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01. "YOU'RE MY THRILL" 02. "BUTTON UP YOUR OVERCOAT" 03. "ROSETTA" 04. "California, here I come" 05. "Beale Street blues" 06. "THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE" 07. "LIZA" 08. "Thigamagig" 09. "EVERYTHING I'VE GOT" 10. "EASY SWING" 11. "FIREBUG" 12. "EZZ-MAY" 13. "YOU'RE LUCKY TO ME" 14. "THREE LITTLE WORDS" 15. "Ain't she sweet" 16. "BOUQUET" 17. "TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS"
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Description: | Best Things In Life is an album by Mel Powell, released in 2004. Best Things In Life includes a.o. the following tracks: â??You're My Thrillâ?, â??Rosettaâ?, â??Everything I've Gotâ?, â??Easy Swingâ? and more. The album is a jazz CD. - 24 BIT REMASTEREDTracks 3, 5, 6, 7 & 14 are from the album Out On A Limb (VRS 8506) circa 1956,
Quintet: Mel Powell, piano; Ruby Braff, trumpet; Skeeter Best, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums
Tracks 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 16 & 17 are from the album Thigamagig (VRS 8502) 1955,
Trio: Mel Powell, piano; Ruby Braff, trumpet; Bobby Donaldson, drums
Tracks 9, 10, 11 & 12 are from the album The Mel Powell Bandstand,
Featuring Joan Wile (VRS 8015) 1956, Mel Powell Band: Mel Powell, piano; John Glasel, trumpet; Jimmy Buffington, French horn; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Joe Kay, bass; Chuck Russo, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto sax, baritone sax; Eddie Phyfe, drums; Joan Wile, vocalist
Track 13 is from the album Mel Powell Septet (VRS 8004) 1953:
Mel Powell, piano; Edmund Hall, clarinet; Buck Clayton, trumpet; Henderson Chambers, trombone; Steve Jordan, guitar; Walter Page, bass; Jimmy Crawford, drums
Original releases produced by JOHN HAMMOND
Compilation produced by STEVE BUCKINGHAM
Musical consultant and notes by SAMUEL CHARTERS |
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Producer: |
John Hammond, Sr. |
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No. of tracks: |
17 |
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Manufacturer No.: |
VCD 79602-2 |
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