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The Lee Wiley Collection 1931-1957
Lee Wiley
The Lee Wiley Collection 1931-1957
Lee Wiley
Lee Wiley was a jazz and big band singer whose career began in the sophisticated orchestral era of the early '30s and encompassed swing and small band work through the '30s and early '40s before hooking up with Eddie Condon's band in mid-decade, and going on to make some highly regarded albums in the '50s. She was at once both distinctive and versatile, her smoky contralto voice enabling her to range across moody small group blues and after-hours material, swinging up-tempo big band arrangements, and lush easy listening recordings alike. This great-value 70-track 3-CD collection, selects chronologically from recordings made in the core quarter-century or so of her career, beginning with work with the orchestras of Leo Reisman, Victor Young and Paul Whiteman in the early '30s. It includes titles from her highly-successful series of songwriter-based sessions for Liberty Music Shop and Schirmer with Max Kaminsky, Joe Bushkin, Eddie Condon, and Paul Weston at the turn of the decade, as well as 'live' radio recordings with Condon's groups through the '40s, also selecting tracks from her excellent albums "Night In Manhattan", "West Of The Moon" and "A Touch Of The Blues" albums during the 1950s. She was a hugely talented performer who deserves much greater recognition than she has been generally accorded, and we hope this anthology will provide a showcase which will bring her to a much wider audience.
Media | Music CD (Compact Disc) |
Number of discs | 3 |
Released | October 14, 2016 |
EAN/UPC | 0824046905927 |
Label | ACROBAT ACTRCD9059 |
Genre | Jazz |
Dimensions | 124 × 142 × 10 mm · 112 g |
Track list
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1. CD
- Take It from Me I'm Talking to You Lee Wiley with Leo Reism
- Time on My Hands Lee Wiley with Leo Reisman and His Orch.
- Got the South in My Soul Lee Wiley with Leo Reisman and His
- I'll Leave These Reminders for You Lee Wiley with Victor Yo
- A Hundred Years from Today Lee Wiley with the Casa Loma Orc
- Easy Come, Easy Go Lee Wiley with Johnny Green and His Orch
- I'm Coming, Virginia Lee Wiley with Paul Whiteman's Orch.
- A Thousand Goodnights Lee Wiley with Paul Whiteman's Orch.
- Careless Love Lee Wiley Acc by Studio Orch. Aug. 13 1934
- Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child Lee Wiley Acc by S
- Hands Across the Table Lee Wiley Acc by Victor Young & His
- I'll Follow My Secret Heart Lee Wiley Acc by Victor Young &
- Too Good to Be True Lee Wiley Acc by Studio Orch. Jul. 1 1
- You Came to My Rescue Lee Wiley Acc by Freddie Rich & His O
- Three Little Words Lee Wiley Acc by Freddie Rich & His Orch
- You Turned the Tables on Me Lee Wiley Acc by Freddie Rich &
- I've Got You Under My Skin Lee Wiley Acc by Victor Young &
- Summertime Lee Wiley Acc by Studio Orch. Mar. 10 1938
- Sam and Delilah Lee Wiley Acc by Max Kaminsky's Orch. or Jo
- 's Wonderful Lee Wiley Acc by Max Kaminsky's Orch. or Joe B
- I've Got a Crush on You Lee Wiley Acc by Max Kaminsky & and
- Someone to Watch over Me Lee Wiley Acc by Fats Waller Nov
- How Long Has This Been Going on ? Lee Wiley Acc by Max Kami
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2. CD
- But Not for Me Lee Wiley Acc by Max Kaminsky & His Orch. an
- Baby's Awake Now Lee Wiley Acc by Joe Bushkin & His Orch. F
- I've Got Five Dollars Lee Wiley Acc by Joe Bushkin & His or
- You Took Advantage of Me Lee Wiley Acc by Joe Bushkin & His
- Glad to Be Unhappy Lee Wiley Acc by Max Kaminsky & His Orch
- Let's Fly Away Lee Wiley Acc by Bunny Berigan's Music Apri
- Hot House Rose Lee Wiley Acc by Bunny Berigan's Music Apri
- Find Me a Primitive Man Lee Wiley Acc by Bunny Berigan's Mu
- Easy to Love Lee Wiley Acc by Paul Weston & His Orch. Apr
- You Do Something to Me Lee Wiley Acc by Paul Weston & His O
- Looking at You Lee Wiley Acc by Paul Weston & His Orch. a
- Why Shouldn't I ? Lee Wiley Acc by Paul Weston & His Orch.
- Down with Love Lee Wiley Acc by Eddie Condon's Quintet / Sext
- Stormy Weather Lee Wiley Acc by Eddie Condon's Quintet / Sext
- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Lee Wiley Acc by E.
- I've Got the World on a String Lee Wiley Acc by Eddie Condo
- Fun to Be Fooled Lee Wiley Acc by Eddie Condon & His Orch.
- Moanin' in the Mornin' Lee Wiley Acc by Eddie Condon & His
- Sugar Lee Wiley Acc by Eddie Condon & His Orch. Aug. 19 19
- Don't Blame Me Lee Wiley Acc by Eddie Condon & His Orch. O
- Wherever There's Love Lee Wiley Acc by Eddie Condon & His
- The Man I Love Lee Wiley Acc by Eddie Condon & His Orch.
- When Your Lover Has Gone Lee Wiley Acc by Eddie Condon & Hi
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3. CD
- It's Only a Paper Moon Lee Wiley Acc by Jess Stacy and His
- Body and Soul Lee Wiley Acc by Eric Siday & His Orch. Dec.
- A Woman Alone with the Blues Lee Wiley Acc by Jess Stacy &
- Memories of You Lee Wiley Acc by Jess Stacy & His Orch. Ma
- A Woman's Intuition Lee Wiley Acc by Bobby Hackett with Joe
- Ghost of a Chance Lee Wiley Acc by Bobby Hackett with Joe B
- Oh, Look at Me Now Lee Wiley Acc by Bobby Hackett with Joe
- Street of Dreams Lee Wiley Acc by Bobby Hackett with Joe Bu
- Manhattan Lee Wiley with Billy Butterfield & Joe Bushkin S
- Fools Fall in Love Lee Wiley Nov. 19 1951
- I Got Lost in His Arms Lee Wiley Dec. 4 1951
- How Deep is the Ocean ? Lee Wiley Dec. 4 1951
- Why Oh Why ? Lee Wiley Dec. 5 1951
- Baby, Won't You Please Come Home ? Lee Wiley Acc by Henry
- Glad to Be Unhappy Lee Wiley Acc by Ruby Braff Quartet Jul.
- My Funny Valentine Lee Wiley Acc by Ruby Braff Quartetjul.
- Stars Fell on Alabama Lee Wiley Acc by Dean Kincaide Dixiel
- East of the Sun Lee Wiley Acc by Ralph Burns & His Orch. S
- As Time Goes by Lee Wiley Acc by Ralph Burns & His Orch.
- Keepin' out of Mischief Now Lee Wiley Acc by Ralph Burns &
- Memphis Blues Lee Wiley Acc by Billy Butterfield & His Orch
- Blues in My Heart Lee Wiley Acc by Billy Butterfield and Hi
- From the Land of the Sky Blue Water Lee Wiley Acc by Billy
- My Melancholy Baby Lee Wiley Acc by Billy Butterfield Quint