Vincent Youmans
Vincent Millie Youmans (September 27, 1898 – April 5, 1946) was an American Broadway composer and producer. A leading Broadway composer of his day, Youmans collaborated with virtually all the greatest lyricists on Broadway: Ira Gershwin, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Irving Caesar, Anne Caldwell, Leo Robin, Howard Dietz, Clifford Grey, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu, Edward Heyman, Harold Adamson, Buddy DeSylva and Gus Kahn. Youmans' early songs are remarkable for their economy of melodic material: two-, three- or four-note phrases are constantly repeated and varied by subtle harmonic or rhythmic changes. In later years, however, he turned to longer musical sentences and more rhapsodic melodic lines. Youmans published fewer than 100 songs, but 18 of these were considered standards by ASCAP, a remarkably high percentage. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 27, 1898 (New York City), Died April 5, 1946 (Denver)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1952
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano
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Recordings (Results 126-150 of 237 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W149622 | 10-in. | 12/27/1929 | I want to be happy | Ipana Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W149623 | 10-in. | 12/27/1929 | Tea for two | Ipana Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W149631 | 10-in. | 12/30/1929 | West wind | Charlie Lawman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | [W]149762 | 10-in. | 1/15/1930 | Great day | The Danford Sisters ; Hotel Pennsylvania Music [Phil Spitalny Orchestra] ; Jack Miller | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and female vocal duet | composer | |
Columbia | [W]149763 | 10-in. | 1/15/1930 | Without a song | Hotel Pennsylvania Music [Phil Spitalny Orchestra] ; Jack Miller | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W149799 | 10-in. | 1/23/1930 | Keepin' myself for you | Johnny Morris ; Paul Specht Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W149910 | 10-in. | 1/23/1930 | The harbor of my heart | Johnny Morris ; Paul Specht Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W149957 | 10-in. | 2/3/1930 | The one girl | Ben Selvin and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | composer | |
Columbia | [W]149987 | 10-in. | 2/14/1930 | Keepin' myself for you | Sam Lanin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W151812 | 10-in. | 9/25/1931 | Time on my hands (You in my arms) | Smith Ballew and his Piping Rock Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W151843 | 10-in. | 10/15/1931 | Time on my hands (You in my arms) | Red McKenzie | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | W152697 | 10-in. | 1/24/1934 | Orchids in the moonlight | Enric Madriguera Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | W152698 | 10-in. | 1/24/1934 | Carioca | Enric Madriguera Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | W152705 | 10-in. | 2/5/1934 | Music makes me | Emil Coleman and his Palais Royal Orchestra ; Stanley Worth | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W98173 | 12-in. | 5/12/1925 | Vocal gems from No, no, Nanette | Columbia Light Opera Company | Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | HCO1121 | 10-in. | approximately 1944 | Great day | Robert Armbruster ; Nelson Eddy | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | HCO1124 | 10-in. | approximately 1944 | Without a song | Robert Armbruster ; Nelson Eddy | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | W26903 | 10-in. | 6/07/1940 | Time on my hands | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | CO28829 | 10-in. | approximately 1940 | Tea for two | Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra ; Andre Kostelanetz | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia | CO31401 | 10-in. | approximately 1941 | Time on my hands | Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra ; Andre Kostelanetz | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia | W96597 | 10-in. | June 1928 | Aleluya | Joseph M. Lacalle ; Orquesta Viva-tonal | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia | W106281 | 10-in. | approximately February 1926 | Jag går åt mitt håll | Gustav Fonandern | Male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W351112 | 10-in. | 10/13/1931 | Time on my hands (You in my arms) | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | S-7968 | 10-in. | June 1921 | Oh, me! Oh, my! | Samuel Ash ; Shannon Four | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
OKeh | S-7969 | 10-in. | June 1921 | Dolly | Lewis James ; Shannon Four | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Youmans, Vincent," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102876.
Youmans, Vincent. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102876.
"Youmans, Vincent." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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