The Legend and the Legacy (1948)

About this title: If you're going for the big gulp, you could do no better than this excellent four-disc box set, which covers all the highlights of Les Paul and Mary Ford's tenure with the label. Sparkling sound abounds throughout (even on the old acetate masters like "Lover"), with the first three discs covering not only the best issued Capitol masters, but three of Paul and Ford's radio shows for NBC and assorted catchy radio commercials for Robert Hall clothiers and Rheingold beer. The fourth disc in the set features no less than 34 previously unreleased tracks (most worked up for the Les Paul & Mary Ford ... read more

Tracks:

1. Lover [Hart/Rodgers]
2. Brazil [Barroso/Russell]
3. Hip-Billy Boogie [Paul]
4. What Is This Thing Called Love? [Porter]
5. Caravan [Ellington/Mills/Tiz]
6. Nola [Arndt]
7. Cryin' [Paul]
8. Dry My Tears [Paul]
9. Goofus [Harold/Kahn/King]
10. Tennessee Waltz [King/Stewart]
11. Little Rock Getaway [Sigman/Sullivan]
12. Mockin' Bird Hill [Horton]
13. Chicken Reel [Traditional]
14. How High the Moon [Hamilton/Lewis]
15. Walkin' and Whistlin' Blues [Paul]
16. Josephine [Bivens/Kahn/King]
17. I Wish I'd Never Seen Sunshine [Davis/Roberts]
18. In the Good Old Summertime [Evans/Shields]
19. Three Little Words [Kalmar/Ruby]
20. Jazz Me Blues [Delaney]
21. Just One More Chance [Coslow/Johnston]
22. Whispering [Coburn/Rose/Schoenb]
23. The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise [Lockhart/Seitz]
24. Jingle Bells [Pierpont]
25. Tiger Rag [DaCosta/Edwards/LaR]
26. Les Paul Show - Episode #1, the "The Case of the Missing Les Paulver [Jones/Kalapana/Lele]
27. "Robert Clothing Store" Radio Spots
28. "Rheingold Beer" Radio Spots
29. Carioca [Eliscu/Kahn/Youmans]
30. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) [Daugherty/Neiburg]
31. Smoke Rings [Gifford/Washington]
32. Meet Mister Callaghan [Spear]
33. Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me [Walker]
34. Lady of Spain [Damerell/Evans/Harg]
35. My Baby's Comin' Home [Feller/Grady/Leavit]
36. Bye Bye Blues [Bennett/Gray/Hamm]
37. Deep in the Blues [Paul]
38. St. Louis Blues [Handy]
39. Mammy's Boogie [Paul]
40. I'm Sitting on Top of the World [Henderson/Lewis/You]
41. Sleep [Lebieg]
42. Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You) [James/Pepper/Russel]
43. Johnny Is the Boy for Me [Paul/Roberts]
44. The Kangaroo [Paul]
45. Don'cha Hear Them Bells [Paul]
46. I Really Don't Want to Know [Barnes/Robertson]
47. South [Hayes/Moten]
48. I'm a Fool to Care [Daffan]
49. Auctioneer (I'll Buy That Dream) [Howard/Morris]
50. Whither Thou Goest [Singer]
51. Mandolino [Paul]
52. Mr. Sandman [Ballard]
53. Song in Blue [Ford/Paul]
54. Les Paul Show - Episode #2, the "The Gas Guitar" : Steel Guitar Rag/ [Harbach/Kern/McAuli]
55. "Rheingold Beer" Radio Spots
56. Someday, Sweetheart [Spikes/Spikes]
57. No Letter Today [Brown]
58. On the Sunny Side of the Street [Fields/McHugh]
59. Just One of Those Things [Porter]
60. Twelfth Street Rag [Bowman]
61. Lies [Barris/Springer]
62. Nuevo Laredo [Carey/Hicks/Lowe/Mo]
63. I'm Movin' On [Snow]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.