PLAYS COLE PORTER

Collector’s limited edition. Deluxe 6-sided Digipak presentation with comprehensive booklet. Contained here is the complete LP Charlie Parker Plays Cole Porter (Verve MGV8007).

Intended as a homage to composer Cole Porter, who penned all of the tunes featured here, the album marks one of Norman Granz’s first attempts to present a songbook, preceding the celebrated LPs he would make with Ella Fitzgerald. Bird never saw the final product, as he died on March 12, 1955, before the LP’s release date. In fact, the album’s second session would also be his very last, either live or at a recording studio. Six bonus tracks have also been included here, consisting of additional studio versions of Porter songs by Bird. All compositions by Cole Porter.

CD:

1. I Get a Kick Out of You 
2. I Get a Kick Out of You [alt tk] 
3. Just One of Those Things 
4. My Heart Belongs to Daddy 
5. I’ve Got You Under My Skin 
6. Love for Sale 
7. Love for Sale [alt tk] 
8. I Love Paris 
9. I Love Paris [alt tk] 
10. Love for Sale [alt tk #2] 
11. Easy to Love 
12. Begin the Beguine
13. Night and Day
14. What Is This Thing Called Love?
15. In the Still of the Night
16. What Is This Thing Called Love? [Jam Session]

LP:

1. I Get A Kick Out Of You
2. I Get A Kick Out Of You [alt Tk]
3. Just One Of Those Things
4. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
5. I’ve Got You Under My Skin
6. Love For Sale
7. Love For Sale [alt Tk]
8.  I Love Paris
9. I Love Paris [alt Tk]
10. Love For Sale [alt Tk #2]
11. Begin The Beguine
12. Night And Day
13. What Is This Thing Called Love?
14. In The Still Of The Night