The Astaire Story

album di Fred Astaire del 1953

The Astaire Story è un album in studio dell'attore, ballerino e cantante statunitense Fred Astaire, pubblicato nel 1953.

The Astaire Story
album in studio
ArtistaFred Astaire
Pubblicazione1953
GenereJazz
EtichettaMercury Records, Clef Records
ProduttoreNorman Granz
Registrazionedicembre 1952; Hollywood, Los Angeles (California)
Formati4 LP
Fred Astaire - cronologia
Album precedente
Blue Skies
(1946)
Album successivo
Attitude Dancing
(1975)

La copertina del disco è stata realizzata da David Stone Martin.

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Side A
  1. Isn't This a Lovely Day? (Irving Berlin) – 4:26
  2. Puttin' on the Ritz (Berlin) – 2:51
  3. I Used to Be Color Blind (Berlin) – 4:14
  4. The Continental (Con Conrad, Herb Magidson) – 3:28
Side B
  1. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:36
  2. Change Partners (Berlin) – 3:13
  3. 'S Wonderful (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:56
  4. Lovely to Look At (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:26
  5. They All Laughed (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:55

LP 2 modifica

Side A
  1. Cheek to Cheek (Berlin) – 5:39
  2. Steppin' Out with My Baby (Berlin) – 2:22
  3. The Way You Look Tonight (Fields, Kern) – 2:57
  4. I've Got My Eyes on You (Cole Porter) – 2:57
  5. Dancing in the Dark (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 4:45
Side B
  1. The Carioca (Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans) – 4:48
  2. Nice Work If You Can Get It (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:07
  3. New Sun in the Sky (Dietz, Schwartz) – 2:27
  4. I Won't Dance (Fields, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach, Kern, McHugh) – 3:01
  5. Fast Dances (Ad Lib) – 2:24

LP 3 modifica

Side A
  1. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (Berlin) – 4:00
  2. No Strings (I'm Fancy Free) (Berlin) – 2:54
  3. I Concentrate on You (Porter) – 2:43
  4. I'm Putting all My Eggs in One Basket (Berlin) – 2:54
  5. A Fine Romance (Fields, Kern) – 3:43
Side B
  1. Night and Day (Porter) – 5:22
  2. Fascinating Rhythm (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:41
  3. I Love Louisa (Dietz, Schwartz) – 2:40
  4. Slow Dances (Ad Lib) – 2:55
  5. Medium Dances (Ad Lib) – 2:01

LP 4 modifica

Side A
  1. They Can't Take That Away from Me (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 4:22
  2. You're Easy to Dance With (Berlin) – 3:22
  3. A Needle in a Haystack (Conrad, Magidson) – 2:22
  4. So Near and Yet So Far (Porter) – 3:18
  5. A Foggy Day (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 4:00
Side B
  1. Oh, Lady be Good! (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 5:01
  2. I'm Building Up to an Awful Letdown (Fred Astaire, Johnny Mercer) – 3:59
  3. Not My Girl (Astaire, Desmond Carter, Van Phillips) – 3:37
  4. Jam Session for a Dancer – 6:34

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