Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Beyond The Sea - Robbie Williams
2. I Get A Kick Out Of You - Jamie Cullum
3. Peroxide Swing - Michael Buble
4. Come Fly With Me - James Darren
5. That's Amore - Dean Martin
6. Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin
7. Music To Watch Girls By - Matt Monro
8. It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing - Chantz
9. Fever - Gywneth Herbert
10. My Favourite Things - Anita Baker, Cyrus Chestnut
11. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Louie Bellson
12. Splanky - Count Basie
13. That Old Devil Called Love - Alison Moyet
14. Love Me Or Leave Me - Nina Simone
15. In The Mood - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
16. Papa Loves Mambo - Nat "King" Cole

Disc 2:

1. Let's Face The Music And Dance - Nat "King" Cole
2. My Baby Just Cares For Me - George Michael
3. The Lady Is A Tramp - Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Bregman Orchestra
4. Have You Met Miss Jones? - Buddy Bregman, Bing Crosby
5. Let's Fall In Love - Diana Krall
6. Old Devil Moon - Jamie Cullum
7. It's Crazy - Natalie Cole, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
8. Sway - Peter Cincotti
9. Fly Me To The Moon - Julie London
10. Black Coffee - Peggy Lee
11. Miracle - Matt Dusk, Robin Smith, Donny Troiano, Roberto Occhipinti, Danfnis Prieto, Mark Kelso, Steve McDade, John Johnson, William Carn, Marcus Ali, Mark Shazinetsky, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
12. Comin' Home Baby - Mel Tormé
13. Volare - Dean Martin
14. Stompin' At The Savoy - Anita O'Day, Buddy Bergman Orchestra
15. Take The "A" Train - Duke Ellington
16. On Days Like These - Matt Monro, Quincy Jones
17. I Will Talk And Hollywood Will Listen - Robbie Williams

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16424 in Music
• Released on: 2005-09-08
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Box set
• Running time: 108 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Prepare for the return of that cool swing sound--The Number One Swing Album 2004 is here: two CDs of classic swingin' tunes by the biggest names in music. This album contrasts the music of original old-time swingers such as Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole and Rat-Packer Dean Martin with that of the new wave of smooth crooners, such as Michael Buble, Diana Krall, Robbie Williams and Jamie Cullum, and proves to be a heady mix. This'll certainly provide a little class to accompany your summer cocktail parties, barbeques and soirees. --Paul Eisinger

Customer Reviews

Better without Cullum
This should be a classic, and the talent and material available should mean every track is a gem. Particularly because unlike most of these albums, they haven't tried to squeeze in 50 tracks with the inevitable reduction in quality from the padding. But sorry, there are some poor choices here. Jamie Cullum in particular just cannot sing! It's embarrassing. Obviously a gifted piano player and a performer with a precocious attitude that has done much to get him where he is (although he tries a little too hard and it often comes off stilted), but his voice! He is actually out of tune. Enough to make you hide behind the couch. The rest of the modern artists stand up pretty well: Krall and George Michael in particular, and there are enough gold standards in here from Darin and the rest that it would be worth a listen if you didn't have any of this material elsewhere. However, these are supposed to be some of the greatest swing tracks ever recorded and hence its hard to fathom why we have some mediocre versions mixed in. Presumably it's designed to appeal to a younger audience, but the argument doesn't stack up: Anyone interested in this music will be happy to listen to a performance from 50 years ago if it's the best of the genre. Overall, a couple of bad choices, and a few poor ones spoil the album, and it's certainly not good value at that price.

Swing will never die!
All swing fans will love this simply because it has a selection of the best ever songs, (Mack The Knife - need i say more?) but it can also appeal to a new generation as it includes performers such as Robbie Williams and Jamie Cullum, who don't do a bad job! Definately a good listen and if your kids haven't been a fan before now, maybe this will sway them!