The Essential Collection

Les Paul | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 6, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: West End
• ASIN: B000WFFLW0
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #377,705 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Gotta Get Me Somebody To Love - with Bing Crosby

2. What Am I Gonna Do About You? - with Bing Crosby

3. It's Been A Long, Long Time - with Bing Crosby

4. Pretending - with Bing Crosby

5. Whose Dream Are You? - with Bing Crosby

6. Drifting And Dreaming - with Bing Crosby

7. Gotta Get Me Somebody To Love - with Bing Crosby

8. Hey Lolly Lolly Lo - with Bing Crosby

9. I Ain't Gonna Be Treated This Way - with Bing Crosby

10. Blue Skies - with Bing Crosby

See all 29 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Mocking Bird Hill - with Mary Ford

2. Cryin' - with Mary Ford

3. Dry My Tears - with Mary Ford

4. I Wish I'd Never Seen Sunshine - with Mary Ford

5. Tennessee Waltz - with Mary Ford

6. How High The Moon - with Mary Ford

7. Just One More Chance - with Mary Ford

8. In The Good Old Summertime - with Mary Ford

9. I'm Confessin' - with Mary Ford

10. Three Little Words - with Mary Ford

See all 33 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT COMPILATION, AT A BARGAIN PRICE, November 15, 2007

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Barry McCanna (Normandy, France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Essential Collection (Audio CD)

This is an extremely well thought out 2-CD collection featuring guitarist Les Paul. The first CD is centred around the mid-forties, when he provided accompaniment, either singly or in a small group, to a number of the vocalists recording for Decca. Amongst them were Bing Crosby, who sings six numbers in a particularly languorous style, plus four from the Philco Radio Hour. Although not reflected in the track listing, "Hey Lolly Lolly Lo" and "I Ain't Gonna Be Treated This Way" were recorded on 21st March 1947, and the second voice that can be heard is that of Burl Ives. They're followed by two each from Helen Forrest, the Delta Rhythm Boys, the Andrews Sisters, and Dick Haymes. Highlight of the set for me is Kay Starr, who contributes ten tracks accompanied by a small jazz group which included violinist Joe Venuti, and the final track is sung by Clancy Hayes, then vocalist with Lu Watters Yerba Buena Jazz Band. The second CD features 33 of Les Paul's own multi-tracked recordings, including those made with vocals by his wife Mary, which date from between 1950 and 1955. With a total of 158 minutes playing time this is a considerable bargain.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Value, December 27, 2007

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Daniel Holden (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Essential Collection (Audio CD)

This cd while lacking quite the "pop" of a remastered edition, offers a tremendous amount of material not avilable in any other single offering. It has practically all of the great recordings Les Paul did, the first Cd covering Les with numerous artist and the other with Mary Ford. You will not be dissapointed with this compilation. For someone trying to the best value for your money, this is definitely it.