The Astaire Story

~ Release by Fred Astaire (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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1Intermission: Jam Session for a Dancer
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson6:23
2Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
recording of:
Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (from “Top Hat”) (in 1952-12)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson4:00
3No Strings, I’m Fancy Free
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
bass guitar:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
celesta and piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller
guitar:
Barney Kessel
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
recording of:
No Strings (I’m Fancy Free) (from “Top Hat”) (in 1952-12)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson2:55
4I Concentrate on You
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
recording of:
I Concentrate on You (in 1952-12)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson2:44
5I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
recording of:
I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket (from “Follow the Fleet”) (in 1952-12)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson2:55
6A Fine Romance
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1952-12)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (in 1952-12)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (in 1952-12)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (in 1952-12)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (in 1952-12)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (in 1952-12)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”) (in 1952-12)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson3:43
7Night and Day
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
bass guitar:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1952-12)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (in 1952-12)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (in 1952-12)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (in 1952-12)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (in 1952-12)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (in 1952-12)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (in 1952-12)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson4:53
8Fascinating Rhythm
recording of:
Fascinating Rhythm (for piano solo)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
arranger:
George Gershwin (composer)
arrangement of:
Fascinatin’ Rhythm
part of:
George Gershwin’s Songbook (18 arrangements for piano solo by George Gershwin, 1932)
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson2:42
9I Love Louisa
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (in 1953)
conductor:
Adolph Deutsch (in 1953)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loew’s Incorporated (in 1953) and Metro‐Goldwyn‐Mayer Film Co. (in 1981)
recording of:
I Love Louisa (The Band Wagon) (in 1952-12)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
recording of:
I Love Louisa (The Band Wagon) (in 1953)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson2:43
10They Can’t Take That Away From Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1952-12)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (in 1952-12)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (in 1952-12)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (in 1952-12)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (in 1952-12)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (in 1952-12)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1952)
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”) (in 1952-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson4:23
11Medium Dances
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1952-12)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (in 1952-12)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (in 1952-12)
tap dance:
Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
recording of:
Medium Dances (Ad Lib) (in 1952-12)
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson2:02
12You’re Easy to (Dance with)
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson3:23
13A Needle in a Haystack
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
recording of:
A Needle in a Haystack (from the 1934 film "The Gay Divorcee") (in 1952-12)
lyricist:
Herb Magidson
composer:
Con Conrad
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson2:23
14So Near and Yet So Far
recording of:
So Near and Yet So Far (from “You’ll Never Get Rich”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1941)
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson3:20
15A Foggy Day (in London Town)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town) (in 1952-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson3:59
16Oh, Lady Be Good
recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good!
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson5:02
17Slow Dances (ad lib)
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson2:56
18I’m Building Up to an Awful Letdown
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson4:00
19Not My Girl
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
recording of:
Not My Girl (in 1952-12)
writer:
Fred Astaire, Desmond Carter and Van Phillips
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson3:39
20I Won’t Dance (alternate take)
recording of:
I Won’t Dance (1935, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, from “Roberta”)
lyricist:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) and Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1935)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Memory Lane Music Ltd., T.B. Harms Co. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
is based on:
I Won’t Dance (1934, lyrics by Hammerstein/Harbach, from “Three Sisters”)
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson2:49
21Exit Music: The Second Astaire Blues
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson7:48

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