Since you are interested in Elegance: A Musical Journey Through the 30s & 40s, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
Various Artists incls Bunny Berigan, Fats Waller, Louis Jordan, Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli
Cocktails [ Past Perfect / CD - released 30/Aug/2008 ] Get up, get movin' and party on with this fine vintage album. Jump, jive and jitterbug to the snappy beats of the 20s, 30s & 40s - featuring Fats Waller, Ella Fitzgerald, Art Tatum, Stephane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, etc. |
Al Bowly, Marlene Dietrich, Nat King Cole, Vera Lynn, Fred Astaire, George Formby, Dorothy Lamour, Flanagan and Allen, Perry Como, Noel Coward, etc
Perfect Nostalgia [ Past Perfect / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] Bask in a comforting warm nostalgic glow. Some wit once quipped "Nostalgia isn't what it used to be". I think when you hear this collection you will disagree. Happy listening! |
Various Artists including Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, Geryrude Lawrence, Marlene Dietrich, Joe Loss, etc
The Words and Music of Cole Porter [ Past Perfect / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] This CD features a selection of the greatest songs and lyrics from the remarkable Cole Porter. 22 superb tracks, the great stars of this generation perform his best loved numbers in superlative style. |
Frances Day, Coleman Hawkins, Stephane Grappelli, Carroll Gibbons, Jack Buchanen, Noel Coward, etc
The Age of Style: 50 Classic Tracks from the 30s [ Past Perfect / 2 CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] If the Art Deco style - at its height in the 1930s - could be put into words and music then the artisits on this 2-CD collection would come closest to symbolising it. |