Paul Weston was one of those hugely influential musical figures who helped shape popular music

Paul Weston was one of those hugely influential musical figures who thrived in the immediate post-war decades as their skills as musicians, arrangers, conductors and composers helped shape the popular music of the time and promoted the careers of some of the popular and successful vocalists of that era. This great-value 103-track 4-CD collection follows others in this series devoted to the likes of similarly important personalities like Billy May, Nelson Riddle, Percy Faith, Hugo Winterhalter, Ray Conniff and Neal Hefti. Paul Weston was also well-known as the husband of the hugely successful singer Jo Stafford, with whom he worked consistently over the years, so unsurprisingly she figures prominently among the many artists featured. The selections trace Weston's career from his early recordings as an arranger with Tommy Dorsey in 1935, through his work for the Capitol and Columbia labels during the next quarter of a century, arranging and conducting for a host of major stars, including Dinah Shore, Rosemary Clooney, Ella Fitzgerald, Frankie Laine, Doris Day, Dean Martin, Judy Garland, Margaret Whiting Gordon McRae and many others, as well as his work with Jo Stafford and some innovative top class recordings with his own orchestra in the formative years of the easy listening stereo era. It is a thoroughly entertaining set, providing an insight into the career of a largely unsung but significant artist.

Track Listing

• I'm Shooting High
• Ja Da
• Careless
• You Do Something To Me
• Yes, My Darling Daughter
• A Sleepy Lagoon
• Get On Board, Little Chillun
• G.I. Jive
• Pistol Packin' Mama
• Someone To Love
• Long Ago And Far Away
• San Fernando Valley
• His Rocking Horse Ran Away
• If I Love Again
• So Beats My Heart For You
• Can't You Hear Me Calling Caroline
• I Hate Music
• What A Difference A Day Made
• Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive
• On The Atchison ,Topeka and The Santa Fe
• Stuff Like That There
• It Might As Well Be Spring
• Day By Day
• Do You Love Me
• Laughing On The Outside

• Somewhere In The Night
• Dream
• Ol' Buttermilk Sky
• Lover
• Slaughter On Tenth Avenue
• When The Bloom Is On The Sage
• Crazy Rhythm
• A Fine Romance
• Linda
• Freedom Train
• Easter Parade
• My Happiness
• Whispering Hope
• Powder Your Face With Sunshine
• So In Love
• Melancholy Minstrel
• Hot Canary
• La Raspa (Tu Maquina de Coser)
• Paul's Melody (When April Comes Again)
• When April Comes Again
• Some Enchanted Evening
• Bali Hai
• Reckon I'm In Love
• La Vie En Rose
• I'll Always Love You
• Beloved Be Faithful
• This Can't Be Love

• The Handsome Stranger
• My Man (Mon Homme)
• Last Night My Heart Crossed The Ocean
• With These Hands
• Pretty Eyed Baby
• What Will I Tell My Heart
• Them There Eyes
• (Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) Shanghai
• My Reverie
• After Hours
• Shrimp Boats
• The Hawaiian War Chant
• Tomorrow Mountain
• Gandy Dancers Ball
• No Two People
• Wonderful Copenhagen
• Let's Walk That A Way
• Dutch Treat
• Send My Baby Back To Me
• Without A Memory
• Answer Me *******N.B. Slight glitch on track**
• Gigi
• Oh Mein Papa
• Indiscretion
• Ay Ay (Who's The Guy)
• Too Young

• Reflections Of An Indian Boy
• At The Pool
• Maiden's Prayer
• Loma
• Wedding Feast
• Lullaby
• Big Brave Song
• Squaw's Lament
• Ceremonial War Dance
• Rockin' Chair
• Lullaby In Rhythm
• Dancing On The Ceiling
• Riverfront Blues
• Storyville
• High Society
• You Keep Coming Back Like A Song
• Reaching For The Moon
• Puttin' On The Ritz
• I Should Care
• Floatin' Like A Feather
• Breezin' Along With The Breeze
• Just You, Just Me
• Play A Simple Melody

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Adult Contemporary/MOR

Language: English

Run Time: 292 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 08/28/15

UPC: 824046708825