Words and Music Of Irving Berlin
CD:PPCD 78127 / CASSETTE: / RUNNING TIME: 66:48
The second volume in our 'Words
& Music' series: 22 masterpieces from 'the father of
American popular song'. Includes many numbers from 'Top
Hat' and 'On The Avenue'.
Carroll Gibbons: Top Hat, White Tie And Tails
The Boswell Sisters: Cheek To Cheek <<
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Frank Sinatra: Blue Skies
Bing Crosby: How Deep Is The Ocean?
Billie Holiday: He Ain't Got Rhythm
Fred Astaire: The Piccolino
Eddie Cantor: Mandy
Connie Boswell: All Alone
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra: Slummin' On
Park Avenue
Dick Powell: This Year's Kisses
Ambrose/Sam Browne: Soft Lights And Sweet Music
The Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra: Heat Wave
Al Bowlly: Marie
Ginger Rogers: No Strings <<
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Fred Astaire: Let's Face The Music And Dance
Hildegarde: A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody
Hutch: I Poured My Heart Into A Song
Dick Powell: The Girl On The Police Gazette
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra: I've Got My Love
To Keep Me Warm
Ted Lewis & His Band: Alexander's Ragtime Band
Rudy Vallee: Say It Isn'i So
Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers: The Song
Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On) <<
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"The artists live again!"
- BBC Radio 2
PAST PERFECT recordings give you the unique opportunity to fully appreciate the great musical performances of the Twenties, Thirties and Forties. The scratches, crackle and other noises present on the original 78rpm records are carefully removed using the latest computer technology, revealing the authentic recording more clearly than ever before. The result is the music as it was meant to be heard: pure, classic performances of the greatest popular music ever. The original sound – but with today’s clarity.
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