Night & Day (1990) (Washington/Vaughan/Torme/O'day)

Product Summary Label: Uni/verve UPC: 00042284720229 Release Date: 10/23/1990 Buy.com Sku: 60211272 Item#: MXD2VT Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. I've Got You Under My Skin - Dinah Washington ~ Various Artists 2. Love For Sale - Shirley Horn ~ Various Artists 3. Let's Do It - Louis Armstrong ~ Various Artists 4. Anything Goes - Ella Fitzgerald ~ Various Artists 5. What Is This Thing Called Love - Mel Torme ~ Various Artists 6. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - Helen Merrill ~ Various Artists 7. At Long Last - Bill Henderson ~ Various Artists 8. I Love You - Anita O'Day ~ Various Artists 9. Just One Of Those Things - Louis Armstrong ~ Various Artists 10. It's De-Lovely - Sarah Vaughan ~ Various Artists 11. Always True To You In My Own Fashion - Blossom Dearie ~ Various Artists 12. I Concentrate On You - Fred Astaire ~ Various Artists 13. I Get A Kick Out Of You - Dinah Washington ~ Various Artists 14. In The Still Of The Night - Billy Eckstine ~ Various Artists 15. Easy To Love - Billie Holiday ~ Various Artists 16. Night And Day - Ella Fitzgerald ~ Various Artists 17. Every Time We Say Goodbye - Betty Carter ~ Various Artists (P) 1990 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (C) 1988 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Also available with I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU: THE COLE PORTER SONGBOOK VOLUME 2 and ANYTHING GOES - THE COLE PORTER SONGBOOK INSTRUMENTALS as THE COMPLETE COLE PORTER SONGBOOK (Verve 519 828). With their vast back catalog of classic vocal sides, the Verve label has been releasing a seemingly endless line of songbook collections featuring a who's who of jazz greats. Irving Berlin, Gershwin, Ellington, and Rodgers & Hart have all been feted. Now it's Cole Porter's turn. Over the course of the 17 chestnuts heard here, the likes of Fred Astaire, Dinah Washington, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Mel Torm?, Sarah Vaughan, and Billie Eckstine all turn in performances befitting Porter's genius -- and Porter has these talents to thank for enlivening his work like no stage singer ever could. The selections range from lithe and Latinized interpretations by Washington ("I've Got You Under My Skin") and Eckstine ("In the Still of the Night") to nonpareil renditions from Armstrong ("Let's Do It") and Fitzgerald ("Anything Goes"). Adding to these high-profile moments, relative underlings like Anita O'Day, Blossom Dearie, Shirley Horn, Bill Henderson, and Helen Merrill turn in fine performances of their own, with Dearie's "Always True to You in My Fashion" deserving special mention. Whether you are looking for a jazz vocal sampler or a Porter overview, this very enjoyable collection will definitely do the trick. ~ Stephen Cook   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   Technical Info Release Date : 10/30/1990 Original Release Date : 1990 Catalog ID : 847 202 Label : Verve (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 67m : 52s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00042284720229   Professional Reviews Down Beat (2/91) - 5 Stars - Excellent - "...Culled from classic vocal performances of the '50s, it simply revels in the grandeur of Porter's witty wordplay and timeless melodies. And with a lineup deeper than the Yankees fabled Murderers Row, it hits a home run almost every time up..."    Product Image