The Essential Eartha Kitt

~ Release by Eartha Kitt (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1The Day the Circus Left Town
3:20
2Mambo de Paree
2:54
3Dinner for One Please, James
recording of:
Dinner for One Please, James (on 1955-01-10)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Carr (songwriter)
2:58
4Sweet and Gentle (Me Lo Dijo Adela)
2:35
5Je Cherche Un Homme [I Want a Man]
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra (on 1955-10-20)
2:50
6Just an Old Fashioned Girl
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra (on 1955-12-02)
recording of:
Just an Old Fashioned Girl (on 1955-12-02)
writer:
Marve A. Fisher
32:54
7Mademoiselle Kitt
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra (on 1956-03-07)
2:31
8Lazy Afternoon
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra (on 1956-04-04)
recording of:
Lazy Afternoon (The Golden Apple, 1954)
orchestrator and composer:
Jerome Moross (American composer and conductor)
lyricist:
John Latouche
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
part of:
The Golden Apple (musical)
2:23
9Lisbon Antigua
2:15
10Lullaby of Birdland
recording of:
Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing/George David Weiss (as B. Y. Forster) jazz standard)
lyricist:
B. Y. Forster (pseudonym of George David Weiss)
writer:
George David Weiss
composer:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Good Music Limited and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works)
2:57
11Honolulu Rock and Roll
1:51
12I'm a Funny Dame
orchestra:
Joe Reisman & His Orchestra (on 1956-10-17)
2:09
13A Woman Wouldn't Be a Woman
2:02
14Toujours Gai
2:10
15Take My Love, Take My Love
2:24
16Careless Love
bass:
Morty Corb (bass, USA)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock
congas:
Milt Holland
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool
guitar:
Al Hendrickson
piano:
Stan Wrightsman
trombone:
Moe Schneider
trumpet:
George Best (trumpet player) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
orchestra:
Shorty Rogers & His Giants
arranger:
Matty Matlock
3:14
17The Memphis Blues
bass:
Morty Corb (bass, USA)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock
congas:
Milt Holland
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool
guitar:
Al Hendrickson
piano:
Stan Wrightsman
trombone:
Moe Schneider
trumpet:
George Best (trumpet player) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
orchestra:
Shorty Rogers & His Giants
arranger:
Matty Matlock
recording of:
The Memphis Blues (on 1957-12-09)
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1913)
composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1912)
3:28
18Chantez Les Bas [Sing 'Em Low]
recording of:
Chantez-les bas (Sing 'em Low)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
2:54
19St. Louis Blues
bass:
Morty Corb (bass, USA)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock
congas:
Milt Holland
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool
guitar:
Al Hendrickson
piano:
Stan Wrightsman
trombone:
Moe Schneider
trumpet:
George Best (trumpet player) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
orchestra:
Shorty Rogers & His Giants and Shorty Rogers and His Orchestra (on 1957-12-09)
arranger:
Matty Matlock
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1957-12-09)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
2:48
20Steal Away
bass:
Morty Corb (bass, USA)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock
congas:
Milt Holland
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool
guitar:
Al Hendrickson
piano:
Stan Wrightsman
trombone:
Moe Schneider
trumpet:
George Best (trumpet player) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
orchestra:
Shorty Rogers & His Giants
arranger:
Jester Hairston
2:36