The Songbook Collection

Product Description:

SONGBOOK COLLECTION contains six CDs that are all available separately: SINGS ROGERS, HART & HAMMERSTEIN, SINGS THE LYRICS OF IRA GERSHWIN, SINGS THE MUSIC OF COLE PORTER, SINGS THE LYRICS OF JOHNNY MERCER, SINGS THE MUSIC OF IRVING BERLIN and SINGS THE MUSIC OF HAROLD ARLEN.

THE SONGBOOK COLLECTION contains SINGS THE LYRICS OF IRA GERSHWIN (1980)/SINGS THE MUSIC OF COLE PORTER (1982)/SINGS THE MUSIC OF HAROLD ARLEN (1983)/SINGS THE MUSIC OF IRVING BERLIN (1984)/SINGS THE LYRICS OF JOHNNY MERCER (1987)/SINGS THE MUSIC OF RODGERS, HART & HAMMERSTEIN (1989).

Personnel: Rosemary Clooney (vocals); Jack Sheldon (vocals, trumpet); Chris Flory, Ed Bickert (guitar); Roger Glenn, David Ladd (flute); Scott Hamilton (tenor saxophone); Warren Vache (cornet, flugelhorn); Dan Barrett, Chauncey Welsch (trombone); Dave McKenna, John Oddo, Nat Pierce (piano); Cal Tjader (vibraphone); John Clayton, Jr., Michael Moore , Phil Flanigan, Steve Wallace, Chris Amberger, Bob Maize (double bass); Gus Johnson, Jake Hanna, Jeff Hamilton, Joe Cocuzzo, Joe LaBarbera (drums); L.A. Jazz Choir.

Liner Note Authors: Peter Straub; Leonard Feather; Alan & Marilyn Bergman; Philip Elwood; Peter Reilly.

Recording information: 1979 - 1989.