The Kings and Queens of Swing

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1What a Wonderful WorldLouis Armstrong2:19
2Music to Watch Girls ByMatt Monro2:12
3Strangers in the Night
Al Martino3:06
4Unforgettable
celesta and piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1951-08-17)
cello:
Cy Bernard (on 1951-08-17) and Eleanor Slatkin (on 1951-08-17)
congas:
Joe Costanzo (on 1951-08-17)
double bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1951-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1951-08-17)
guitar:
Bob Bain (on 1951-08-17)
harp:
Ann Mason Stockton (on 1951-08-17)
viola:
Paul Robyn (on 1951-08-17) and Dave Sterkin (on 1951-08-17)
violin:
Alex Beller (on 1951-08-17), Harry Bluestone (on 1951-08-17), Walter Edelstein (on 1951-08-17), Henry Hill (on 1951-08-17), Dan Lube (on 1951-08-17), Erno Neufeld (on 1951-08-17), Mischa Russell (on 1951-08-17) and Marshall Sosson (on 1951-08-17)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1951-08-17)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1951-08-17)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1951-08-17)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-08-17)
recording of:
Unforgettable (on 1951-08-17)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Gordon
publisher:
Bourne Co. and Bourne Music Ltd.
Nat King Cole3:12
5Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend
recording of:
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
lyricist:
Leo Robin
composer:
Leo Robin and Jule Styne
publisher:
Dorsey Bros Music Ltd. and Music Sales Corporation
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス
part of:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949 musical based on novel of the same name by Anita Loos)
Marilyn Monroe3:41
6Cheek to CheekElla Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong5:54
7I Get a Kick Out of You
recording of:
I Get a Kick Out of You
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music, Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Chappell and Chappell (in 1974)
part of:
Anything Goes
Billie Holiday5:41
8While the Blood Runs Warm
producer:
Joe Von Battle
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1956)
live cover recording of:
While the Blood Runs Warm (in 1956)
writer:
Ralph Bass and Sonny Thompson
Aretha Franklin3:05
9In a Sentimental MoodDuke Ellington2:29
10I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)
Oscar Peterson3:10
11StardustBing Crosby3:03
12Wives and LoversJack Jones2:31
13Corcovado
recording of:
Corcovado (original Portuguese version)
lyricist and composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto2:22
14Danke Schoen
recording of:
Danke Schoen (English version)
lyricist:
Kurt Schwabach
composer:
Bert Kaempfert
translator:
Milt Gabler
publisher:
Belinda Music and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc.
translated version of:
Danke schön (German lyrics)
Wayne Newton2:36
15You Go to My Head
Art Pepper4:18
16Lazy Bones
cover recording of:
Lazy Bones
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd.
Jeri Southern3:06
17Do You Know the Way to San Jose
cover recording of:
Do You Know the Way to San Jose
lyricist:
Hal David (in 1968)
composer:
Burt Bacharach (in 1968)
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc. and JAC Music Co., Inc.
Burt Bacharach2:30
18Speedy Gonzales
Pat Boone2:34
19Beyond the Sea
Bobby Darin1:23
20Sing, Sing, Sing (Parts 1 & 2) (recorded live 1955)Benny Goodman7:24
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