Album

Strictly for the Birds

Label
Classics for Pleasure
Catalogue no.
CDB 7 62672 2
Tracklist
14 tracks
Length
52:48
Country
GB

“Strictly for the Birds” is an album by Yehudi Menuhin & Stéphane Grappelli on Classics for Pleasure. The original release has 14 tracks with a running time of 52:48. Jazz standards on the record include “A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square”, “Bye Bye Blackbird”, “Dinah” and “Flamingo”.

Tracklist

  1. 1 A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square standard — Manning Sherwin 5:17
  2. 2 Lullaby of Birdland standard — George Shearing 3:55
  3. 3 When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin Along — Harry M. Woods 3:26
  4. 4 Skylark standard — Hoagy Carmichael 4:52
  5. 5 Bye Bye Blackbird standard — Ray Henderson 2:58
  6. 6 Coucou — Stéphane Grappelli 4:06
  7. 7 Flamingo standard — Ted Grouya 3:46
  8. 8 Dinah standard — Harry Akst 3:45
  9. 9 Rosetta standard — Earl Hines 2:52
  10. 10 Sweet Sue standard — Will J. Harris, Victor Young 3:08
  11. 11 Once in Love With Amy — Frank Loesser 3:28
  12. 12 Laura standard — David Raksin 4:33
  13. 13 La Route Du Roi — Stéphane Grappelli 4:05
  14. 14 Sweet Georgia Brown standard — Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard 2:37

Production

  • Max Harris liner notes, arranger
  • John Fraser producer
  • Tony Clark balance

More albums by Yehudi Menuhin & Stéphane Grappelli

Fascinatin' Rhythm · EMI Electrola Violin Concerto no. 1 / "Mosè" Variations / "La campanella" / Moto perpetuo / 6 Caprices · EMI Classics Hommage a Yehudi Menuhin · Centurion Records Konzert für Violine und Orchester a-moll BWV 1041 / Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-dur BWV 1042 1965 · Eterna West Meets East 1966 · His Master’s Voice Jealousy: Hits of the Thirties 1973 · Angel Records Fascinating Rhythm (Music Of The Thirties, Album 2) 1975 · Angel Records Tea for Two 1978 · EMI Top Hat (Songs Made Famous By Fred Astaire) 1981 · His Master’s Voice For All Seasons 1985 · Angel Records Menuhin & Grappelli Play Berlin, Kern, Porter & Rodgers and Hart 1988 · EMI Angel Studio Menuhin and Grappelli Play “Jealousy” and Other Great Standards 1988 · EMI

Frequently asked questions

Which label released Strictly for the Birds?

Strictly for the Birds was released on Classics for Pleasure (CDB 7 62672 2).

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