Pure Easy

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
Dean Martin 3:00
2 Hello Dolly
Bing Crosby 2:34
3 Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)
Dinah Washington 2:29
4 Mad About the Boy
Julie London 2:10
5 It Had to Be You
Kay Starr 2:51
6 Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Al Martino 3:23
7 Teach Me Tiger
April Stevens 2:22
8 The More I See You
Dick Haymes 2:51
9 Unchained Melody
Frankie Vaughan 3:39
10 No Other Love
Ronnie Hilton 3:08
11 Misty Blue
Ella Fitzgerald 2:29
12 The Girl From Ipanema
Eartha Kitt 3:05
13 Willow Weep for Me
Nina Simone 4 3:14
14 She (Theme From TV Series 'The Seven Faces of Woman')
Pepe Jaramillo 4:18
15 Night and Day
Fred Astaire 3:14
16 Embraceable You
Chet Baker 2:08
17 I Just Want to Make Love to You
Lou Rawls 3:29
18 Guantanamera
Geoff Love & His Orchestra 3:03
19 I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington 5:33
20 Till There Was You
Billy May 2:43
▼ CD 2
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 From Russia With Love
Matt Monro 3.5 2:36
2 Chicago
Tony Bennett 2:08
3 Spanish Eyes
Al Martino 2:47
4 Begin the Beguine
Artie Shaw 3:17
5 Crazy Rhythm
Harry James 3:12
6 Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)
Kay Starr 2:45
7 Softly as I Leave You
Lena Horne 3:03
8 The Way You Look Tonight
Les Brown All Stars 3:29
9 Little Things Mean a Lot
Alma Cogan 3:17
10 I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
Michael Holliday 2:09
11 What Kind of Fool Am I?
Nancy Wilson 2:12
12 Softly Softly
Ruby Murray 2:28
13 Sunshine (Soleil)
Françoise Hardy 3:43
14 What Is This Thing Called Love?
George Shearing Trio 4:02
15 Stranger in Paradise
Manuel & The Music of the Mountains 3:09
16 I Say a Little Prayer
Ron Goodwin and His Concert Orchestra 1:57
17 Magic Moments
Ronnie Hilton 2:48
18 Something
Shirley Bassey 3:36
19 Stormy Weather
Sarah Vaughan feat. Jimmy Jones and His Orchestra 3:29
20 I Can't Give You Anything but Love
Judy Garland 3:54
▼ CD 3
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 I'm Just a Lucky So and So
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington 3:10
2 The Best Things in Life Are Free
Bing Crosby 2:26
3 Angel Eyes
Jack Jones 3:13
4 Let's Face the Music and Dance
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra 2:33
5 Anything Goes
Count Basie and Tony Bennett 2:21
6 I Get a Kick Out of You
Shirley Bassey 2:48
7 I've Got You Under My Skin
Danny Williams 3:16
8 Love Me Tender
Vince Hill 2:57
9 (I'll Be With You in) Apple Blossom Time
The Andrews Sisters 2:54
10 You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
Vikki Carr 2:38
11 Georgia on My Mind
Lou Rawls 3:20
12 's Wonderful
Ray Anthony 2:44
13 Words (Based on Last Movement of Symphony 9 by Beethoven)
Andy Williams & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 4:32
14 April in Paris
Dinah Shore 2:57
15 Let's Fly Away
Jeri Southern 2:31
16 Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
Sarah Vaughan 2:26
17 The Very Thought of You
The Four Freshmen 2:22
18 Call Me Irresponsible
Dinah Washington 2:19
19 Cry Me a River
Julie London 5 2:49
20 Yesterday
Matt Monro 2:48

Credits

CD 1

recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (1957-12-09) (track 16)
guitar:
David Wheat (1957-12-09) (track 16)
bass:
Russ Savakus (1957-12-09) (track 16)
piano:
Nina Simone (American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and activist in the Civil Rights Movement) (1959) (track 13)
arranger:
Joe Lovano (track 16)
Robert Mersey (track 13)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (track 1)
Noël Coward (track 4)
Bob Montgomery (track 11)
Isham Jones (1924) (track 5)
George Gershwin (composer) (1928) (track 16)
Cole Porter (1932) (track 15)
Ann Ronell (1932) (track 13)
Duke Ellington (American composer, pianist, & jazz bandleader) (1941) (track 19)
Richard Rodgers (1952 – 1953) (track 10)
Bart Howard (1954) (track 3)
engineer:
Malcolm Addey (track 16)
Ted Keep (track 4)
lyricist:
Noël Coward (track 4)
Bob Montgomery (track 11)
Johnny Mercer (track 1)
Gus Kahn (1924) (track 5)
Ira Gershwin (1928) (track 16)
Cole Porter (1932) (track 15)
Ann Ronell (1932) (track 13)
Paul Francis Webster (1941) (track 19)
Oscar Hammerstein II (1953) (track 10)
Bart Howard (1954) (track 3)
orchestra:
Pete King and His Orchestra (track 4)
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer) (track 16)
Michael Cuscuna (track 16)
Hecky Krasnow (track 13)
Bob Thiele (track 19)
Bobby Troup (track 4)
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) (track 19)
Rudy van Gelder (1959) (track 13)
vocals:
Julie London (track 4)
Chet Baker (1957-12-09) (track 16)
Nina Simone (American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and activist in the Civil Rights Movement) (1959) (track 13)
writer:
Bob Crewe (track 6)
Bob Gaudio (track 6)
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co. (track 5)
Chappell Music Ltd. (tracks 4, 15)
EMI Longitude Music (track 6)
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) (track 6)
EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd. (track 6)
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (tracks 5–6)
Gilbert Keyes Music Company (track 5)
Harms, Inc. (track 15)
New World Music Corp. (track 16)
Reservoir One America (track 11)
TRO Essex Music Ltd. (track 3)
WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) (track 16)
Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. (track 6)
Talmont Music (publisher) (1966 –) (track 11)
Seasons Four Music (1967) (track 6)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (1959) (track 13)
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (1961-04-03 – 1961-04-04) (track 19)
arrangements:
Fly Me to the Moon (Quincy Jones arr.) (track 3)
Mad About the Boy (arr Paul Campbell) (track 4)
cover recording of:
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (track 6)
Fly Me to the Moon (track 3)
Mad About the Boy (track 4)
Misty Blue (track 11)
No Other Love (track 10)
Embraceable You (1957-12-09) (track 16)
is the basis for:
7 Virtuoso Études: Embraceable You (track 16)
later translated versions:
Abraçável você (track 16)
Du är så underbart rar (track 6)
Je suis mordue (track 19)
Kai vielä katsoa saa (track 6)
Na sedm strun přijď mi hrát (Can't Take My Eyes Off You) (track 6)
No puedo quitar mis ojos de ti (track 6)
Preciso Olhar pra Você (track 6)
Schieß mich doch zum Mond (track 3)
Tout le jour, toute la nuit (Night and Day; du film "Joyeuse divorcée") (track 15)
Voin sanoa sen toisinkin (track 3)
Volons vers la lune (track 3)
Ça fait mal (J'suis mordue) (track 19)
Ночь и день (track 15)
君の瞳に恋してる (Aya Maki translation) (track 6)
君の瞳に恋してる (Ren Takayanagi translation) (track 6)
part of:
Crazy For You (1992 Musical) (track 16)
Gay Divorce (track 15)
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical) (track 16)
recording of:
I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) (track 19)
In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening (Here Comes the Groom) (track 1)
It Had to Be You (track 5)
Night and Day (Cole Porter song) (track 15)
Willow Weep for Me (1959) (track 13)
referred to in medleys:
Bing Crosby Medley (track 1)
Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You) (track 6)
version of:
Beneath the Southern Cross (Victory at Sea) (track 10)

CD 2

recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (1938-07-24) (track 4)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (track 4)
reeds:
Hank Freeman (American jazz saxophonist) (track 4)
Tony Pastor (track 4)
Ronnie Perry (track 4)
Les Robinson (track 4)
trumpet:
Johnny Best (jazz trumpeter) (track 4)
Claude Bowen (track 4)
Chuck Peterson (trumpet) (track 4)
drums:
Cliff Leeman (track 4)
guitar:
Al Avola (track 4)
bass:
Sid Weiss (track 4)
piano:
Les Burness (track 4)
trombone:
George Arus (track 4)
Harry Rodgers (track 4)
Ted Vesely (track 4)
arranger:
Johnny Harris (track 18)
John Barry (film composer; known for James Bond) (track 1)
Ray Ellis (track 7)
composer:
Burt Bacharach (track 17)
Antonio DeVita (track 7)
Bert Kaempfert (German easy listening and jazz-orientated orchestra leader, music producer, and songwriter, 1923-1980) (track 3)
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (track 6)
Carl Stutz (track 9)
Lionel Bart (track 1)
George Harrison (The Beatles) (track 18)
Cole Porter (1935) (track 4)
Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (1942) (track 6)
Jimmy Sherman (1942) (track 6)
conductor:
Johnny Harris (track 18)
John Barry (film composer; known for James Bond) (track 1)
Ray Ellis (track 7)
lead vocals:
Matt Monro (track 1)
lyricist:
Lionel Bart (track 1)
Giorgio Calabrese (track 7)
Hal David (track 17)
George Harrison (The Beatles) (track 18)
Edith Lindeman (track 9)
Charles Singleton (Composer/lyricist) (track 3)
Eddie Snyder (track 3)
Cole Porter (1935) (track 4)
Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (1942) (track 6)
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (1942) (track 6)
Jimmy Sherman (1942) (track 6)
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (track 4)
producer:
Tony Colton (track 18)
Johnny Harris (track 18)
George Martin (track 1)
Ray Ellis (track 7)
translator:
Hal Shaper (track 7)
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (track 18)
Lena Horne (track 7)
Matt Monro (track 1)
writer:
Leslie Bricusse (track 11)
Anthony Newley (track 11)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. (track 17)
Chappell Music Ltd. (track 4)
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) (track 18)
EMI United Partnership Ltd. (track 1)
Harrisongs Ltd. (track 18)
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (track 6)
MCA Music Ltd. (track 17)
日音 Synch事業部 (track 18)
cover recording of:
Little Things Mean a Lot (track 9)
Magic Moments (track 17)
Softly, as I Leave You (track 7)
Something (track 18)
is the basis for:
Divine biguine (french) (track 4)
later parody versions:
One Hippopotami (track 11)
later translated versions:
Algo (Lyrics start with "Algo en tu mirar yo vi") (track 18)
Algo (Lyrics start with "Algo va a pasar en mi") (track 18)
Beguine (track 4)
Jag är mycket ensam nu (track 18)
Magic Moments (Attimi d’amore) (track 17)
Manchmal (Something) (track 18)
Manchmal (Something) (track 18)
Se jokin (track 18)
Volver a empezar (Begin the Beguine) (track 4)
サムシング (track 18)
later versions:
Begin the Beguine (unknown language, not English) (track 4)
part of:
Jubilee (track 4)
recording of:
Begin the Beguine (track 4)
From Russia With Love (track 1)
Lover Man (track 6)
Spanish Eyes (track 3)
What Kind of Fool Am I? (track 11)
referred to in medleys:
The Beatles Concerto: 2nd Movement: Andante espressivo (Here, There and Everywhere / Something) (track 18)
Something / Blue Jay Way (Love version) (track 18)
The Music of The Beatles (tracks 18, 18)
translated version of:
Piano (track 7)
version of:
Moon Over Naples (track 3)

CD 3

clarinet:
Barney Bigard (track 1)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (track 1)
drums:
Danny Barcelona (track 1)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (track 16)
bass:
George Duvivier (track 16)
Mort Herbert (track 1)
piano:
Duke Ellington (American composer, pianist, & jazz bandleader) (track 1)
André Previn (track 14)
Ralph Sharon (track 5)
trombone:
Trummy Young (track 1)
arranger:
Ralph Sharon (track 5)
composer:
Arthur Hamilton (track 19)
Albert Von Tilzer (track 9)
Vernon Duke (1932) (track 14)
Cole Porter (1934) (track 5)
Cole Porter (1944) (track 16)
Duke Ellington (American composer, pianist, & jazz bandleader) (1945) (track 1)
lyricist:
Arthur Hamilton (track 19)
Neville Fleeson (track 9)
Yip Harburg (1932) (track 14)
Cole Porter (1934) (track 5)
Cole Porter (1944) (track 16)
Mack David (1945) (track 1)
producer:
Teddy Reig (track 5)
Bob Thiele (track 1)
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) (track 1)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (track 1)
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (track 5)
Julie London (track 19)
Dinah Shore (track 14)
Sarah Vaughan (track 16)
writer:
John Lennon (Beatle) (track 20)
Paul McCartney (track 20)
Cole Porter (track 15)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. (track 16)
Chappell & Co., Inc. (tracks 16, 19)
Chappell Music (track 5)
Chappell Music Co. Inc. (tracks 16, 19)
Chappell Music Ltd. (tracks 5, 14)
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (track 9)
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. (track 9)
Harmony Grace Publishing (track 19)
Northern Songs Ltd. (track 20)
Saunders Publications Inc. (track 19)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (track 20)
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (track 16)
Warner/Chappell North America Limited (track 19)
Maclen Music Ltd. (1965 –) (track 20)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (1961-04-03 – 1961-04-04) (track 1)
RKO-Pathe Studio in New York, New York, United States (1961-07-18) (track 16)
arrangements:
12 Songs: Yesterday (track 20)
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (for choir, Bennett) (track 16)
cover recording of:
Yesterday (track 20)
later parody versions:
DNA (track 20)
Scrambled Eggs (track 20)
Yes Today (track 20)
later translated versions:
Ayer (track 20)
Blosndee (track 20)
Ddoe Mor Bell (track 20)
Dyddiau Fu (track 20)
Eilinen (track 20)
Gestern noch (Yesterday) (track 20)
Ieri a lei (track 20)
Je croyais (track 20)
Joet tulvimaan itke (track 19)
Noir est ta couleur (Cry Me a River) (track 19)
Pleure (track 19)
Pleurer des rivières (track 19)
Toda vez que eu digo adeus (track 16)
Vakardiena (Latvian version of "Yesterday") (track 20)
part of:
Anything Goes (track 5)
recording of:
(I’ll Be With You) In Apple Blossom Time (track 9)
Anything Goes (track 5)
April in Paris (track 14)
Cry Me a River (track 19)
I'm Just a Lucky So and So (track 1)
Let's Fly Away (track 15)
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (1961-07-18) (track 16)
referred to in medleys:
Arenature (track 19)
Medley: Michelle / Yesterday (track 20)
The Beatles Concerto: 1st Movement: Maestoso - Allegro moderato (She Loves You / Eleanor Rigby / Yesterday / All My Loving / Hey Jude) (track 20)
Autumn in New York / April in Paris (track 14)
Blackbird / Yesterday (Love version) (track 20)
The Music of The Beatles (track 20)