The Astaire Story

Who played on The Astaire Story

• Fred Astaire tap dance, vocals on 37 tracks
• Alvin Stoller drums (drum set) on 17 tracks
• Oscar Peterson celesta, piano on 17 tracks
• Ray Brown double bass, bass guitar, bass on 17 tracks
• Barney Kessel guitar, electric guitar on 16 tracks
• Charlie Shavers trumpet, instruments on 15 tracks
• Flip Phillips tenor saxophone on 14 tracks
• Adele Astaire vocals on 1 track
• Adolph Deutsch conductor on 1 track
• Max Steiner conductor on 1 track
• MGM Studio Orchestra performing orchestra on 1 track
• The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra performing orchestra on 1 track

Tracklist

1. 1-A1 Isn’t This a Lovely Day standard — Irving Berlin 4:26
2. 1-A2 Puttin’ On the Ritz standard — Irving Berlin 2:51
3. 1-A3 I Used to Be Color Blind standard — Irving Berlin 4:14
4. 1-A4 The Continental — Con Conrad 3:28
5. 1-B1 Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off standard — George Gershwin 4:36
6. 1-B2 Change Partners standard — Irving Berlin 3:13
7. 1-B3 ’s Wonderful standard — George Gershwin 2:56
8. 1-B4 Lovely to Look At — Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh 3:26
9. 1-B5 They All Laughed standard — George Gershwin 2:55
10. 2-C1 Cheek to Cheek standard — Irving Berlin 5:39
11. 2-C2 Steppin’ Out With My Baby — Irving Berlin 2:22
12. 2-C3 The Way You Look Tonight standard — Jerome Kern 2:57
13. 2-C4 I’ve Got My Eyes on You — Cole Porter 2:57
14. 2-C5 Dancing in the Dark standard — Arthur Schwartz 4:45
15. 2-D1 The Carioca — Vincent Youmans 4:48
16. 2-D2 Nice Work If You Can Get It standard — George Gershwin 2:07
17. 2-D3 New Sun in the Sky — Arthur Schwartz 2:27
18. 2-D4 I Won’t Dance — Jerome Kern 3:01
19. 2-D5 Fast Dances (Ad Lib) 2:24
20. 3-E1 Top Hat, White Tie and Tales — Irving Berlin 4:00
21. 3-E2 No Strings — Irving Berlin 2:54
22. 3-E3 I Concentrate on You standard — Cole Porter 2:43
23. 3-E4 I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket standard — Irving Berlin 2:54
24. 3-E5 (This Is) A Fine Romance standard — Jerome Kern 3:43
25. 3-F1 Night and Day standard — Cole Porter 5:22
26. 3-F2 Fascinating Rhythm standard — George Gershwin 2:41
27. 3-F3 I Love Louisa — Arthur Schwartz 2:40
28. 3-F4 Slow Dances (Ad Lib) 2:55
29. 3-F5 Medium Dances (Ad Lib) 2:01
30. 4-G1 They Can’t Take That Away From Me standard — George Gershwin 4:22
31. 4-G2 You’re Easy To (Dance With) — Irving Berlin 3:22
32. 4-G3 A Needle in a Haystack — Con Conrad 2:22
33. 4-G4 So Near and Yet So Far — Cole Porter 3:18
34. 4-G5 A Foggy Day standard — George Gershwin 4:00
35. 4-H1 Oh, Lady Be Good standard — George Gershwin 5:01
36. 4-H2 I’m Building Up to an Awful Letdown 3:59
37. 4-H3 Not My Girl 3:37
38. 4-H4 Jam Session for a Dancer 6:34

Production

• Norman Granz producer

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