For the first time the soundtrack to 3 Fred Astaire Emmy-award winning TV specials are on CD.

For the first time the sound track to three Fred Astaire Emmy-award winning TV specials are available on CD - the 1958 'An Evening with Fred Astaire', 'Another Evening with Fred Astaire' (1959) and 'Astaire Time' (1960). In 1958 the then 59 year old Fred Astaire was invited to star in a one-off TV special entitled 'An Evening with Fred Astaire'. His guests included jazz trumpeter Jonah Jones.The climax of the hour was a medley of ten of Astaire's greatest hits. The reaction to the special was overwhelmingly positive, with Newsweek branding it 'one of TV's finest hours'. Even better, the production walked off with nine Emmys. 'Another Evening with Fred Astaire' was commissioned the following year and met with equal success. Astaire was back again in 1960 for 'Astaire Time', this time with Count Basie and His Orchestra along with the blues singer Joe Williams. Complementing the soundtracks are eight rare tracks, many of them previously un-issued or alternate takes, from other periods in Astaire's career. Astaire's daughter, Ava, granted us an interview for this project and you can read about it in the CD booklet.

Track Listing

• Introduction / Morning Ride
• Svengali / Frantic Holiday
• Change Partners
• Baubles, Bangles & Beads / Mack the Knife
• Man with the Blues / Young Man's Lament / Like Young
• Old MacDonald on a Trip / Holiday for Strings
• St. James Infirmary
• Lady be Good / Cheek to Cheek / A Fine Romance / They Can't Take That Away From Me / Nice Work If You Can Get It / A Foggy Day / I Won't Dance / Something's Gotta Give / Night and Day / Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
• Like Fast
• The Afterbeat
• That Face
• My Blue Heaven
• A Girl in Calico
• Night Train
• My Baby
• Waltzing Matilda
• Sophisticated Lady

• Fascinating Rhythm / Dancing In The Dark / The Way You Look Tonight / Dearly Beloved / Steppin' Out With My Baby / Let's Face The Music and Dance / Carioca / The Continental / One For My Baby / By Myself / Puttin' On the Ritz / Top Hat, White Tie and Tail
• The Afterbeat (reprise)
• Romeo & Juliet Overture
• Miss Otis Regrets
• Not Now I'll Tell You When
• Sweet Georgia Brown
• Valse Triste
• We Have To Dance Or Else No Pay
• Sheik of Araby
• Going to Chicago Blue / Everyday / Shake, Rattle & Roll / Hallelujah I Love Her So / It's A Low Down Dirty Shame
• Thank You So Much, Mrs. Lowsborough-Goodbye / Funny Face / I Love Louisa / Flying Down To Rio / I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket / They All Laughed / Lovely To Look At / Let's Call The Whole Thing Off / Easter Parade / Shine On Your Shoes
• Anitra's Shuffle
• I've Got You On My Mind
• A Fine Romance
• Waltz in Swing Time
• They Can't Take That Away From Me
• Change Partners
• The Astaire
• Jack and the Beanstalk
• Dearly Beloved

Additional Details

Label: Sepia Records

Genre: Adult Contemporary/MOR

Language: English

Run Time: 148 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 07/07/17

UPC: 5055122111689