Release Date: 03 December 2021
Label: Jasmine Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 604988273526
Genres: Easy Listening Jazz
Description
When Buddy Greco hit the UK charts with "The Lady is a Tramp" in 1960, many thought he was a newcomer, in reality, he'd already been a professional for 18 years by then. During those early years, by far the most prolific period was his time with Coral records. Despite his first release "I Ran All the Way Home" becoming a top 30 US hit, the rest of the recordings were not as successful, despite being of equal quality, and subsequently became quite rare. Very few of these recordings have ever been reissued, and have never been on CD before.
This set features 29 of the sides Greco recorded for Coral at a time when he was attempting to make it as a popular singer, rather than a jazz artist. It includes standards, contemporary material, duets, collaborations with other Coral artists and arrangements by future Sinatra collaborator Don Costa. It represents a previously lost part of a long and successful career.
Tracklisting
The Mighty Sparrow
Skip James
Ricky Valance
Ethel Waters
Gene & Eunice
Harold Burrage
Bill Carlisle & The Carlisles
Alberta Slim
Various Artists
Original Broadway Cast Recordings
Buddy Greco
Buddy Greco
Buddy Greco
Buddy Greco
Buddy Greco
