Formats and Editions
1. I'm Beginning to See the Light - Harry James/Kitty Kallen
2. But Beautiful - Carmen McRae
3. I Wanna Be Loved - Dinah Washington
4. 'Deed I Do - Lena Horne
5. Early Autumn - Jo Stafford
6. Lady Is a Tramp, The - Ella Fitzgerald
7. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good - Duke Ellington/Ivie Anderson
8. Tree in the Meadow, A - Margaret Whiting
9. While We're Young - Rosemary Clooney
10. Let's Fall in Love - Lee Wiley
11. Please Be Kind - Martha Tilton/Benny Goodman
12. Deep Purple - Helen Forest/Helen Forrest/Artie Shaw
13. Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home - Judy Garland
14. Opus One - Anita O'Day
15. I'm Old Fashioned - Dinah Shore
16. Gone with the Wind - Chris Conner
17. I Told Ya I Love You, Now Get Out - June Christy/Stan Kenton
18. Just One of Those Things - Peggy Lee
19. Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year - Helen Merrill
20. Say It Isn't So - Julie London
21. Trust in Me - Mildred Bailey
22. Tenderly - Sarah Vaughan
23. What Is This Thing Called Love? - Connie Haines/Tommy Dorsey
24. Don't Blame Me - Ethel Waters
25. Day by Day - Doris Day
1. Every Time We Say Goodbye - Ella Fitzgerald
2. And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine - Anita O'Day/Stan Kenton
3. Am I Blue - Ethel Waters
4. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart - Martha Tilton/Benny Goodman
5. Lover - Peggy Lee
6. Good Man Is Hard to Find, A - Bessie Smith
7. Speak Low - Carmen McRae
8. Tampico - June Christy/Stan Kenton
9. Lullaby of Birdland - Chris Conner
10. I Had the Craziest Dream - Harry James/Helen Forrest
11. Mad About the Boy - Dinah Washington
12. Gentleman Is a Dope, The - Jo Stafford
13. Memories of You - Judy Garland
14. Lover Man - Billie Holiday
15. Singin' the Blues - Connie Boswell
16. Will You Still Be Mine? - Connie Haines/Tommy Dorsey
17. Come Rain or Come Shine - Dinah Shore
18. End of a Love Affair, The - Helen Merrill
19. Gone with the Wind - Julie London
20. Stormy Weather - Lena Horne
21. Lazy Bones - Mildred Bailey
22. You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) - Doris Day
23. These Things I Offer You - Sarah Vaughan
24. Love, You Didn't Do Right by Me - Rosemary Clooney
25. I'm Stepping Out with a Memory Tonight - Helen O'Connell
1. And the Angels Sing - Martha Tilton/Benny Goodman
2. Cry Me a River - Julie London
3. Boogie Blues - Anita O'Day
4. Last Night When We Were Young - Carmen McRae
5. Someone to Watch Over Me - Lee Wiley
6. Skylark - Dinah Shore
7. Manhattan Serenade - Jo Stafford/Tommy Dorsey
8. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good - June Christy
9. Carelessly - Billie Holiday
10. Heat Wave - Margaret Whiting
11. Embraceable You - Helen O'Connell/Jimmy Dorsey
12. Love Is Like a Cigarette - Duke Ellington/Ivie Anderson
13. Miss Otis Regrets - Ella Fitzgerald
14. Man That Got Away, The - Judy Garland
15. I Don't Care Who Knows It - Harry James/Kitty Kallen
16. One for My Baby - Lena Horne
17. I Miss You So - Chris Conner
18. So Help Me - Mildred Bailey
19. God Bless the Child - Billie Holiday
20. Where Can I Go Without You - Peggy Lee
21. I Cried for You - Harry James/Helen Forrest
22. Born to Be Blue - Helen Merrill
23. Sinner or Saint - Sarah Vaughan
24. Teach Me Tonight - Dinah Washington
More Info:
Before the Rock Era, the music played at dance venues was played by Big Bands. Largely instrumental at first, singers began to front the Big Bands, and these became the most heralded voices in the history of recording. This 3 CD collection contains original recordings of the finest female divas ever. Artists include: Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Julie London, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday & more.