There's been a flood of reissue recordings by Bing in recent months. I own the wonderful CBS Radio Recordings boxed set with Buddy Cole. Almost every track is terrific. One important series of recordings Bing made for Longines has not been re-issued. He recorded these tracks in San Francisco November 30 and December 2, 1965. The instrumental tracks had been arranged and conducted by The Geoff Love Orchestra in England at an earlier date. I think they represent some of the best "late" Crosby we have. I've split them into three volumes.
Note that numbering doesn't follow logically. I loaded in this manner to avoid the 200 mg policy of Mediafire. All the songs in the first set were written by Irving Berlin. The others are all great standards done with Bing's usual relaxed charm. What a master of the popular song!
1. I've Heard That Song Before
2. Puttin' on the Ritz
3. Always
4. The Song is Ended
6. Marie
12. Isn't This a Lovely Day (to be caught in the rain_
14. Say it Isn't So.
5. That Old Gang of Mine
7. Stormy Weather
8. Friendly Persuasion
9. One for My Baby
10. Say Si, Si
11. River Stay Way from My Door
19. Old Buttermilk Sky (my favorite of all these recordings)
13. The Breeze & I
15. How Come You Do Me Like You Do?
16. Tenderly
17 My Prayer
18. Rockabye Your Baby
I hope you enjoy these as much as I have since first purchasing the set in the late 60s.
Thank you very much. Wonderful! If you could post more Bing I'd greatly appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteThe best singer/actor ever.........thank you Bing for the wonderful music and movies.Talent like yours will never come again,you will never be forgotten.
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ReplyDeleteI have this 6 record set and the music is just great. Did not realize what I had.
ReplyDeleteI have the same album, but mine has "not for resale" on it. Does anyone know why?
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