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Fred Astaire
Essential Fred Astaire
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (15) - Disc #1
1. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off [From Shall We Dance] - Fred Astaire, Gershwin, George
2. The Way You Look Tonight [From Swing Time] - Fred Astaire, Fields, Dorothy
3. Fascinating Rhythm - Fred Astaire, Gershwin, George
4. They Can't Take That Away from Me [From Shall We Dance] - Fred Astaire, Gershwin, George
5. Funny Face [From Funny Face] - Fred Astaire, Gershwin, George
6. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails [From Top Hat] - Fred Astaire, Berlin, Irving
7. Night and Day [From the Gay Divorcee] - Fred Astaire, Corea, Chick
8. Let Yourself Go [From Follow the Fleet] - Fred Astaire, Berlin, Irving
9. Easter Parade [From As Thousands Cheer] - Fred Astaire, Berlin, Irving
10. Cheek to Cheek [From Top Hat] - Fred Astaire, Berlin, Irving
11. Puttin' on the Ritz - Fred Astaire, Berlin, Irving
12. Let's Face the Music and Dance [From Follow the Fleet] - Fred Astaire, Berlin, Irving
13. Foggy Day [From A Damsel in Distress] - Fred Astaire, Gershwin, George
14. I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket [From Follow That Fleet] - Fred Astaire, Berlin, Irving
15. Nice Work if You Can Get It [From A Damsel in Distress] - Fred Astaire, Gershwin, George

CD Details

All Artists: Fred Astaire
Title: Essential Fred Astaire
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony
Original Release Date: 1/1/2003
Re-Release Date: 3/30/2004
Album Type: Original recording remastered
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Traditional Jazz & Ragtime, Vocal Jazz, Nostalgia, Oldies, Vocal Pop, Musicals, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 696998714120

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CD Reviews

Delightfull

S. Sleeba | 11/09/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This CD contains some of Fred Astaires most well know songs like Check to Check and Lets Face the Music and Dance, all well restored. The only reason I didn't give it a 5 is that some of the scores were not from the movies they originally appeared in so they are a little different versions than the one most people would know. But all in all it is a wonderfull light hearted CD well worth the money."

EXQUISITE, BUT VERY INCOMPLETE....

Gary W. Jasinkonis | 08/06/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"THE ESSENTIAL FRED ASTAIRE IS A GOOD OVERVIEW OF HIS MANY FILM AND THEATRE SONGS. HOWEVER, PREVIOUS ISSUINGS OF ASTAIRE HAVE INCLUDED MANY, MORE SONGS FROM HIS FILMS AND SHOWS. WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IS TO OFFER A THREE-DISC SET THAT WOULD DOCUMENT ASTAIRE'S EXTRAORDINARY RECORDINGS SHOW BY SHOW AND FILM BY FILM. WHEN ONE CONSIDERS THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE SONGS, THEIR COMPOSERS AND FRED ASTAIRE'S ENORMOUS CONTRIBUTION TO AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THESE RECORDINGS BE ISSUED IN THEIR ENTIRETY AND WITH AN ESSAY DETAILING THIS NEVER EQUALED, PHENOMENAL MUSIC.....PLEASE SONY DO THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUE THE COMPLETE FRED ASTAIRE ON CD..........GARY JASINKONIS........EAST NORTHPORT, NEW YORK........"

Selected Soundtracks and Records

Dr. Debra Jan Bibel | Oakland, CA USA | 08/31/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Fred Astaire enthralled the public with his dancing in the many light-hearted films, but his singing was wonderful too. To hear him does awaken memories of his cinematic dancing but his singing evokes an era when popular music was jazz. This limited collection includes most of his well-known favorites. Not all the selections are taken from his films but are rather from original record releases (that even include tap dancing), such as Puttin' On The Ritz, and The Way You Look Tonight. Fascinating Rhythm is also not from a film but it features George Gershwin on piano and Adele Astaire. Another duet has Judy Garland in Easter Parade. If you desire a fair sampling of Fred Astaire songs on a single CD, then this album is a good choice. It is nicely mastered as part of the Columbia Legacy series."