Buddy Baker

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Aliases: Buddy Baker and His Orchestra
Buddy Baker's Orchestra
Real name: Norman Baker
Born: January 14, 1918
Died: July 26, 2002
Country: United States
IPI: 00001863414 1 work
00086155854 1 work
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Baker is best known for his long association with Walt Disney Studios for whom he composed film scores. he was also an arranger and orchestra leader.

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		Angel Eyes	Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	1947	(624 artists)
		Crying	Billy Eckstine - Orchestra conducted by Buddy Baker	June 1949	(3 artists)
		Gloria	Bob Hayward with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	May 1946	(30 artists)
		I Left My Heart in Mississippi	Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	June 1946	(5 artists)
		When I Write My Song	Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	June 1947	(4 artists)

Covers by Buddy Baker

		Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
		All of Me	Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	December 1946	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Mildred Bailey
		Basin Street Blues	Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	December 1946	Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
		Body and Soul	Billy Eckstine - Orchestra conducted by Buddy Baker	September 1949	Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
		Body and Soul	Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	April 1946	Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
		Facime La Twist	Frank Verna - Arranged and Conducted By Norman Baker	December 1961	(unknown)
		Flamingo	Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	December 1946	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Herb Jeffries
		I Don't Want to Cry Anymore	Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	December 1946	Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Larry Taylor
		I Get the Blues When It Rains	Helen Troy with Buddy Baker's Orchestra	March 1954	Carl Haworth
		I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So	Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	June 1946	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Al Hibbler
		Roses	Billy Eckstine - Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	May 1950	Sons of the Pioneers
	i	Sleepy Time Down South	Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	1946	Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
		Solitude	Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	December 1946	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
		Stardust	Billy Eckstine - Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	May 1950	Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals, Chester Leighton & His Sophomores - Vocal Chorus by Chester Leighton
		These Foolish Things	Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	December 1946	Dorothy Dickson PRF, Turner Layton REC
		You Gave Me Ev'rything but Love	Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	1947	Leo Reisman and His Orchestra

Songs written by Buddy Baker

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Grim Grinning Ghosts	X Atencio, Buddy Baker	Chuck Schroeder, Vern Rowe, Bob Ebright, Jay Meyer, and Thurl Ravenscroft, Loulie Jean Norman and Bill Reeve REC, The Melomen, Paul Frees, Betty Taylor, Bill Lee, Thurl Ravenscroft REL	April 1969	Covered by (7 artists)

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Facime La Twist	Buddy Baker, Frank Verna, Roberta Como	'O sole mio	Frank Verna - Arranged and Conducted By Norman Baker

Releases

Albums

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Magenta Moods	Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	December 1946	Exclusive [US]

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Angel Eyes	Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	1947	Exclusive [US]
	Facime La Twist	Frank Verna - Arranged and Conducted By Norman Baker	December 1961	Jubilee
	Gloria	Bob Hayward with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	May 1946	Exclusive [US]
	I Left My Heart in Mississippi	Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	June 1946	Exclusive [US]
	I'm Stuck with a Sticker	Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	1946	Exclusive [US]
	What's the Score?	Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	April 1946	Exclusive [US]
	Why Can't I Forget About You?	Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra	June 1947	Exclusive [US]

Performances also appear on

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	A Kiss in the Dark	Helen Troy [US1]	March 1954	Vito [US2]
	Body and Soul	Billy Eckstine	September 1949	MGM
	I Wanna Be Loved	Billy Eckstine	May 1950	MGM
	My Destiny	Billy Eckstine	May 1950	MGM
	Temptation	Billy Eckstine	June 1949	MGM