Great American Songbook 1
Various Artists
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- The Basics
Who would've guessed that Willie Nelson would dip into Hoagy Carmichael's song bag for one of his most beloved tunes? Or that Natalie Cole would team with her late father for a truly "Unforgettable" performance? And Ella's languid cover of the Gershwins' "Summertime" from Porgy & Bess is an absolute showstopper.
$26.07 The Basics
Name Artist Time Price 1 My Funny Valentine Chet Baker 2:20 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 Misty Johnny Mathis 3:33 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 Over the Rainbow Judy Garland 2:49 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 Unforgettable Nat "King" Cole & Natalie Cole 3:31 $1.29 View In iTunes 5 Someone to Watch Over Me Ella Fitzgerald 3:16 $1.29 View In iTunes 6 Come Fly With Me Frank Sinatra 3:18 $1.29 View In iTunes 7 It Had to Be You (1955 Version) Billie Holiday 4:04 $1.29 View In iTunes 8 Stardust Willie Nelson 3:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 The Way You Look Tonight Fred Astaire 2:59 $1.29 View In iTunes 10 They Can't Take That Away from Me Sarah Vaughan 2:41 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 Summertime (1957 Version) Ella Fitzgerald 5:00 $1.29 View In iTunes 12 Don't Get Around Much Anymore Bobby Darin 2:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 I Got Rhythm Count Basie and His Orchestra & Rosemary Clooney 4:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 Night and Day Tony Bennett 3:34 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Stormy Weather Billie Holiday 3:41 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 It's Only a Paper Moon Ella Fitzgerald & The Delta Rhythm Boys 2:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 Blue Moon Elvis Presley 2:43 $0.99 View In iTunes 18 Beyond the Sea Bobby Darin 2:53 $1.29 View In iTunes 19 Let's Fall in Love Ella Fitzgerald 4:05 $0.99 View In iTunes 20 Love for Sale Shirley Horn 3:53 $0.99 View In iTunes 21 Bewitched Nancy Wilson 3:06 $1.29 View In iTunes 22 When I Fall In Love Nat "King" Cole 3:11 $1.29 View In iTunes 23 I've Got You Under My Skin Frank Sinatra 3:43 $1.29 View In iTunes Total: 23 Songs - Next Steps
Ah, the tunes that launched a thousand karaoke performances…in the last two weeks. Who couldn't resist taking a shot at Tony Bennett's "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" or Irving Berlin's "Puttin' On The Ritz," ably covered by Fred Astaire? These are the performances that made them hits.
$28.05 Next StepsName Artist Time Price 1 Let's Call the Whole Thing Off Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong 4:12 $1.29 View In iTunes 2 The Lady Is a Tramp Frank Sinatra 3:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 I'm in the Mood for Love Shirley Horn 2:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 4 I Left My Heart In San Francisco (Single Version) Tony Bennett 2:49 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 Mack the Knife Bobby Darin 3:07 $1.29 View In iTunes 6 Blue Skies Willie Nelson 3:33 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 I Won't Dance Fred Astaire 3:04 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 I've Got the World On a String Frank Sinatra 2:10 $1.29 View In iTunes 9 Fascinating Rhythm Ella Fitzgerald 3:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 The Shadow of Your Smile (Love Theme from "The Sandpiper") Tony Bennett 3:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 The Very Thought of You Nat "King" Cole 3:49 $1.29 View In iTunes 12 In the Still of the Night Aaron Neville 4:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 The Folks Who Live On the Hill Mel Tormé 3:35 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 Makin Whoopee Louis Armstrong 3:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Puttin' On The Ritz Fred Astaire 2:53 $1.29 View In iTunes 16 Cheek to Cheek Fred Astaire 5:40 $1.29 View In iTunes 17 I Can't Give You Anything But Love Dean Martin 2:40 $1.29 View In iTunes 18 One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) [Remastered] Frank Sinatra 4:25 $1.29 View In iTunes 19 These Foolish Things Dinah Washington 3:30 $1.29 View In iTunes 20 'S Wonderful Fred Astaire & Audrey Hepburn 3:00 $0.99 View In iTunes 21 Steppin' Out With My Baby Tony Bennett 2:52 $0.99 View In iTunes 22 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters 2:40 $1.29 View In iTunes 23 (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons Nat "King" Cole 2:54 $1.29 View In iTunes 24 Ain't Misbehavin' Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra 2:54 $0.99 View In iTunes 25 My Blue Heaven Doris Day 1:55 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 25 Songs - Deep Cuts
The Great American Songbook has also launched a thousand debates: Betty Carter, Al Bowlly, or Mel Tormé's version of "Heart and Soul"? Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, or Bing Crosby's version of "Pennies from Heaven"? There are no wrong answers, only aesthetic choices. That just shows how great these songs are.
$27.06 Deep CutsName Artist Time Price 1 It's De-Lovely Rosemary Clooney 3:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 Nice Work If You Can Get It Fred Astaire 2:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 A Kiss to Build a Dream On (Single Version) Louis Armstrong 3:04 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 It Ain't Necessarily So Sammy Davis, Jr. 3:54 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 Swinging on a Star (Single) Bing Crosby 2:30 $1.29 View In iTunes 6 I Get Along Without You Very Well Chet Baker 2:59 $1.29 View In iTunes 7 The Best Is Yet to Come (Single Version) Tony Bennett 2:33 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 Dream a Little Dream of Me The Mamas & The Papas 3:13 $1.29 View In iTunes 9 Autumn Leaves Nat "King" Cole 2:41 $1.29 View In iTunes 10 I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire The Ink Spots 3:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 What a Difference a Day Makes Dinah Washington 2:27 $1.29 View In iTunes 12 You Always Hurt the One You Love The Mills Brothers 3:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Pennies from Heaven (Single) Bing Crosby 3:14 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 The Masquerade Is Over Cannonball Adderley & Nancy Wilson 4:18 $1.29 View In iTunes 15 Where or When Tierney Sutton 3:13 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart Judy Garland 3:41 $1.29 View In iTunes 17 The Things We Did Last Summer Nancy Wilson 2:45 $1.29 View In iTunes 18 Sentimental Journey Doris Day 3:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 Thanks for the Memory Bing Crosby 3:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 20 Lush Life Sammy Davis, Jr. 3:47 $1.29 View In iTunes 21 Hey There Rosemary Clooney 2:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 22 The Glory of Love Jimmy Durante 2:49 $1.29 View In iTunes 23 I Wish You Love Natalie Cole 4:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 24 Willow Weep for Me Sarah Vaughan 5:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 25 I Remember You Diana Krall 3:56 $1.29 View In iTunes Total: 25 Songs - Complete Set
Some songs (think "Free Bird" or "Stairway to Heaven") are rendered classic by an inimitable performance, while others seem to pop up again and again, with multiple definitive (or re-definitive) recordings. This latter category has been assembled into a canon loosely known as the Great American Songbook, a sobriquet popularized by Rod Stewart on his 2002 comeback album. While you probably know all these songs, some performances on our playlist may be new to you.
$81.18 Complete SetName Artist Time Price 1 My Funny Valentine Chet Baker 2:20 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 Misty Johnny Mathis 3:33 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 Over the Rainbow Judy Garland 2:49 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 Unforgettable Nat "King" Cole & Natalie Cole 3:31 $1.29 View In iTunes 5 Someone to Watch Over Me Ella Fitzgerald 3:16 $1.29 View In iTunes 6 Come Fly With Me Frank Sinatra 3:18 $1.29 View In iTunes 7 It Had to Be You (1955 Version) Billie Holiday 4:04 $1.29 View In iTunes 8 Stardust Willie Nelson 3:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 The Way You Look Tonight Fred Astaire 2:59 $1.29 View In iTunes 10 They Can't Take That Away from Me Sarah Vaughan 2:41 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 Summertime (1957 Version) Ella Fitzgerald 5:00 $1.29 View In iTunes 12 Don't Get Around Much Anymore Bobby Darin 2:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 I Got Rhythm Count Basie and His Orchestra & Rosemary Clooney 4:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 Night and Day Tony Bennett 3:34 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Stormy Weather Billie Holiday 3:41 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 It's Only a Paper Moon Ella Fitzgerald & The Delta Rhythm Boys 2:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 Blue Moon Elvis Presley 2:43 $0.99 View In iTunes 18 Beyond the Sea Bobby Darin 2:53 $1.29 View In iTunes 19 Let's Fall in Love Ella Fitzgerald 4:05 $0.99 View In iTunes 20 Love for Sale Shirley Horn 3:53 $0.99 View In iTunes 21 Bewitched Nancy Wilson 3:06 $1.29 View In iTunes 22 When I Fall In Love Nat "King" Cole 3:11 $1.29 View In iTunes 23 I've Got You Under My Skin Frank Sinatra 3:43 $1.29 View In iTunes 24 Let's Call the Whole Thing Off Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong 4:12 $1.29 View In iTunes 25 The Lady Is a Tramp Frank Sinatra 3:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 26 I'm in the Mood for Love Shirley Horn 2:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 27 I Left My Heart In San Francisco (Single Version) Tony Bennett 2:49 $0.99 View In iTunes 28 Mack the Knife Bobby Darin 3:07 $1.29 View In iTunes 29 Blue Skies Willie Nelson 3:33 $0.99 View In iTunes 30 I Won't Dance Fred Astaire 3:04 $0.99 View In iTunes 31 I've Got the World On a String Frank Sinatra 2:10 $1.29 View In iTunes 32 Fascinating Rhythm Ella Fitzgerald 3:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 33 The Shadow of Your Smile (Love Theme from "The Sandpiper") Tony Bennett 3:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 34 The Very Thought of You Nat "King" Cole 3:49 $1.29 View In iTunes 35 In the Still of the Night Aaron Neville 4:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 36 The Folks Who Live On the Hill Mel Tormé 3:35 $0.99 View In iTunes 37 Makin Whoopee Louis Armstrong 3:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 38 Puttin' On The Ritz Fred Astaire 2:53 $1.29 View In iTunes 39 Cheek to Cheek Fred Astaire 5:40 $1.29 View In iTunes 40 I Can't Give You Anything But Love Dean Martin 2:40 $1.29 View In iTunes 41 One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) [Remastered] Frank Sinatra 4:25 $1.29 View In iTunes 42 These Foolish Things Dinah Washington 3:30 $1.29 View In iTunes 43 'S Wonderful Fred Astaire & Audrey Hepburn 3:00 $0.99 View In iTunes 44 Steppin' Out With My Baby Tony Bennett 2:52 $0.99 View In iTunes 45 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters 2:40 $1.29 View In iTunes 46 (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons Nat "King" Cole 2:54 $1.29 View In iTunes 47 Ain't Misbehavin' Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra 2:54 $0.99 View In iTunes 48 My Blue Heaven Doris Day 1:55 $0.99 View In iTunes 49 It's De-Lovely Rosemary Clooney 3:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 50 Nice Work If You Can Get It Fred Astaire 2:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 51 A Kiss to Build a Dream On (Single Version) Louis Armstrong 3:04 $1.29 View In iTunes 52 It Ain't Necessarily So Sammy Davis, Jr. 3:54 $0.99 View In iTunes 53 Swinging on a Star (Single) Bing Crosby 2:30 $1.29 View In iTunes 54 I Get Along Without You Very Well Chet Baker 2:59 $1.29 View In iTunes 55 The Best Is Yet to Come (Single Version) Tony Bennett 2:33 $0.99 View In iTunes 56 Dream a Little Dream of Me The Mamas & The Papas 3:13 $1.29 View In iTunes 57 Autumn Leaves Nat "King" Cole 2:41 $1.29 View In iTunes 58 I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire The Ink Spots 3:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 59 What a Difference a Day Makes Dinah Washington 2:27 $1.29 View In iTunes 60 You Always Hurt the One You Love The Mills Brothers 3:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 61 Pennies from Heaven (Single) Bing Crosby 3:14 $0.99 View In iTunes 62 The Masquerade Is Over Cannonball Adderley & Nancy Wilson 4:18 $1.29 View In iTunes 63 Where or When Tierney Sutton 3:13 $0.99 View In iTunes 64 Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart Judy Garland 3:41 $1.29 View In iTunes 65 The Things We Did Last Summer Nancy Wilson 2:45 $1.29 View In iTunes 66 Sentimental Journey Doris Day 3:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 67 Thanks for the Memory Bing Crosby 3:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 68 Lush Life Sammy Davis, Jr. 3:47 $1.29 View In iTunes 69 Hey There Rosemary Clooney 2:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 70 The Glory of Love Jimmy Durante 2:49 $1.29 View In iTunes 71 I Wish You Love Natalie Cole 4:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 72 Willow Weep for Me Sarah Vaughan 5:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 73 I Remember You Diana Krall 3:56 $1.29 View In iTunes Total: 73 Songs
Customer Reviews
A step back in time.
Step back in time and listen to this great collection of artists who sang the songs that memories are made of. Play the tunes and remember where you were the first time you heard these great American classics. But most of all, enjoy the music of a simpler time
when you didn't have lock your car everytime you ran to the store.
Basics?
I just have one question...how did Willie Nelson make the Basics page, but not Ol' Blue Eyes or the Velvet Fog?
