In
this collection by the German "History" label, you get nearly 40 hours
of digitally remastered original 78s and 45s. The sound quality is truly
amazing - the remastering process removes hiss, clicks & pops;
optimizes the equalization, and synthesizes stereo. The forty discs in
this set are grouped into twenty 2-disc volumes which are dedicated to a
vocalist or pair or vocalists.
Volume 16. Peggy Lee — Everything I Love
Volume 17. Anita O’Day / June Christy — Easy Street
Volume 18. Jo Stafford — Fools Rush In
Volume 19. Frank Sinatra / Ivy Anderson — It Don’t Mean A Thing
Volume 20. Billie Holiday / Jimmy Rushing — Blue Skies
Volume 16. Peggy Lee — Everything I Love
Volume 17. Anita O’Day / June Christy — Easy Street
Volume 18. Jo Stafford — Fools Rush In
Volume 19. Frank Sinatra / Ivy Anderson — It Don’t Mean A Thing
Volume 20. Billie Holiday / Jimmy Rushing — Blue Skies
Volume 16. Peggy Lee — Everything I Love
CD 101. Shady Lady Bird (2:46)
02. My Old Flame (3:07)
03. How Long Has This Been Going On? (3:15)
04. I See A Million People (2:43)
05. I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good (3:16)
06. Let’s Do It (2:02)
07. Everyting I Love (3:05)
08. That’s the Way It Goes (3:09)
09. That Did It, Marie (3:10)
10. How Deep Is The Ocean? (3:06)
11. Somebody Else Is Taking My Place (3:09)
12. Winter Weather (3:02)
13. Not A Care In The World (3:23)
14. Not Mine (3:17)
15. Somebody Nobody Loves (3:19)
CD 2
01. It’s A Good Day (2:50)
02. Linger In My Arms A Little Longer (3:03)
03. It’s All Over Now (3:00)
04. Waiting For The Train To Com In (3:06)
05. I Don’t Know Enough About You (3:20)
06. Everything’s Movin’ Too Fast (2:59)
07. I’m Glad I Waited For You (2:40)
08. Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (3:03)
09. Sugar (2:31)
10. I’ll Dance At Your Wedding (3:00)
11. Golden Earrings (2:59)
12. Manana (2:57)
13. Talkin’ To Myself About You (2:53)
14. Caramba! It’s The Samba (2:48)
15. All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart (2:32)
16. Don’t Smoke In Bed (3:08)
17. Baby, Don’t Be Mad At Me (3:00)
18. Deed I Do (3:04)
19. Them There Eyes (2:57)
20. Why Don’t You Do Right (2:24)
Volume 17. Anita O’Day / June Christy — Easy Street
CD 1 — Anita O’Day01. Deep In the Blues (3:18)
02. Let Me Off Uptown (3:03)
03. Just A Little Bit South Of North Carolina (2:41)
04. Slow Down (3:12)
05. Georgia Of My Mind (2:56)
06. Green Eyes (2:37)
07. Kick It (2:26)
08. Bolero At The Savoy (2:52)
09. The Walls Keep Talking (3:12)
10. Stop! The Red Light’s On (3:19)
11. That’s What You Think (3:13)
12. Massachusetts (3:17)
13. I’m Going Mad For A Pad (3:06)
14. ‘Murder’ He Says (3:20)
15. Gotta Be Gettin’ (2:47)
16. And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine (3:07)
17. Are You Livin’ Old Man? (2:38)
18. Travelin’ Man (2:55)
19. I Want A Grown-Up Man (2:47)
20. Boogie Blues (3:23)
21. Chickery Chick (2:55)
22. Tea For Two (2:25)
23. Opus 1 (2:55)
CD 2 — June Christy
01. Never Thoght I’d Sing The Blues (2:59)
02. On The Sunny Side Of The Street (3:50)
03. Easy Street (3:38)
04. No Baby, Nobody But You (2:41)
05. I Got The Sun In The Morning (2:58)
06. Come Rain Or Come Shine (2:59)
07. Tampico (2:43)
08. Ride On (2:24)
09. Shoo Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy (2:36)
10. Just A-Sittin’ And A-Rockin’ (2:35)
11. That’s The Stuff You Gotta Watch (2:16)
12. Are You Livin’ Old Man? (2:28)
13. It’s Been A Long, Long Time (2:45)
14. Ain’t No Misery In Me (2:59)
15. Willow Weep For Me (3:07)
16. Across The Valley From The Alamo (2:35)
17. I Let A Song Go Out My Heart (2:46)
18. If I Should Lose You (2:46)
19. Day Dream (2:45)
20. Little Grass Skirt (3:05)
21. Skip Rope (2:50)
22. I’ll Bet You Do (2:58)
Volume 18. Jo Stafford — Fools Rush In
CD 101. On The Sunny Side Of The Street (2:58)
02. Over The Rainbow (3:16)
03. I Remember You (3:06)
04. I Didn’t Know About You (3:11)
05. Walkin’ My Baby Back Home (2:44)
06. The Boy Next Door (3:03)
07. It Was Just One Of Those Things (2:41)
08. In The Still Of The Night (2:47)
09. I’ll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time (3:06)
10. Fools Rush In (3:07)
11. Sometimes I’m Happy (3:09)
12. Sugar (2:36)
13. Haunted Heart (2:45)
14. The Best Things In Life Are Free (2:23)
15. Too Marvelous For Words (3:16)
CD 2
01. It Could Happen To You (3:06)
02. The Trolley Song (3:00)
03. How Sweet You Are (3:10)
04. That’s For Me (2:45)
05. I Love You (2:43)
06. Old Acquaintance (3:03)
07. I’m So Right Tonight (2:50)
08. I Never Loved Anyone (3:02)
09. Long Ago (2:55)
10. He’s Gone Away (2:58)
11. This Is Always (3:02)
12. Serenade Of The Bells (2:57)
13. The Things We Did Last Summer (3:03)
14. Congratulation (3:01)
15. There’s No You (3:16)
16. Once And For Always (2:45)
Volume 19. Frank Sinatra / Ivy Anderson — It Don’t Mean A Thing
CD 1 — Frank Sinatra01. Paper Doll (1:38)
02. Swinging On A Star (2:36)
03. I Should Care (2:21)
04. What Makes The Sunset? (2:52)
05. If I Loved You (3:14)
06. No Love, No Nothin’ (3:17)
07. Oh, What A Beautifull Morning (2:34)
08. And Then You Kissed Me (2:12)
09. My Heat Tells Me (2:54)
10. Lover, Come Back To Me (3:58)
11. Time After Time (1:51)
12. Speak Law (2:37)
13. If Loveliness Were Music (2:32)
14. I’ve Had This Feeling Before (3:23)
15. The Girl That I Marry (2:47)
16. Soliloquy (8:46)
CD 2 — Ivy Anderson
01. Let’s Have A Jubilee (2:52)
02. I’ve Got The World On A String (3:18)
03. My Old Flame (3:22)
04. Troubled Waters (3:29)
05. It Don’t Mean A Thing (3:12)
06. Cotton (3:07)
07. Truckin’ (2:59)
08. Isn’t Love The Strangest Thing (3:10)
09. Oh Babe! Maybe Someday (2:53)
10. Shoe Shine Boy (3:15)
11. It Was A Sad Night In Harlem (3:09)
12. I’ve Got To Be A Rug Cutter (2:36)
13. There’s A Lull In My Life (3:01)
14. All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm (2:27)
15. Alabamy Home (2:43)
16. I’m Checkin’ Out, Goo’m Bye (2:28)
17. Killin’ Myself (2:27)
18. Me And You (2:55)
19. Chocolate Shake (2:53)
20. I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good (3:18)
21. Rocks In My Bed (3:06)
22. Hayfoot, Strawfoot (2:33)
23. Jump For Joy (2:54)
Volume 20. Billie Holiday / Jimmy Rushing — Blue Skies
CD 1 — Billie Holiday01. One Never Knows, Does One? (3:02)
02. Carelessly (3:05)
03. It’s Like Reaching For The Moon (3:21)
04. Blues (Big City Blues) (2:27)
05. What A Little Moonlight Can Do (3:00)
06. I Must Have That Man (2:55)
07. The Moon That I’m In (3:00)
08. Moonin’ Low (3:04)
09. How Could You? (2:28)
10. They Can’t Take That Away From Me (3:03)
11. Born To Love (2:38)
12. Swing Brother Swing (1:51)
13. Yours And Mine (3:19)
14. Mean To Me (3:08)
15. I’ll Never Be The Same (3:03)
16. A Sailboat In The Moonlight (2:49)
17. Who Wants Love? (2:33)
18. Ma Man (3:02)
19. Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (3:16)
20. I Can’t Get Started With You (2:47)
CD 2 — Jimmy Rushing
01. I’m Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town (3:01)
02. For The Good Of Your Country (3:14)
03. Lost The Blackout Blues (3:11)
04. Patience And Fortitude (3:19)
05. Rusty Dusty Blues (3:11)
06. Jimmy’s Boogie Woogie (1:49)
07. Gee, Baby Ain’t I Good To You? (4:08)
08. Harvard Blues (4:32)
09. Take Me Back, Baby (3:11)
10. Jimmy’s Blues (3:04)
11. In The Dark (3:07)
12. Sent For You Yesterday (2:58)
13. He Ain’t Got Rhythm (2:45)
14. Good Morning Blues (3:15)
15. Goin’ To Chicago Blues (3:24)
16. Don’t You Miss Your Baby (3:13)
17. I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me (2:42)
18. I Want A Little Girl (2:39)
19. Somebody Stole My Gal (2:53)
20. Blue Skies (2:50)