Man You Swing! (3cd set)

Artist: VARIOUS ARTISTS
Format: 3CD
Bar-code: 5060432023140
Cat No: NOT3CD314

£7.99

Swing is where you find it. And you’ll find it amid every track on this sensational compilation, right from Louis Jordan’s bootin’ Choo Choo Ch’Boogie to Bobby Darin’s swingin’ take on Mack The Knife and La Mer, releases that turned him from a pop idol into a challenger for Sinatra’s crown overnight. Sinatra himself is represented here by Let’s Face The Music And Dance, a track from his first album for Reprise. Fellow Rat Packer Sammy Davis Jr is also depicted in R&B mode with covers of Ray Charles hits, while Dean Martin provides samples of his more relaxed approach to swing.

Disc 1

1. Choo Choo Ch’ Boogie – Louis Jordan
2. Anything Goes – Tony Bennett
3. Comin’ Home Baby – Mel Torme
4. Ain’t That A Kick In The Head – Dean Martin
5. (Hep-Hep!) Jumpin’ Jive – Cab Calloway
6. I Got A Woman – Sammy Davis Jr.
7. It Had To Be You – Bobby Darin
8. Three Little Words – Al Martino
9. Have You Met Miss Jones? – Bing Crosby
10. Excuse Me For Livin’ – Oscar Brown Jr.
11. Let Me Sing And I’m Happy – Brook Benton
12. Cheek To Cheek – Matt Monro
13. Puttin’ On The Ritz – Fred Astaire
14. Straighten Up And Fly Right – Nat King Cole
15. Romesville – Googie Rene
16. C’est Si Bon – Louis Armstrong
17. One Mint Julep – Ray Charles
18. Milestones – Mark Murphy
19. Let’s Face The Music And Dance – Frank Sinatra
20. Swingin’ Thru The Park – Jack Jones

Disc 2

1. Fever – Louis Prima
2. Get On The Right Track, Baby – Sammy Davis Jr.
3. Mack The Knife – Bobby Darin
4. Rebecca – Big Joe Turner
5. It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) – Mel Tormé
6. In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town – Bobby Vinton
7. Work Song – Oscar Brown Jr.
8. ‘Deed I Do – Bing Crosby
9. The Jumpin’ Blues – Jay McShann
10. (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 – Nat King Cole
11. Hide ‘nor Hair – Ray Charles
12. Breezin’ Along With The Breeze – Brook Benton
13. Somewhere Down The Line – Jimmy Scott
14. Let Yourself Go – Mark Murphy
15. Why Don’t You Haul Off And Love Me Bull – Moose Jackson
16. You Can’t Love ’em All – Dean Martin
17. I Guess It Was You All The Time – Matt Monro
18. Minnie The Moocher – Cab Calloway
19. Ask Me Nice – Mose Allison
20. Crazy Rhythm – Tony Bennett

Disc 3

1. Papa Loves Mambo – Perry Como
2. Reet Petite – Jackie Wilson
3. Swingin’ Machine – Mose Allison
4. Bim Bam Baby – Frank Sinatra
5. Sixteen Tons – Oscar Brown Jr.
6. Route 66 – Bobby Troup
7. Mess Around – Sammy Davis Jr.
8. World Of Trouble – Big Joe Turner
9. Love Letters In The Sand – Paul Anka
10. My Baby – Ken Nordine & The Fred Katz Group
11. Alright, Okay, You Win – Count Basie And His Orchestra
12. Mr. Kicks – Eldee Young
13. Where Were You – Jimmy Rushing
14. Pick Yourself Up – Mark Murphy
15. St. James Infirmary – Louis Armstrong
16. Nature Boy – Dee Clark
17. Walkin’ – Mel Torme
18. At The Club Ray Charles
19. How D’ya Like Your Eggs In The Morning Dean Martin (With Helen O’Connell)
20. La Mer (Beyond The Sea) Bobby Darin