Al Stillman
Al Stillman (né Albert Irving Silverman; 26 June 1901 Manhattan, New York – 17 February 1979 Manhattan, New York) was an American lyricist. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 26, 1906 (New York City), Died February 17, 1979 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, arranger, composer
Notes: Alternate name: Albert Stillman
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-102293 | 10-in. | 6/26/1936 | Afterglow | Jimmy Brierly ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-102377 | 10-in. | 7/1/1936 | Afterglow | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-03277 | 10-in. | 11/24/1936 | I love you from coast to coast | Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-03557 | 10-in. | 12/10/1936 | I love you from coast to coast | Dick Stabile Orchestra ; Billie Trask | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-04570 | 10-in. | 2/4/1937 | Oh, say, can you swing? | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-06638 | 10-in. | 3/12/1937 | Poor "Robinson Crusoe" | Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-07718 | 10-in. | 4/5/1937 | It's no secret I love you | Carmen Castillo ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-010113 | 10-in. | 5/3/1937 | Jelly-fish | Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-010936 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | Cachita | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-011694 | 10-in. | 8/11/1937 | An old flame never dies | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-011695 | 10-in. | 8/11/1937 | If you were someone else | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-011710 | 10-in. | 8/12/1937 | An old flame never dies | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-011711 | 10-in. | 8/12/1937 | You and I know | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-011712 | 10-in. | 8/12/1937 | Good-bye, Jonah | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-011713 | 10-in. | 8/12/1937 | If you were someone else | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-013322 | 10-in. | 9/2/1937 | You and I know | Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-013755 | 10-in. | 9/24/1937 | Say si si (Para vigo me voy) | Marimba Pan-Americana | Marimba band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-017382 | 10-in. | 12/9/1937 | Habanera | Alfredito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-017386 | 10-in. | 12/9/1937 | Margarita | Eddie Asherman ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-019685 | 10-in. | 2/18/1938 | In my little red book | Lola Bard ; Original Dixieland Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-019858 | 10-in. | 2/23/1938 | In my little red book | Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-021823 | 10-in. | 3/25/1938 | (I'm glad) I waited for you | California Ramblers ; Myron Hanley | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-023656 | 10-in. | 7/1/1938 | I'll still be loving you | Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra ; Billy Leach | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-023711 | 10-in. | 6/21/1938 | I'll still be loving you | Stuart Allen ; Essex House Orchestra ; Richard Himber | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-023762 | 10-in. | 7/1/1938 | (Take me back to) The wide open places | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-024044 | 10-in. | 7/15/1938 | Bambina | Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-026069 | 10-in. | 9/1/1938 | How can we be wrong? | Paul Martin's Soothing Music ; The Three Cheers | Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-026618 | 10-in. | 8/18/1938 | Bambina | Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-028180 | 10-in. | 10/31/1938 | A room with a view | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-030315 | 10-in. | 11/25/1938 | Among those sailing | Jeanne D'Arcy ; Johnny Messner ; Music Box Band | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-030364 | 10-in. | 12/7/1938 | I wish I had you | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-030719 | 10-in. | 12/17/1938 | The cockeyed mayor of Kaunakakai | Elisse Cooper ; Eddie De Lange Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-030731 | 10-in. | 12/19/1938 | A room with a view | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-030749 | 10-in. | 12/21/1938 | Among those sailing | Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-031804 | 10-in. | 1/19/1939 | In the middle of a dream | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-036900 | 10-in. | 5/3/1939 | Say si si (Para vigo me voy) | Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-036977 | 10-in. | 5/25/1939 | In the middle of a dream | Phyllis Kenny ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-037472 | 10-in. | 6/10/1939 | Shabby old cabby | Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; The Three Barons | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio and vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-038217 | 10-in. | 6/29/1939 | Shabby old cabby | Johnny Messner ; Music Box Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-040964 | 10-in. | 10/13/1939 | Don't make me laugh | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Dolores O'Neill | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-041749 | 10-in. | 10/10/1939 | Don't make me laugh | Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-042726 | 10-in. | 9/25/1939 | Many dreams ago | Hal Kemp Orchestra ; Nan Wynn | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-042755 | 10-in. | 9/28/1939 | Many dreams ago | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-044841 | 10-in. | 2/19/1940 | I want my mama | Carmen Castillo ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-044893 | 10-in. | 3/7/1940 | Believing | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-045777 | 10-in. | 12/19/1939 | I want my mama | Blue Barron ; Charlie Fischer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-046000 | 10-in. | 12/15/1939 | I want my mama | Delta Rhythm Band ; Evelyn Poe ; Bob Zurke | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-046061 | 10-in. | 1/3/1940 | Say 'si, si' (Para vigo me voy) | Smoothies | Mixed vocal group, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-046727 | 10-in. | 1/26/1940 | Say 'si si' | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-048910 | 10-in. | 4/16/1940 | The breeze and I | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-049051 | 10-in. | 3/26/1940 | Believing | Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-049179 | 10-in. | 5/11/1940 | The breeze and I | Janet Blair ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-050586 | 10-in. | 5/16/1940 | Where do you keep your heart | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Larry Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-050853 | 10-in. | 5/23/1940 | Where do you keep your heart? | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-050882 | 10-in. | 5/27/1940 | The breeze and I | Dinah Shore ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-050894 | 10-in. | 5/29/1940 | Where do you keep your heart? | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-053146 | 10-in. | 6/18/1940 | So deep is the night | Bernie Cummins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | arranger | |
| Victor | BS-055524 | 10-in. | 8/19/1940 | Salud, dinero y amor | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-055548 | 10-in. | 8/27/1940 | Cat's serenade | Loretta Clemens Tupper ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-056427 | 10-in. | 10/1/1940 | Salud, dinero y amor | Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-058849 | 10-in. | 1/8/1941 | Taboo | Larry Clinton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-060301 | 10-in. | 1/10/1941 | Salud, dinero y amor | Graziella Parraga | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-063818 | 10-in. | 4/24/1941 | Bless 'em all | King Sisters, The ; Barry Wood | Male vocal solo and female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-064063 | 10-in. | 4/11/1941 | Bless 'em all | Art Kassel Trio ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio and vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-068373 | 10-in. | 11/27/1941 | Now and forever | Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-068698 | 10-in. | 12/22/1941 | The lamp of memory | Johnny McAfee ; Tony Pastor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-068899 | 10-in. | 1/20/1942 | If I could only play a concertina | Four King Sisters ; Rhythm Reys | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-071662 | 10-in. | 1/23/1942 | If I could only play a concertina | McFarland Twins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-071707 | 10-in. | 1/21/1942 | The lamp of memory | Lanny Ross | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-074742 | 10-in. | 7/15/1942 | Juke box Saturday night | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires | Female-male vocal duet with male vocal quartet and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5VB-1143 | 10-in. | 10/5/1945 | In the middle of May | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Martin Men | Male vocal ensemble, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D6VB-2022 | 10-in. | 2/7/1946 | Now and forever | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Artie Wayne | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D6VB-3092 | 10-in. | 10/19/1946 | Tabu | Desi Arnaz ; Desi Arnaz Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-0468 | 10-in. | 2/17/1948 | (I need ya') like I need a hole in the head | Aristokats | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0667 | 10-in. | 3/17/1947 | The breeze and I | Three Suns | Instrumental trio | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1833 | 10-in. | 10/29/1947 | Copacabana | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Martin Men | Male vocal group, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D8VB-4142 | 10-in. | 12/28/1948 | Little Jack Frost get lost | Jean Friley ; Ray McKinley Orchestra | Female-male vocal duet, with male vocal group and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D9AB-1834 | 10-in. | 7/14/1949 | Who do you know in heaven (that made you the angel you are) | Jack Searle | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO22166 | 10-in. | 12/6/1937 | Cachita | Antobal's Cubans ; Alfredo Valdéz | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | B20106 | 10-in. | 10/21/1936 | With thee I swing | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Vocalion | 23153 | 10-in. | 6/23/1938 | I wish I had you | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stillman, Al," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109882.
Stillman, Al. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109882.
"Stillman, Al." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
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