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The Essential Fred Astaire by Fred Astaire (CD, Mar-2004, Legacy Recordings) 
The Essential Fred Astaire by Fred Astaire (CD, Mar-2004, Legacy Recordings)

 
The Essential Fred Astaire by Fred Astaire (CD, Mar-2004, Legacy Recordings)

Artist: Fred Astaire
Release Date: Mar 2004
Format: CD
Record Label: Legacy Recordings
Genre: Pop Vocal, Show Vocals
UPC: 696998714120
Product ID: EPID3517594
Description: Personnel includes: Fred Astaire (vocals); Johnny Green And His Orchestra, Adele Astaire. Compilation producer: Nedra Olds-Neal. Recorded between 1926 & 1956. Includes liner notes by Andrew Velez. This is part of Columbia's The Essential...
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Track Listing
1. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
2. Way You Look Tonight, The
3. Fascinating Rhythm
4. They Can't Take That Away from Me
5. Funny Face
6. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
7. Night and Day
8. Let Yourself Go
9. Easter Parade
10. Cheek to Cheek
11. Puttin' on the Ritz
12. Let's Face the Music and Dance
13. Foggy Day
14. I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
15. Nice Work if You Can Get It

Details
Distributor:Sony Music Distribution (
Recording Type:Studio
Recording Mode:Mixed
SPAR Code:n/a

Album Notes
Personnel includes: Fred Astaire (vocals); Johnny Green And His Orchestra, Adele Astaire.
Compilation producer: Nedra Olds-Neal.
Recorded between 1926 & 1956. Includes liner notes by Andrew Velez.
This is part of Columbia's The Essential Collection series.
Personnel: George Gershwin (piano).
Liner Note Author: Andrew Velez.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Adolph Deutsch & The MGM Studio Orchestra; Johnny Green & His Orchestra; Leo Reisman & His Orchestra; Ray Noble & His Orchestra.
Known for his footwork more than his vocal ability, Fred Astaire nonetheless possessed a warm tenor and straight, charming delivery that evoked an iconic motion picture presence for millions. As an actor, choreographer, and brilliant dancer (borrowing from tap, ballet, and ballroom dancing, he invented his own dazzling and elegant form), Astaire delighted audiences throughout the 1930s, '40s and '50s with his performances. Astaire's singing was a crucial part of this package, and this collection brings together some of his finest recordings of the American songbook.
Featuring compositions by the likes of Gershwin, Berlin, and Kern--many of whom wrote their songs specifically with Astaire's voice in mind--THE ESSENTIAL FRED ASTAIRE features, in many cases, the first recordings of these tunes. Though his versions have been eclipsed by Ella Fitzgerald, Mel Torme, Billy Holiday, and others, Astaire's treatments of "Night and Day," "Nice Work If You Can Get It" and "A Foggy Day" are characterized by rhythmic precision and a smooth, spirited style. The rest of the disc--"Cheek to Cheek," "Funny Face," "Puttin' on the Ritz," "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," etc.--plays like a time capsule of a bygone era, and stands a testament to one of cinema's greatest performers.

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