Great American Songwriter (2004)

Product Summary Label: Varese Sarabande UPC: 00030206141528 Release Date: 7/13/2004 Buy.com Sku: 61012416 Item#: MSWUSE Buy.com Sales Rank: 25050 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Begin the Beguine - (with Artie Shaw) ~ Cole Porter 2. You're the Top - (with Mel Torm?) ~ Cole Porter 3. Don't Fence Me In - (with Bing Crosby) ~ Cole Porter 4. What Is This Thing Called Love - (with Peggy Lee) ~ Cole Porter 5. I Love Paris - (with Lionel Hampton) ~ Cole Porter 6. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To - (with Dinah Shore) ~ Cole Porter 7. Night and Day - (with Django Reinhardt) ~ Cole Porter 8. Love For Sale - (with Annie Ross) ~ Cole Porter 9. My Heart Belongs to Daddy - (with Mary Martin) ~ Cole Porter 10. Night & Day - (with Billie Holiday) ~ Cole Porter 11. It's de-Lovely - (with Dinah Shore) ~ Cole Porter 12. Easyto Love - (with Judy Garland) ~ Cole Porter 13. Let's Be Buddies - (with Doris Day) ~ Cole Porter 14. I Concentrate on You - (with Mel Torm?) ~ Cole Porter 15. I Get a Kick Out of You - (with Sarah Vaughan) ~ Cole Porter 16. I've Got You Under My Skin - (with Keely Smith) ~ Cole Porter 17. Begin the Beguine - (with Al Martino) ~ Cole Porter 18. Love For Sale - (with George Benson) ~ Cole Porter   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Audio Remasterer: Jesse Fishman . Liner Note Author: Scott Yanow . Beyond all the ink that's been spilled proclaiming Cole Porter's importance in the development of American song, the endless list of famous artists who have covered his tunes proves his rightful place in the highest tier of classic pop songwriters. To wit, A GREAT AMERICAN SONGWRITER, released at the time of the 2004 Porter film biography DE-LOVELY, features a handful of vocal and instrumental jazz legends paying respect to Porter's gift for unparalleled melodicism and clever lyrics. From Artie Shaw, who opens thing up here with a charmingly smooth swing rendition of "Begin the Beguine," to George Benson's groovy, boogaloo-flavored "Love for Sale," a century's worth of musicians show their love for this Broadway icon. The perfection of Porter's songwriting is already common knowledge, so the real treat here is listening to the range of interpretations. Dinah Shore gets intimate on "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To," Billy Holiday is beautifully woozy on "Night & Day" (there's also a technically astonishing Django Reinhardt take on the same song), and Bing Crosby lends his timeless croon to "Don't Fence Me In." Also on the list are Mel Torme, Sarah Vaughn, Judy Garland, and Lionel Hampton (who does a Latin/swing change-up on "I Love Paris").   Artist Overview Responsible for such classics as "I've Got You Under My Skin," "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love," and "Anything Goes," Cole Porter is synonymous with both the American songbook and Broadway musical tradition. A prolific composer and lyricist, Porter wrote numerous musicals throughout the 1930s, '40s, and '50s, including CAN-CAN and KISS ME, KATE. His songs represent the epitome of pop wit and sophistication, and have been performed by artists from Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee to the Jungle Brothers and Paul Westerberg. Artist Contemporaries Duke Ellington | Ethel Merman | George Gershwin | Hoagy Carmichael | Irving Berlin | Kurt Weill | Marlene Dietrich | Rodgers & Hart Artist Followers Ben Folds | Bette Midler | Burt Bacharach | Carole King | Ella Fitzgerald | Elvis Costello | Frank Sinatra | Jamie Cullum | Johnny Mercer | Lena Horne | Leonard Bernstein | Linda Ronstadt | Randy Newman | Rufus Wainwright | Scott Walker | Stephen Schwartz | The Magnetic Fields | Tom Waits   Compilation Appearances Vol. 1-30's Cole Porter-A Centennial Celeb Centennial Gala Concert Vol. 2-You're Sensational Cole Wake Up & Dream Disc 1: 1916-1929 Kiss Me Kate Disc 2: 1940-1948 Ultimate Cole Porter Volume 3 Ultimate Cole Porter Volume 4 It's De Lovely: Authentic Cole Porter Collection De-Lovely ESSENTIAL COLE PORTER (ENG) Red Hot Blue Porter:it's Delovely Kiss Me Kate/south Pacific (ost) How Do You Like This Piano Playing   Associated Artists and Works Adair, Beegie Dream Dancing: Songs of Cole Porter ~ Adair, Beegie Adair, Beegie Adair, Beegie Artists, Various Red Hot + Blue ~ Artists, Various Artists, Various Artists, Various Artists, Various Artists, Various Songs By Cole Porter & Rodgers & Hart ~ Artists, Various Artists, Various Artists, Various Music Theatre Hour: Cole Porter's Anything Goes ~ Artists, Various Bergonzi, C Chacksfield, Frank Evans, Bill (Saxophone) Liane Liane Liane & The Boheme Bar Trio Easy to Love: The Songs of Cole Porter ~ McCorkle, Susannah Metropolitan Music Ensemble Kiss Me, Kate [Original Broadway Cast] ~ Original Cast Original Cast Original Cast Kiss Me, Kate [Original Broadway Cast] ~ Original Cast Original Cast Original Cast Wedding In Paris/Can-Can ~ Original Cast Original Cast Original Cast Original Cast Original Cast Original Cast Original Cast Anything Goes [1988 Studio Cast] ~ Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Kiss Me Kate (Rhino) ~ Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Cole Porter: An All-Star Tribute ~ Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Anything Goes [1988 Studio Cast] ~ Original Soundtrack Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Red Hot Blue ~ Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists You're Sensational: Cole Porter in the 20's 40's & ~ Various Artists Various Artists Songs by Cole Porter and Rodgers & Hart: The 1953 ~ Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Music Theatre Hour: Cole Porter's Anything Goes ~ Various Artists It's De Lovely: The Authentic Cole Porter Collecti ~ Various Artists The Very Best of Cole Porter [Hip-O] ~ Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Cole Porter: An All-Star Tribute ~ Various Artists 40th Anniversary Edition ~ Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Essential Cole Porter ~ Various Artists Various Artists Great Light Orchestras Salute Cole Porter ~ Various Artists A Musical Celebration ~ Various Artists Great Light Orchestras Salute Cole Porter ~ Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 07/13/2004 Original Release Date : 2004 Catalog ID : 061415 Label : Fuel 2000 Records Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00030206141528    Related Videos Randy Jackson: Randy Jack...