Frank Comstock

Aliases: Frank Comstock and His Orchestra
Glen Sponseller and His Great Orchestra
Born: September 20, 1922
Died: May 21, 2013
Country: United States
Comments: Conductor, arranger, composer and trombonist

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
From This Moment On	Doris Day - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	November 1950	(191 artists)
Mangos	Rosemary Clooney with Frank Comstock	January 21, 1957	(11 artists)
Torchin'	Frankie Laine – Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	1958	(2 artists)

Covers by Frank Comstock

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	720 in the Books	Glen Sponseller and His Great Orchestra	1962	Jan Savitt and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bon Bon
	A Cottage for Sale	Frankie Laine – Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	1958	The Revelers [US1]
i	Adios	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	June 1958	Enrique Madriguera & His Rumba Orch.
i	Adiós	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1958	Unverified
	A Face In The Crowd	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock	1957	Unverified
i	A Journey to a Star	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1962	Alice Faye BRD, Judy Garland with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra REL
i	Am I Blue?	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	June 1958	Ethel Waters BRD,REC,REL
i	Am I in love	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	June 1958	(unknown)
	A Quiet Girl	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock	1957	George Gaynes
	Around the World in 80 Days	Rhonda Fleming with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	December 1957	Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus
	A Shine on Your Shoes	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock	1957	Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC, Larry Adler, Buddy Ebsen, Vilma Ebsen, Monette Moore PRF
i	Azure	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	June 1958	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
	Baby, Baby All the Time	Rhonda Fleming with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	December 1957	Buddy Rich and His Orchestra REL, Frankie Laine with Carl Fischer's Poets of Rhythm REC
	Basin Street Blues	The Hi-Lo's - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	February 1957	Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
	Because	Frankie Laine - Orchestra conducted by Frank Comstock	May 1959	(unknown), (unknown)
	Body and Soul	Frankie Laine – Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	1958	Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
	Brahms' Lullaby	The Hi-Lo's - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	February 1957	Marie Louise Dustmann-Meyer and Clara Schumann PRF, Laura Hilgermann REL, (unknown)
	But Beautiful	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1958	Bing Crosby
	Camptown Races	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock	1957	(unknown)
i	Chattanooga Choo Choo	Glen Sponseller and His Great Orchestra	1962	Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Tex Beneke and The Four Modernaires REL, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with Tex Benteke and the Modernaires and Dorothy Dandridge and the Nicholas Brothers BRD
i	Coffee Time	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	June 1958	Kay Kyser and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Lucyann Polk and Michael Douglas
	Come In out of the Rain	Delta Rhythm Boys with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	August 1947	The King Cole Trio
	Come Rain or Come Shine	Rosemary Clooney with Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	1956	Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Sy Oliver REC, Ruby Hill, Harold Nicholas PRF
	Coquette	The Hi-Lo's - Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	May 1957	Broadway Bell-Hops
	Dancing on the Ceiling	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1958	Jessie Matthews
i	Deep Night	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1962	Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees
	Deep Purple	The Hi-Lo's - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	February 1957	Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra, Dick Todd with Orchestra
	Doncha Go 'Way Mad	Rosemary Clooney and The Hi-Lo's - Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	May 1957	Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra, Harry James and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by The Skylarks
i	Don't Be That Way	Glen Sponseller and His Great Orchestra	1962	Chick Webb and His Orchestra, (unknown)
	Don't Take Your Love from Me	Rhonda Fleming with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	December 1957	Mildred Bailey
	Down the Old Ox Road	The Hi-Lo's - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	February 1957	Bing Crosby with Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra
	Every So Often	Delta Rhythm Boys with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1947	Unverified
	Everything Happens to Me	Rosemary Clooney - Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	May 1957	Kay Kyser and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Harry Babbitt
	Foolishly Yours	Doris Day with The Mellomen - Orchestra Conducted by Frank Comstock	March 21, 1955	Deep River Boys
	Fools Rush In	The Hi-Lo's - Orchestra conducted Frank Comstock	1954	Bob Crosby and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Marion Mann
i	From Another World	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1962	Márta Eggerth, Jack Haley, Shirley Ross, Eva Condon and Robert Chisholm
	Have You Met Miss Jones	The Hi-Lo's - Orchestra conducted Frank Comstock	1954	Joy Hodges & Austin Marshall PRF, Joe Rines and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Lee Sullivan REC,REL
	Here Lies Love	Frankie Laine – Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	1958	Sam Coslow with Paramount Studio Orchestra
	How About You	Rosemary Clooney and The Hi-Lo's - Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	May 1957	Judy Garland with Orchestra under direction of David Rose REC,REL, Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney BRD
	I Am Loved	Doris Day - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	November 1950	Priscilla Gillette
	I Could Write a Book	The Hi-Lo's - Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	May 1957	Artie Shaw and His Orchestra REC,REL, Gene Kelly & Leila Ernst PRF
	I Cover the Waterfront	Frankie Laine – Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	1958	Abe Lyman and His California Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Gracie Barrie
	I Don't Want to Cry Anymore	The Hi-Lo's - Orchestra conducted Frank Comstock	1954	Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Larry Taylor
	I Get Along Without You Very Well	Frankie Laine – Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	1958	(unknown), Dick Powell PRF, Larry Clinton and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain REC
	I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)	Frankie Laine – Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	1958	Ivie Anderson PRF, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ivie Anderson REL
	I'll Get By	Frankie Laine - Orchestra conducted by Frank Comstock	May 1959	Ted Wallace & His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by The Radio Imps
i	I'll See You in My Dreams	Glen Sponseller and His Great Orchestra	1962	Isham Jones, Guest Conductor with Ray Miller's Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Frank Bessinger
	I Married an Angel	Frankie Laine - Orchestra conducted by Frank Comstock	May 1959	Larry Clinton & His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain REC, Dennis King PRF
	I Married an Angel	The Hi-Lo's - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	February 1957	Larry Clinton & His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain REC, Dennis King PRF
	I'm Glad There Is You	Rosemary Clooney - Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	May 1957	Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
	I'm in the Mood for Love	Rosemary Clooney - Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	May 1957	Frances Langford BRD, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Frank Luther REC
	Impossible	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1958	Unverified
	I'm Still Sitting Under the Apple Tree	Doris Day - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	August 1947	(unknown)
	Independent (On My Own)	Rosemary Clooney with Frank Comstock	January 21, 1957	Sydney Chaplin and Ensemble REL,PRF
i	I Never Knew (I Could Love Anybody)	Glen Sponseller and His Great Orchestra	1962	Henry Burr and John Meyer
	In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1958	Frank Sinatra with Orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle
	It's the Talk of the Town	Frankie Laine – Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	1958	Glen Gray and His Casa Loma Orchestra
	I've Got You Under My Skin	Rhonda Fleming with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	December 1957	Virginia Bruce BRD, Frances Langford with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra REC
i	Johnson Rag	Glen Sponseller and His Great Orchestra	1962	(unknown)
	June in January	The Hi-Lo's - Orchestra conducted Frank Comstock	1954	Bing Crosby BRD, Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Joey Nash REC
	Just One of Those Things	Doris Day - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	March 5, 1951	Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Stuart Allen REC,REL, June Knight & Charles Walters PRF
	Laura	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock	1957	Alfred Newman, Woody Herman and His Orchestra
	Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries	The Hi-Lo's - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	February 1957	Ben Bernie and His Orchestra REC, Ethel Merman PRF
i	Linger Awhile	Glen Sponseller and His Great Orchestra	1962	Bailey's Lucky Seven
	Little Girl Blue	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock	1957	Gloria Grafton
	Little White Lies	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock Orch.	1954	Irving Kaufman
	Love	Rhonda Fleming with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	December 1957	Judy Garland with Victor Young and His Orchestra REL, Lena Horne BRD
i	Love Is Just Around the Corner	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	June 1958	Pickens Sisters REC, Bing Crosby BRD
	Love Letters	Rosemary Clooney - Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	May 1957	Dick Haymes BRD, Dick Haymes with Orchestra under direction of Victor Young REC
	Love Me or Leave Me	Rhonda Fleming with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	December 1957	Ruth Etting REC,REL,PRF
	Love Walked In	The Hi-Lo's - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	February 1957	Jan Garber and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Russ Brown REC, Kenny Baker [US1] BRD
	Moonlight Becomes You	The Hi-Lo's - Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	May 1957	Bobby Sherwood and His Orchestra - Vocal by Kitty Kallen REC, Bing Crosby BRD
	My Future Just Passed	Delta Rhythm Boys with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1947	Charles (Buddy) Rogers REC, Buddy Rogers & Kathryn Crawford BRD
	My Melancholy Baby	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock	1957	Walter Scanlan (Walter Van Brunt) REC,REL, William Frawley PRF
	My Romance	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1958	Unverified
	My Sugar Is So Refined	The Hi-Lo's - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	February 1957	Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra
i	One O'Clock Jump	Glen Sponseller and His Great Orchestra	1962	Count Basie and His Orchestra
i	On the Atcheson, Topeka and the Santa Fe	Glen Sponseller and His Great Orchestra	1962	Bing Crosby with Six Hits and a Miss and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC, Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REL
i	Out of Space	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1962	Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra
i	Out of This World	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1962	Eddie Bracken [dubbed by Bing Crosby] BRD, Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REC,REL
	Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone	Doris Day - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	March 5, 1951	Ernie Golden and His Orchestra
i	Romantique	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	June 1958	(unknown)
	She's Funny That Way	The Hi-Lo's - Orchestra conducted Frank Comstock	1954	Gene Austin
	Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo.	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock's Orchestra	May 1955	The Mello-Larks - Orch. under dir. of Don Costa
	Side by Side	Frankie Laine - Orchestra conducted by Frank Comstock	May 1959	Sam Lanin's Orchestra
i	Sing Something Simple	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	June 1958	Hotel Pennsylvania Music - Vocal Chorus by Bill Coty
i	Small Fry	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	June 1958	Bing Crosby, Fred MacMurray, Donald O'Connor BRD, Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Judy Starr REC
i	Smoke Rings	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	June 1958	Casa Loma Orchestra
	Solitude	The Hi-Lo's - Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	May 1957	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
	Somebody Loves Me	Doris Day - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	March 5, 1951	Winnie Lightner PRF, Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra REL
i	Sometimes I'm Happy	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	June 1958	The Six Hottentots - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman
i	South Rampart Street Parade	Glen Sponseller and His Great Orchestra	1962	Bob Crosby and His Orchestra
i	Stairway to the Stars	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1962	Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra
i	Stella by Starlight	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1962	Victor Young and His Concert Orchestra - Ray Turner at the Piano REC,REL, Victor Young and His Orchestra BRD
i	Stompin' at the Savoy	Glen Sponseller and His Great Orchestra	1962	Chick Webb's Savoy Orchestra
	Stormy Weather	The Hi-Lo's - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	February 1957	Ethel Waters with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Harold Arlen REC
i	Swingin' down the Lane	Glen Sponseller and His Great Orchestra	1962	Ben Bernie and His Orchestra
	Swing Low, Sweet Chariot	The Hi-Lo's - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	February 1957	Standard Quartette
	Tenderly	The Hi-Lo's - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	February 1957	Dick Farney - Orchestrated and conducted by Paul Baron
	The Desert Song	The Hi-Lo's - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	February 1957	Edith Day & Harry Welchman - With Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra conducted by Herman Finck REL, Robert Halliday, Vivienne Segal PRF
	The End of a Love Affair	Rhonda Fleming with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	December 1957	Margaret Whiting
	The Heather on the Hill	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock	1957	David Brooks and Marion Bell PRF, David Brooks and Marion Bell with Brigadoon Orchestra conducted by Franz Allers REC,REL
	The Lamp Is Low	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1958	Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra, Kay Kyser and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Ginny Simms REC, Mildred Bailey and Her Orchestra REL
	The Love Nest	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1958	Janet Velie and Jack McGowan
i	The Moon is Blue	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1962	Sauter-Finegan Orchestra
	Then I'll Be Tired of You	Rhonda Fleming with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	December 1957	Freddie Martin and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain Elmer Feldkamp
	There's No You	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock	1957	Frank Sinatra – Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra
	These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)	Frankie Laine – Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	1958	Dorothy Dickson PRF, Turner Layton REC
	The Touch of Your Lips	Frankie Laine - Orchestra conducted by Frank Comstock	May 1959	Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Skinny Ennis
	They Can't Take That Away from Me	Rhonda Fleming with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	December 1957	Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra BRD, Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Ozzie Nelson REC,REL
	This Heart of Mine	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1958	Unverified
	Together	Rosemary Clooney and The Hi-Lo's - Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	May 1957	Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour"
	Try a Little Tenderness	Frankie Laine - Orchestra conducted by Frank Comstock	May 1959	Jack Payne & His Band
	Two Hearts, Two Kisses (Make One Love)	Doris Day with The Mellomen - Orchestra Conducted by Frank Comstock	March 21, 1955	The Charms [US1]
	Two Ladies in de Shade of de Banana Tree	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock	1957	Ada Moore & Enid Mosier PRF, The Four Lads REL
	Under Paris Skies	Rhonda Fleming with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	December 1957	Jacques Hélian et son orchestre REC,REL, Jean Bretonnière BRD, Georgia Gibbs with Orchestra conducted by Glenn Osser
	Wait Till You See Her	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1958	Ronald Graham
	We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye	Frankie Laine - Orchestra conducted by Frank Comstock	May 1959	Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians ‑ Vocal Chorus by Carmen Lombardo
	What Is There to Say	Rosemary Clooney and The Hi-Lo's - Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	May 1957	Jane Froman & Everett Marshall
	When I Fall in Love	Rhonda Fleming with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	December 1957	Victor Young, Jeri Southern with Victor Young and His Orchestra
	When Tonight Is Just a Memory	Doris Day - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	August 1947	Perry Como with Helen Carroll and The Satisfiers, Lloyd Shaffer and His Orchestra
i	When You Wish upon a Star	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1962	Cliff Edwards with Victor Young and His Orchestra - And The Ken Darby Singers
	Where Are You?	The Hi-Lo's - Orchestra conducted Frank Comstock	1954	Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra REL, Sterling Young and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Donna Lee REC
	With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair	Rhonda Fleming with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	December 1957	Kay Kyser and His Orchestra
	Yesterdays	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1958	Fay Templeton PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC,REL
	You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me	The Hi-Lo's - Orchestra conducted Frank Comstock	1954	Maurice Chevalier BRD, Ed. Loyd and His Orchestra (Ed Kirkeby) REC
	You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me	Doris Day - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	March 5, 1951	Bebe Daniels BRD, Waring's Pennsylvanians - Vocal Refrain by Tom Waring REC,REL
	You've Changed	Frankie Laine – Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	1958	Harry James and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Dick Haymes

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Listen!	The Hi-Lo's - Orchestra conducted Frank Comstock	1954	Starlite [US]
Love Nest	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1958	Columbia [US]
Music from Outer Space	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1962	Warner Bros. Records
Now Hear This	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock	1957	Columbia [US]
Patterns	Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	June 1958	Columbia [US]
Rhonda	Rhonda Fleming with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	December 1957	Columbia [US]
Ring Around Rosie	Rosemary Clooney and The Hi-Lo's - Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	May 1957	Columbia [US]
Suddenly, It's The Hi-Lo's	The Hi-Lo's - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	February 1957	Columbia [US]
Swing with Real Gusto	Glen Sponseller and His Great Orchestra	1962	Mark56 Records
Torchin'	Frankie Laine – Orch. under the direction of Frank Comstock	1958	Columbia [US]
You Are My Love	Frankie Laine - Orchestra conducted by Frank Comstock	May 1959	Columbia [US]

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Come Rain or Come Shine	Rosemary Clooney with Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	1956	Columbia [US]
Every So Often	Delta Rhythm Boys with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	August 1947	RCA Victor
From This Moment On	Doris Day - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	November 1950	Columbia [US]
I'm Still Sitting Under the Apple Tree	Doris Day - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock	August 1947	Columbia [US]
Little White Lies	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock Orch.	1954	Starlite [US]
Mangos	Rosemary Clooney with Frank Comstock	January 21, 1957	Columbia [US]
My Future Just Passed	Delta Rhythm Boys with Frank Comstock and His Orchestra	1947	RCA Victor
Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo.	The Hi-Lo's with Frank Comstock's Orchestra	May 1955	Starlite [US]
Two Hearts, Two Kisses (Make One Love)	Doris Day with The Mellomen - Orchestra Conducted by Frank Comstock	March 21, 1955	Columbia [US]