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For the first time, the complete 4 LP albums of 'The Fred Astaire Story' on a double-CD set. 20-bit remastered, with comprehensive notes. Jazz Factory. 2005.

Perhaps more organically grounded than his earlier Hollywood recordings, Fred Astaire's December 1952 collaborations with pianist Oscar Peterson have an intimate honesty about them that some might find comforting. Of course, most of this material, written by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Arthur Schwartz, Jerome Kern, Vincent Youmans, Johnny Mercer, and the Gershwin brothers, is tied directly to Astaire's motion-picture career. Included are two ad-lib tap dance inventions and three original compositions devised especially for this project by Peterson. Producer Norman Granz fortified the sessions with the Jazz at the Philharmonic All-Stars, placing trumpeter Charlie Shavers and tenor saxophonist Flip Phillips in front and surrounding the pianist with guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Alvin Stoller. You can't beat 40 tracks featuring Fred and Oscar together. ~ arwulf arwulf, All Music Guide

Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Isn't This a Lovely Day
2. Puttin' on the Ritz
3. I Used to Be Color Blind
4. Continental
5. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
6. Change Partners
7. 'S Wonderful
8. Lovely to Look At
9. They All Laughed
10. Cheek to Cheek
11. Steppin' Out with My Baby
12. Way You Look Tonight
13. I've Got My Eyes on You
14. Dancing in the Dark
15. Carioca
16. Nice Work If You Can Get It
17. New Sun in the Sky
18. I Won't Dance
19. Fast Dances [Instrumental]
20. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
21. No Strings
22. I Concentrate on You
23. I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket

Disc: 2
1. Fine Romance
2. Night and Day
3. Fascinating Rhythm
4. I Love Louisa
5. Slow Dances [Instrumental]
6. Medium Dance [Instrumental]
7. They Can't Take That Away from Me
8. You're Easy to Dance With
9. Needle in a Haystack
10. So Near and Yet So Far Away
11. Foggy Day
12. Oh, Lady Be Good
13. I'm Building Up to an Awful Letdown
14. Not My Girl
15. Jam Session for a Dancer [Instrumental]
16. Astaire Blues [Instrumental]
17. Second Astaire Blues [Instrumental]

Musicians:
Alvin Stoller - Drums
Ray Brown - Bass
Fred Astaire - Vocals, Dance (Tap), Liner Notes
Barney Kessel - Guitar
Oscar Peterson - Piano, Celeste
Flip Phillips - Sax (Tenor)
Charlie Shavers - Trumpet


File-Size: 95.37 MB (x3) + 48.09 MB @320