Lucky LPH 373 – Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive (1944-2008)
„Akzentuieren Sie das Positive“, sagt mein Übersetzer… Na ja. Schöne Idee, immer wieder andere Versionen eines Titels zu hören. Wie hören u.a. Bing Crosby, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Dr. John, NRBQ, Medeski Martin & Wood, John Boutté Group.
21 versions of the song by Harold Arlen + Johnny Mercer.
tracklist:
(1944) Charlie Spivak + His Orchestra with Irene Day
(1944) Johnny Mercer + The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston + His Orchestra
(1944) Artie Shaw + His Orchestra with Imogene Lynn
(1944) Bing Crosby + The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen + His Orchestra
(1944) Kay Kyser + His Orchestra with Dolly Mitchell + Vocal Trio
(1945) Duke Ellington + His Orchestra
(1954) Oscar Peterson Trio
(1958) Perry Como with the Ray Charles Singers + Mitchell Ayres‘ Orchestra
(1958) Sam Cooke with the Bumps Blackwell Orchestra
(1959) Gene Vincent
(1960) Ella Fitzgerald with the Billy May Orchestra
(1962) Aretha Franklin
(1962) Enoch Light with the Light Brigade
(1966) Harold Arlen with the Peter Matz Orchestra
(1972) NRBQ
(1982) Teresa Bewer + Ruby Braff Band
(1989) Dr. John
(1995) Sylvia McNair + André Previn
(1996) Medeski Martin + Wood (arr. Ken Shaphorst)
(2002) Mary Margaret O’Hara + Eric Mingus Group (prod. Hal Willner)
(2008) John Boutté Group with Paul Sanchez
total time: 61’13
Ac-cent-tchu-ated by Lucky.
Cover photo by Dirk Rabe (from Wikipedia).
Dedicated to optimistic apes.