April in My Heart

April in My Heart

April in My Heart

ASIN: B000AA4K5Q

Track Listings
 
1. Hold My Hand
2. Farewell My Love
3. It's Like Reaching for the Moon
4. Once in a While
5. At Your Beck and Call
6. Man with the Mandolin
7. Dream Girl of Pi. K.A
8. Body and Soul
9. Blue Tahitian Moon
10. April in My Heart
11. Bill
12. Baltimore Oriole
13. Our Waltz
14. Pretty Soon
15. Everytime We Say Goodbye
16. Close as Pages in a Book
17. Love Me or Leave Me
18. Oh, But I Do
19. I Like Mike
20. Little White Gardenia
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April in My Heart,Frances Langford,Flare UK,Easy Listening/Vocal,Jazz,Nostalgia,Pop,Traditional Pop,Vocal,Vocal Pop
Soft Lights and Sweet Music
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    Manufacturer: Dutton Vocalion UK
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    ASIN: B00005UWOH
    Release Date: 2002-04-09

    Tracks:

    1. April in Paris
    2. Soft Lights and Sweet Music
    3. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
    4. Time on My Hands
    5. Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
    6. Ruby
    7. Snowfall
    8. Where or When
    9. Emily
    10. Embraceable You
    11. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
    12. Lonely Town
    13. Bad and The Beautiful
    14. My Ship
    15. Nobody Else But Me
    16. With a Song in My Heart
    April in My Heart
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Great vocals turn so-so songs into masterpieces...
    		 April in My Heart
    Frances Langford
    Manufacturer: Flare UK
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    ASIN: B000AA4K5Q
    Release Date: 2005-10-10

    Tracks:

    1. Hold My Hand
    2. Farewell My Love
    3. It's Like Reaching for the Moon
    4. Once in a While
    5. At Your Beck and Call
    6. Man with the Mandolin
    7. Dream Girl of Pi K.A.
    8. Body and Soul
    9. Blue Tahitian Moon
    10. April in My Heart
    11. Bill
    12. Baltimore Oriole
    13. Our Waltz
    14. Pretty Soon
    15. Everytime We Say Goodbye
    16. Close as Pages in a Book
    17. Love Me or Leave Me
    18. Oh, But I Do
    19. I Like Mike
    20. Little White Gardenia
    21. Blue Moon
    22. Time on My Hands
    23. Tangerine
    24. Over the Rainbow

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great vocals turn so-so songs into masterpieces..........2005-12-22

    Frances Langford had a knack for turning so-so material into dynamite, because of her elegant delivery and great intonation. Langford sings mostly duds here with the acception of a few jazz standards liek Body & Soul, but she sings them all with the same conviction, and her vocals are the finest of the 30's-40's pop singers. Only Langford could make a song like April In My Heart a timeless piece. Langford is forgotten today, however she was one of the great 3 vocalsitst to emerge out of the 30's(the other two being Connie Boswell & Ginny Simms). This is a great cd for fans of 30's female pop vocals.
    Soft and Sentimental
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      		Soft and Sentimental
      Tutti Camarata
      Manufacturer: Avid Records UK
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      ASIN: B00009NJ6U
      Release Date: 2003-05-19

      Tracks:

      1. Night Is Young and You're So Beautiful
      2. It Might as Well Be Spring
      3. I'll Remember April
      4. Paris in the Spring
      5. Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year
      6. April in Paris
      7. Spring Is Here
      8. Spring Romance
      9. Stars Fell on Alabama
      10. Moonlight in Vermont
      11. Poinciana
      12. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
      13. Stella by Starlight
      14. Summer Serenade
      15. Summertime
      16. Heat Wave
      17. By the Sleepy Lagoon
      18. In the Still of the Night
      19. June in January
      20. So Deep Is the Night (Tristesse)

      Album Details

      20 Beautiful Melodies, Produced, Arranged and Conducted by the Legendary Camarata.
      Best of Broadway: There's No Business
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      • "Richard Alden", best of the best!
      		 Best of Broadway: There's No Business

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      ASIN: B00006313P
      Release Date: 2002-03-12

      Tracks:

      1. Annie Get Your Gun: There's No Business Like Show Business - London Promenade Orchestra
      2. Walk A Little Faster: April In Paris
      3. On Your Toes: There's A Small Hotel
      4. Oklahoma: Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'
      5. Can-Can: It's All Right With Me
      6. Showboat: Bill
      7. Cotton Club Parade: I've Got The World On A String - Ed Ames
      8. My Fair Lady: I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face - Richard Alden, His Piano and Orchestra
      9. Stop The World - I Want To Get Off: What Kind Of Fool Am I? - Douglas Gamley, His Orchestra And Chorus
      10. A Chorus Line: One
      11. The Most Happy Fella: Medley: My Heart Is Full Of You / Standing On The Corner - London Promenade Orchestra
      12. Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song - London Promenade Orchestra

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars "Richard Alden", best of the best!.......2006-10-15

      I bougth this CD only for the track #8, from my Fair Lady "I've grown accustomed to her face", played, arranged and directed by Richard Alden, the same Ronnie Aldrich. The arrange has a little more rithm than the version of Phase 4 Stereo in "The magic moods of Ronnie Aldrich". It sounds spectacular!
      The CDs from Readers Digest have some themes from Ronnie and "Richard Alden", inedits and a treasures for who loves the music of that genius od the piano
      The rest of the CD has pretty songs.
      William Sharp
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
      • A Celebration of the American Art Song
      • American classical that blooms from the soul of the earth.
      		 William Sharp

      Manufacturer: New World Records
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      ASIN: B0000030EB
      Release Date: 1992-12-08

      Tracks:

      1. A Prayer To St. Catherine
      2. If Thou A Reason Dost Desire To Know
      3. English Usage
      4. My Crow Pluto
      5. John Peel
      6. At The Spring
      7. Sweet Suffolk Owl
      8. What If...
      9. Jabberwocky
      10. Kidnap Room
      11. Bue Mountain Ballads: Heavenly Grass
      12. Bue Mountain Ballads: Lonesome Man
      13. Bue Mountain Ballads: Cabin
      14. Bue Mountain Ballads: Sugar In The Cane
      15. Sleeping Song
      16. April Fool Baby
      17. A Little Closer, Please
      18. Three
      19. Letter To Freddy
      20. Secret Words
      21. My Sister's Hand In Mine
      22. Recuerdo: Echo
      23. Recuerdo
      24. Recuerdo: A Last Song

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars A Celebration of the American Art Song.......2000-12-30

      What a line up of great American Composers. John Musto is personally my favorite New American Composer. "Recuerdo" is an excellent example of his amazing music. His music has so many different influences (Blues, Jazz, Ragtime, and Classical) all blended together to make one rich sound, William Sharp sings them with such sensitivity and grace. Paul Bowles' "Blue Mountian Ballads" are a perfect example of his great choice of text (Tennesse Williams)and his perfect setting of deep southern Music that the text requires. I just get so excited when I hear an album like this, celebrating the American Art Song and it's great and promising future with Young Composers like John Musto and Eric Klein. William Sharp and Stephen Blier are a dynamic duo and pick great repertoire that shows this off exsquisitely.

      4 out of 5 stars American classical that blooms from the soul of the earth........2000-09-10

      Virgil Thompson's compositions are a refreshing slice of pure amaricana. His works are uplifting, captureing the american soul in much the same way Aron Copland did. Paul Bowles (author of ' The Sheltering Sky')is also featured. He actually studied under Virgil Thompson and their light, airy music compliments each other well, each painting a familiar pastoral lanscape. One can almost feel a cool breeze on a vibrant spring day. The melodies glide like butterflys, conjuring up the smells of flowers or the light-blue of a summer sky. Though not a work of genious, Thompson and Bowles nevertheless manage to create some magical, unforgettable sounds.
      The Music of Paul Bowles
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        		The Music of Paul Bowles

        Manufacturer: RCA
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        ASIN: B000003ELV
        Release Date: 1996-06-18

        Tracks:

        1. Pastorela: First Suite: La Lucha - Jonathan Sheffer/EOS Ensemble
        2. Pastorela: First Suite: Caminata - Jonathan Sheffer/EOS Ensemble
        3. Pastorela: First Suite: El Indio - Jonathan Sheffer/EOS Ensemble
        4. Pastorela: First Suite: Pieza Tranquila - Jonathan Sheffer/EOS Ensemble
        5. Pastorela: First Suite: Danza General - Jonathan Sheffer/EOS Ensemble
        6. Suite for Small Orch: Pastorale - Jonathan Sheffer/EOS Ensemble
        7. Suite for Small Orch: Havanaise - Jonathan Sheffer/EOS Ensemble
        8. Suite for Small Orch: Divertissement - Jonathan Sheffer/EOS Ensemble
        9. Con for Two Pianos and Orch: Allegro - Alan Feinberg/Leslie Stifelman
        10. Con for Two Pianos and Orch: Scherzo - Alan Feinberg/Leslie Stifelman
        11. Con for Two Pianos and Orch:Andante - Alan Feinberg/Leslie Stifelman
        12. Con for Two Pianos and Orch: Galop - Alan Feinberg/Leslie Stifelman
        13. The Wind Remains: Overture - Carl Halvorson/Lucy Schaufer
        14. The Wind Remains: Underscore: Setting the Stage - Carl Halvorson/Lucy Schaufer
        15. The Wind Remains: Song: El Sueno - Carl Halvorson/Lucy Schaufer
        16. The Wind Remains: Entrance of the Girl - Carl Halvorson/Lucy Schaufer
        17. The Wind Remains: Duet: Quien lo dice? - Carl Halvorson/Lucy Schaufer
        18. The Wind Remains: Clown Dance - Carl Halvorson/Lucy Schaufer
        19. The Wind Remains: Underscore: The Mask & the Stenographer - Carl Halvorson/Lucy Schaufer
        20. The Wind Remains: Love Scene: Donde vas? - Carl Halvorson/Lucy Schaufer
        21. The Wind Remains: Underscore: Te he de llevar - Carl Halvorson/Lucy Schaufer
        22. The Wind Remains: Song: Te he de llevar - Carl Halvorson/Lucy Schaufer
        23. The Wind Remains: Reprise: Donde vas? - Carl Halvorson/Lucy Schaufer
        24. The Wind Remains: Servant's Dance - Carl Halvorson/Lucy Schaufer
        25. The Wind Remains: Duet: Si, mi hijo - Carl Halvorson/Lucy Schaufer
        26. The Wind Remains: Song: Una musica de anos - Carl Halvorson/Lucy Schaufer
        27. The Wind Remains: Finale: Una musica de anos - Carl Halvorson/Lucy Schaufer
        28. Secret Words: A Suite of Six Songs: Once a Lady Was Here - Kurt Ollmann
        29. Secret Words: A Suite of Six Songs: In the Woods - Kurt Ollmann
        30. Secret Words: A Suite of Six Songs: April Fool Baby - Kurt Ollmann
        31. Secret Words: A Suite of Six Songs: Farther from the Heart - Kurt Ollmann
        32. Secret Words: A Suite of Six Songs: My Sister's Hand in Mine - Kurt Ollmann
        33. Secret Words: A Suite of Six Songs: Secret Words - Kurt Ollmann
        Music of Paul Bowles
        Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
        • It's Great To Be An American!
        • Dissonant; the work of unfettered creativity
        • Bowles as composer, a pleasant surprise
        		 Music of Paul Bowles

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        ASIN: B00004SUS7
        Release Date: 2000-05-02

        Tracks:

        1. 1. La Lucha (Fight)
        2. 2. Caminata (Strolling)
        3. 3. El Indio (The Indian)
        4. 4. Pieza Tranquila
        5. Danza General
        6. 1. Pastorale
        7. 2. Havanaise
        8. 3. Divertissement
        9. 1. Allegro
        10. 2. Scherzo
        11. 3. Andante
        12. 4. Galop
        13. Overture
        14. Underscore: Setting The Stage
        15. Song: 'El Sueno' (Harlequin)
        16. Entrance Of The Girl
        17. Duet: '?Quien Lo Dice?' (Girl & Harlequin)
        18. Clown Dance
        19. Underscore: The Mask & The Stenographer
        20. Love Scene: '?Donde Vas?' (Secretary & Young Man)
        21. Underscore: 'Te He De Llevar'
        22. Song: 'Te He De Llevar' (Young Man & Secretary)
        23. Reprise: '?Donde Vas?' (Secretary)
        24. Servant's Dance
        25. Duet: 'Si, Mi Hijo' (Young Man & Secretary)
        26. Song: 'Una Musica De Anos' (Harlequin)
        27. Finale: 'Una Musica De Anos'
        28. 1. Once A Lady Was Here
        29. 2. In The Woods
        30. 3. April Fool Baby
        31. 4. Farther From The Heart
        32. 5. My Sister's Hand In Mine
        33. 6. Secret Words

        Amazon.com

        Paul Bowles had two careers, one as a composer of music for films, dance theater, and Broadway; the other as a writer of extraordinary fiction of the Beat era. While Bowles's fiction has a roughness and an alienation characteristic of the American expatriate experience of the 1950s (he moved to Morocco in 1949 and was friends with William S. Burroughs), his music is anything but. The Pastorela (1947) and Suite for Small Orchestra (1932-33) rival anything Aaron Copland was writing at the same time without being derivative or otherwise influenced by Copland's folksy Americana. As typical of RCA, the recorded sound is excellent, but special kudos go to the Eos Orchestra who invest Bowles's music with grace, color, and charm. Don't pass this release up. --Paul Cook

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars It's Great To Be An American!.......2001-05-17

        I have had a long-term interest in the missing generation of American composers -- that is, the generation of the '30s and '40s who tended to leftist views. Their most popular surviving members are Copland and Bernstein; but they also include Blitzstein, Bowles, Barber, Diamond, Foss, etc. I am quite grateful that they are slowly being rediscovered.

        My interest in Paul Bowles began with a performance script of Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie," which specified that no music other than the music of Paul Bowles was to be used in productions of the play. "Who dat?"

        Then I discovered "The Sheltering Sky," and a collection of his short stories, and an extremely exotic Morrocan autobiography called "A Life Full of Holes" that he translated. So, I thought, maybe he was really a writer who dabbled in music. But the recent biography of Copland said otherwise. Copland felt that he was very possibly the most talented of that generation. Then a door-stop sized biography of him came and went; more clues to his musical accomplishment but still, no music.

        I was beginning to suspect that Mark Blitzstein was the more talented among the relatively unknown members of that generation. And I had recordings of a recital of his songs, "The Cradle Will Rock," "Regina," and "The Airborn Symphony" which supported it.

        But this CD indicates a rush to judgment. I still adore Blitzstein, but Bowles is the better craftsman and far more ingenious in his creative approach to rhythm, form and instrumental color.

        This CD is just too much fun. Thanks to their French training under Boulanger, they all got a thorough appreciation of the entire battery of Stravinsky's various rhythmic, harmonic, and melodic tricks, including his ongoing appreciation for folk songs and dances. Even the arty songs on this CD are spicy. And I am simply dazzled by the concerto for two pianos. What enormous fun!

        May young scholars and performers continue to persue this repertoire and give it the fresh and refreshing interpretation it gets on this CD. It's great to be an American!

        4 out of 5 stars Dissonant; the work of unfettered creativity.......2000-07-27

        I like minimalists. For whatever reason I like the music of Adams, Glass, some of Reich, and especially the work of one composer whose work I chanced across: Ingram Marshall.

        On the other hand, I'd never heard of Paul Bowles. Then there was a concert at the Kennedy Center of various pieces for two (and three) pianos. The conductor preceded the performance of Bowles' Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra with the fact that Bowles is better known as an author than as a composer. I didn't know that, but I paid attention to the Bowles piece. It didn't have the melody or magic fingerwork of the pieces by Mozart, Mendelssohn, or even the piece by Poulenc. But I like it. It reminded me of the minimalists.

        I confess that I notice that concerto more than the other pieces on the disk; having seen it performed, I can relate to it more intimately. The booklet along with the CD says that Bowles spent a great deal of time in Tangier apparently fleeing from something in the U.S., probably something considered seditious at the time. During that exile, he, according to the booklet, picked up the influence of French composers. The booklet mentions Satie, Milhaud, and Poulenc. While I listen closely, what I notice is a touch of Ravel. And, since I find Ravel's music outstanding, who am I to criticize Bowles'?

        It's hard to describe any of the music. Much of it, again, is minimalist to me. It's dissonant, pops all over. Bowles himself said of one of his pieces, that "it's like a monkey jumping from one tree to another." Some of the six songs seem a bit somber, even funerary. (Maybe I'll have to listen to them more closely.) But it's all so soothing. Since Bowles was an author in addition to being a composer, there was a stream of creative juices flowing from and around him. The mixture--or lack--of styles in the pieces on this CD reveals talent, no doubt about that. But it was a talent not constricted by the norms of his would-be instructors, Aaron Copland and Virgil Thompson. For that I think his instructors would be happy.

        Get it and listen to it. It'll grow on you, and grow, and grow.

        5 out of 5 stars Bowles as composer, a pleasant surprise.......2000-06-16

        It was a surprise to me to find music of the famous author Paul Bowles. I have read Sheltering Sky and I was impressed by it. The CD booklet mentions a dual career for Bowles. Listening to his music I think it is a shame Bowles did not pursue a career as composer. He is by no means a mature composer, but the sincerity and passion of his music are very refreshing. His music is American, with strong influence of Copland. His sound is jazzy and romantic with latin influences. I was very impressed by the two vocal works on the disc. One, a zarzuala based on Garcia Lorca is an exiting piece of music with a latin touch. The other is a suite of six songs, beautifully sung by Kurt Ollmann. Overall the performers do a great job. It is clear they like the music and especially the voices are a good match for this kind of music. I gave it a 5 star rating because of the rareness of the music, the quality of the performance. I bought the disc as a gift and I find it hard to part from it.
        Fan Club
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • A Great Collection of Songs That Made Her a Star:
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        Manufacturer: Pearl
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000000X2E
        Release Date: 1993-04-19

        Tracks:

        1. Amapola (From The Film 'First Love')
        2. Because (From The Film 'Three Smart Girls Grow Up')
        3. When April Sings (From The Film 'Spring Parade')
        4. Waltzing In The Clouds (From The Film 'Spring Parade')
        5. My Own (From The Film 'Certain Age')
        6. Brindsi (From The Film '100 Men And A Girl')
        7. Beneath The Lights Of Home (From The Film 'Nice Girl')
        8. Spring In My Heart (From The Film 'First Love')
        9. It's Raining Sunbeams (From The Film '100 Men And A Girl')
        10. Musetta's Waltz Song (From The Film 'It's A Date')
        11. Love Is All (From The Film 'It's A Date')
        12. Perhaps (From The Film 'Nice Girl')
        13. One Fine Day (From The Film 'First Love')
        14. Home, Sweet Home (From The Film 'First Love')
        15. The Last Rose Of Summer (From The Film 'Three Smart Girls Grow Up')
        16. Il Bacio (The Kiss)
        17. Ave Maria (From The Film 'Mad About Music')
        18. Loch Lomond (From The Film 'It's A Date')
        19. Alleuia (From The Film '100 Men And A Girl')
        20. Ave Maria (From The Film 'It's A Date')
        21. It's Foolish But It's Fun (From 'Spring Parade')
        22. The Old Folks At Home (From the Film 'Nice Girl')

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars A Great Collection of Songs That Made Her a Star:.......2000-06-18

        It was her first several motion pictures that resulted in Deanna Durbin's becoming the highest paid female star of her time; and it is from those movies that this anthology has been taken. The selections are a good mixture of everything from operatic arias to popular tunes of the day. The original recordings are over sixty years old; but modern engineering techniques have enhanced them to "better than new" sound. If you, like so many others, are rediscovering this remarkable young artist, this album will provide a great deal of pleasure...for the music, and as an excellent example of nostalgic memorabilia.
        Carole Bogard: A Collection of American Songs
        Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
        • beautiful songs
        • A flawless and fascinating recital
        		 Carole Bogard: A Collection of American Songs

        Manufacturer: Parnassus
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00005LPYJ
        Release Date: 2001-06-26

        Customer Reviews:

        4 out of 5 stars beautiful songs.......2007-05-09

        A welcome reissue in CD format from old LP's of Carpenters compositions : song cycles of very well known lyrics. Particularly fascinating are the renderings of poems from "Gitanjali", a collection of poems by Rabindranath Tagore in English translated from original Bengali; a work that got Nobel prize in 1913 (Not the Pullitzer prize as mentioned in th accompanying text). The songs on lyrics/poems by other poets, all americans are just as beautiful. Well done.

        5 out of 5 stars A flawless and fascinating recital.......2005-04-14

        This 2-CD set by soprano Carole Bogard is an absolute must-have for lovers of American songs, song recitals in general, or great singing. Culled from three long-out-of-print LPs and some performance tapes recorded for broadcast in Europe, it includes songs by Carpenter, Flanagan, Copland, Rorem, and the little-known Richard Cumming and John Woods Duke. And yet, there is not a single weak track on the entire set. Every song is interesting (something that cannot be said for many similar recitals recorded today), and each and every song is performed with musical acuity and an attention to words.

        Particularly interesting, to me, were the songs by John Alden Carpenter. Largely neglected by modern singers and scholars, Carpenter wrote what many feel is the most successful fusion of classical music with jazz, the ballet tone-poem "Skyscrapers." It had the misfortune to premiere in 1924, the same year as Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue"; but whereas "Rhapsody" was more of a pastiche, "Skyscrapers" blends the jazz and classical aspects flawlessly, producing an exciting and well-crafted work that deserves a wider audience.

        The Carpenter songs presented here are not jazzy, but they do reveal a greater depth of feeling and originality in construction than one hears nowadays from the songs of Andre Previn or Jake Heggie. And the other pieces are equally excellent.

        I highly recommend this album, especially for Sunday afternoon or summertime listening...between the excellence of the songs and the excellence of Bogard's singing, you just melt into the music and become one with the warm, intimate feeling that this recital engenders.
        Duo Pianists: Morley & Gearhart Rediscovered
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          		Duo Pianists: Morley & Gearhart Rediscovered

          Manufacturer: Ivory Classics
          ProductGroup: Music
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          ASIN: B00005OMI4
          Release Date: 2001-09-18

          Tracks:

          1. Three Blind Mice
          2. Waltzes from Der Rosenkavalier
          3. Dance Of Terror from El Amor Brujo
          4. All The Things You Are
          5. Eight Waltzes, From Op.39
          6. Mouvements Perpetuels
          7. I Got Rhythm
          8. Frenesi
          9. Waltz, Op.15, No.2
          10. An American In Paris
          11. Russian Lullaby
          12. Nocturne from Shylock, Op.57
          13. Concerto in F (Finale)
          14. April In Paris
          15. Star Dust
          16. Blue Danube Waltz, Op.314
          17. Piece En Forme De Habanera
          18. Sailor's Dance from The Red Poppy

          Tracks:

          1. Mountain Tune
          2. Limehouse Blues
          3. La Tirelitentaine
          4. Waltz in A Major, Op.39, No.15
          5. Can-Can
          6. Flight Of The Bumblebee
          7. Tea For Two
          8. Minute Waltz
          9. Fetes
          10. Nola
          11. Baby Boogie
          12. Ritual Fire Dance from El Amor Brujo
          13. Music Box, Op.32
          14. Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
          15. Parlez Moi D'amour
          16. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
          17. Prelude In G Minor, Op.23, No.5
          18. March from The Love For Three Oranges
          19. With A Song In My Heart
          20. The Viennese Musical Clock
          21. In Thee Is Joy
          22. Stormy Weather
          23. Kitten On The Keys
          24. Body And Soul
          25. Goodnight Ladies

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          2. Blues for Gerry: The Lionel Hampton Sessions
          3. Bucket! [Original recording remastered]
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          10. Compact Jazz: Oscar Peterson Plays Jazz Standards

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