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Lee Wiley - Music of Manhattan 1951 Uptown Records Flashback Series UPCD 27.46 1998, 66:09 28 page CD booklet Players: Lee Wiley, vocals Buck Clayton/Billy Butterfield, trumpet Muggsy Spanier, Cornet Joe Bushkin/Howie Anderson/George Wein , piano Morty Stuhlmaker/John Green Field/Milt Hinton , bass Jo Jones/George Wettling/Barrett Deems, drums Jerry Winner, Clarinet Tracks: 1. Street of Dreams 2. Oh, Look At Me Now 3. Hallelujah 4. Manhattan 5. Manhattan 6. Ghost Of A Chance 7. Sugar 8. I've Got A Crush On You 9. Sugar 10. Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere 11. Oh, Look At Me Now 12. Deed I Do 13. That's For Sure 14. 'S Wonderful 15. I've Got A Crush On You 16. Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere 17. Street Of Dreams 18. Manhattan 19. Deed I Do 20. I've Got A Crush On You 21. I'm Comin' Virginia 22. Down To SteamBoat Tennessee 23. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home

Live recordings from 1951 and 1952. Eddie Condon described Wiley as the 'world's greatest jazz singer', but as Lee herself describes it, "This is late-at-night music." 28 page CD booklet with round table discussion coordinated by Will Friedwald (producer Mitch Miller, Joe Bushkin, George Wein, and pianist Stan Freeman). Booklet contains rare, unpublished photos from her Boston Storyville appearance(music, of which, is incuded on the CD).

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