Various Artists - Music from the Films of Woody Allen

EU-only three CD set.

This release presents some of the finest original Jazz and popular music performances featured in the soundtracks of Woody Allen's films. Screenwriter, director, actor, author, playwright, comedian, and jazz musician (on the clarinet), Allen has also played a fundamental role in expanding jazz culture by showcasing historical recordings from the genre in the soundtracks to his movies. Our box-set concentrates on this jazz and popular music legacy, and presents the exact historical recordings used by Allen in 30 of his films.

    - Disc 1 -

    1 Si Tu Vois Ma Mere - Sidney Bechet
    2 Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year - Red Garland
    3 Lil' Darlin' - Count Basie and His Orchestra
    4 My Ideal - Art Tatum & Ben Webster
    5 Easy to Love - Billie Holiday
    6 If I Had You - Benny Goodman
    7 I Got Rhythm - Teddy Wilson Trio
    8 Out of Nowhere - Coleman Hawkins, Benny Carter & Django Reinhardt
    9 I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
    10 Penthouse Serenade - Erroll Garner Trio
    11 Stardust - Louis Armstrong
    12 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
    13 Moonglow - Artie Shaw
    14 I've Heard That Song Before - Harry James and His Orchestra
    15 Sophisticated Lady - Duke Ellington
    16 Manhattan - Carmen Cavallaro
    17 Cheek to Cheek - Fred Astaire
    18 Liebestraum #3 - Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli
    19 I Can't Get Started - Lester Young & the Oscar Peterson Trio
    20 The Way You Look Tonight - Erroll Garner Trio

    - Disc 2 -

    1 Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet
    2 I Want a Girl (Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad) - Frankie Carle Trio
    3 In a Persian Market - Wilbur de Paris & His New Orleans Jazz
    4 The Flight of the Bumblebee - Harry James and His Orchestra
    5 Body and Soul - Benny Goodman Trio
    6 South American Way - Carmen Miranda
    7 Just One More Chance - Ambrose and His Orchestra
    8 A Sailboat in the Moonlight - Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
    9 Ain't We Got Fun - the Charleston All Stars
    10 I'll Get By - Ben Bernie and His Orchestra
    11 Tropical Moon - Rhumba - Sidney Bechet and the Haitian Orchestra
    12 By the Sleepy Lagoon - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
    13 Let's Misbehave - Irving Aaronson and the Commanders
    14 As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson
    15 Twisted - Annie Ross
    16 I've Found a New Baby - Wilbur de Paris Septet
    17 Toot, Toot, Tootsie! (Goodbye) - Al Jolson & the Vitaphone Orchestra
    18 Poor Butterfly - Red Nichols and His Orchestra
    19 Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
    20 The Big Noise from Winnetka - Bob Crosby and His Bob Cats

    - Disc 3 -

    1 What Is This Thing Called Love - Leo Reisman and His Orchestra
    2 When Day Is Done - Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
    3 Moritat - Berlin State Opera Orchestra
    4 La Cumparsita - the Castillians
    5 I Remember You - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra
    6 Alice Blue Gown - Wayne King and His Orchestra
    7 Sweet Georgia Brown - Coleman Hawkins All Stars
    8 All I Do Is Dream of You - Gene Kelly
    9 If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight) - Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra
    10 Miami Beach Rhumba - Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
    11 Una Furtiva Lagrima - Enrico Caruso
    12 Take the 'A' Train - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
    13 Going Hollywood - Bing Crosby
    14 Flatbush Flanagan - Harry James and His Orchestra
    15 Tequila - the Champs
    16 With Plenty of Money and You - Hal Kemp and His Orchestra
    17 Caravan - Bunn Berigan and His Orchestra
    18 You Oughta Be in Pictures - Little Jack Little
    19 Did I Remember? - Billie Holiday
    20 Will You Still Be Mine? - Erroll Garner Trio