Capitol Sings Irving Berlin (1992) (Garland/Damone/Martin/Macrae )

Product Summary Label: Emd/capitol UPC: 00077779847723 Release Date: 10/20/1998 Buy.com Sku: 60134674 Item#: M4GPCW Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. There's No Business Like Show Business - Mary Martin & John Raitt ~ Various Artists 2. Puttin' On The Ritz - Judy Garland ~ Various Artists 3. Marie - Vic Damone ~ Various Artists 4. Song Is Ended, The (But The Melody Lingers On) - Dinah Shore ~ Various Artists 5. Heat Wave - Margaret Whiting ~ Various Artists 6. Isn't It A Lovely Day - Dick Haymes ~ Various Artists 7. Play A Simple Melody - Jo Stafford ~ Various Artists 8. What'll I Do? - Nat "King" Cole ~ Various Artists 9. All By Myself - Bobby Darin ~ Various Artists 10. You Can Have Him - Nancy Wilson ~ Various Artists 11. Steppin' Out With My Baby - Gordon MacRae ~ Various Artists 12. You're Just In Love - Kay Starr ~ Various Artists 13. Easter Parade - Andy Russell ~ Various Artists 14. Alexander's Ragtime Band - Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers ~ Various Artists 15. Cheek To Cheek - Peggy Lee ~ Various Artists 16. Be Careful It's My Heart - The Four Freshmen ~ Various Artists 17. Blue Skies - Betty Hutton ~ Various Artists 18. How Deep Is The Ocean - Dick Haymes ~ Various Artists 19. Let's Face The Music And Dance - Nat "King" Cole ~ Various Artists 20. How About Me - Sue Raney ~ Various Artists 21. Change Partners - Vic Damone ~ Various Artists 22. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Dean Martin ~ Various Artists 23. White Christmas - Jo Stafford ~ Various Artists 24. Always - Gordon MaCrae ~ Various Artists 25. God Bless America - Margaret Whiting & The Pied Pipers ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info 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. ~ arwulf arwulf Producer: Brad Benedict (Compilation)   Technical Info Release Date : 07/23/1996 Original Release Date : 1992 Catalog ID : 98477 Label : Capitol/EMI Records Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00077779847723    Product Image