Harold Arlen Songbook - Over The Rainbow

 
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Ben Webster Quartet, Jimmy Giuffre, Nat King Cole Trio, Lena Horne, Nancy Wilson, Frank Sinatra, Gerry Mulligan Orchestra, etc
Harold Arlen Songbook - Over The Rainbow

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Release Date: Wednesday 12 October 2005

New York-born Harold Arlen (1905-1986) wrote some of the biggest hits from the 1930s and 1940s, including the entire score to the classic movie "The Wizard of Oz" and was without doubt one of the greatest of all the American popular composers and songwriters.

This collection pays tribute to the composer's music and features such fine musicians as Ben Webster Quartet (featuring Hank Jones), Johnny Hartman, Fred Astaire, Billie Holiday, John Coltrane Quartet, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Giuffre, Art Tatum and many more.

Total time: 79.08 mins

Tracks:

1 Ben Webster Quartet - Over The Rainbow 4:42

2 Johnny Hartman - A Sleepin' Bee 2:11

3 Billie Holiday All Stars - One For My Baby 5:42

4 Eddie Heywood Trio - Let's Fall In Love 2:26

5 Kenny Burrell Quintet - Get Happy 4:02

6 June Christy & Pete Rugolo Orchestra- As Long As I Live 2:02

7 Jimmy Giuffre - Come Rain Or Come Shine 2:10

8 Quincy Jones Orchestra*- Blues In The Night 4:00

9 Nat King Cole Trio* & Harry "Sweets" Edison*- It's Only A Paper Moon 3:07

10 Gerry Mulligan Orchestra - Out Of This World 3:50

11 Peggy Lee & Frank Sinatra Orchestra - Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe 4:04

12 John Coltrane Quartet - My Shining Hour 4:25

13 Nancy Wilson & Jimmy Jones Orchestra - When The Sun Comes Out 3:50

14 Art Tatum - I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues 3:55

15 Bobby Hackett Orchestra - That Old Black Magic 3:04

16 Ruby Braff & Ellis Larkins - I've Got The World On A String 3:44

17 Harold Arlen - Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive 2:33

18 Charlie Shavers & Sy Oliver Orchestra - Ill Wind 2:55

19 Lena Horne & Lennie Hayton Big Band - Stormy Weather 3:47

20 Frank Sinatra & Nelson Riddle Orchestra - Last Night When We Were Young 3:19

21 Donald Byrd, Gigi Gryce & Tommy Flanagan- Over The Rainbow 8:21