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Track Listings
| 1. Funny Face: How Long Has This Been Going On? |
| 2. Funny Face: My One And Only ( What Am I Gonna Do?) |
| 3. Tip Toes: Sweet And Low Down |
| 4. Funny Face: 'S Wonderful |
| 5. Treasure Girl/Strike Up The Band: I've Got A Crush On You |
| 6. Oh, Kay!: Someone To Watch Over Me |
| 7. Girl Crazy: Sam And Delilah |
| 8. Girl Crazy: But not For Me |
| 9. Wake Up And Dream: Looking At You |
| 10. The New Yorkers: Let's Fly Away |
| 11. Jubilee: Why Shouldn't I? |
| 12. Hot House Rose |
| 13. Fifty Million Frenchmen: You Do Something To Me |
| 14. Fifty Million Frenchman: Find Me A Primitive Man |
| 15. Born To Dance: Easy To Love |
| 16. Paris: Let's Do It, Lets Fall In Love |
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Sessions with Fats Waller, Eddie Condon, Bunny Berigan and others from 1939-40.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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Classics from the 40s,
By Vinophile "vinophile" (Miami, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lee Wiley Sings the Songs of George & Ira Gershwin & Cole Porter (Audio CD)
Lee Wiley made these recordings for the Liberty Record Shop in the days before conglomerates controlled everything on record. She was a singer with great musical style and a clarity of voice that lets every lyric shine through. Plus, she knew everyone in New York and got the best musicians as back up to her intimate, sophisticated vocals. I especially like the tracks with "Organ by Maurice" -- Hammond organ played by Fats Waller, though contract restrictions prohibited using his name. I'd give the Gershwin recordings a slight edge over the Cole Porter takes, but all of them are terrific. This is incredibly stylish music from a time when style meant more than the clothes one wore. The recording quality is quite good -- an essential disc for every lover the American popular song.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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One of a Kind,
By Jim Andrews "Wayne Brasler" (Chicago, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lee Wiley Sings the Songs of George & Ira Gershwin & Cole Porter (Audio CD)
There never was a singer like Lee Wiley and these singular recordings have survived over the decades as a testament to a smokey, knowing, wry, evocative jazz vocalist beyond compare. The songs have survived over the decades, too--literate, unusual, engaging. A wonderful collection.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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Best CD In My 2000 Record Jazz Collection...,
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This review is from: Lee Wiley Sings the Songs of George & Ira Gershwin & Cole Porter (Audio CD)
I am a 21 year old jazz collector, I have over 2000 jazz lp's and Cd's, 78's exe.. and this is my favorite jazz vocal CD. Lee Wiley is wonderful(read Will Fiedwald's "Jazz Singing to find out how wonderful Lee Wiley is). Listen to Wiley's voice and let all the cares in the world just disappear. Buy the best cd in the world.
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