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Les Paul & Vocalists
The Essential Collection
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (29) - 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
11. Baby, What You Do For Me - with Helen Forrest
12. Everybody Knew But Me - with Helen Forrest
13. A One Sided Affair - with Delta Rhythm Boys
14. What Would It Take? - with Delta Rhythm Boys
15. Rumours Are Flying - with The Andrews Sisters
16. It's A Pity To Say Goodnight - with The Andrews Sisters
17. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? - with Dick Haymes
18. My Future Just Passed - with Dick Haymes
19. What Can I Say Dear, After I Say I'm Sorry - with Kay Starr
20. There's A Lull In My Life - with Kay Starr
21. What Goes Up, Must Come Down - with Kay Starr
22. What A Difference A Day Made - with Kay Starr
23. Ain't Misbehavin' - with Kay Starr
24. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen - with Kay Starr
25. Honeysuckle Rose - with Kay Starr
26. My Future Just Passed - with Kay Starr
27. Betcha I Getcha - with Kay Starr
28. The Dixieland Band - with Kay Starr
29. My Extraordinary Gal - with Clancy Hayes
Track Listings (33) - 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
11. Smoke Rings - with Mary Ford
12. Take Me In Your Arms And Hold Me - with Mary Ford
13. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise - with Mary Ford
14. My Baby's Comin' Home - with Mary Ford
15. Tiger Rag - with Mary Ford
16. Bye Bye Blues - with Mary Ford
17. St. Louis Blues - with Mary Ford
18. I'm Sittin' On Top Of The World - with Mary Ford
19. Vaya Con Dias - with Mary Ford
20. Johnny Is The Boy For Me - with Mary Ford
21. I Really Don't Want To Know - with Mary Ford
22. Don'cha Hear Them Bells - with Mary Ford
23. I'm A Fool To Care - with Mary Ford
24. Blues Stay Away From Me - with Mary Ford
25. The Auctioneer - with Mary Ford
26. Mr Sandman - with Mary Ford
27. The Lonesome Road - with Mary Ford
28. I'm Movin' On - with Mary Ford
29. Baby Won't You Please Come Home - with Mary Ford
30. The Best Things In Life Are Free - with Mary Ford
31. Don't Cry Baby - with Mary Ford
32. Some Of These Days - with Mary Ford
33. The Moon Of Manakoora - with Mary Ford

They don't come much more Essential than AVID's latest release on the Essential Collection series. — Les Paul, born in 1915, was not only a superb guitar player whose prowess with the instrument alone would have gained him ... more »

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All Artists: Les Paul & Vocalists
Title: The Essential Collection
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: West End
Release Date: 11/6/2007
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Styles: Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 5022810192428

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They don't come much more Essential than AVID's latest release on the Essential Collection series.

Les Paul, born in 1915, was not only a superb guitar player whose prowess with the instrument alone would have gained him a place in musical history, but also an innovative guitar designer and technician. In fact he is perhaps better known as the inventor of the Gibson Les Paul solid body guitar later to be popularized by the likes of Paul McCartney!

Starting his career playing a more country orientated music he moved on to his jazz style in the 1940's playing with the likes of Art Tatum, Terry Shand and Willie Smith. CD 1 features his Decca recordings as the Les Paul Trio and also as accompanist to many of the leading vocalists of the day including Bing Crosby, Kay Starr, Helen Forrest, The Andrews Sisters and Dick Haymes. In addition to his guitar design innovations Les was also involved in early multi tracking techniques. We can hear the results of this interest in a large selection of tracks on CD 2 where he is joined by his wife to form the legendary duo Les Paul And Mary Ford.

CD Reviews

A GREAT COMPILATION, AT A BARGAIN PRICE

Barry McCanna | Normandy, France | 11/15/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"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.

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