Various - The Essential American Singers Mp3
Tracklist
1 | –Billy Eckstine | Passing StrangersConductor – Bobby TuckerOrchestra – Hal Mooney And His OrchestraVocals – Billy Eckstine, Sarah VaughanWritten By – Rita Mann | 2:37 |
2 | –Dinah Washington | What A Diff'rence A Day MakesArranged By, Conductor – Belford HendricksDrums – Panama FrancisOrchestra – Belford Hendricks And His OrchestraPiano – Milt HintonReeds – Charles Davis , Jerome RichardsonVocals – Dinah WashingtonWritten By – Maria Grever, Stanley Adams | 2:27 |
3 | –Sarah Vaughan | Make Yourself ComfortableArranged By, Conductor – Hugo PerettiOrchestra – The Hugo Peretti OrchestraVocals – Sarah VaughanWritten By – Bob Merrill | 2:38 |
4 | –Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong | A Fine RomanceBass – Ray BrownDrums – Louis BellsonGuitar – Herb EllisPiano – Oscar PetersonVocals – Ella Fitzgerald, Louis ArmstrongWritten By – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern | 3:49 |
5 | –Joe Williams | I Ain't Got Nothing But The BluesBass – Bob BadgleyDrums – Gerryck KingGuitar – Henry JohnsonPiano – Norman SimmonsVocals – Joe WilliamsWritten By – Don George, Duke Ellington, Larry Fotine | 6:57 |
6 | –Arthur Prysock | I Worry About YouOrchestra – Count Basie OrchestraVocals – Arthur PrysockWritten By – Norman Mapp | 2:16 |
7 | –Al Hibbler | This Love Of MineAlto Saxophone – Johnny HodgesBass – Red CallenderDrums – J.C. HeardPiano – Leroy LovettTenor Saxophone – Ben WebsterTrombone – Lawrence BrownTrumpet – Emmett BerryVocals – Al HibblerWritten By – Frank Sinatra, Henry Sanicola, Sol Parker | 3:05 |
8 | –Ella Fitzgerald | Your Red WagonBass – Max BennettDrums – Gus JohnsonOrgan – Dick HymanPiano – Lou LevyVocals – Ella FitzgeraldWritten By – Don Raye, Gene DePaul, Richard M. Jones | 2:54 |
9 | –Billy Eckstine | I Apologize Arranged By, Conductor – Pete RugoloVocals – Billy EckstineWritten By – Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman, Ed Nelson | 2:50 |
10 | –Louis Armstrong | Sweet LorraineBass – Ray BrownDrums – Louis BellsonGuitar – Herb EllisPiano – Oscar PetersonVocals, Trumpet – Louis ArmstrongWritten By – Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish | 5:10 |
11 | –Shirley Horn | Memories Of YouBass – Charles AblesDrums – Steve Williams Tenor Saxophone – Buck HillVocals, Piano – Shirley HornWritten By – Andy Razaf, Eubie Blake | 7:32 |
12 | –Jimmy Witherspoon | Sweet SlumberBass – Jymie MerrittDrums – Ray AppletonGuitar – Melvin SparksOrgan – Brother Jack McDuffReeds – Danny Turner, Leo JohnsonVocals – Jimmy WitherspoonWritten By – Al Neiburg, Henri Woode, Lucky Millinder | 3:50 |
13 | –Ernestine Anderson | All My LifeBass – Art DavisDrums – Charlie PersipGuitar – Kenny BurrellPercussion – Willie RodriguezPiano – Hank JonesReeds – Tate Houston, Yusef LateefTrombone – Frank RehakTrumpet – Clark Terry, Ernie RoyalVocals – Ernestine AndersonWritten By – Sam H. Stept, Sidney Mitchell | 3:16 |
14 | –Billie Holiday | Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm GoneAlto Saxophone – Benny CarterBass – John SimmonsDrums – Larry BunkerGuitar – Barney KesselPiano – Jimmy RowlesTrumpet – Harry EdisonVocals – Billie HolidayWritten By – Bee Palmer, Sam H. Stept, Sidney Clare | 4:19 |
Credits
- Compiled By, Sequenced By – Bob Porter
- Remastered By – Gary Mayo
- Supervised By – Michael Long
Notes
© 1992 Polygram Records, Inc.
Track 1 recorded July 1, 1958, New York
Track 2 recorded October 14, 1957, Chicago
Track 3 recorded 1960, New York
Track 4 recorded December 14, 1965, New York
Track 5 recorded November 14-16, 1988, New York
Track 6 recorded June 1, 1967. New York
Track 7 recorded August 13, 1957, Los Angeles
Track 8 recorded December 1950,New York (Orchestra personnel unknown)
Track 9 recorded September 1954, New York
Track 10 recorded July 22, 1957, Los Angeles
Track 11 recorded February 19, 1959, New York (Other Orchestra personnel unknown)
Track 12 recorded May 8 or 9, 1987, at the Vine Street Bar and Grill, Los Angeles
Track 13 recorded August 23, 1955, Los Angeles
Track 14 recorded April, 1957, New York
Barcodes
- Other (BMG ): D 100903
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