 22 'S wonderful
- 23 I've got a crush on you
- 24 Someone to watch over me
- 25 How long has this been going on
- 26 But not for me
- 27 Baby's awake now
- 28 A little birdie told me so
- 29 I've got five dollars
- 30 You took advantage of me
- 31 A ship without a sail
- 32 As though you were there
- 33 Glad to be unhappy
- 34 Here in my arms
- 35 Let's fly away
- 36 Let's do it, let's fall in love
- 37 Hot-house rose
- 38 Find me a primitive man
- 39 Easy to love
- 40 You do something to me
- 41 Looking at you
- 42 Why shouldn't I?
- 43 Down to steamboat Tennessee
- 44 Sugar
- 45 Down with love
- 46 Stormy weather
- 47 Between the devil and the deep blue sea
- 48 I've got the world on a string
- 49 Fun to be fooled
- 50 You said it
- 51 Let's fall in love
- 52 Moanin' in the morning
- 53 Wherever there's love
- 54 The man I love
- 55 Someone to watch over me
- 56 It's only a paper moon
- 57 Body and soul
- 58 I still suits me
- 59 Sugar
- 60 A woman alone with the blues
- 61 But not for me
- 62 Memories of you
- 63 You're so indiff'rent
- 64 All I remember is you
- 65 I can't give you anything but love
- 66 You leave me breathless
- 67 Stormy weather
- 68 Manhattan
- 69 Manhattan
- 70 I've got a crush on you
- 71 A ghost of a chance
- 72 Oh look at me now
- 73 How deep is the ocean
- 74 Time is on my hands
- 75 Street of dreams
- 76 A woman's intuition
- 77 Sugar
- 78 Any time, any day, anywhere
- 79 Soft lights and sweet music
- 80 More than you know
- 81 Tea for two
- 82 Sometimes I'm happy
- 83 Rise 'n shine
- 84 Should I be sweet?
- 85 Keepin' myself for you
- 86 Why oh why?
- 87 Some sunny day
- 88 I got lost in his arms
- 89 Heat wave
- 90 Fools fall in love
- 91 How many times
- 92 Supper time
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