Elegance: A Musical Journey Thru' the 30s&40s Audio CD Various Artists

The very word 'elegance' may conjure up images of powdered wigs and courtiers parading about in eighteenth century garb with perhaps a harpsichord tinkling away somewhere in the background. But it has always been around if you look for it, in the Thirties, Forties - even today, in dress, design or - what concerns us here - music. This album features polished performances from the most elegant artists of the 1930s and 40s, including Noel Coward, Nat King Cole, Fred Astaire and a wonderful Cole Porter medley from Hutch. Track List: Freddy Gardner - I'm In The Mood For Love Gertrude Lawrence - My Ship Noel Coward - I Travel Alone Ruth Etting - I Wished On The Moon Nat King Cole - Nature Boy Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli - Belleville Turner Layton - Someday I'll Meet You Again Christine Norden - I'm Not In Love Jack Hylton's Swingtette - Rockin' Chair Jessie Matthews - Look For The Silver Lining Hutch: Cole Porter Medley - Let's Do It; I've Got You Under My Skin; In The Still Of The Night; I Get A Kick Out Of You; It's De-Lovely; Anything Goes; Rosalie; You Do Something To Me; You've Got That Thing; All Through The Night; Night And Day; It's Bad For Me Elisabeth Welch - And So Do I Les Paul Trio - Dreamdust Noel Coward - I'm Old Fashioned Christine Norden - When You Smile Nat King Cole Trio - It's Only A Paper Moon Freddy Gardner - I Only Have Eyes For You Billy Ternent & Sam Browne - If This Is Only The Beginning Billy Mayerl - Sweet William Major Glenn Miller's AAF Overseas Orchestra - Symphony Carroll Gibbons & His Boy Friends - Says My Heart/You Leave Me Breathless Jack Buchanan - Everything Happens To Me Ruth Etting - Life Is A Song (Let's Sing It Together) Fred Astaire - Dearly Beloved