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1. The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] (2002)
by Tony Bennett
Like most entries in Sony/Legacy's Essential series, 2002's The Essential Tony Bennett is an excellent, exhaustive retrospective of a lengthy, hit ... More
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2. The Essential Tony Bennett [Limited Edition 3.0] (2002)
by Tony Bennett
Like most entries in Sony/Legacy's Essential series, 2002's The Essential Tony Bennett is an excellent, exhaustive retrospective of a lengthy, hit ... More
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3. Take My Hand... (2005)
by Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett has been compiled often, but never with the concentration of Living Era's Take My Hand... which spans only the first three years of his ...
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4. The Centennial Anthology [Deluxe Edition] (2003)
by Bing Crosby
In 2006, singer Athan Maroulis assembled at least two Bing Crosby collections for Cleopatra Records. One was The Essentials (a bare-bones, 37-minute ... More
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5. The Centennial Anthology (2003)
by Bing Crosby
In 2006, singer Athan Maroulis assembled at least two Bing Crosby collections for Cleopatra Records. One was The Essentials (a bare-bones, 37-minute ... More
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6. A Centennial Anthology of His Decca Recordings (2003)
by Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby recorded exclusively for Decca Records from 1934-1955 and non-exclusively for a couple of years after that, and Decca purchased some of ... More
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8. Warm Brandy: The Capitol Years (2007)
by Dolores Gray
Tall, blonde drink-of-water Dolores Gray starred in films and musicals throughout the '40s and '50s and made a respectable armful of minor charting ... More
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9. Marni Nixon Sings Gershwin (1985)
by Marni Nixon/Lincoln Mayorga
Soprano Marni Nixon is accompanied solely by pianist Lincoln Mayorga on this audiophile direct-to-disc recital of songs composed by George Gershwin ... More
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10. Music from the New York Stage 1890-1920, Vol. 2: 1908-1913 (1993)
by Various Artists
Though historically invaluable, the first volume of British archive label Pearl's four-volume collection of original Broadway cast recordings of ... More
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11. Music from the New York Stage 1890-1920, Vol. 4: 1917-1920 (1993)
by Various Artists
List of all editionsThe first three volumes of British archive label Pearl Records' four-volume history of Broadway show music from 1890-1920, while thorough, were ... More
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12. 12 Songs from Call Me Madam (1950)
by Ethel Merman
List of all editionsCall Me Madam, a fictionalized account of the life of Washington hostess and ambassador to Luxembourg Pearl Mesta, was Irving Berlin's final hit ... More
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13. The Essential Judy Garland [Capitol] (2006)
by Judy Garland
List of all editionsThe '50s were a good time for jazz singers, and although Judy Garland was hardly a jazz singer, she matched the work of the best -- Frank Sinatra, ... More
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15. Gershwin Songbook (1992)
by Various Artists
List of all editionsAn outstanding anthology presenting many classic vocalists and instrumentalists doing Gershwin selections. The honor roll includes Billie Holiday, ... More
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17. Love Songs: Rare Recordings from the Judy Garland Show (2009)
by Judy Garland
List of all editionsBeware the compilation with the title Love Songs that comes out in the early part of the year -- it's often a shoddy attempt to cash in on the whims ... More
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18. Thanks for the Memory [Music Club] (1999)
by Various Artists
List of all editionsTaking a look back to some of the twentieth century's most popular performers, Thanks for the Memory is a stunning tribute compilation featuring ... More
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20. Love Songs [Sony] (2001)
by Vic Damone
List of all editionsLove Songs is a short, ten-track collection that covers several of Vic Damone's best laid-back, romantic tunes for Columbia, and includes "Tell Me ... More
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23. From the Decca Vaults (1984)
by Judy Garland
This ten-track compilation of 1940s studio recordings by Judy Garland is highlighted by her Top Ten duet with Bing Crosby, "Yah-Ta-Ta Yah-Ta-Ta (Talk ... More


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