Mack The Knife - Songs Of Kurt Weill - various artists compilation

 

Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was a German-born American composer active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht. With Brecht, he wrote his best-known work, The Threepenny Opera, which includes the ballad "Mack the Knife". Weill held the ideal of writing music that served a socially useful purpose, Gebrauchsmusik. He also wrote several works for the concert hall and a number of works on Jewish themes. He fled Nazi Germany in 1933, arriving in the United States two years later. Settling in New York, he made a substantial contribution to American musical theater through works such as Lady in the Dark and Street Scene.

1 Bertolt Brecht– Die Moritat Von Mackie Messer (The Ballad Of Mack The Knife) 2:45

2 Lotte Lenya– Bilbao Song 3:05

3 Bertolt Brecht– Die Ballade Von Der Unzulänglichkeit (The Ballad Of The Futility Of All Human Endeavour) 2:48

4 Lotte Lenya– Alabama Song 2:55

5 Lotte Lenya– Surabaya Johnny 3:06

6 Lotte Lenya– Wie Man Sich Bettet (As You Make Your Bed) 3:05

7 Walter Huston– September Song 4:44

8 Gertrude Lawrence– My Ship 2:56

9 Danny Kaye – Tchaikovsky (And Other Russians) 3:18

10 Gertrude Lawrence– The Saga Of Jenny 3:14

11 Lotte Lenya– Lost In The Stars 3:01

12 Lotte Lenya– Lover Man (Trouble Man) 2:50

13 Kurt Weill– Speak Low (I) 2:04

14 Mary Martin & Kenny Baker – Speak Low (II) 3:17

15 Jascha Heifetz & Emanuel Bay– Moderato Assai From The Threepenny Opera 2:16

16 Johnny Mercer– Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed 3:05

17 Buddy Clark – Here I'll Stay 3:15

18 Greta Keller– Green-Up Time 2:41

19 Lotte Lenya– Pirate Jenny 4:04

20 Louis Armstrong & His All Stars*– Mack The Knife (A Theme From The Threepenny Opera) 3:24

Mack the Knife - Songs of Kurt Weill

Memories Are Made Of This - 200 Original Evergreens - various artists compilation - 10 disc set

 

Genre: Jazz, Pop, Folk, World, & Country

Style: Easy Listening, Vocal, Schlager, Swing

1-1 Dean Martin– Memories Are Made Of This 2:15

1-2 Vera Lynn– We'll Meet Again 1:34

1-3 Dinah Shore– Sentimental Journey 3:25

1-4 Peggy Lee– Unforgettable 2:28

1-5 Kay Starr– P.S. I Love You 3:04

1-6 Al Martino– Wanted 3:00

1-7 Matt Monro– Portrait Of My Love 2:44

1-8 June Christy– They Can't Take That Away From Me 2:39

1-9 Vic Damone– Change Partners 2:28

1-10 Bobby Darin– A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square 3:00

1-11 Dean Martin– Baby It's Cold Outside 2:20

1-12 Kay Starr– Side By Side 2:51

1-13 Peggy Lee– 'Till There Was You 2:28

1-14 Andy Williams– The Hawaiian Wedding Song 2:26

1-15 Michael Holliday– I Love You Darlin' 2:23

1-16 Tony Bennett– The Most Beautiful Girl In The World 2:56

1-17 Johnny Hartman– To Each His Own 2:53

1-18 Ruby Murray– Danny Boy 2:08

1-19 Judy Garland– Zing, Went The String Of My Heart 3:35

1-20 Glen Gray– Opus One 2:58

2-1 Julie London– Cry Me A River 2:50

2-2 Frank Ifield– My Blue Heaven 3:50

2-3 Vic Damone– My Melancholy Baby 2:24

2-4 Harry James – Music Makers 3:05

2-5 Bobby Darin– All Of You 1:55

2-6 Al Martino– Here In My Heart 3:02

2-7 Bobby Darin– You'll Never Know 2:54

2-8 Vikki Carr– It Must Be Him 2:48

2-9 Andy Williams– Walk Hand In Hand 2:50

2-10 Matt Monro– Real Live Girl 2:07

2-11 The Kingston Trio*– Where Have All The Flowers Gone? 3:00

2-12 Dinah Shore– Lover Come Back To Me 3:38

2-13 Bob Manning – It's Alright With Me 2:08

2-14 Keeley Smith*– Don't Take Your Love From Me 3:04

2-15 Michael Holliday– Stairway Of Love 2:16

2-16 Vic Damone– Stella By Starlight 2:03

2-17 Tony Bennett– Blue Moon 2:09

2-18 Peggy Lee– I'll Get By 2:16

2-19 Ray Anthony– How High The Moon 5:29

2-20 Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire– How Lucky Can You Get 3:33

3-1 Alma Cogan– Dreamboat 1:45

3-2 Timi Yuro– Let Me Call You Sweetheart 2:39

3-3 Artie Shaw– It Had To Be You 2:33

3-4 Keeley Smith*– Stardust 2:53

3-5 Tony Bennett– There's A Small Hotel 3:05

3-6 Kay Starr– More Than You Know 2:37

3-7 Bob Manning – These Foolish Things 3:09

3-8 Andy Williams– In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning 2:51

3-9 Julie London– I'm Coming Back To You 2:20

3-10 Jo Stafford– Ragtime Cowboy Joe 2:00

3-11 Peggy Lee– It's A Wonderful World 2:12

3-12 Malcolm Vaughan– You'll Never Walk Alone 2:44

3-13 Vic Damone– Poinciana (Song Of The Tree) 2:28

3-14 Alma Cogan– Blue Tango 2:17

3-15 Michael Holliday– Keep Your Heart 2:28

3-16 Dean Martin– Just In Time 2:13

3-17 Benny Goodman– Stompin' At The Savoy 3:12

3-18 Dinah Shore– It All Depends On You 2:36

3-19 Keeley Smith*– I'll Never Smile Again 3:06

3-20 Les Brown– Twilight Time 3:10

4-1 Peggy Lee– Fever 3:19

4-2 Dinah Washington– He's My Guy 3:12

4-3 Malcolm Vaughan– Hello Young Lovers 3:20

4-4 Julie London– Broken Hearted Melody 2:21

4-5 Jimmie Rodgers – Kisses Sweeter Than Wine 2:19

4-6 June Christy– When You Wish Upon A Star 2:34

4-7 The Modernaires– There Are Such Things 2:40

4-8 The King Sisters– Memories Of You 2:46

4-9 Bing Crosby– I Got Rhythm 3:00

4-10 Dinah Washington– You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You 2:46

4-11 The King Sisters– There Is No Greater Love 3:05

4-12 Keeley Smith*– Imagination 3:29

4-13 Glen Campbell– Your Cheatin' Heart 3:17

4-14 Kay Starr– Lazy River 2:23

4-15 Les Paul & Mary Ford– Mockin' Bird Hill 2:16

4-16 Dinah Shore– I'll Walk Alone 2:44

4-17 Vera Lynn– Yours 3:19

4-18 Vic Damone– There I've Said It Again 3:02

4-19 Michael Holliday– Young In Love 2:34

4-20 Vince Hill– Edelweiss 3:03

5-1 Shirley Bassey– (Where Do I Begin) Love Story 3:13

5-2 Dean Martin– Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone 2:24

5-3 Al Martino– I Love You Because 2:40

5-4 Tony Bennett– This Can't Be Love 1:43

5-5 Kay Starr– After You've Gone 2:39

5-6 Sarah Vaughan– Baubles, Bangles And Beads 3:34

5-7 Jo Stafford & The Pied Pipers– On The Sunny Side Of The Street 2:56

5-8 Helen Shapiro– Tip-Toe Through The Tulips 2:18

5-9 Bobby Darin– Oh! Look At Me Now 2:45

5-10 Alma Cogan– Somebody Loves Me 1:55

5-11 Dean Martin– On An Evening In Roma (Sott'er Celo De Roma) 2:25

5-12 Vic Damone– Close Your Eyes 2:10

5-13 Vikki Carr– Until It's Time For You To Go 2:52

5-14 Benny Goodman– Ain't Misbehavin' 3:25

5-15 Peggy Lee– Come Rain Or Come Shine 2:36

5-16 Tony Bennett– The Lady Is A Tramp 2:32

5-17 Michael Holliday– Palace Of Love 2:08

5-18 Eve Boswell– Pickin' A Chicken 2:14

5-19 Frank Ifield– Nobody's Darlin' But Mine 2:27

5-20 Kay Starr– On A Slowboat To China 1:53

6-1 Peggy Lee– Love And Marriage 2:05

6-2 Dean Martin– Somebody Loves You 2:22

6-3 Glen Campbell– Together Again 2:22

6-4 Dinah Shore– I Only Have Eyes For You 3:37

6-5 Artie Shaw– Begin The Beguine 3:17

6-6 Jimmy Crawford – I Love How You Love Me 2:03

6-7 Jimmie Rodgers – Secretly 2:33

6-8 Alma Cogan– Waltz Of Paree 3:15

6-9 Tony Bennett– My Romance 3:49

6-10 Matt Monro– Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing 2:47

6-11 Helen Shapiro– All Alone Am I 2:43

6-12 Andy Williams– Gone With The Wind 2:04

6-13 Ronnie Hilton– No Other Love 3:05

6-14 Vince Hill– Roses Of Picardi 2:52

6-15 Michael Holliday– Skylark 2:53

6-16 Frank Ifield– Confessin' (That I Love You) 2:03

6-17 Matt Monro– From Russia With Love 2:34

6-18 Julie London– Besame Mucho 2:08

6-19 Tony Bennett– Isn't It Romantic 3:20

6-20 Bing Crosby– I Love To Dance Like They Used To Dance 2:58

7-1 Alma Cogan– Till I Waltz Again With You 2:41

7-2 Dean Martin– Until The Real Thing Comes Along 3:01

7-3 Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire– Spring, Spring, Spring 4:04

7-4 Tony Bennett– Thou Swell 2:08

7-5 Alma Cogan– My Love My Love 2:36

7-6 Bobby Darin– All By Myself 3:05

7-7 Peggy Lee– It's Been A Long Long Time 2:17

7-8 Julie London– Vaya Con Dios 2:38

7-9 Dinah Shore– Our Love Is Here To Stay 3:06

7-10 Helen Shapiro– Walk On By 2:50

7-11 Keeley Smith*– Mr. Wonderful 3:34

7-12 Bing Crosby– I'll Never Fall In Love Again 3:16

7-13 Tony Bennett– I Wish I Were In Love Again 2:57

7-14 Peggy Lee– Too Close For Comfort 2:22

7-15 Jo Stafford & Johnny Mercer– It's Great To Be Alive 2:46

7-16 Cilla Black– Yesterday 2:25

7-17 Gordon MacRae– My Funny Valentine 3:31

7-18 Kay Starr– Crazy 2:59

7-19 June Christy– I Remember You 2:57

7-20 Julie London– I Left My Heart In San Francisco 2:49

8-1 Duke Ellington– Don't Get Around Much Anymore 3:19

8-2 Bobby Darin– Standing On The Corner 2:29

8-3 Benny Goodman– When I Grow Too Old To Dream 3:24

8-4 Alma Cogan– Love Me Again 2:49

8-5 Dean Martin– All I Do Is Dream Of You 2:43

8-6 Matt Monro– My Kind Of Girl 2:55

8-7 Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly– True Love 3:02

8-8 Tony Bennett– You Took Advantage Of Me 2:20

8-9 Keeley Smith*– It's Magic 3:45

8-10 June Christy– Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered 4:57

8-11 Vic Damone– I Could Write A Book 2:34

8-12 Kay Starr– When A Woman Loves A Man 3:19

8-13 Vikki Carr– You Don't Have To Say You Love Me 2:39

8-14 Glen Campbell– You Win Again 3:42

8-15 Michael Holliday– I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now 2:09

8-16 Dean Martin– You Belong To Me 3:03

8-17 Julie London– Love Letters 2:50

8-18 Tony Bennett– This Funny World 3:03

8-19 Peggy Lee– I Wanna Be Around 2:29

8-20 Benny Goodman– Don't Be That Way 3:04

9-1 Glen Gray– In The Mood 3:35

9-2 Vic Damone– In The Still Of The Night 2:21

9-3 Al Martino– Spanish Eyes 2:45

9-4 Alma Cogan– Sorry, Sorry, Sorry 2:11

9-5 Keeley Smith*– Someone To Watch Over Me 3:00

9-6 Vera Lynn– As Time Goes By 3:21

9-7 Dean Martin– Cha, Cha, Cha, D'Amour (Melodie D'Amour) 2:17

9-8 Kay Starr– C'est Magnifique 2:16

9-9 Benny Goodman– Let's Dance 2:14

9-10 Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire– In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening 3:26

9-11 Dinah Shore– I've Got You Under My Skin 2:40

9-12 Andy Williams– Butterfly 2:20

9-13 Judy Garland– Over The Rainbow 3:38

9-14 Peggy Lee– I'm Beginning To See The Light 1:45

9-15 Keeley Smith*– Fools Rush In 2:55

9-16 Nelson Riddle– Let's Face The Music And Dance 2:29

9-17 June Christy– As Long As I Live 2:03

9-18 Michael Holliday– For You, For You 2:36

9-19 Dinah Washington– Call Me Irresponsible 2:16

9-20 Benny Goodman– Somebody Stole My Gal 3:24

10-1 Matt Monro– Born Free 2:48

10-2 Malcolm Vaughan– More Than Ever (Come Prima) 2:19

10-3 Andy Williams– Canadian Sunset 2:36

10-4 Al Martino– The Story Of Tina 2:52

10-5 Alma Cogan– Little Things Mean A Lot 3:16

10-6 Frank Ifield– Call Her Your Sweetheart 1:53

10-7 The Beverly Sisters*– Greenfields 2:51

10-8 Vera Lynn– The White Cliffs Of Dover 3:04

10-9 Vic Damone– Let's Face The Music And Dance 2:25

10-10 Peggy Lee– I've Got The World On A String 2:21

10-11 Glen Gray– Tuxedo Junction 3:30

10-12 Benny Goodman– You're A Sweetheart 3:00

10-13 Keeley Smith*– Lullaby Of The Leaves 2:18

10-14 Danny Williams– Moon River 2:36

10-15 June Christy– For All We Know 2:48

10-16 Michael Holliday– The Story Of My Life 2:16

10-17 Dean Martin & Nat King Cole– Long Long Ago 2:21

10-18 Tony Bennett– I've Got Five Dollars 2:32

10-19 Dinah Shore– I'm Old Fashioned 2:53

10-20 Sarah Vaughan– Goodnight Sweetheart 3:34

Memories Are Made Of This

Putumayo Presents Vintage Italia

 

Enjoy La Dolce Vita with this nostalgic musical stroll through the golden age of Italian popular song.

The 1950's musical love affair between Italy and the United States was a two-way street. A golden era of Italian popular songs that resulted in a deep repertoire of classics that continue to be influential to this day.

Italian-American stars such as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Louis Prima were known for drawing on influences from their ancestral Italy, hitting it big on the pop charts with songs in Italian (or pseudo-Italian, as the case may be). Even singers such as Rosemary Clooney and Nat King Cole were sprinkling their hits with musical oregano.

With Vintage Italia, Putumayo dig deep into the vaults of Italian music to unearth some of the favorite songs by iconic singers of the era, as well as newer recordings by artists who continue to find inspiration in the music that served as the backdrop for an era that has earned the moniker "La Dolce Vita – The Sweet Life."

1 Fred Buscaglione– Boccuccia di Rosa 2:17

2 Renzo Arbore E Gli Arborigeni– Ba...Ba...Baciami Piccina 2:33

3 Flo Sandon's– T'ho Voluto Bene (Non Dimenticar) 3:35

4 Teddy Reno– Accarezzame 3:07

5 Nicola Arigliano– Musetto 1:39

6 Jula De Palma– Piccolissima Serenata 3:00

7 Quadro Nuevo– Roma Nun Fa la Stupida Stasera 3:11

8 Pink Martini– Ninna Nanna 4:40

9 Gianmaria Testa– Dimestichezze d'Amor 3:28

10 Emanuele Tozzi– Cristina's World 3:55

11 Marco Calliari– Torna A Surriento 3:01

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Walk On By - Songs That Inspired Generations

 

1-1 Louis Armstrong And His All-Stars featuring Billy Kyle– St Louis Blues

1-2 Ella Fitzgerald– Night And Day

1-3 Ray Charles– Alexander's Ragtime Band

1-4 Harry Nilsson– It Had To Be You

1-5 Bing Crosby– White Christmas

1-6 The Andrews Sisters– Tea For Two

1-7 Dinah Washington– Manhattan

1-8 Nat King Cole– Stardust

1-9 The Platters– Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

1-10 Aaron Neville– Danny Boy

1-11 Louis Armstrong And Ella Fitzgerald– Summertime

1-12 Billie Holiday– Strange Fruit

2-1 Etta James– One For My Baby

2-2 Chuck Berry– Route 66

2-3 Patsy Cline– You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It)

2-4 Doris Day– Singin' In The Rain

2-5 Simply Red– Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

2-6 Dionne Warwick– Walk On By

2-7 Nina Simone– My Way

2-8 Jim Croce– Ol' Man River

2-9 Eva Cassidy– Over The Rainbow

2-10 Julie Covington– Don't Cry For Me Argentina

2-11 Tori Amos– Smells Like Teen Spirit

2-12 Lucinda Williams– Cold, Cold Heart

2-13 Gipsy Kings– Hotel California (Spanish Mix)

Walk On By - Songs That Inspired Generations

Jazz Noire - Darktown Sleaze From The Mean Streets Of 1940's L.A. - various artists compilation

 

1-1 Miklós Rózsa– Theme From 'The Killers' 2:42

1-2 Johnny Otis, His Drums & Orchestra*– Harlem Nocturne 3:04

1-3 Ella Fitzgerald– I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So 2:58

1-4 Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– If I Ever Find You, Baby 2:16

1-5 Billie Holiday– Don't Explain 3:26

1-6 The King Cole Trio*– Blues In My Shower 2:55

1-7 Jimmy Witherspoon With Jay McShann & His Orchestra*– Skid Row Blues 2:52

1-8 Dinah Washington With Dave Young & His Orchestra*– You Satisfy 2:50

1-9 T-Bone Walker & His Guitar*– Call It Stormy Monday 3:04

1-10 Baron Mingus & His Octet*– This Subdues My Passion 2:55

1-11 Billie Holiday– No Good Man 3:09

1-12 Percy Mayfield With Monroe Tucker And His Orchestra– Leary Blues 2:59

1-13 Ella Johnson With Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– You Can't Tell Who's Lovin' Who 3:19

1-14 Leo Parker's All Stars– Solitude 2:55

1-15 Alice Roberts, Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra*– Good Dues Blues 3:03

1-16 Arthur Prysock With Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– Serves Me Right 3:21

1-17 Etta Jones With Luther Henderson & His Orchestra*– What Ev'ry Woman Knows 3:20

1-18 Amos Milburn– Money Hustlin' Woman 2:36

1-19 Helen Humes With Buck Clayton & His Orchestra*– Blue And Sentimental 3:15

1-20 Dizzy Gillespie Sextet– All The Things That You Are 2:49

1-21 Claude Trenier With Charlus Mingus Sextette*– Weird Nightmare 3:07

1-22 Wini Brown With Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra*– Gone Again 2:54

1-23 Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra– Jelly Jelly 3:21

1-24 Thelonious Monk Quintet*– 'Round About Midnight 3:13

1-25 Miklós Rózsa– Theme From 'Double Indemnity' 1:54

2-1 Adolph Deutsch– Theme From 'High Sierra' 2:08

2-2 The King Cole Trio*– Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You? 2:58

2-3 Dinah Washington With Lucky Thompson's All Stars– Pacific Coast Blues 2:42

2-4 Charles Brown Trio– How High The Moon 2:18

2-5 Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– Far Cry 3:22

2-6 Julia Lee– Marijuana 3:15

2-7 Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five*– Why'd You Do It, Baby? 3:22

2-8 Sarah Vaughn* With Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra*– Interlude 2:33

2-9 Lester Young & His Sextet*– No Eyes Blues 3:02

2-10 Charlie Parker Quartet* Feat. Earl Coleman– Dark Shadows 3:09

2-11 Billy Holiday* With Eddie Heywood & His Trio*– Billie's Blues 3:12

2-12 Arthur Prysock With Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone 3:00

2-13 Charlie Parker– Lover Man 3:22

2-14 Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra– Prisoner Of Love 2:57

2-15 Ella Johnson With Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– Since I Fell For You 3:18

2-16 Cab Calloway & His Orchestra*– San Francisco Fan 3:24

2-17 Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra*– Midnight Sun 3:20

2-18 Etta Jones With JC Heard & His Orchestra*– I Sold My Heart To The Junkman 2:51

2-19 Al Hibbler With Harry Carney's All-Stars*– I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 3:10

2-20 Billie Holiday– Good Morning Heartache 3:10

2-21 Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars*– Goofin' Off 2:28

2-22 Wynonie "Mr Blues" Harris & His All Stars*– Whiskey And Jelly-Roll Blues 3:11

2-23 Nellie Lutcher And Her Rhythm– Fine And Mellow 3:15

2-24 Crown Prince Waterford– LA Blues 2:42

2-25 Alfred Newman– Theme From 'Cry Of The City' 5:37

Jazz Noire - Darktown Sleaze

La Vie Parisienne - Great French Stars Of The 30s & 40s

 

1 Edith Piaf– La Vie en Rose 3:12

2 Charles Trenet– Boum! 2:37

3 Yves Montand– Clopin-clopant 3:17

4 Josephine Baker– Si J'Étais Blanche 2:47

5 Jean Sablon– Rendez-Vous Sous La Pluie 2:40

6 Maurice Chevalier– Toi et Moi 2:59

7 Django Reinhardt & His American Swing Band– Ultrafox 3:23

8 Edith Piaf– Monsieur Lenoble 3:30

9 Tino Rossi– J'Attendrai 2:58

10 Jean Sablon– La Dernière Bergère 3:06

11 Georges Ulmer– Pigalle 3:01

12 Yves Montand– Les Feuilles Mortes (Autumn Leaves) 3:24

13 Josephine Baker– J'Ai Deux Amours 3:16

14 Charles Trenet– Le Retour des Saisons 3:13

15 Edith Piaf– Les Amants de Paris 3:15

16 Jean Sablon– Un Baiser 3:22

17 Maurice Chevalier– Bouquet de Paris 3:06

18 Tino Rossi– Poème (In Your Eyes) 3:09

19 Charles Trenet– Vous Êtes Jolie 2:20

20 Lucienne Boyer– Parlez-Moi d'Amour 3:02

21 Django Reinhardt– My Sweet 2:58

22 Charles Trenet– La Mer 3:23

23 Yves Montand– C'est Si Bon 2:36

24 Edith Piaf– C'est Merveilleux 3:08

25 Jean Sablon– Cette Chanson Est Pour Vous (Life Is a Song) 3:08

 La Vie Parisienne

Ces Fabuleuses Années 30 - Frehel (Those Fabulous 30's - Frehel)

 

Fréhel (born Marguerite Boulc'h; 13 July 1891 – 3 February 1951) was a French singer and actress.

Born in Paris to a poor and dysfunctional Breton family, Marguerite Boulc'h was a child left to a life on the streets in the sordid side of Paris. In her teens, she got a break when she met one of the female music-hall performers who heard her sing and introduced her to show business promoters.

She began performing under the stage name Pervenche, and soon met and married Robert Hollard, a performer who used the nom de guerre "Roberty". Alcohol entered her life at an early age and her drinking became a problem for her husband. Their marriage did not last long and her husband left her for another Parisian singer, Damia. Fréhel then began a relationship with Maurice Chevalier but that too did not last long and after he left her for the much older megastar Mistinguett. At 19 years old, she attempted suicide.

Following her suicide attempt, in 1911 she tried to escape her pain and travelled to Bucharest, Turkey and then to Russia where she remained for more than ten years. She suffered from alcoholism and drug addiction, and returned to Paris in 1923. She then signaled a new beginning by switching to the stage name "Fréhel", taking the name from Cap Fréhel in Brittany where her parents had been born. Singing as Fréhel, at the Paris Olympia in 1924 she gave a powerful performance and was soon headlining at the most popular venues in the country. As part of what is now referred to as the bal musette, Fréhel often sang accompanied by bagpipes and/or an accordion player.

In the 1930's, she appeared in several motion pictures, almost always portraying a singer in a minor or supporting role. The most notable films in which she performed were 1931's Cœur de Lilas, based on the Tristan Bernard play, and Pépé le Moko that starred Jean Gabin. While her alcohol abuse continued, she nevertheless was a major show business force of 1930s France. Of all her songs, her 1939 La Java Bleue, with music by Vincent Scotto, proved her most popular.

Despite being one of Europe's most sought-after performers, her addictions led her to drop out of public view for years. She died in 1951, alone in a hotel in Pigalle. She was interred in the Cimetière de Pantin, near Paris.

Her 1934 recording Si tu n'étais pas là was featured in the 2001 soundtrack of the film Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (Amélie).

She is portrayed by Yolande Moreau in the Gainsbourg bio pic Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life - in which she encounters the young Serge Gainsbourg and accompanies him in a song.

Ces Fabuleuses Années 30 - Frehel

Ella Fitzgerald Gold

 

1-1 Let's Fall In Love 4:03

1-2 Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye 3:32

1-3 Summertime 4:52

1-4 A Fine Romance 3:36

1-5 The Very Thought Of You 2:45

1-6 Mack The Knife (Live In Berlin) 4:57

1-7 Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) 3:32

1-8 Cheek To Cheek 3:48

1-9 The Lady Is A Tramp 3:22

1-10 Get Happy 3:30

1-11 I Get A Kick Out Of You 4:00

1-12 Misty 2:51

1-13 Embraceable You 4:51

1-14 I Love Paris 4:57

1-15 I Can't Give You Anything But Love 3:29

1-16 Georgia On My Mind 3:29

1-17 But Not For Me 2:04

1-18 Blue Skies 3:44

1-19 Someone To Watch Over Me 4:33

2-1 Manhattan 2:49

2-2 'S Wonderful 3:28

2-3 They Can't Take That Away From Me 4:38

2-4 I've Got You Under My Skin 2:44

2-5 Stormy Weather 5:13

2-6 My Funny Valentine 3:52

2-7 Bewitched 7:01

2-8 These Foolish Things 7:35

2-9 With A Song In My Heart 2:44

2-10 There's A Small Hotel 2:47

2-11 Night And Day 3:05

2-12 Let's Face The Music And Dance 2:55

2-13 Puttin' On The Ritz 2:15

2-14 Blue Moon 3:10

2-15 Isn't This A Lovely Day 3:25

2-16 Love Is Here To Stay 3:52

2-17 I Only Have Eyes For You 2:37

2-18 The Man I Love 3:51

2-19 Tenderly 5:06

2-20 Too Darn Hot 3:00

Ella Fitzgerald Gold

We'll Have Manhattan (The Rodgers & Hart Songbook) - various artists

 

Joe Williams– Thou Swell 2:19

Shirley Horn– This Can't Be Love 2:52

Anita O'Day– I Didn't Know What Time It Was 3:40

Louis Armstrong– Have You Met Miss Jones? 4:35

Blossom Dearie– Manhattan 4:10

Dinah Washington– I Could Write A Book 4:26

Sarah Vaughan– My Funny Valentine 2:58

Mel Tormé– Blue Moon 3:42

Ella Fitzgerald– A Ship Without A Sail 4:07

Bing Crosby– Mountain Greenery 3:38

Billie Holiday– You Took Advantage Of Me 3:08

Frank Morgan Quartet– Ten Cents A Dance 5:22

Helen Merrill– Falling In Love With Love 3:53

Sarah Vaughan– It Never Entered My Mind 3:36

Nina Simone– Little Girl Blue 4:18

Ella Fitzgerald– The Lady Is A Tramp 3:21

We'll Have Manhattan (The Rodgers & Hart Songbook)