One year across the standards
Recorded in 1942
20 recordings on this site were made in 1942, across 17 tunes.
January
- The Song Is YouFrank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl · 1942 · Hollywood · Bluebird
- Blues in the NightDinah Shore · 1942 · Victor Studio 2, New York · Bluebird
- C Jam BluesDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra · 1942 · Chicago · Victor
- PerdidoDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra · 1942 · Chicago · Victor
February
- I'll Be AroundCab Calloway · 1942 · Chicago · OKeh
- SkylarkDinah Shore with Rosario Bourdon · 1942 · Bluebird
- I'll Be AroundThe Mills Brothers · 1942 · Decca
March
May
July
- Aquarela do BrasilJimmy Dorsey · 1942 · New York · Decca
- That Old Black MagicGlenn Miller and His Orchestra, vocals Skip Nelson and the Modernaires · 1942 · Studio A, Chicago · RCA Victor
- I'm Old FashionedGlenn Miller and His Orchestra with Skip Nelson · 1942 · Chicago · Victor, matrix
- Things Ain't What They Used to BeCharlie Barnet · 1942 · Decca
- I'm Old FashionedFred Astaire with John Scott Trotter · 1942 · Decca
- That Old Black MagicJudy Garland with David Rose · 1942 · Los Angeles · Decca
- You'd Be So Nice to Come Home ToDinah Shore · 1942 · RCA Victor session, United States (studio not stated in sources) · Victor