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"On the Alamo"
Composition by Isham Jones, Gilbert Keyes and Joe Lyons
Released1922
GenreJazz Fox Trot
Length3:11
LabelBrunswick
2245[1]
Composer(s)Isham Jones
Lyricist(s)Gilbert Keyes and Joe Lyons
Lyrics not heard on this recording.

"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.

Notable versions

  • 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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Advance Brunswick Records from June Release". The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald. April 27, 1922. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  2. ^ "October Victor Records Out Today: We Have The Entire List". The Schenectady Gazette. September 30, 1922. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  3. ^ "Me queres? = Do you love me?". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  4. ^ "Part 4 - The Billboard Music Popularity Chart: Review of New Records". Billboard. June 22, 1946. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  5. ^ "Album and LP Reviews: Popular". Billboard. July 4, 1953. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
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  7. ^ "The Sound: The Amazing Jean 'Toots' Thielemans". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  8. ^ "Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums: Jazz". Billboard. February 26, 1955. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  9. ^ "Norgran Records: Long Play". Billboard. December 17, 1955. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  10. ^ "Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums". Billboard. September 22, 1956. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
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  12. ^ "Debut: The Clef/Mercury Duo Recordings 1949-1951". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  13. ^ "'Some Fine Old Chestnuts' and 'New Tricks' (Musical CD, 1998)". Worldcat. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  14. ^ "Old Favorites Back On Long-play Discs". The Vancouver Sun. June 7, 1957. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
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  16. ^ "Keeping Up With the Joneses: featuring The Jones Brothers". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  17. ^ "You 'n Me". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  18. ^ "You 'n Me". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  19. ^ "What a Little Moonlight Can Do". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  20. ^ "I Can't Help It". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  21. ^ "I Can't Help It". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  22. ^ "The Modern Sound of Betty Carter / Out There. WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  23. ^ "This Time It's Love - plus 14 Bonus Tracks". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  24. ^ "Blue World". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  25. ^ "Two Originals: Keep Going, Blue World". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  26. ^ "A Southern Memoir (Musical CD, 2010)". Worldcat. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  27. ^ "The Swinger". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  28. ^ "The Swingers". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16.