From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Swingin' Pretty is a 1959 studio album by the American jazz singer Keely Smith, arranged by Nelson Riddle.[1]
A review of the 2000 reissue of Swingin' Pretty by Heather Phares on Allmusic.com said that the album captured Smith "at the height of her powers".[2]
Track listing
- "It's Magic" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne)
- "It's Been a Long, Long Time" (Cahn, Styne)
- "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
- "Indian Love Call" (Rudolf Friml, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II)
- "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington)
- "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter)
- "The Man I Love" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
- "You're Driving Me Crazy" (Walter Donaldson)
- "Stardust" (Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)
- "There Will Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)
- "Someone to Watch over Me" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin)
- "(What Can I Say) After I Say I'm Sorry?" (Donaldson, Abe Lyman)
References
|
---|
Albums |
- The Music from Oklahoma! (Capitol, 1955)
- The Tender Touch (Capitol, 1956)
- Hey...Let Yourself Go! (Capitol, 1957)
- C'mon...Get Happy! (Capitol, 1957)
- Sea of Dreams (Capitol, 1958)
- The Joy of Living (Capitol, 1959)
- Sing a Song with Riddle (Capitol, 1959)
- Music of the Motion Picture "Can Can" (Capitol, 1960)
- Original Music from The TV Show The Untouchables (Capitol, 1960)
- Dance to the Music of "Tenderloin" (Capitol, 1961)
- Love Tide (Capitol, 1961)
- Magic Moments from "The Gay Life" (Capitol, 1961)
- Route 66 Theme and Other Great TV Themes (Capitol, 1962)
- Love Is a Game of Poker (Capitol, 1962)
- More Hit TV Themes (Capitol, 1963)
- The Best of Nelson Riddle (Capitol, 1963)
- White on White, Shangri-La, Charade & Other Hits of 1964 (Reprise, 1964)
- Original Music from The Rogues (RCA Victor, 1964)
- Interprets Great Music, Great Films, Great Sounds (Reprise, 1964)
- NAT: An Orchestral Portrait of Nat "King" Cole (Reprise, 1966)
- Music for Wives and Lovers (Solid State, 1967)
- The Bright and the Beautiful (Liberty, 1967)
- The Riddle of Today (Liberty, 1968)
- British Columbia Suite (Capilano, 1969)
- Nelson Riddle Conducts The 101 Strings (Marble Arch, 1970)
- Communication (MPS, 1971)
- Changing Colors (MPS, 1972)
|
---|
With Rosemary Clooney | |
---|
With Nat King Cole | |
---|
With Ella Fitzgerald | |
---|
With Linda Ronstadt | |
---|
With Frank Sinatra |
- Swing Easy! (Capitol, 1954)
- Songs for Young Lovers (Capitol, 1954)
- In the Wee Small Hours (Capitol, 1955)
- Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (Capitol, 1956)
- Close to You (Capitol, 1956)
- A Swingin' Affair! (Capitol, 1956)
- Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (Capitol, 1958)
- Nice 'n' Easy (Capitol, 1960)
- Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! (Capitol, 1960)
- The Concert Sinatra (1963)
- Sinatra's Sinatra (1963)
- Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners (Reprise, 1964)
- Strangers in the Night (Reprise, 1966)
- Moonlight Sinatra (Reprise, 1966)
|
---|
With Keely Smith | |
---|
With Ed Townsend |
- New In Town (Capitol, 1959)
- Glad To Be Here (Capitol, 1959)
|
---|
With others |
- Shirley Bassey, Let's Face the Music (Columbia, 1962)
- Bing Crosby, Return to Paradise Islands (Reprise, 1964)
- Judy Garland, Judy (1956)
- Antônio Carlos Jobim, The Wonderful World of Antônio Carlos Jobim (Warner Bros., 1965)
- Peggy Lee, The Man I Love (Capitol, 1957)
- Dean Martin, This Time I'm Swingin'! (Capitol, 1960)
- Johnny Mathis, I'll Buy You a Star (Capitol, 1962)
- Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle (Verve, 1964)
- Mavis Rivers, Take a Number (Capitol, 1959)
- Tommy Sands, When I'm Thinking of You (Capitol, 1959)
- Dinah Shore, Dinah, Yes Indeed! (Capitol, 1959)
- Phil Silvers, Phil Silvers and Swinging Brass (Columbia, 1957)
|
---|