The Complete Johnny Mercer Songbook

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  • Release Date: 11/03/1998
  • 3 Disc Set
  • Sales Rank: 1,621
  • Label: POLYGRAM RECORDS
  • UPC: 731455753929

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The Complete Johnny Mercer Songbook

Disc 1
1LISTENBlues in the Night / Louis Armstrong 5:11
2LISTENI Thought About You / Billie Holiday 2:45
3LISTENCome Rain Or Come Shine / Anita O'Day 2:13
4LISTENHit The Road To Dreamland / Mel Tormé 2:24
5LISTENDearly Beloved / Margaret Whiting 2:49
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Disc 2
1LISTENSomething's Gotta Give / Ella Fitzgerald 2:36
2LISTENThat Old Black Magic / Quincy Jones & His Orchestra 2:36
3LISTENP.S. I Love You / Billie Holiday 3:36
4LISTENAc-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive / Buddy Rich 3:04
5LISTENI'm Old Fashioned / Margaret Whiting 2:43
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Disc 3
1LISTENI Remember You / Charlie Parker 3:05
2LISTENOut of This World / Gerry Mulligan & the Concert Jazz Band 3:50
3LISTENToo Marvelous for Words / Lester Young 3:04
4LISTENCome Rain Or Come Shine / Bill Evans 5:25
5LISTENMandy Is Two / Stan Getz 3:49
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One of the giants of American popular song gets his due with this three-disc Verve box, comprising a trio of separately released compilations. Though Mercer's repertoire of classic songs doesn't quite make for three discs, Verve ably solves the problem by pairing a vocal track and an instrumental version on separate discs, such as "Too Marvelous for Words" (by Joe Williams and Lester Young), "Laura" (by Billy Eckstine and Don Byas), "I Remember You" (by Dinah Washington and Charlie Parker) and "Come Rain or Come Shine" (by Anita O'Day and Bill Evans). Verve was the label for jazz vocals, and the combination of a classic songwriter and the roster here -- including Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, Sarah Vaughan, Mel Tormé, Shirley Horn, and many others -- makes for an excellent compilation box. John Bush, All Music Guide

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