Recommended Materials
THE HOLLYWOOD MUSICALS
Johnny Mathis and Henry Mancini perform hits from various Hollywood Musicals, including a Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke medley consisting of “Moonlight Becomes You”, “It Could Happen To You”, “But Beautiful”.
Columbia # 40732, 1986.
SONGS FOR SWINGIN’ LOVERS!
Recorded between October 17, 1955 and January, 1956 by Frank Sinatra and The Nelson Riddle Orchestra, tracks include “You’re Gettting To Be A Habit With Me”, “Old Devil Moon”, and “Pennies From Heaven”. Originally released on Capitol in 1956.
Remastered and rereleased on Capitol/EMI Records # 96226, 1998.
LADY DAY: THE COMPLETE BILLIE HOLIDAY ON COLUMBIA (1933-44)
10 CD collection of Billie Holiday recordings for Columbia. Tracks include “Pennies From Heaven”, “Your Mother’s Son-In-Law”, “What a Little Moonlight Can Do” and “I Wished On the Moon”. Guest Artists: Johnny Mercer, Benny Goodman, Lester Young, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Artie Shaw.
Legacy Records # 85470, 2001.
FRANK SINATRA SINGS DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES, MOON RIVER AND OTHER ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS
Collection of Sinatra movie themes including “Swinging on a Star”, “The Continental”, “The Way You Look Tonight”, and “Three Coins In The Fountain”.
Reprise # 1011, 1964.
JO STAFFORD COCKTAIL HOUR
Tracks include “In The Still of the Night”, “This is Always”, “Manhattan Serenade” and the 1944 top ten hit “It Could Happen To You”.
Columbia River Entertainment Group # 218046, 2001.