Essential Fred Astaire [Original recording remastered]

Fred Astaire | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 30, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000CF30H
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,790 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #72 in Music > Miscellaneous > Nostalgia

Track Listings

1. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off [From Shall We Dance]

2. The Way You Look Tonight [From Swing Time]

3. Fascinating Rhythm

4. They Can't Take That Away from Me [From Shall We Dance]

5. Funny Face [From Funny Face]

6. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails [From Top Hat]

7. Night and Day [From the Gay Divorcee]

8. Let Yourself Go [From Follow the Fleet]

9. Easter Parade [From As Thousands Cheer]

10. Cheek to Cheek [From Top Hat]

11. Puttin' on the Ritz

12. Let's Face the Music and Dance [From Follow the Fleet]

13. Foggy Day [From A Damsel in Distress]

14. I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket [From Follow That Fleet]

15. Nice Work if You Can Get It [From A Damsel in Distress]

Customer Reviews

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Delightfull, November 9, 2006

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S. Sleeba - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essential Fred Astaire (Audio CD)

This CD contains some of Fred Astaires most well know songs like Check to Check and Lets Face the Music and Dance, all well restored. The only reason I didn't give it a 5 is that some of the scores were not from the movies they originally appeared in so they are a little different versions than the one most people would know. But all in all it is a wonderfull light hearted CD well worth the money.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Selected Soundtracks and Records, August 31, 2009

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Dr. Debra Jan Bibel "World Music Explorer" (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essential Fred Astaire (Audio CD)

Fred Astaire enthralled the public with his dancing in the many light-hearted films, but his singing was wonderful too. To hear him does awaken memories of his cinematic dancing but his singing evokes an era when popular music was jazz. This limited collection includes most of his well-known favorites. Not all the selections are taken from his films but are rather from original record releases (that even include tap dancing), such as Puttin' On The Ritz, and The Way You Look Tonight. Fascinating Rhythm is also not from a film but it features George Gershwin on piano and Adele Astaire. Another duet has Judy Garland in Easter Parade. If you desire a fair sampling of Fred Astaire songs on a single CD, then this album is a good choice. It is nicely mastered as part of the Columbia Legacy series.

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars EXQUISITE, BUT VERY INCOMPLETE...., August 5, 2008

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Gary W. Jasinkonis - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essential Fred Astaire (Audio CD)

THE ESSENTIAL FRED ASTAIRE IS A GOOD OVERVIEW OF HIS MANY FILM AND THEATRE SONGS. HOWEVER, PREVIOUS ISSUINGS OF ASTAIRE HAVE INCLUDED MANY, MORE SONGS FROM HIS FILMS AND SHOWS. WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IS TO OFFER A THREE-DISC SET THAT WOULD DOCUMENT ASTAIRE'S EXTRAORDINARY RECORDINGS SHOW BY SHOW AND FILM BY FILM. WHEN ONE CONSIDERS THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE SONGS, THEIR COMPOSERS AND FRED ASTAIRE'S ENORMOUS CONTRIBUTION TO AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THESE RECORDINGS BE ISSUED IN THEIR ENTIRETY AND WITH AN ESSAY DETAILING THIS NEVER EQUALED, PHENOMENAL MUSIC.....PLEASE SONY DO THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUE THE COMPLETE FRED ASTAIRE ON CD..........GARY JASINKONIS........EAST NORTHPORT, NEW YORK........