The Astaire Story
The Astaire Story album in studio | |
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Artista | Fred Astaire |
Pubblicazione | 1953 |
Genere | Jazz |
Etichetta | Mercury Records, Clef Records |
Produttore | Norman Granz |
Registrazione | dicembre 1952; Hollywood, Los Angeles (California) |
Formati | 4 LP |
Fred Astaire - cronologia | |
Album precedente Blue Skies (1946)Album successivo Attitude Dancing (1975) |
The Astaire Story è un album in studio dell'attore, ballerino e cantante statunitense Fred Astaire, pubblicato nel 1953.
La copertina del disco è stata realizzata da David Stone Martin.
Tracce
LP 1
- Side A
- Isn't This a Lovely Day? (Irving Berlin) – 4:26
- Puttin' on the Ritz (Berlin) – 2:51
- I Used to Be Color Blind (Berlin) – 4:14
- The Continental (Con Conrad, Herb Magidson) – 3:28
- Side B
- Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:36
- Change Partners (Berlin) – 3:13
- 'S Wonderful (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:56
- Lovely to Look At (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:26
- They All Laughed (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:55
LP 2
- Side A
- Cheek to Cheek (Berlin) – 5:39
- Steppin' Out with My Baby (Berlin) – 2:22
- The Way You Look Tonight (Fields, Kern) – 2:57
- I've Got My Eyes on You (Cole Porter) – 2:57
- Dancing in the Dark (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 4:45
- Side B
- The Carioca (Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans) – 4:48
- Nice Work If You Can Get It (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:07
- New Sun in the Sky (Dietz, Schwartz) – 2:27
- I Won't Dance (Fields, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach, Kern, McHugh) – 3:01
- Fast Dances (Ad Lib) – 2:24
LP 3
- Side A
- Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (Berlin) – 4:00
- No Strings (I'm Fancy Free) (Berlin) – 2:54
- I Concentrate on You (Porter) – 2:43
- I'm Putting all My Eggs in One Basket (Berlin) – 2:54
- A Fine Romance (Fields, Kern) – 3:43
- Side B
- Night and Day (Porter) – 5:22
- Fascinating Rhythm (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:41
- I Love Louisa (Dietz, Schwartz) – 2:40
- Slow Dances (Ad Lib) – 2:55
- Medium Dances (Ad Lib) – 2:01
LP 4
- Side A
- They Can't Take That Away from Me (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 4:22
- You're Easy to Dance With (Berlin) – 3:22
- A Needle in a Haystack (Conrad, Magidson) – 2:22
- So Near and Yet So Far (Porter) – 3:18
- A Foggy Day (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 4:00
- Side B
- Oh, Lady be Good! (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 5:01
- I'm Building Up to an Awful Letdown (Fred Astaire, Johnny Mercer) – 3:59
- Not My Girl (Astaire, Desmond Carter, Van Phillips) – 3:37
- Jam Session for a Dancer – 6:34
Formazione
- Fred Astaire – voce, tap
- Charlie Shavers – tromba
- Flip Phillips – sassofono tenore
- Oscar Peterson – piano
- Barney Kessel – chitarra
- Ray Brown – contrabbasso
- Alvin Stoller – batteria
Collegamenti esterni
- (EN) The Astaire Story, su Discogs, Zink Media.
- (EN) The Astaire Story, su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.
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