The Astaire Story

The Astaire Story album in studio
Artista	Fred Astaire
Pubblicazione	1953
Genere	Jazz
Etichetta	Mercury Records, Clef Records
Produttore	Norman Granz
Registrazione	dicembre 1952; Hollywood, Los Angeles (California)
Formati	4 LP
Fred Astaire - cronologia
Album precedente Blue Skies (1946) Album successivo Attitude Dancing (1975)

The Astaire Story è un album in studio dell'attore, ballerino e cantante statunitense Fred Astaire, pubblicato nel 1953.

La copertina del disco è stata realizzata da David Stone Martin.

Tracce

LP 1

Side A

1. Isn't This a Lovely Day? (Irving Berlin) – 4:26
2. Puttin' on the Ritz (Berlin) – 2:51
3. I Used to Be Color Blind (Berlin) – 4:14
4. The Continental (Con Conrad, Herb Magidson) – 3:28

Side B

1. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:36
2. Change Partners (Berlin) – 3:13
3. 'S Wonderful (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:56
4. Lovely to Look At (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:26
5. They All Laughed (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:55

LP 2

Side A

1. Cheek to Cheek (Berlin) – 5:39
2. Steppin' Out with My Baby (Berlin) – 2:22
3. The Way You Look Tonight (Fields, Kern) – 2:57
4. I've Got My Eyes on You (Cole Porter) – 2:57
5. Dancing in the Dark (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 4:45

Side B

1. The Carioca (Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans) – 4:48
2. Nice Work If You Can Get It (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:07
3. New Sun in the Sky (Dietz, Schwartz) – 2:27
4. I Won't Dance (Fields, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach, Kern, McHugh) – 3:01
5. Fast Dances (Ad Lib) – 2:24

LP 3

Side A

1. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (Berlin) – 4:00
2. No Strings (I'm Fancy Free) (Berlin) – 2:54
3. I Concentrate on You (Porter) – 2:43
4. I'm Putting all My Eggs in One Basket (Berlin) – 2:54
5. A Fine Romance (Fields, Kern) – 3:43

Side B

1. Night and Day (Porter) – 5:22
2. Fascinating Rhythm (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:41
3. I Love Louisa (Dietz, Schwartz) – 2:40
4. Slow Dances (Ad Lib) – 2:55
5. Medium Dances (Ad Lib) – 2:01

LP 4

Side A

1. They Can't Take That Away from Me (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 4:22
2. You're Easy to Dance With (Berlin) – 3:22
3. A Needle in a Haystack (Conrad, Magidson) – 2:22
4. So Near and Yet So Far (Porter) – 3:18
5. A Foggy Day (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 4:00

Side B

1. Oh, Lady be Good! (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 5:01
2. I'm Building Up to an Awful Letdown (Fred Astaire, Johnny Mercer) – 3:59
3. Not My Girl (Astaire, Desmond Carter, Van Phillips) – 3:37
4. Jam Session for a Dancer – 6:34

Formazione

• Fred Astaire – voce, tap
• Charlie Shavers – tromba
• Flip Phillips – sassofono tenore
• Oscar Peterson – piano
• Barney Kessel – chitarra
• Ray Brown – contrabbasso
• Alvin Stoller – batteria

Collegamenti esterni

• (EN) The Astaire Story, su Discogs, Zink Media.
• (EN) The Astaire Story, su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.