Product Description

Track Listing:Disc 1:1. Swinging On A Star2. Don't Fence Me In3. Bing Introduces 'Strange Music'4. Strange Music5. Tallahassee6. Peg O' My Heart7. Shoo Shoo Baby8. Bing Chats With The Andrews Sisters9. You Don't Have To Know The Language10. South America Take It Away11. It's Magic12. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes13. But Beautiful14. Bing Introduces Nat King Cole15. Bing Chats With Nat16. Sam's Song17. My Foolish Heart18. Them There Eyes19. Too Late Now20. Not Mine21. Bing Welcomes Back The Andrews Sisters22. I Can Dream Can't I?23. Sure Thing24. Bing Introduces Finale25. May The Good Lord Bless And Keep YouDisc 2:1. Basin Street Blues2. If This Isn't Love3. It's A Good Day4. Bing Introduces Louis Armstrong5. Bing Chats With Louis6. Blueberry Hill (Version 1)7. A Fella With An Umbrella8. Bing Introduces Ella And 'Dreamer's Holiday'9. A Dreamer's Holiday10. For You For Me Forever More11. Bing & Louis Introduce 'Gone Fishin'12. Gone Fishin' (Version 1)13. Lazy Bones (Version 1)14. The Best Things In Life Are Free15. That's A-Plenty16. A Kiss To Build A Dream On (Version 1)17. Louis Congratulates Bing On his 20th Anniversary18. Blueberry Hill (Version 2)19. Bing Chats With Jack Teagarden20. Rockin' Chair (Part 1)21. Bing Chats With Dinah Shore22. Rockin' Chair (Part 2)23. Five Minutes More24. A Marshmallow World25. Silver Bells (Version 1)26. Bing Introduces 'Memphis Blues'27. Memphis Blues (Version 1)Disc 3:1. Stay With The Happy People2. It Had To Be You3. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy4. Now That I Need You5. Gone Fishin' (Version 2)6. Chicago Style7. Route 668. Blue Skies9. Istanbul10. Lazy Bones (Version 2)11. Bing Introduces Toni Arden And The Band12. My Honey's Lovin' Arms13. Bing Introduces The Mills Brothers14. Up A Lazy River/Paper Doll15. Way Back Home16. You're Just In Love17. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer18. Silver Bells (Version 2)19. Bing Chats With

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Swinging On A Star
2. Don’t Fence Me In – Bing & The Andrews Sisters
3. Bing Introduces “Strange Music”
4. Strange Music
5. Tallahassee
6. Peg O’ My Heart
7. Shoo Shoo Baby
8. Bing chats with The Andrews Sisters
9. You Don’t Have To Know The Language – Bing & The Andrews Sisters
10. South America, Take It Away – Bing & The Andrews Sisters
11. It’s Magic
12. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
13. But Beautiful – Bing With Uan Rasey (Trumpet)
14. Bing introduces Nat King Cole Start Start
15. Bing chats with Nat Start Start
16. Sam’s Song – Bing & Nat Start Start
17. My Foolish Heart
18. Them There Eyes
19. Too Late Now
20. Not Mine
21. Bing Welcomes back The Andrews Sisters
22. I Can Dream, Can’t I? – The Andrews Sisters (Patty Andrews, Featured Soloist) With Bing
23. Sure Thing – Bing With Buddy Cole (Piano)
24. Bing Introduces Finale
25. May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You – Bing, Nat & The Andrews Sisters

Disc 2:

1. Basin Street Blues – Bing & Ella With Red Nichols (Cornet)
2. If This Isn’t Love
3. It’s A Good Day
4. Bing Introduces Louis Armstrong
5. Bing Chats With Louis
6. Blueberry Hill (Version 1) – Bing & Louis
7. A Fella With An Umbrella
8. Bing Introduces Ella And “Dreamer’s Holiday”
9. A Dreamer’s Holiday – Bing & Ella
10. For You, For Me, Forever More
11. Bing & Louis Introduce “Gone Fishin’”
12. Gone Fishin’ (Version 1) – Bing & Louis
13. Lazy Bones (Version 1) – Bing & Louis
14. The Best Things In Life Are Free
15. That’s A-Plenty – Bing & Ella
16. A Kiss To Build A Dream On (Version 1)
17. Louis Congratulates Bing On His 20th Anniversary
18. Blueberry Hill (Version 2) – Bing & Louis
19. Bing Chats With Jack Teagarden
20. Rockin’ Chair (Part 1) – Jack & Louis
21. Bing chats with Dinah Shore
22. Rockin’ Chair (Part 2) – Dinah, Louis, Jack & Bing
23. Five Minutes More
24. A Marshmallow World – Bing & Ella
25. Silver Bells (Version 1) – Bing & Ella
26. Bing Introduces “Memphis Blues”
27. Memphis Blues (Version 1) – Bing & Ella

Disc 3:

1. Stay With The Happy People – Bing & Ella
2. It Had To Be You – Bing With Red Nichols (Cornet)
3. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy – Bing With Joe Venuti (Violin)
4. Now That I Need You
5. Gone Fishin’ (Version 2) – Bing, Louis & Jack Teagarden
6. Chicago Style – Bing & Ella With Bill Taylor (Trombone)
7. Route 66
8. Blue Skies – Bing With Les Paul (Guitar)
9. Istanbul – Bing & Ella With Ziggy Elman (Trumpet)
10. Lazy Bones (Version 2) – Bing & Louis
11. Bing Introduces Toni Arden & The Band
12. My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms – Bing & Toni (With Louis, Jack Teagarden & Joe Venuti)
13. Bing Introduces The Mills Brothers
14. Up A Lazy River/Paper Doll – Bing & The Mills Brothers
15. Way Back Home – Bing, Ella & The Mills Brothers
16. You’re Just In Love – Bing & Louis
17. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer – Bing & Ella
18. Silver Bells (Version 2) – Bing & Ella
19. Bing Chats With Ella
20. White Christmas – Bing & Ella Start Start
21. A Kiss To Build A Dream On (Version 2) – Bing & Louis Start Start
22. Bing, Ella & Louis Introduce “Memphis Blues” Start Start
23. Memphis Blues (Version 2) – Bing, Ella & Louis

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #115791 in Music
• Brand: BING CROSBY - SWINGIN' WITH BING: LOST R (DVD
• Released on: 2004-08-24
• Number of discs: 3
• Formats: Live, Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .85 pounds

Customer Reviews

Wonderful Sound Quality
The book included in this set describes the effort those who worked with Bing went through to obtain the original recordings and restore the sound to original broadcast quality. the care really shows...and the excellent performances by some jazz giants really shines through. they were having fun, and really knew how to sing...

Essential - and unbelievable!
Shout! Factory is to be commended for issuing this deluxe box set, brilliantly assembled by Bing Crosby's final record producer, Ken Barnes. At the dawn of the 21st century, it is simply mind-boggling to realize that commercial network radio presented top jazz artists - Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Jack Teagarden, etc. - as featured guests on a regular basis. (In Satchmo's case, he seemed to appear on Bing's program at the drop of a hat during the 1949-51 period.) The mutual admiration between Bing, Louis and Ella make their numbers sparkle. Barnes has also thoughfully included several fine ballads Bing sang on radio but didn't record commercially for Decca, while providing some fine live alternates to Crosby studio recordings in "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" with jazz violinist Joe Venuti, and "It Had To Be You" with a beautiful cornet obbligato by woefully underrated jazz pioneer Red Nichols. The high-quality repertoire in this set seems to bear out the assertion that Bing often performed better material on radio than on records during his long Decca tenure.

Perhaps a touch too much treble was rolled off to reduce surface noise - but that's purely subjective. "Swingin' With Bing" absolutely ranks with "Bing: His Legendary Years" as *the* essential Bing boxed set. Recommended without reservation.

What a gem!
What a find. Bing's voice is so romantic. It is wonderful that they found these recordings. This music will always have its place.