VA - The Song Is You, Capitol Sings Jerome Kern (1992)
Artist: VA
Title: The Song Is You, Capitol Sings Jerome Kern
Year Of Release: 1992
Label: Capitol Records
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Swing, Cool, Big Band, Traditional Pop, Oldies
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks, .cue, log)
Total Time: 01:10:17
Total Size: 185/333 Mb (scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: The Song Is You, Capitol Sings Jerome Kern
Year Of Release: 1992
Label: Capitol Records
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Swing, Cool, Big Band, Traditional Pop, Oldies
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks, .cue, log)
Total Time: 01:10:17
Total Size: 185/333 Mb (scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
1. Keely Smith – The Song Is You (03:13)
2. Helen Forrest – All the Things You Are (02:15)
3. Nat King Cole – Pick Yourself Up (03:11)
4. Lena Horne – In Love in Vain (02:32)
5. The Dinning Sisters – The Way You Look Tonight (03:20)
6. Dinah Washington – Why Was I Born? (02:42)
7. Gordon MacRae – Lovely to Look At (01:44)
8. Peggy Lee – I Won't Dance (02:04)
9. Margaret Whiting – Look for the Silver Lining (02:59)
10. Johnny Mercer – They Didn't Believe Me (02:48)
11. Trudy Richards – Can't Help Lovin' That Man (02:40)
12. Jo Stafford – Long Ago (And Far Away) (02:55)
13. The Pied Pipers – Who? (02:48)
14. Judy Garland – I'm Old Fashioned (03:22)
15. Dakota Staton – The Folks Who Live on the Hill (03:22)
16. The Four Freshmen – The Last Time I Saw Paris (02:40)
17. Carole Simpson – Sure Thing (02:20)
18. Peggy Lee – Make Believe (02:05)
19. The Four Preps – Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (03:11)
20. Dinah Washington – Bill (03:00)
21. Paul Whiteman – You Were Never Lovelier (03:17)
22. Martha Tilton & Johnny Mercer – A Fine Romance (02:46)
23. Nancy Wilson – Dearly Beloved (02:13)
24. Jo Stafford – Yesterdays (03:08)
25. Gordon MacRae – Old Man River (03:55)
One of the most prolific of Tin Pan Alley scribes, Jerome Kern is given the royal treatment here with 25 vintage interpretations by some of the finest singers in jazz and pop. The likes of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan may be missing (two stars from songbook competitors Verve), but Capitol more than makes up for it with golden takes from Peggy Lee, Lena Horne, Nat King Cole, Jo Stafford, and Judy Garland. Among the many other choice cuts on display, the disc features particularly fine sides by Dinah Washington ("Jim") and Nancy Wilson ("Dearly Beloved").
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