Almost every vocalist from the 40’s and early 50’s began singing with “The Big Bands”. Sinatra worked with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Peggy Lee with Benny Goodman, Perry Como with Ted Weems, June Christy with Stan Kenton, Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine with Earl Hines, Bing Crosby with Paul Whiteman, Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb and Jo Stafford with Tommy Dorsey. In many cases the singers became an integral part of the band and provided the link between the bandstand and the dance floor. This compilation features some of the greatest Crooners and Diva’s of all time.
1 | When You’re Smiling - Dean Martin |
1 | Wanted - Perry Como |
1 | It’s Only A Paper Moon - Nat King Cole |
2 | Nevertheless - Frank Sinatra |
2 | Stranger In Paradise - Tony Bennett |
2 | Cheek To Cheek - Dick Haymes |
3 | Where Or When - Lena Horne |
3 | The Nearness Of You - Sarah Vaughan |
3 | Something Cool - June Christy |
4 | Black Coffee - Sarah Vaughan |
4 | Early Autumn - Ella Fitzgerald |
4 | I Wanna Be Loved - Dinah Washington |
5 | Blue Moon - Mel Torme |
5 | Lullaby Of The Leaves - Mel Torme |
5 | Too Young - Nat King Cole |
6 | All My Love - Bing Crosby |
6 | The More I See You - Dick Haymes |
6 | Because Of You - Tony Bennett |
7 | Dedicated To You - Billy Eckstine & Sarah Vaughn |
7 | You Belong To Me- Jo Stafford |
7 | Since I Fell For You - Dinah Washington |
8 | I’ll Get By - Billie Holiday |
8 | Once Too Often - Ella Fitzgerald |
8 | It’s A Good Day - Peggy Lee |
9 | It Might As Well Be Spring - Margaret Whiting |
9 | There’s My Lover - Dean Martin |
9 | No Other Love- Perry Como |
10 | Who’s Sorry Now? - Dean Martin |
10 | I’m Lost Again - Tony Bennett |
10 | I’ve Got The World On A String - Frank Sinatra |
11 | It’s Been A Long Long Time - June Christy |
11 | The Lady Is A Tramp - Lena Horne |
11 | Without A Song - Perry Como |
12 | Keep It A Secret - Jo Stafford |
12 | But Beautiful - Margaret Whiting |
12 | Someone To Watch Over Me - Ella Fitzgerald |
13 | I’ve Got You Under My Skin - Peggy Lee |
13 | Again - Vic Damone |
13 | My Foolish Heart - Billy Eckstine |
14 | Mam’selle - Frank Sinatra |
14 | It Had To Be You - Bing Crosby |
14 | Mona Lisa - Nat King Cole |
15 | Mad About The Boy - Dinah Washington |
15 | Hush-A-Bye - Bing Crosby |
15 | You Go To My Head - Peggy Lee |
16 | I Love My Man - Billie Holiday |
16 | Day By Day - Jo Stafford |
16 | Trav’lin’ Light - Billie Holiday |
17 | Mean To Me - Sarah Vaughan |
17 | Skylark - Mel Torme |
17 | Stormy Weather - Lena Horne |
18 | Caravan - Billy Eckstine |
18 | Moonlight In Vermont - Margaret Whiting |
18 | It Could Happen To You - June Christy |