- jazz
- 134 min
- 38 tracks
- Clef Records
The Astaire Story is a 1953 album by the American artist Fred Astaire. The album was conceived of and produced by Norman Granz, the founder of Clef Records, who was also responsible for the Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts, at which all of the musicians on the album had performed.
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Classical in form, spare, warm and character-led.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
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Tracks
- A1Isn’t This a Lovely Day4:26
- A2Puttin’ On the Ritz2:51
- A3I Used to Be Color Blind4:14
- A4The Continental3:28
- B1Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off4:36
- B2Change Partners3:13
- B3’s Wonderful2:56
- B4Lovely to Look At3:26
- B5They All Laughed2:55
- C1Cheek to Cheek5:39
- C2Steppin’ Out With My Baby2:22
- C3The Way You Look Tonight2:57
- C4I’ve Got My Eyes on You2:57
- C5Dancing in the Dark4:45
- D1The Carioca4:48
- D2Nice Work If You Can Get It2:07
- D3New Sun in the Sky2:27
- D4I Won’t Dance3:01
- D5Fast Dances (Ad Lib)2:24
- E1Top Hat, White Tie and Tales4:00
- E2No Strings2:54
- E3I Concentrate on You2:43
- E4I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket2:54
- E5(This Is) A Fine Romance3:43
- F1Night and Day5:22
- F2Fascinating Rhythm2:41
- F3I Love Louisa2:40
- F4Slow Dances (Ad Lib)2:55
- F5Medium Dances (Ad Lib)2:01
- G1They Can’t Take That Away From Me4:22
- G2You’re Easy To (Dance With)3:22
- G3A Needle in a Haystack2:22
- G4So Near and Yet So Far3:18
- G5A Foggy Day4:00
- H1Oh, Lady Be Good5:01
- H2I’m Building Up to an Awful Letdown3:59
- H3Not My Girl3:37
- H4Jam Session for a Dancer6:34
38 tracks, 134 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Fred Astaire
- Label
- Clef Records
- Released
- 1953
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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