This new Great American Composers series is dedicated to the Songbooks of the most famous American author s of songs and musical comedies.
The series includes ten CD’s devoted to the most important composers and lyricists in the Twenty Century musical history of American Popular Music.
From Cole Porter to George Gershwin, all the 10 outstanding names from this collection provide substantial primary material from the great jazz figures improvisations.
Each CD includes a selection of the most representative works of the songbook of each author, opening and closing with different and outstanding versions of the songs that entitle the album.
The comprehensive liner notes include a biography of the protagonist, track listings with commentaries about the history of each song and about the performers of the different versions.
A fascinating panorama of the American Popular Music painted by great jazz and jazzy players.
Featuring Nat King Cole, Hoagy Carmichael, Zoot Sims, Chet Baker, Sheila Jordan, Art Tatum, Margaret Whiting, John Lewis, Dinah Shore, Johnny Mercer...
24 Tracks. Total time: 79:32 min.