We continue our series focusing on the great arrangers and conductors of the pre- and post-war eras

We continue our series focusing on the great arrangers and conductors of the pre- and post-war eras with an anthology devoted to the work of Gordon Jenkins, a fine pianist and composer as well as a noted arranger, who is especially associated with lush string arrangements which accompanied some of the great singers of the time. This great value 87-track 4-CD set comprises examples of his work from a period of over a quarter of a century spanning WWII, featuring recordings made with a host of top flight male and female vocalists during his long tenures as house arranger for Capitol and Decca, as well as his performances of the several orchestral suites which he composed and recorded under his own name over the years. Included are recordings by artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Dick Haymes, The Andrews Sisters, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, The Weavers, Marlene Dietrich, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Ethel Merman, Danny Kaye, Burl Ives and many more, so it provides a fascinating trawl across the spectrum of popular music as well as an insight into the techniques and talents of one of the industry”s hugely talented backroom boys. Compiled and with extensive booklet notes by former national newspaper showbiz writer and photographer Geoff Wilding, creator of previous anthologies in this series.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• One Little Word Led To Another
• A Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia
• Goodbye
• Don”t Mention Love To me
• They Didn”t Believe Me
• I”ll Remember April
• He Wears A Pair Of Silver Wings
• The Angels Cried
• Comin” Through The Rye
• White Christmas
• There Will Never Be Another You
• Manhattan Tower – A Musical Narrative
• Mi Vida
• Don”t Tell Me That Story
• There Is No Breeze
• How Are Things In Glocca Morra”
• Maybe You”ll Be There
• Mamselle
• Je Vous Aime
• Little White Lies

Disc 2:

• I Don”t See Me In Your Eyes Anymore
• Illusions
• Again
• Happy Talk
• I”m Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair
• My One And Only Highland Fling
• I Can Dream Can”t I
• California – A Musical Narrative
• Don”t Cry Joe
• Blueberry Hill
• Foolish Tears
• Crazy He Calls Me
• My Foolish Heart
• I Remember The Cornfields
• God Bless The Child
• Bewitched
• When A Woman Loves A Man
• Homesick, That”s All
• P.S. I Love You

Disc 3:

• You Have Taken My Heart
• Blue Evening
• With You So Far Away
• Tzena, Tzena, Tzena
• Goodnight Irene
• I”m Forever Blowing Bubbles
• You”re Mine You
• The Best Thing For You Would Be Me
• You”re Just In Love
• The Hostess With The Mostest
• My Resistance Is Low
• Wimoweh
• It”s All In The Game
• Just One of Those Things
• Lover
• Sans Souci
• Go You Where You Go
• Wonderful Copenhagen
• The King”s New Clothes
• No Two People
• True Love Goes On And On
• Brave Man
• Listen To The Mocking Bird
• Alone Again

Disc 4:

• Mood At Midnight
• The Lady And The Cellist
• Marietta”s Waltz
• Moon Over Miami
• Allah”s Holiday
• Never Leave Me
• New York”s My Home
• Stardust
• Love Is The Thing
• When I Fall In Love
• Stay As Sweet As You Are
• By His Word
• Me And My Shadow
• By Myself
• Mean To Me
• Blue Prelude
• There”s No You
• Autumn Leaves
• I Cover The Waterfront
• Laura
• Mommy I Wanna Drink Of Water
• Crazy Barbara
• That”s All There Is, There Isn”t Any More

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Adult Contemporary/MOR

Language: English

Run Time: 288 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 08/12/16

UPC: 824046710026