Blue Skies: The Irving Berlin Songbook

by Blue Skies: Berlin Songbook / V

Overview

Blue Skies: Berlin Songbook is a random sampling of some of Irving Berlin's finest songs, sung by some of the greatest vocalists -- including Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, and Sarah Vaughan. Of course, all of the performances are culled from Polygram/Verve's vaults, so there isn't much stylistic variety on the album, nor is the selection a representative portrait of either jazz or popular singing or Berlin's songbook. Instead, it's just a thoroughly enjoyable collection -- it may not be eductional or a definitive compilation, but it does give a good sense of what treasures there are to behold within Berlin's catalog. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	06/18/1996
Label:	Verve / Polygram
UPC:	0731453163621

Tracks

1. Let Yourself Go  - Irving Berlin  - Ella Fitzgerald  -  Weston
2. You're Just in Love  - Irving Berlin  - Billy Eckstine  -  Mooney  - Sarah Vaughan
3. Say It Isn't So  - Irving Berlin  - Billie Holiday
4. Remember  - Irving Berlin  - Erroll Garner  - Johnny Hartman
5. No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)  - Fred Astaire  - Irving Berlin  - Richard Rodgers
6. I Used to Be Color Blind  - Irving Berlin  - Anita O'Day
7. How Deep Is the Ocean?  - Irving Berlin  - Joe Williams
8. This Year's Kisses  - Irving Berlin  - Ella Fitzgerald
9. Supper Time  - Irving Berlin  - Ethel Waters
10. Blue Skies  - Irving Berlin  - Dinah Washington
11. Always  - Irving Berlin  - Billy Eckstine  - Sarah Vaughan
12. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails  - Fred Astaire  - Irving Berlin
13. Isn't This a Lovely Day?  - Louis Armstrong  - Irving Berlin  - Ella Fitzgerald
14. Let's Face the Music and Dance  - Irving Berlin  - Anita O'Day
15. Waiting at the End of the Road  - Irving Berlin  - Frankie Laine
16. All About Myself  - Irving Berlin  - Ella Fitzgerald  -  Weston

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Fred Astaire   Primary Artist,Vocals
Paul Weston & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Hal Mooney Orchestra   Primary Artist
Joe Williams   Primary Artist,Vocals
Louis Armstrong   Primary Artist,Vocals,Trumpet
Billie Holiday   Primary Artist,Vocals
Billy Eckstine   Primary Artist,Vocals
Frankie Laine   Primary Artist,Vocals
Ella Fitzgerald   Primary Artist,Vocals
Sarah Vaughan   Primary Artist,Vocals
Erroll Garner   Primary Artist,Piano
Johnny Hartman   Primary Artist,Vocals
Dinah Washington   Primary Artist,Vocals
Anita O'Day   Primary Artist,Vocals
Ethel Waters   Primary Artist,Vocals
Flip Phillips   Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor)
Gus Chappell   Trombone
Red Mitchell   Bass
Norman Simmons   Piano
Gerryck King   Drums
Stan Levey   Drums
Alvin Stoller   Drums
Ted Nash   Sax (Tenor)
Paul Weston   Conductor
Paul Smith   Piano
Bob Badgley   Bass
Babe Russin   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Reginald Beane   Piano
Lisa Po-Ying Huang   Director
Claydes Smith   Drums
Rick Henderson   Sax (Alto)
Ray Brown   Bass
Jack Ryan   Bass
Cliff Preiss   Sequencing
Larry Bunker   Bongos,Vibraphone,Vocals (Background)
Clark Terry   Trumpet
Don Fagerquist   Trumpet
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis   Sax (Tenor)
Ed Thigpen   Drums
Carl Fischer   Piano
Charlie Shavers   Trumpet
Gene Cipriano   Woodwind
Joe Mondragon   Bass
Lou Levy   Piano
Leonard Gaskin   Bass
Junior Mance   Piano
Fred Stulce   Clarinet
Harry Geller   Conductor
Oscar Peterson   Piano,Celeste
Buddy Rich   Drums
Hal Mooney   Conductor
Harry "Sweets" Edison   Trumpet
Herb Ellis   Guitar
Henry Johnson   Guitar
Keter Betts   Bass
Jimmy Rowles   Piano
Chuck Gentry   Sax (Baritone)
Barney Kessel   Guitar
Ben Webster   Sax (Tenor)

Technical Credits

Fred Astaire   Dance,Performer
Ethel Waters   Performer
Ron Berinstein   Producer,Original Recording Producer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Steve Fallone   Mastering
Buddy Bregman   Original Recording Producer
Hal Mooney Orchestra   Performer
Miriam Cutler & Swing Street   Producer
Peter Pullman   Editing,Notes Editing
Paul Weston   Arranger
Bob Shad   Producer,Original Recording Producer
Lisa Po-Ying Huang   Design,Art Direction
Jason Wampler   Assistant Producer,Production Assistant
Nichell Delvaille   Design,Design Coordinator
Kathryn Millan   Cover Photo,Photography
Jared Patterson   Production Assistant,Assistant Producer
Joe Williams   Performer
Louis Armstrong   Performer
Richard Seidel   Executive Producer
Michael Lang   Supervisor
Aric Lach Morrison   Production Coordination
Herman Leonard   Photography
Cliff Preiss   Selection,Liner Notes
Billie Holiday   Performer
Billy Eckstine   Performer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Frankie Laine   Performer
Ella Fitzgerald   Performer
Sarah Vaughan   Performer
Erroll Garner   Performer
Johnny Hartman   Performer
Dinah Washington   Performer
Norman Granz   Original Recording Producer
Harry Geller   Arranger
Anita O'Day   Performer
Hal Mooney   Arranger
Mitch Miller   Producer,Original Recording Producer
Ben Young   Research,Restoration