The Very Best of the Cole Porter Songbook

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Jewel case in cardboard sleeve

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Anything Goes
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Herb Geller (on 1956-02-08) and Bud Shank (on 1956-02-08)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1956-02-08)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1956-02-08)
cello:
Robert La Marchina (US cellist and conductor) (on 1956-02-08) and Edgar Lustgarten (on 1956-02-08)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1956-02-08)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1956-02-08)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-02-08)
harp:
Corky Hale (on 1956-02-08)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1956-02-08)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-02-08) and Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1956-02-08)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1956-02-08), Joe Howard (american trombone player) (on 1956-02-08) and Lloyd Ulyate (American trombonist (1927-2004)) (on 1956-02-08)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1956-02-08), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1956-02-08), Maynard Ferguson (on 1956-02-08) and Conrad Gozzo (on 1956-02-08)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1956-02-08)
conductor:
Buddy Bregman (on 1956-02-08)
arranger:
Buddy Bregman
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-02-08)
cover recording of:
Anything Goes (on 1956-02-08)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Anything Goes
Ella Fitzgerald43:23
2My Heart Belongs to Daddy
double bass:
Max Wayne (on 1953-05-01)
drums (drum set):
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1953-05-01)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1953-05-01)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1953-05-01)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1953-05-01)
cover recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (on 1953-05-01)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Peggy Lee2:08
3Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)
recording of:
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (Paris musical) (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1928)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
Paris (1928 musical)
Eydie Gormé3:13
4Night and Day
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Frank Sinatra4:01
5It’s De-Lovely
producer:
Norman Granz
vocals:
Anita O’Day (on 1959-04-09)
orchestra:
Billy May & His Orchestra (on 1959-04-09)
recording of:
It’s De‐Lovely (on 1959-04-09)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
part of:
Anything Goes
part of:
Red, Hot and Blue (1936 Cole Porter musical)
Anita O’Day2:06
6Too Darn Hot
vocals:
Ann Miller
recording of:
Too Darn Hot (from Kiss Me, Kate) (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1948)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and T.B. Harms Co.
part of:
Kiss Me, Kate (musical)
Ann Miller2:46
7All of You
recording of:
All of You (Silk Stockings musical) (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Chappell Music (UK)
part of:
Silk Stockings (1957 musical film)
Billie Holiday2:33
8Well Did You Evah?
vocals:
Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
recording of:
Well, Did You Evah! (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Chappell & Co. (in 1956)
part of:
DuBarry Was a Lady (1939 stage musical)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
High Society (1956 film)
Bing Crosby with Frank Sinatra3:49
9Easy to Love
recording of:
Easy to Love (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Anything Goes
part of:
Born to Dance
Shirley Bassey3:04
10You’re the Top
cover recording of:
You’re the Top (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
part of:
Anything Goes
Sammy Davis Jr. with Carmen McRae3:02
11What Is This Thing Called Love
recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue) (in 1960)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
Frank Cordell4:15
12I Concentrate on You
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Herb Geller (on 1956-02-09) and Bud Shank (on 1956-02-09)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1956-02-09)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1956-02-09)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1956-02-09)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1956-02-09)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-02-09)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1956-02-09)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-02-09) and Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1956-02-09)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1956-02-09), Joe Howard (american trombone player) (on 1956-02-09) and Lloyd Ulyate (American trombonist (1927-2004)) (on 1956-02-09)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1956-02-09), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1956-02-09), Maynard Ferguson (on 1956-02-09) and Conrad Gozzo (on 1956-02-09)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1956-02-09)
conductor:
Buddy Bregman (on 1956-02-09)
arranger:
Buddy Bregman
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-02-09)
cover recording of:
I Concentrate on You (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
Ella Fitzgerald33:13
13Silk Stockings
recording of:
Silk Stockings (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer)
part of:
Silk Stockings (1955 musical)
Don Ameche2:11
14It’s All Right With Me
cover recording of:
It’s All Right with Me (Can‐Can musical) (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
Lena Horne2:39
15I’ve Got You Under My Skin
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Born to Dance
Frank Sinatra3:46
16Wunderbar
vocals:
Kathryn Grayson (in 1953) and Howard Keel (in 1953)
recording of:
Wunderbar (from Kiss Me, Kate) (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1948)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Kiss Me, Kate (musical)
Howard Keel with Kathryn Grayson3:16
17I’ve Still Got My Health
recording of:
I've Still Got My Health (Panama Hattie musical) (in 1940)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1940)
part of:
Panama Hattie (1940 Cole Porter musical)
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
Ethel Merman2:34
18Make It Another Old-Fashioned, Please
recording of:
Make It Another Old-Fashioned, Please (Panama Hattie musical) (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1940)
part of:
Panama Hattie (1940 Cole Porter musical)
Julie London2:31
19High Society Calypso
recording of:
High Society Calypso (High Society musical romantic comedy film) (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
High Society (1956 film)
Louis Armstrong2:13
20Always True to You in My Fashion
recording of:
Always True to You in My Fashion (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1948)
part of:
Kiss Me, Kate (musical)
Eydie Gormé3:00
21Let’s Be Buddies
recording of:
Let’s Be Buddies (Panama Hattie musical) (in 1940)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1940)
part of:
Panama Hattie (1940 Cole Porter musical)
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
Doris Day3:06
22Ça c’est l’amour
recording of:
Ça, c’est l’amour (Les Girls musical comedy film) (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1957)
Taina Elg1:44
23Blow, Gabriel, Blow
recording of:
Blow, Gabriel Blow (Anything Goes) (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
part of:
Anything Goes
Michel Legrand2:41
24Why Can’t You Behave
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Herb Geller (on 1956-02-07) and Bud Shank (on 1956-02-07)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1956-02-07)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1956-02-07)
cello:
Robert La Marchina (US cellist and conductor) (on 1956-02-07) and Edgar Lustgarten (on 1956-02-07)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1956-02-07)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1956-02-07)
flute:
Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1956-02-07)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-02-07)
harp:
Corky Hale (on 1956-02-07)
oboe:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-02-07)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1956-02-07)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-02-07) and Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1956-02-07)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1956-02-07), Joe Howard (american trombone player) (on 1956-02-07) and Lloyd Ulyate (American trombonist (1927-2004)) (on 1956-02-07)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1956-02-07), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1956-02-07), Maynard Ferguson (on 1956-02-07) and Conrad Gozzo (on 1956-02-07)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1956-02-07)
conductor:
Buddy Bregman (in 1956)
arranger:
Buddy Bregman
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-02-07)
cover recording of:
Why Can’t You Behave? (from Kiss Me, Kate) (on 1956-02-07)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1948)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Kiss Me, Kate (musical)
Ella Fitzgerald5:06
25Love for Sale
recording of:
Love for Sale (in 1952)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Anita O’Day3:36
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