CharlieH.
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Good question. Gotta love a standard-
I have several favourite renditions:
Gershwin:
- Embraceable You (Tommy Dorsey and the Pied Pipers)
- Lady Be Good (Benny Goodman Trio)
Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern:
- A Fine Romance (Fred Astaire, with Johnny Green orchestra)
Irving Berlin:
- Let's Face The Music And Dance (Fred Astaire, with Johnny Green orchestra)
- Top Hat, White Tie And Tails (Ray Noble with Fred Astaire)
Cole Porter:
- Night And Day (Artie Shaw, instrumental)
- Let's Do It (Irving Aaronson and his Commanders, Phil Saxe vocals)
- Let's Misbehave (same as above)
Rodgers & Hart
- Where Or When (Benny Goodman with Peggy Lee)
- The Girlfriend (George Olsen and his Music)
Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer:
- Blues In The Night (Tommy Dorset w/ Jo Stafford)
I don't think I've heard more than 5 or 6 versions of the same song. I tend to stick to the first cover I listen.
I have several favourite renditions:
Gershwin:
- Embraceable You (Tommy Dorsey and the Pied Pipers)
- Lady Be Good (Benny Goodman Trio)
Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern:
- A Fine Romance (Fred Astaire, with Johnny Green orchestra)
Irving Berlin:
- Let's Face The Music And Dance (Fred Astaire, with Johnny Green orchestra)
- Top Hat, White Tie And Tails (Ray Noble with Fred Astaire)
Cole Porter:
- Night And Day (Artie Shaw, instrumental)
- Let's Do It (Irving Aaronson and his Commanders, Phil Saxe vocals)
- Let's Misbehave (same as above)
Rodgers & Hart
- Where Or When (Benny Goodman with Peggy Lee)
- The Girlfriend (George Olsen and his Music)
Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer:
- Blues In The Night (Tommy Dorset w/ Jo Stafford)
I don't think I've heard more than 5 or 6 versions of the same song. I tend to stick to the first cover I listen.