Elegance - A Musical Journey
through the 30s & 40s
CD:PPCD 78140 / CASSETTE: / RUNNING TIME: 76:51
Polished performances from
the most elegant artists of the 30s & 40s - including
Noel Coward, Nat King Cole, Fred Astaire, and a wonderful
Cole Porter medley from Hutch.
Freddy Gardner: I'm In The Mood For Love <<
long sound clip
Gertrude Lawrence: My Ship
Noel Coward: I Travel Alone
Ruth Etting: I Wished On The Moon
Nat King Cole: Nature Boy <<
long sound clip
Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli: Belleville
Turner Layton: Someday I'll Meet You Again
Christine Norden: I'm Not In Love
Jack Hylton's Swingtette: Rockin' Chair
Jessie Matthews: Look For The Silver Lining
Hutch: Cole Porter Medley - Let's Do It / I've
Got You Under My Skin / In The Still Of The Night /
I Get A Kick Out Of You / It's De-Lovely / Anything
Goes / Rosalie / You Do Something To Me / You've Got
That Thing / All Through The Night / Night And Day /
It's Bad For Me
Elisabeth Welch: And So Do I
Les Paul Trio: Dreamdust
Noel Coward: I'm Old Fashioned
Christine Norden: When You Smile
Nat King Cole Trio: It's Only A Paper Moon
Freddy Gardner: I Only Have Eyes For You
Billy Ternent /Sam Browne: If This Is Only The
Beginning
Billy Mayerl: Sweet William
Major Glenn Miller's AAF Overseas Orchestra:
Symphony
Carroll Gibbons & His Boyfriends: Says My Heart
/ You Leave Me Breathless
Jack Buchanan: Everything Happens To Me
Ruth Etting: Life Is A Song (Let's Sing It Together)
Fred Astaire: Dearly Beloved <<
long sound clip
"The artists live again!"
- BBC Radio 2
PAST PERFECT recordings give you the unique opportunity to fully appreciate the great musical performances of the Twenties, Thirties and Forties. The scratches, crackle and other noises present on the original 78rpm records are carefully removed using the latest computer technology, revealing the authentic recording more clearly than ever before. The result is the music as it was meant to be heard: pure, classic performances of the greatest popular music ever. The original sound – but with today’s clarity.
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