Billy Crystal Presents: The Milt Gabler Story [CD/DVD]

Disc 1
1	Love Is Just Around the Corner / Eddie Condon 3:04
2	Them There Eyes / Kansas City Six 3:00
3	Strange Fruit / Billie Holiday 3:12
4	Fine and Mellow / Billie Holiday 3:17
5	That's a Plenty / Wild Bill Davison 4:17
6	Flying Home / Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 3:10
7	You'll Never Know / Song Spinners 2:45
8	Lover Man / Billie Holiday 3:17
9	Rum and Coca-Cola / The Andrews Sisters 3:10
10	MacNamara's Band / Jesters 2:42
11	Choo Choo CH' Boogie / Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5 2:43
12	Oh, Lady Be Good / Ella Fitzgerald 3:08
13	How High the Moon / Ella Fitzgerald 3:15
14	Blueberry Hill / Louis Armstrong 2:53
15	Goodnight Irene / The Weavers 3:21
16	Dream a Little Dream of Me / Louis Armstrong 3:06
17	Lover / Peggy Lee 3:21
18	The Glow-Worm / Mills Brothers 2:41
19	It Takes Two to Tango / Pearl Bailey 2:58
20	Little Things Mean a Lot / Kitty Kallen 3:00
21	Three Coins in the Fountain / The Four Aces 3:01
22	(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock / Bill Haley 2:10
23	Hey There / Sammy Davis Jr. 2:48
24	You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You / Roberta Sherwood 2:41
25	Danke Schöen / Wayne Newton 2:35
26	L-O-V-E / Nat King Cole 2:31
Disc 2
1	The Milt Gabler Story DVD

Barnes & Noble

His nephew, Billy Crystal, produced this anthology of 26 milestones from the record producer's long and varied, albeit heavily jazz influenced, career, ranging from Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, and Bing Crosby to the Weavers, Bill Haley, and Wayne Newton. The purview is unbalanced-only five Commodores and 21 Deccas-but it's rare to find a compilation that crosses borders as confidently as this; you may not like it all (I can accept Newton easier than the Four Aces), but the diversity is compelling. My nomination for peak moment: Lester Young's tenor saxophone solo on "Them There Eyes." Gary Giddins

All Music Guide

At first glance, a CD of jazz tracks handpicked by comedian/actor Billy Crystal may seem an odd bird. However, given that Crystal's uncle, Commodore Records founder Milt Gabler, produced most of the cuts included here, it actually makes more sense than many similar-themed albums with tracks picked by musicians. Thanks to the family connection, Crystal grew up surrounded by famous jazz musicians and developed a life long passion for the music. Included here are such iconic tracks as Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit," Lionel Hampton's "Flying Home," Louis Jordan's "Choo Choo Ch' Boogie," and others. While many of these tracks are available on other compilations, given the importance of Gabler to the developement and documentation of jazz, Billy Crystal Presents: The Milt Gabler Story works as a heartfelt and swinging tribute to a man and the music he loved. [The CD/DVD edition of Billy Crystal Presents: The Milt Gabler Story includes a bonus DVD of material on Gabler.] Matt Collar