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Recording Details

Date: 1984
Type: Audio / Vocal Recording / (Compilation)
Language: English
Performer: Ivie Anderson (11), Louis Armstrong (199), Adele Astaire (28), Fred Astaire (346), Gene Austin (15), Mildred Bailey (45), Tony Bennett (193), Connee Boswell (52), Buddy Clark (70), Rosemary Clooney (226), Nat King Cole (139), Russ Columbo (9), Perry Como (130), Barbara Cook (121), Bing Crosby (463), Billy Eckstine (64), Eileen Farrell (30), Ella Fitzgerald (252), Helen Forrest (80), Aretha Franklin (43), Benny Goodman (78), Marion Harris (14), Dick Haymes (142), Billie Holiday (173), Lena Horne (205), Al Jolson (171), Gene Kelly (156), Grace Kerns, Teddi King (25), Frances Langford (84), Peggy Lee [1] (287), Gordon MacRae (197), Johnny Mathis (112), Marilyn Maye (17), Carmen McRae (78), Mabel Mercer (26), Reed Miller (2), Helen Morgan (48), Billy Murray (7), Portia Nelson (36), Martha Raye (36), Eileen Rodgers (18), Shirley Ross (33), Dinah Shore (233), Bobby Short (58), Frank Sinatra (377), Bessie Smith (6), Jeri Southern (40), Jo Stafford (182), Kay Starr (75), Barbra Streisand (149), Elaine Stritch (65), Irene Taylor, Jack Teagarden (27), Mel Tormé (158), Sophie Tucker (35), Leslie Uggams (58), Sarah Vaughan [1] (200), Ethel Waters (73), Margaret Whiting (142), Joe Williams [1] (37)
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Format: 5-CD
Label: CBS Special Products
Released: 1995-03-24
Barcode: 033251031622
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Disc: 1
1. Some of These Days - Sophie Tucker
2. Alexander's Ragtime Band - Bessie Smith
3. Love a Piano - Billy Murray
4. They Didn't Believe Me - Grace Kerns, Reed Miller
5. April Showers - Al Jolson
6. After You've Gone - Marion Harris
7. I Ain't Got Nobody - Marion Harris
8. Man I Love - Marion Harris
9. Fascinating Ryhthm - Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire
10. Sweet Georgia Brown - Ethel Waters
11. I Can't Give You Anything But Love - Ethel Waters
12. My Melancholy Baby - Gene Austin
13. Why Was I Born? - Helen Morgan
14. Puttin' on the Ritz - Fred Astaire
15. If I Had You - Bing Crosby
16. Out of Nowhere - Bing Crosby
17. I'm Through with Love - Bing Crosby
18. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? - Bing Crosby
19. Street of Dreams - Russ Columbo
20. Georgia on My Mind - Mildred Bailey
21. Willow Weep for Me - Irene Taylor
22. I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues - Benny Goodman & His Quintet, Jack Teagarden
Disc: 2
1. Night and Day - Fred Astaire
2. Isn't This a Lovely Day? - Fred Astaire
3. Cheek to Cheek - Fred Astaire
4. Fine Romance - Fred Astaire
5. They Can't Take That Away from Me - Fred Astaire
6. I Feel a Song Comin' On - Frances Langford
7. Jeepers Creepers - Louis Armstrong
8. You Go to My Head - Billie Holiday
9. More Than You Know - Billie Holiday
10. Day in, Day Out - Helen Forrest
11. Taking a Chance on Love - Helen Forrest, Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
12. Skylark - Helen Forrest
13. Body and Soul - Martha Raye
14. Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart - Judy Garland
15. Nearness of You - Connee Boswell
16. It Never Entered My Mind - Shirley Ross
17. I Got It Bad - Ivie Anderson
18. Stormy Weather - Lena Horne
19. As Long as I Live - Lena Horne
20. Sweet Lorraine - Nat King Cole
21. Embraceable You - Nat King Cole
22. But Not for Me - Judy Garland
Disc: 3
1. Boy Next Door - Judy Garland
2. Something to Remember You By - Dinah Shore
3. Alone Together - Jo Stafford
4. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - Benny Goodman & His Quintet, Peggy Mann
5. I Only Have Eyes for You - Frank Sinatra
6. Cottage for Sale - Billy Eckstine
7. You Are Too Beautiful - Dick Haymes
8. They Say It's Wonderful - Perry Como
9. I'll Get By - Buddy Clark
10. Little Girl Blue - Margaret Whiting
11. Our Love Is Here to Stay - Gene Kelly
12. By Myself - Fred Astaire
13. Get Happy - Judy Garland
14. Man That Got Away - Judy Garland
15. Hello Young Lovers - Mabel Mercer
16. Dancing on the Ceiling - Jeri Southern
17. Easy Living - Peggy Lee
18. Sophisticated Lady - Rosemary Clooney
19. There Will Never Be Another You - Nat King Cole
20. Star Dust - Nat King Cole
21. 'S Wonderful - Sarah Vaughan
22. Autumn in New York - Sarah Vaughan
23. What is This Thing Called Love - Ella Fitzgerald
Disc: 4
1. This Can't Be Love - Ella Fitzgerald
2. How Long Has This Been Going On - Ella Fitzgerald
3. Blues in the Night - Ella Fitzgerald
4. Speak Low - Carmen McRae
5. Isn't It Romantic - Carmen McRae
6. Baltimore Oriole - Carmen McRae
7. I've Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra
8. I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan - Frank Sinatra
9. What'll I Do - Johnny Mathis
10. I'm Beginning to See the Light - Joe Williams
11. Come Rain or Come Shine - Joe Williams
12. Something's Gotta Give - Fred Astaire
13. Nice Work If You Can Get It - Mel Tormé
14. When the Sun Comes Out - Mel Tormé
15. One Morning in May - Mel Tormé
16. You're Driving Me Crazy - Kay Starr
17. Just One of Those Things - Lena Horne
18. You Don't Know What Love Is - Teddi King
19. My Future Just Passed - Teddi King
20. Easy Street - Elaine Stritch
21. My Shining Hour - Mabel Mercer
Disc: 5
1. Glad to Be Unhappy - Barbara Cook
2. While We're Young - Portia Nelson
3. Nobody Else But Me - Bobby Short
4. Supper Time - Eileen Farrell
5. All the Things You Are - Gordon MacRae
6. Here's That Rainy Day - Frank Sinatra
7. Last Night When We Were Young - Tony Bennett
8. Sleepin' Bee - Tony Bennett
9. My Funny Valentine - Tony Bennett
10. I'll Be Around - Tony Bennett
11. Sometimes I'm Happy - Tony Bennett
12. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive - Aretha Franklin
13. I Get a Kick out of You - Eileen Rodgers
14. As Time Goes By - Peggy Lee
15. Lush Life - Nat King Cole
16. Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year - Leslie Uggams
17. I'm Old Fashioned - Ella Fitzgerald
18. Lazy Afternoon - Sarah Vaughan
19. Quiet Night - Barbra Streisand
20. September Song - Frank Sinatra
21. Too Late Now - Marilyn Maye
22. Some Other Time - Barbara Cook