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Title information

Puttin' On The Ritz

Fred Astaire

Jazz For Dining

Date of recording

December 1952, Los Angeles/CA

Audio sample

Performers

Fred Astaire (vocals)

* 10.5.1899, Omaha, Nebraska (NE), United States

† 22.6.1987, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Charlie Shavers (trumpet)

* 3.8.1917, New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 8.7.1971, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Flip Phillips (tenor sax)

* 26.3.1915, Brooklyn, New York (NY), United States

† 17.8.2001, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (FL), United States

Oscar Peterson (piano)

* 15.8.1925, Montréal, Québec, Canada

† 23.12.2007, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Barney Kessel (guitar)

* 17.10.1923, Muskogee, Oklahoma (OK), United States

† 6.5.2004, San Diego, California (CA), United States

Ray Brown (Double Bass)

* 13.10.1926, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA), United States

† 2.7.2002, Indianapolis, Indiana (IN), United States

Alvin Stoller (drums)

* 7.10.1925, New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 19.10.1992, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Authors

Irving Berlin (Composer, Text author)

* 11.5.1888, Sibirien, Russian Federation

† 22.9.1989, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Album information

Jazz For Dining

Fred Astaire

Jazz For Dining

Year of production

2006

Record Label

Verve, Gitanes Jazz Productions

Tracks

  • 1. Samba With Some Barbecue
  • 2. Easy Living
  • 3. The Way You Look Tonight
  • 4. Makin' Whoopee
  • 5. This Year's Kisses
  • 6. Cocktails For Two
  • 7. Puttin' On The Ritz
  • 8. Exactly Like You
  • 9. Gentleman Friend
  • 10. Watch What Happens
  • 11. Peel Me Grape
  • 12. Are You In The Mood?
  • 13. Penthouse Serenade
  • 14. Tea For Two
  • 15. Night Song
  • 16. Black Coffee
  • 17. Soirée
  • 18. The Good Life