A Portrait of Fred Astaire

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Fascinating Rhythm
  2:25
• 2
  Hang on to Me
  2:50
• 3
  I’d Rather Charleston
  2:56
• 4
  The Half of It, Dearie, Blues
  2:52
• 5
  Swiss Miss
  2:54
• 6
  Funny Face
  3:05
• 7
  The Babbitt and the Bromide
  3:07
• 8
  High Hat
  2:31
• 9
  My One and Only
  3:02
• 10
  Louisiana
  2:53
• 11
  Not My Girl
  2:27
• 12
  Crazy Feet
  2:53
• 13
  Puttin’ On the Ritz
  2:36
• 14
  I Love Louisa
  3:00
• 15
  New Sun in the Sky
  2:52
• 16
  I’ve Got You on My Mind
  2:45
• 17
  Night and Day
  3:27
  5.0 ★
• 18
  After You - Who?
  3:17
• 19
  Flying Down to Rio
  2:48
• 20
  Music Makes Me
  2:29
• 21
  Cheek to Cheek
  3:20
• 22
  No Strings
  2:35
• 23
  Isn’t This a Lovely Day
  3:17
• 24
  Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
  2:38
• CD 2
• 1
  The Piccolino
  3:19
• 2
  I’d Rather Lead a Band
  2:30
• 3
  I’m Building Up an Awful Let-Down
  3:05
• 4
  I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
  2:49
• 5
  Let Yourself Go
  2:37
• 6
  Let’s Face the Music and Dance
  2:28
• 7
  We Saw the Sea
  2:22
• 8
  Never Gonna Dance
  3:13
• 9
  Pick Yourself Up
  2:59
• 10
  The Way You Look Tonight
  3:11
  3.0 ★
• 11
  A Fine Romance
  2:54
• 12
  Bojangles of Harlem
  3:07
• 13
  They Can’t Take That Away From Me
  3:05
• 14
  They All Laughed
  2:47
• 15
  (I’ve Got) Beginners Luck
  2:51
• 16
  Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
  3:14
• 17
  Shall We Dance
  2:32
• 18
  Slap That Base
  2:56
• 19
  A Foggy Day
  2:54
• 20
  Things Are Looking Up
  3:11
  3.0 ★
• 21
  I Can’t Be Bothered Now
  2:24
• 22
  Nice Work If You Can Get It
  2:43
• 23
  I Used to Be Colour Blind
  3:01
• 24
  The Yam
  2:40

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Fred Astaire’s Finest Hour

Fred Astaire’s Finest Hour 2003

The Essential Fred Astaire

The Essential Fred Astaire 2003

The Way You Look Tonight / Pick Yourself Up

The Way You Look Tonight / Pick Yourself Up 1936

Night And Day / After You Who

Night And Day / After You Who 1933

Puttin’ On the Ritz

Puttin’ On the Ritz

The Ultimate Doubles

The Ultimate Doubles 2013

Release credits

• Adele Astaire
  vocal [1-3, 5-7]
• Al Starita Orchestra
  performer [10], performing orchestra [11]
• Burt Williams
  reeds [17]
• Columbia Studio Orchestra
  performing orchestra [12-13]
• Empire Theatre Orchestra
  performing orchestra [5]
• Ernie Gibbs
  trombone [17]
• Fred Astaire
  lead vocals [14], performer [13], vocal
• George Gershwin
  piano [1-5]
• Jack Frey
  piano [9]
• Jessie Smith
  reeds [17]
• Johnny Green and His Orchestra
  performing orchestra [2.2-13, 2.15-17, 1.22-24]
• Julian Jones and His Orchestra
  performing orchestra [6-9]
• Julian Jones’ Novelty Orchestra
  performing orchestra [7]
• Leo Reisman
  conductor [17]
• Leo Reisman and His Orchestra
  performer [14], performing orchestra [2.1, 1.14-18, 1.21-22]
• Lew Conrad
  violin [17]
• Lew Sherwood
  trumpet [17]
• Mario Braggiotti
  piano [9]
• Ray Noble and His Orchestra
  performing orchestra [19-24]
• Sammy Schklar
  violin [17]
• Van Phillips and His All-Star Orchestra
  performing orchestra [12-13, 19-20]
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Issues

• A
  A Portrait of Fred Astaire

  2x CD
  1997