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BING CROSBY- FRED ASTAIRE TOGETHER
Their classic 1975 album produced by Ken Barnes - arranged & conducted by
Pete Moore
Plus extra Bonus Tracks is now on CD
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SWINGIN’ WITH BING – Bing
Crosby’s Lost Radio Performances
(Shout Factory Box Set)
This acclaimed best-selling box set offers the definitive overview of
Bing Crosby’s illustrious career as the most popular radio performer
of all time. With guest stars like Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong,
Dinah Shore, Nat King Cole, The Andrews Sisters and backed by such
legendary jazz figures as Jack Teagarden, Red Nichols, Joe Venuti and
Les Paul, this is the most important Crosby album for many years.
Produced by Ken Barnes and digitally remastered from the original
transcription sources, this magnificent set contains 3-CDs and a
40-page illustrated book housed in a de-luxe hardback cover.
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FRED ASTAIRE – THE COMPLETE
LONDON SESSIONS (EMI Gold Box Set )
Fred Astaire’s long and distinguished recording career began and ended
in London and this highly collectable 3-disc box set presents every
studio title that he recorded in London between 1923 and 1975. Disc 1
covers the period 1923 to 1933 while discs 2 and 3 offer all 37 titles
recorded in his marathon series of sessions in July and August of
1975. The box set was conceived and assembled by Ken Barnes who also
produced the original 1975 sessions which were arranged and conducted
by Pete Moore. Box contains three CDs and an illustrated 20-page
booklet with full details of all the sessions.
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BING CROSBY – THE COMPLETE
UNITED ARTISTS SESSIONS
(EMI Gold Box Set )
A real treat for Crosby fans, this not-to-be missed box set
encompasses every studio recording that Bing made for the United
Artists label between 1974 and 1976 – all of which were produced
originally by Ken Barnes with all orchestras arranged and conducted by
Pete Moore. Additionally, it offers exciting excerpts from Bing’s
legendary 50th Anniversary Concert at the London Palladium. Guest
stars include Fred Astaire, Rosemary Clooney, Johnny Mercer and jazz
piano great, Joe Bushkin. Also, as an added bonus, the set includes
two classic tracks with Bob Hope from Bing’s first U.A. session in
1959.
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JOHNNY MERCER – MOON RIVER
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Kaz 2-CD set )
Back in 1974, the renowned songwriter and 4-time Academy Award winner,
Johnny Mercer recorded two full length albums in London This double
disc release offers - for the first time on CD – all 28 tracks from
those much-treasured sessions. Mercer was one of the very few
legendary songwriters who actually made a living as a singer. Here he
sings unforgettable versions of his own songs which include “That Old
Black Magic”, “Autumn Leaves”, “Good Goody” and, of course, “Moon
River.” Also includes the original liner notes by Benny Green and Alec
Wilder. All sessions were produced by Ken Barnes and arranged and
conducted by Pete Moore.
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