Cole Porter - The Very Best of Cole Porter
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Artist: Cole PorterEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-06-15
Music Label: Hip-O Records
Soundtracks:
- Ella Fitzgerald - Too Darn Hot
- Peggy Lee - My Heart Belongs To Daddy
- Tony Bennett - Begin The Beguine
- Sarah Vaughan - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
- Jeri Southern - It's De-Lovely
- Dean Martin - True Love
- Shirley Horn - Love For Sale
- Helen Merrill - Anything Goes
- Louis Armstrong - Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)
- Eartha Kitt - Let's Misbehave
- Billie Holiday - Easy To Love
- Mel Torme - What Is This Thing Called Love
- Anita O'Day with Billy May & His Orchestra - Just One Of Those Things
- Dinah Washington - I Get A Kick Out Of You
- Aaron Neville - In the Still of the Night
- Carmen McRae - Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
- Fred Astaire - Night And Day
- Ella Fitzgerald - You Do Something To Me
Free Music Notes for The Very Best of Cole Porter
Free Music Review: wonderful album of Cole Porter tunes
Hit: 5 Stars
The Very Best Of Cole Porter is an excellent CD that has a broad diversity of artists who recorded some of Porter's best known songs. The quality of the sound is rather good and the artwork is very nicely done as well. There's a lot to like on this album.
Ella Fitzgerald, The First Lady Of Song, delivers "Too Darn Hot" with lots of positive energy and she makes this tune sound sharp and snazzy. Ella sings and swings brightly to make this tune her own; and indeed I've never heard a better interpretation of this tune than Ella's. Ella Fitzgerald also profits from a musical arrangement that fits in perfectly with her singing--great! Peggy Lee also performs another excellent Porter tune, "My Heart Belongs To Daddy." "My Heart Belongs To Daddy" gets a pure jazz arrangement that you're either going to like or dislike--this is far from the normal delivery of this song and therefore whether of not you like Peggy's version depends on how much you enjoy jazz. There's even Tony Bennett singing the rarely heard lyrics to the famous "Begin The Beguine;" "Begin The Beguine" is a classy number and Tony does great justice to this song with his wonderful voice and his elegant, sensitive treatment of this ballad.
Listen for the great Sarah Vaughan to deliver "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" with panache; Sarah Vaughan could take the phone book and after she was finished singing it you'd be standing and applauding, begging her for more! Sarah truly gives "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" the royal treatment; and it shows when you hear this. Dean Martin also turns in a fine performance of "True Love" that moves me with its beauty; Dean Martin croons this and sways gently to make "True Love" a major highlight of this album.
"Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)" is wonderful when the immortal Louis Armstrong sings it; and that's grand. Louis Armstrong does this with a very solid treatment and as the tempo picks up just a little bit this number really takes off like a jet! Eartha Kitt also delivers a very smooth interpretation of "Let's Misbehave." "Let's Misbehave" is one of my favorite Cole Porter tunes and I really like Eartha's interpretation of this number. Anita O'Day also sings "Just One Of Those Things" with passion; Billy May & His Orchestra provide a heavenly musical arrangement that stands out without ever overshadowing Anita's vocals.
"I Get A Kick Out Of You" by Dinah Washington is absolutely exquisite; Dinah never misses a note! Fred Astaire also sings "Night And Day" with style and grace; you're sure to enjoy Fred's singing this number! The album closes well with "You Do Something To Me" by the great Ella Fitzgerald. Ella gives this her all and it shows when you hear it!
Overall, The Very Best Of Cole Porter makes me wanna applaud every time I hear it--what an electric album! I highly recommend this for Porter fans and the people who enjoy the artists on this CD. People who like classic pop vocals will not be disappointed.
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