Since you are interested in Perfect Nostalgia, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
Artists incls Noel Coward, Les Paul Trio, Nat King Cole Trio, Ruth Etting, Elisabeth Welch, Billy Mayerl & Jessie Matthews:
Elegance: A Musical Journey Through the 30s & 40s [ Past Perfect / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] This album features polished performances from the most elegant artists of the 1930s and 40s, including Noel Coward, Nat King Cole, Fred Astaire and a wonderful Cole Porter medley from Hutch. |
Various Artists includes Paul Whitman, Jack Hylton, New Mayfair Dance Orchestra, Teh Savoy Havana Band, Joe Venuti, The Savoy Orpheans, etc
Fascinating Rhythm: Hits of the 20s [ Past Perfect / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] Ah, the Roaring Twenties! Can there ever have been such a decade, so endlessly discussed, pored over and analysed... |
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. |
Various Artists including The Savoy Orpheans, Jack Hylton, Cab Calloway, Tommy Dorsey, Nat Gonella, etc
Dance Crazy! [ Past Perfect / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] Boogie on down to some of the greatest dance tracks ever recorded! The Charleston, Black Bottom, Happy Feet, King Porter Stomp, and The Jumpin Jive - this is a foot stomping collection that is guaranteed to have you up and out of your seat! |
Paul Whiteman, Al Jolson, Art Landry, Leonard Joy, Whispering Jack Smith, Duke Ellington, Fred Waring & his Pennsylvanians, Fred & Adele Astaire, etc
The Charleston Era [ ASV Living Era / CD - released 22/Aug/2000 ] This definitive "Charleston" album features 25 vintage recordings from 1925 - 1930. |