| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
At the Moving Picture Ball | Bobby Short | 2:30 | $1.19 | View In iTunes |
|
2 |
The Most Beautiful Girl In the World | Bobby Short | 2:28 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
|
3 |
Bye Bye Blackbird | Bobby Short | 3:43 | $1.19 | View In iTunes |
|
4 |
I've Got Five Dollars | Bobby Short | 1:53 | $1.19 | View In iTunes |
|
5 |
I've Got the World On a String | Bobby Short | 3:16 | $1.19 | View In iTunes |
|
6 |
Is It Always Like This | Bobby Short | 1:56 | $1.19 | View In iTunes |
|
7 |
Sand In My Shoes | Bobby Short | 3:24 | $1.19 | View In iTunes |
|
8 |
Carioca | Bobby Short | 3:36 | $1.19 | View In iTunes |
|
9 |
Down With Love | Bobby Short | 3:07 | $1.19 | View In iTunes |
|
10 |
Hottentot Potentate | Bobby Short | 3:22 | $1.19 | View In iTunes |
|
11 |
Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home | Bobby Short | 3:02 | $1.19 | View In iTunes |
|
12 |
Bedelia | Bobby Short | 3:06 | $1.19 | View In iTunes |
|
13 |
Fun to Be Fooled | Bobby Short | 3:15 | $1.19 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 13 Songs |
Album Review
Bobby Short's second recording for Atlantic offered a range of great material, accompanied on the up-tempo numbers by a small, dynamic quartet and, for the ballads, just his own piano (as on the highlight "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"). Short drew on his two decades in vaudeville, pulling out all the stops for bravura versions of "I've Got the World on a String," "Down With Love," and "At the Moving Picture Ball." "Carioca" becomes a piece of exotica in his hands, and he growls and over-sings hilariously on "Hottentot Potentate." Yes, there are subtleties to Short's vocal attack, but there's also a dynamism that is often better served on a Broadway stage than in a recording studio. Bobby Short entertained with song better than anyone else, and his interpretations of the standards are striking and very enjoyable. [The 2001 reissue by Collectors' Choice is a solid mastering of the original; not a crystal-clear digital remaster, but solid enough for the material.]
Biography
Born: 15 September 1924 in Danville, IL
Genre: Vocal
Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs By Bobby Short
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
I Happen to Like New York (From "The New Yorkers") [Live] | Live At the Café Carlyle | 1:52 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
|
2 |
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye | Late Night At the Cafe Carlyle | 3:18 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
|
3 |
I Can Dream, Can't I? | Late Night At the Cafe Carlyle | 2:58 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
|
4 |
I'm In Love Again | Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter | 2:27 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
|
5 |
At Long Last Love | Bobby, Noel & Cole | 4:18 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
|
6 |
Manhattan | 50 by Bobby Short | 4:19 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
|
7 |
New York, New York (It's a Helluva Town) | Songs of New York | 3:48 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
|
8 |
Lydia, the Tattooed Lady | Sing Me a Swing Song | 2:53 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
|
9 |
Simon Smith and His Dancing Bear | 50 by Bobby Short | 2:15 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
|
10 |
So near and yet so Far | Bobby, Noel & Cole | 3:17 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
Listeners Also Bought
- $15.49
- Genres: Vocal, Music, Vocal Pop, Easy Listening, Swing, Jazz, Traditional Pop, Soundtrack, Soundtrack, Musicals
- Released: 1957
- ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing.
