Bing Crosby - Swingin' with Bing! - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances (2004)
BAND/ARTIST: Bing Crosby
- Title: Swingin' with Bing! - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances
- Year Of Release: 2004
- Label: Shout! Factory
- Genre: Pop, Oldies
- Quality: 16-bit/44.1kHz FLAC
- Total Time: 02:45:40
- Total Size: 353; 404 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
The public domain is well stocked with budget discs drawn from Bing Crosby's long radio career. Unfortunately, few are worth the plastic they're etched on, the usual problems including horrid sound quality and little in the way of documentation (regarding their origins) or context (regarding their relation to Crosby's career). Enter Shout! Factory to remedy the situation, hiring longtime enthusiast Ken Barnes -- who produced several sessions during Crosby's recording renaissance of the mid-'70s -- for the producer/compiler position and giving him free rein over the far-flung vaults of grubby transcription discs and tapes that comprise Crosby's radio career. The results, released as Swingin' With Bing! Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances, are splendid, offering clear proof of the opinion Bing Crosby fans have carried for decades: that transcriptions are a better source (or at least a more consistent one) to hear Crosby's swing smarts. Barnes paces the program with the touch and feel of an expert, selecting tracks from a wide range of time (a full decade of the postwar period) and tying them together with just a few interstices and crowd noise. (His instructions to audio restorer Peter Reynolds included "finding matching applause for the topping and tailing of each selection to give the feeling of a total production.") While the process may not be historically accurate, it makes for a wonderful program that delivers incredible performances and avoids the pitfalls of a usually exhausting 75-track box set. Many of the highlights come on the first disc with looser versions of his hit standards "Swinging On a Star" and "Don't Fence Me In." The final two discs are devoted to duets -- a staple of Crosby's show -- and include performances with a succession of old friends: Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden, Joe Venuti. Aside from the material, the set offers excellent fidelity and an overall sympathetic compilation to make the process of listening to a lengthy selection of Bing Crosby's non-studio sides smoother than it's ever been before.
Tracklist:
1.01 - Bing Crosby - Swinging on a Star (2:48)
1.02 - Bing Crosby - Don't Fence Me In (3:04)
1.03 - Bing Crosby - Bing Introduces "Strange Music" (0:20)
1.04 - Bing Crosby - Strange Music (1:38)
1.05 - Bing Crosby - Tallahassee (2:50)
1.06 - Bing Crosby - Peg O' My Heart (2:15)
1.07 - Bing Crosby - Shoo Shoo Baby (3:31)
1.08 - Bing Crosby - Bing Chats with the Andrews Sisters (0:38)
1.09 - Bing Crosby - You Don't Have to Know the Language (4:06)
1.10 - Bing Crosby - South America, Take It Away (3:14)
1.11 - Bing Crosby - It's Magic (2:20)
1.12 - Bing Crosby - The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (2:05)
1.13 - Bing Crosby - But Beautiful (2:49)
1.14 - Bing Crosby - Bing Introduces Nat 'King' Cole (0:26)
1.15 - Bing Crosby - Bing Chats with Nat (0:26)
1.16 - Bing Crosby - Sam's Song (2:51)
1.17 - Bing Crosby - My Foolish Heart (2:35)
1.18 - Bing Crosby - Them There Eyes (2:04)
1.19 - Bing Crosby - Too Late Now (3:15)
1.20 - Bing Crosby - Not Mine (2:52)
1.21 - Bing Crosby - Bing Welcomes Back the Andrews Sisters (0:16)
1.22 - Bing Crosby - I Can Dream, Can't I? (2:38)
1.23 - Bing Crosby - Sure Thing (2:40)
1.24 - Bing Crosby - Bing Introduces Finale (0:13)
1.25 - Bing Crosby - May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You (3:04)
2.26 - Bing Crosby - Basin Street Blues (2:54)
2.27 - Bing Crosby - If This Isn't Love (1:32)
2.28 - Bing Crosby - It's a Good Day (2:05)
2.29 - Bing Crosby - Bing Introduces Louis Armstrong (0:25)
2.30 - Bing Crosby - Bing Chats with Louis (0:18)
2.31 - Bing Crosby - Blueberry Hill (Version 1) (3:16)
2.32 - Bing Crosby - A Fella with an Umbrella (2:31)
2.33 - Bing Crosby - Bing Introduces Ella And 'A Dreamer's Holiday' (0:08)
2.34 - Bing Crosby - A Dreamer's Holiday (2:48)
2.35 - Bing Crosby - For You, For Me, Forever More (2:16)
2.36 - Bing Crosby - Bing & Louis Introduce Gone Fishin' (0:50)
2.37 - Bing Crosby - Gone Fishin' (Version 1) (2:55)
2.38 - Bing Crosby - Lazy Bones (Version 1) (2:32)
2.39 - Bing Crosby - The Best Things in Life Are Free (2:31)
2.40 - Bing Crosby - That's A-Plenty (2:26)
2.41 - Bing Crosby - A Kiss to Build a Dream On (Version 1) (3:34)
2.42 - Bing Crosby - Louis Congratulates Bing on His 20th Anniversary (0:18)
2.43 - Bing Crosby - Blueberry Hill (Version 2) (2:57)
2.44 - Bing Crosby - Bing Chats with Jack Teagarden (0:28)
2.45 - Jack Teagarden - Rockin' Chair (Part 1) (3:01)
2.46 - Bing Crosby - Bing Chats with Dinah Shore (0:27)
2.47 - Bing Crosby - Rockin' Chair (Part 2) (4:05)
2.48 - Bing Crosby - Five Minutes More (1:17)
2.49 - Bing Crosby - A Marshmallow World (2:56)
2.50 - Bing Crosby - Silver Bells (Version 1) (2:12)
2.51 - Bing Crosby - Bing Introduces 'Memphis Blues' (0:10)
2.52 - Bing Crosby - Memphis Blues (Version 1) (3:00)
3.53 - Bing Crosby - Stay with the Happy People (2:03)
3.54 - Bing Crosby - It Had to Be You (3:10)
3.55 - Bing Crosby - Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy (3:25)
3.56 - Bing Crosby - Now That I Need You (1:45)
3.57 - Bing Crosby - Gone Fishin' (Version 2) (2:58)
3.58 - Bing Crosby - Chicago Style (3:08)
3.59 - Bing Crosby - Route 66 (3:11)
3.60 - Bing Crosby - Blue Skies (4:09)
3.61 - Bing Crosby - Istanbul (2:46)
3.62 - Bing Crosby - Lazy Bones (Version 2) (2:25)
3.63 - Bing Crosby - Bing Introduces Toni Arden & The Band (0:30)
3.64 - Bing Crosby - My Honey's Lovin' Arms (3:07)
3.65 - Bing Crosby - Bing Introduces the Mills Brothers (0:27)
3.66 - Bing Crosby - Up a Lazy River / Paper Doll (3:02)
3.67 - Bing Crosby - Way Back Home (2:26)
3.68 - Bing Crosby - You're Just in Love (2:40)
3.69 - Bing Crosby - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (2:29)
3.70 - Bing Crosby - Silver Bells (Version 2) (2:22)
3.71 - Bing Crosby - Bing Chats with Ella (0:23)
3.72 - Bing Crosby - White Christmas (3:24)
3.73 - Bing Crosby - A Kiss to Build a Dream On (Version 1) (3:07)
3.74 - Bing Crosby - Bing, Ella & Louis Introduce 'Memphis Blues' (0:15)
3.75 - Bing Crosby - Memphis Blues (Version 2) (4:11)
Tracklist:
1.01 - Bing Crosby - Swinging on a Star (2:48)
1.02 - Bing Crosby - Don't Fence Me In (3:04)
1.03 - Bing Crosby - Bing Introduces "Strange Music" (0:20)
1.04 - Bing Crosby - Strange Music (1:38)
1.05 - Bing Crosby - Tallahassee (2:50)
1.06 - Bing Crosby - Peg O' My Heart (2:15)
1.07 - Bing Crosby - Shoo Shoo Baby (3:31)
1.08 - Bing Crosby - Bing Chats with the Andrews Sisters (0:38)
1.09 - Bing Crosby - You Don't Have to Know the Language (4:06)
1.10 - Bing Crosby - South America, Take It Away (3:14)
1.11 - Bing Crosby - It's Magic (2:20)
1.12 - Bing Crosby - The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (2:05)
1.13 - Bing Crosby - But Beautiful (2:49)
1.14 - Bing Crosby - Bing Introduces Nat 'King' Cole (0:26)
1.15 - Bing Crosby - Bing Chats with Nat (0:26)
1.16 - Bing Crosby - Sam's Song (2:51)
1.17 - Bing Crosby - My Foolish Heart (2:35)
1.18 - Bing Crosby - Them There Eyes (2:04)
1.19 - Bing Crosby - Too Late Now (3:15)
1.20 - Bing Crosby - Not Mine (2:52)
1.21 - Bing Crosby - Bing Welcomes Back the Andrews Sisters (0:16)
1.22 - Bing Crosby - I Can Dream, Can't I? (2:38)
1.23 - Bing Crosby - Sure Thing (2:40)
1.24 - Bing Crosby - Bing Introduces Finale (0:13)
1.25 - Bing Crosby - May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You (3:04)
2.26 - Bing Crosby - Basin Street Blues (2:54)
2.27 - Bing Crosby - If This Isn't Love (1:32)
2.28 - Bing Crosby - It's a Good Day (2:05)
2.29 - Bing Crosby - Bing Introduces Louis Armstrong (0:25)
2.30 - Bing Crosby - Bing Chats with Louis (0:18)
2.31 - Bing Crosby - Blueberry Hill (Version 1) (3:16)
2.32 - Bing Crosby - A Fella with an Umbrella (2:31)
2.33 - Bing Crosby - Bing Introduces Ella And 'A Dreamer's Holiday' (0:08)
2.34 - Bing Crosby - A Dreamer's Holiday (2:48)
2.35 - Bing Crosby - For You, For Me, Forever More (2:16)
2.36 - Bing Crosby - Bing & Louis Introduce Gone Fishin' (0:50)
2.37 - Bing Crosby - Gone Fishin' (Version 1) (2:55)
2.38 - Bing Crosby - Lazy Bones (Version 1) (2:32)
2.39 - Bing Crosby - The Best Things in Life Are Free (2:31)
2.40 - Bing Crosby - That's A-Plenty (2:26)
2.41 - Bing Crosby - A Kiss to Build a Dream On (Version 1) (3:34)
2.42 - Bing Crosby - Louis Congratulates Bing on His 20th Anniversary (0:18)
2.43 - Bing Crosby - Blueberry Hill (Version 2) (2:57)
2.44 - Bing Crosby - Bing Chats with Jack Teagarden (0:28)
2.45 - Jack Teagarden - Rockin' Chair (Part 1) (3:01)
2.46 - Bing Crosby - Bing Chats with Dinah Shore (0:27)
2.47 - Bing Crosby - Rockin' Chair (Part 2) (4:05)
2.48 - Bing Crosby - Five Minutes More (1:17)
2.49 - Bing Crosby - A Marshmallow World (2:56)
2.50 - Bing Crosby - Silver Bells (Version 1) (2:12)
2.51 - Bing Crosby - Bing Introduces 'Memphis Blues' (0:10)
2.52 - Bing Crosby - Memphis Blues (Version 1) (3:00)
3.53 - Bing Crosby - Stay with the Happy People (2:03)
3.54 - Bing Crosby - It Had to Be You (3:10)
3.55 - Bing Crosby - Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy (3:25)
3.56 - Bing Crosby - Now That I Need You (1:45)
3.57 - Bing Crosby - Gone Fishin' (Version 2) (2:58)
3.58 - Bing Crosby - Chicago Style (3:08)
3.59 - Bing Crosby - Route 66 (3:11)
3.60 - Bing Crosby - Blue Skies (4:09)
3.61 - Bing Crosby - Istanbul (2:46)
3.62 - Bing Crosby - Lazy Bones (Version 2) (2:25)
3.63 - Bing Crosby - Bing Introduces Toni Arden & The Band (0:30)
3.64 - Bing Crosby - My Honey's Lovin' Arms (3:07)
3.65 - Bing Crosby - Bing Introduces the Mills Brothers (0:27)
3.66 - Bing Crosby - Up a Lazy River / Paper Doll (3:02)
3.67 - Bing Crosby - Way Back Home (2:26)
3.68 - Bing Crosby - You're Just in Love (2:40)
3.69 - Bing Crosby - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (2:29)
3.70 - Bing Crosby - Silver Bells (Version 2) (2:22)
3.71 - Bing Crosby - Bing Chats with Ella (0:23)
3.72 - Bing Crosby - White Christmas (3:24)
3.73 - Bing Crosby - A Kiss to Build a Dream On (Version 1) (3:07)
3.74 - Bing Crosby - Bing, Ella & Louis Introduce 'Memphis Blues' (0:15)
3.75 - Bing Crosby - Memphis Blues (Version 2) (4:11)
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