Various Artists - Puttin' On The Ritz: Capitol Sings Irving Berlin (1992)

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Artist: Various Artists
Title: Puttin' On The Ritz: Capitol Sings Irving Berlin
Year Of Release: 1992
Label: Capitol Records
Genre: Pop, Vocal, Jazz, Easy Listening
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks)
Total Time: 01:09:41
Total Size: 170/335 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

01. John Raitt, Mary Martin, Louis Adrian & Orchestra - There's No Business Like Show Business 1:12
02. Judy Garland - Puttin' On The Ritz (1992 Digital Remaster) 1:50
03. Vic Damone - Marie (Remastered) 2:02
04. Dinah Shore - The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On) 3:20
05. Margaret Whiting - Heat Wave (Remastered) 2:34
06. Dick Haymes - Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain?) (Remastered) 2:32
07. Jo Stafford - Play A Simple Melody (Remastered) 2:31
08. Nat King Cole, Nat King Cole Trio - What'll I Do? (Remastered) 3:03
09. Bobby Darin - All By Myself (Remastered) 3:10
10. Nancy Wilson - You Can Have Him (Remastered) 4:42
11. Gordon MacRae - Steppin' Out With My Baby (Remastered) 2:30
12. Kay Starr - You're Just In Love (Remastered) 3:25
13. Andy Russell - Easter Parade (Remastered) 3:09
14. Johnny Mercer, The Pied Pipers - Alexander's Ragtime Band (Remastered 1992) 2:33
15. Peggy Lee - Cheek To Cheek (Remastered) 2:47
16. The Four Freshmen - Be Careful, It's My Heart (Remastered) 2:40
17. Betty Hutton - Blue Skies (Remastered) 2:52
18. Dick Haymes - How Deep Is The Ocean (Remastered) 3:23
19. Nat King Cole - Let's Face The Music And Dance (Remastered) 2:26
20. Sue Raney - How About Me (Remastered) 3:29
21. Vic Damone - Change Partners (Remastered) 2:29
22. Dean Martin - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (Remastered 1992) 2:43
23. Jo Stafford - White Christmas (Remastered 1992) 3:02
24. Gordon MacRae - Always (Remastered) 2:33
25. The Pied Pipers, Margaret Whiting - God Bless America (Remastered) 2:44

The songs of Irving Berlin are I-beams in the towering edifice of 20th century popular music. This sampler of predominately pop recordings from the Capitol catalog may serve as both a grab bag of enjoyable entertainments and a useful introduction to some of this composer's nicest tunes. Each of the 25 tracks perfectly illustrates the essence of a given song, and would be especially useful for anyone seeking to learn the rudimentary contours. Jazz is only marginally represented here, in spite of the fact that jazz grew up on Irving Berlin's often jazz-inspired melodies, many of which survive today primarily as jazz standards. Certainly jazz is manifested in Nat King Cole (with both trio and big band), Nancy Wilson, Johnny Mercer and bandleaders Red Norvo and Billy May. Several ex-big-band singers are in the mix, including Peggy Lee and Kay Starr. Jo Stafford sings like an angel, Dinah Shore's gentle rendering of "The Song Is Ended" comes across as a marvel of sensitivity, and Betty Hutton's handling of "Blue Skies" is among her prettiest performances on record. The timeline represented here (1944-1963) almost exactly traces the golden age of the post-WWII, pre-Beatles star pop vocalists. The core sample contains measurable amounts of Judy Garland, Mary Martin, Margaret Whiting, Dean Martin, Bobby Darin, Gordon MacRae, Dick Haymes and Vic Damone, as well as pearly white group vocals by the Starlighters, the Crew Chiefs, the Pied Pipers and the Four Freshmen.

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