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For a middle of the road nightclub entertainer during the rock era, Bobby Short was very well documented on record. This was due to his long on-and-off association with Atlantic Records. The New York-based label led by the Turkish brothers Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler made its money on R&B music initially and rock eventually, but the Erteguns in particular were always jazz aficionados who frequented the New York clubs, and they could afford to indulge an affection for the suave Short, who held forth in a series of those clubs until he secured his permanent residency at the Cafe Carlyle in 1968, brightly declaiming the songs of Cole Porter, Noël Coward, George & Ira Gershwin, Rodgers & Hart, and others while fronting a piano trio. For the most part, Short's Atlantic LPs can't have cost too much money to make, although his series of double-LP songbooks of the early '70s must have absorbed something in pressing costs, even if one of them, Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter, actually made Billboard's Top LPs & Tapes charts for a couple of months in 1972. The compilation 50 by Bobby Short, released as both a four-LP box set and as a double CD (with slightly different sequencing, no doubt to even out the lengths of the LP sides) may have been the Erteguns' greatest indulgence, however, and a monument to their noblesse oblige as well as their love for Short. Compiled by the artist with Nesuhi Ertegun (who produced most of Short's Atlantic LPs), the collection covers two decades of performances from the mid-'50s to the mid-'70s, which is to say from Short's own early thirties to his early fifties. While it is roughly chronological, and shows the singer's voice changing from a pure tenor to a slightly more gravelly croon, the musical approach never changes. That is not to say that the arrangements are always the same, however. While the basic unit is the piano trio, there are solos by Short as singer/pianist, and there are occasional entries by small bands of various sorts as the music leans toward blues or '20s jazz. The moods also vary, from light love songs to novelties to somewhat more somber fare. But Short always maintains an artistic distance from his material; he is always presenting it rather than inhabiting it. That means he tends to be at his best when the mood is upbeat, and especially when the words are witty. The Porter and Coward songs come off better than anything else, although Lorenz Hart's lyrics are also heard to great advantage. And anyone else who is capable of a humorous twist in his lyrics benefits from Short's approach, whether it's Ira Gershwin or E.Y. "Yip" Harburg. Although this is an album of highlights carefully culled from a large catalog, it also illustrates Short's less-sure feel for more contemporary fare -- he does his best with Randy Newman's "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear," but there's a level of irony he never gets at, and in Stephen Sondheim's "Losing My Mind," he shows himself unwilling to plumb the depths of its bitterness. Short simply isn't that much of an ironic or bitter guy, but he excels at the kind of humorous wordplay achieved by Ivor Novello on "And Her Mother Came Too" or any number of other songs on this generally brilliant career summary.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Bobby Short, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - E.Y. HARBURG, Writer - Vernon Duke, Writer - Phil Moore, Producer - Rolly Bundock, Bass Guitar - Larry Bunker, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Richard Rodgers, Writer - Lorenz Hart, Writer - Phil Moore, Producer - Rolly Bundock, Bass Guitar - Larry Bunker, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Gordon, Writer - Phil Moore, Producer - Rolly Bundock, Bass Guitar - Larry Bunker, Drums - Myrow, Writer
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bart Howard, Writer - Bobby Short, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Phil Moore, Producer - Rolly Bundock, Bass Guitar - Larry Bunker, Drums - John Windsor, Writer
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Phil Moore, Producer - Rolly Bundock, Bass Guitar - Larry Bunker, Drums - Wesley Sox Wilson, Writer
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Ogden Nash, Writer - Vernon Duke, Writer - Phil Moore, Producer - Rolly Bundock, Bass Guitar - Larry Bunker, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Vernon Duke, Writer - Phil Moore, Producer - Rolly Bundock, Bass Guitar - Larry Bunker, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Cole Porter, Writer - Phil Moore, Producer - Rolly Bundock, Bass Guitar - Larry Bunker, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Pete Candoli, Trumpet - Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Harold Arlen, Writer - E.Y. HARBURG, Writer
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Pete Candoli, Trumpet - Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Richard Rodgers, Writer - Lorenz Hart, Writer
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Pete Candoli, Trumpet - Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - FRANK LOESSER, Writer - Victor Schertziner, Writer
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Pete Candoli, Trumpet - Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Howard Johnson, Writer - Joseph Stanley, Writer
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Pete Candoli, Trumpet - Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Mort Dixon, Writer - Ray Henderson, Writer
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Pete Candoli, Trumpet - Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Richard Rodgers, Writer - Lorenz Hart, Writer
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Edward Heyman, Writer - Johnny Green, Writer - Buddy Woodson, Bass Guitar - Maurice Russell, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Cole Porter, Writer - Ismael Ugarte, Bass Guitar - Sonny Rivera, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Richard Rodgers, Composer, Lyricist - Lorenz Hart, Composer, Lyricist - Maurice Pon, Writer - BERNARD MICHEL, Writer - Ismael Ugarte, Bass Guitar - Sonny Rivera, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1956 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Cole Porter, Composer - Ismael Ugarte, Bass Guitar - Sonny Rivera, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Harold Arlen, Writer - Leo Robin, Writer - Ismael Ugarte, Bass Guitar - Sonny Rivera, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Jerry Leiber, Writer - Mike Stoller, Writer - Ismael Ugarte, Bass Guitar - Sonny Rivera, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Ismael Ugarte, Bass Guitar - Sonny Rivera, Drums - Matt Dubey, Writer - Howard Karr, Writer
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Cole Porter, Writer - Ismael Ugarte, Bass Guitar - Sonny Rivera, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1957 Atlantic Records
Romeo Penque, Contributor - Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, ExecutiveProducer - Cole Porter, Writer - Bernie Glow, Trumpet - Urbie Greene, Trombone - Phil Moore, Conductor - Barry Galbraith, Guitar - Warren Covington, Trombone - Lou Oles, Trumpet - Arnold Fishkind, Bass Guitar - Nick travis, Trumpet
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, ExecutiveProducer - Cole Porter, Writer - Phil Moore, Conductor, Arranger - Barry Galbraith, Guitar - Joe Wilder, Trumpet - Clyde Lombardi, Bass Guitar - Jack Satterfield, Trombone - Lou Oles, Trumpet - Phil Giaccobe, Trombone - Ted Somers, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Ted Sommers, Drums - Barry Galbraith, Acoustic Guitar - Don Elliot, Contributor - Miklos Rose, Writer - Pat Merola, Bass Guitar
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Ed Shaughnessy, Drums - Wayne Andre, Trombone - Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - George Duvivier, Bass Guitar - Richard Rodgers, Writer - Herbie Mann, Flute - Oliver Nelson, Saxophone - Al Cohn, Producer, Arranger - Dick Hyman, Piano - Irving Markowitz, Trumpet - Jimmy Maxwell, Trumpet - Carlos <<Patato>> Valdes, Congas Drums - Doc Severinson, Trumpet - Sol Schlinger, Saxophone
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
DISCO 2
Romeo Penque, Contributor - Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, ExecutiveProducer - Bernie Glow, Trumpet - Urbie Greene, Trombone - Phil Moore, Conductor - Barry Galbraith, Guitar - Warren Covington, Trombone - Lou Oles, Trumpet - Arnold Fishkind, Bass Guitar - Nick travis, Trumpet - Cy Walker, Writer
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, ExecutiveProducer - WILLIAM ROBINSON, Writer - Phil Moore, Conductor, Arranger - Barry Galbraith, Guitar - Joe Wilder, Trumpet - Clyde Lombardi, Bass Guitar - Jack Satterfield, Trombone - Lou Oles, Trumpet - Phil Giaccobe, Trombone - Ted Somers, Drums - Jo Trent, Writer
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Eddie Barefield, Contributor - Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, ExecutiveProducer - Ira Gershwin, Writer - Milt Hinton, Bass Guitar - Meyer, Writer - Phil Moore, Conductor, Arranger - Yank Lawson, Trumpet - Lou McGarity, Trombone, Violin - Terry Snyder, Drums - Charig, Writer - Al Cariola, Guitar
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1959 Atlantic Records
Eddie Barefield, Contributor - Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, ExecutiveProducer - Walter Donaldson, Writer - Milt Hinton, Bass Guitar - Phil Moore, Conductor, Arranger - Yank Lawson, Trumpet - Lou McGarity, Trombone, Violin - Terry Snyder, Drums - Al Cariola, Guitar
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1959 Atlantic Records
Eddie Barefield, Contributor - Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, ExecutiveProducer - George Duvivier, Bass Guitar - Ray Henderson, Writer - Lew Brown, Writer - Billy Rose, Writer - Phil Moore, Conductor, Arranger - Lou McGarity, Trombone, Violin - Terry Snyder, Drums - Chris Griffin, Trumpet - Al Cariola, Guitar
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1959 Atlantic Records
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Traditional, Writer - Ismael Ugarte, Bass Guitar - John Cresci, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1959 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, ExecutiveProducer - Ervin Drake, Writer - Beverly Peer, Bass Guitar - Richard Sheridan, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, ExecutiveProducer - Lil Green, Writer - Beverly Peer, Bass Guitar - Richard Sheridan, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Randy Newman, Writer - AHMET ERTEGUN, ExecutiveProducer - Beverly Peer, Bass Guitar - Richard Sheridan, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - LEW HAHN, Mixer, Recorded by - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - Nesuhi Ertegun, ExecutiveProducer - Phil Moore, Conductor - Phil Moore Orchestra, Orchestra
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1957 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, ExecutiveProducer - Dorothy Fields, Writer - Phil Moore, Conductor, Arranger - OSCAR LEVANT, Writer
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1957 Atlantic Records
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, ExecutiveProducer - CY COLEMAN, Writer - Caroline Leigh, Writer - Willie Rodriguez, Percussion - Beverly Peer, Bass Guitar - Richard Sheridan, Drums - Valdo Ramirez, Percussion
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1963 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, ExecutiveProducer - Ervin Drake, Writer - Beverly Peer, Bass Guitar - Richard Sheridan, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, ExecutiveProducer - Duke Ellington, Writer - Billy Strayhorn, Writer - Beverly Peer, Bass Guitar - Richard Sheridan, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, ExecutiveProducer - Ivor Novello, Writer - Beverly Peer, Bass Guitar - Richard Sheridan, Drums - P. Titheradge, Writer
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, ExecutiveProducer - Clifford Grey, Writer - Beverly Peer, Bass Guitar - Richard Sheridan, Drums - Greatorex Newman, Writer - Vinnie Ellis, Writer
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, ExecutiveProducer - Ira Gershwin, Writer - Vernon Duke, Writer - Beverly Peer, Bass Guitar - Richard Sheridan, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - LEW HAHN, ExecutiveProducer - Cole Porter, Writer - Beverly Peer, Bass Guitar - Richard Sheridan, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Ed Shaughnessy, Drums - Wayne Andre, Trombone - Bobby Short, Vocals, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, ExecutiveProducer - George Duvivier, Bass Guitar - Herbie Mann, Flute - Oliver Nelson, Tenor Saxophone - Al Cohn, Conductor, Arranger - Noel Coward, Writer - Dick Hyman, Piano - Irving Markowitz, Trumpet - Jimmy Maxwell, Trumpet - Carlos <<Patato>> Valdes, Congas Drums - Doc Severinson, Trumpet - Sol Schlinger, Bass Saxophone
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1972 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - LEW HAHN, ExecutiveProducer - Noel Coward, Writer - Beverly Peer, Bass Guitar - Richard Sheridan, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1972 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - LEW HAHN, ExecutiveProducer - Noel Coward, Writer - Beverly Peer, Bass Guitar - Richard Sheridan, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1972 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
S. Sondheim, Writer - Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - LEW HAHN, ExecutiveProducer - Stephen Sondheim, Writer - Beverly Peer, Bass Guitar - Richard Sheridan, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1973 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - LEW HAHN, Producer - Richard Rodgers, Composer, Lyricist - Lorenz Hart, Composer, Lyricist - Beverly Peer, Bass Guitar - Richard Sheridan, Drums, Percussion
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1975 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - LEW HAHN, Producer, Mixer, Recorded by - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - Beverly Peer, Bass - Richard Sheridan, Drums
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1973 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Approfondimenti
For a middle of the road nightclub entertainer during the rock era, Bobby Short was very well documented on record. This was due to his long on-and-off association with Atlantic Records. The New York-based label led by the Turkish brothers Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler made its money on R&B music initially and rock eventually, but the Erteguns in particular were always jazz aficionados who frequented the New York clubs, and they could afford to indulge an affection for the suave Short, who held forth in a series of those clubs until he secured his permanent residency at the Cafe Carlyle in 1968, brightly declaiming the songs of Cole Porter, Noël Coward, George & Ira Gershwin, Rodgers & Hart, and others while fronting a piano trio. For the most part, Short's Atlantic LPs can't have cost too much money to make, although his series of double-LP songbooks of the early '70s must have absorbed something in pressing costs, even if one of them, Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter, actually made Billboard's Top LPs & Tapes charts for a couple of months in 1972. The compilation 50 by Bobby Short, released as both a four-LP box set and as a double CD (with slightly different sequencing, no doubt to even out the lengths of the LP sides) may have been the Erteguns' greatest indulgence, however, and a monument to their noblesse oblige as well as their love for Short. Compiled by the artist with Nesuhi Ertegun (who produced most of Short's Atlantic LPs), the collection covers two decades of performances from the mid-'50s to the mid-'70s, which is to say from Short's own early thirties to his early fifties. While it is roughly chronological, and shows the singer's voice changing from a pure tenor to a slightly more gravelly croon, the musical approach never changes. That is not to say that the arrangements are always the same, however. While the basic unit is the piano trio, there are solos by Short as singer/pianist, and there are occasional entries by small bands of various sorts as the music leans toward blues or '20s jazz. The moods also vary, from light love songs to novelties to somewhat more somber fare. But Short always maintains an artistic distance from his material; he is always presenting it rather than inhabiting it. That means he tends to be at his best when the mood is upbeat, and especially when the words are witty. The Porter and Coward songs come off better than anything else, although Lorenz Hart's lyrics are also heard to great advantage. And anyone else who is capable of a humorous twist in his lyrics benefits from Short's approach, whether it's Ira Gershwin or E.Y. "Yip" Harburg. Although this is an album of highlights carefully culled from a large catalog, it also illustrates Short's less-sure feel for more contemporary fare -- he does his best with Randy Newman's "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear," but there's a level of irony he never gets at, and in Stephen Sondheim's "Losing My Mind," he shows himself unwilling to plumb the depths of its bitterness. Short simply isn't that much of an ironic or bitter guy, but he excels at the kind of humorous wordplay achieved by Ivor Novello on "And Her Mother Came Too" or any number of other songs on this generally brilliant career summary.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
A proposito dell'album
- 2 disco(i) - 50 traccia(e)
- Durata totale: 02:22:36
- Artisti principali: Bobby Short
- Compositore: Various Composers
- Etichetta: Atlantic Records - ATG
- Genere: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
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