Charlie Ventura 1949 - 1951 with Red Rodney, Benny Green, Manny Albam, Conte Candoli, Jimmy Wisner, Betty Bennett, Charlie Kennedy, George Russell... - Ventura, Charlie 1916-1992; Strayhorn, Billy 1915-1967; Gordon, Irving 1915-1996; Mills, Irving 1894-1985; Ellington, Duke 1899-1974; De Lange, Eddie 1904-1949; Bigard, Barney 1906-1980; Tizol, Juan 1900-1984; Feather, Leonard 1914-1994; Young, Lester 1909-1959; Buchanan, ..; Nichols, Alberta; et al. (Classics Records, 2003)
Enth.: 1. Take the "A" train / (Strayhorn). - 2. Prelude to a kiss / (Gordon; Mills; Ellington). - 3. Solitude / (DeLange; Mills; Ellington). - 4. Mood indigo / (Mills; Bigard; Ellington). - 5. It don't mean a thing / (Mills; Ellington). - 6. Sophisticated lady / (Mills. Parish. Ellington). - 7. Caravan / (Tizol; Mills; Ellington). - 8. You've got a date with the blues / (Feather). - 9. The prettiest girl in the show / (Young; Ventura). - 10. Dark eyes / (trad.). - 11. Lonesome darling / (Buchanan; Nichols). - 12. It's me again / (Swanson). - 13. Tea for two / (Caesar; Youmans). - 14. The very thought of you / (Noble). - 15. Avalon / (Jolson; DeSylva; Rose). - 16. Confessin' / (Reynolds; Neiburg; Daugherty). - 17. Bugle call rag / (Schoebel; Meyers ; Pettis). - 18. Rose room / (Williams; Hickman). - 19. That old feeling / (Brown; Fain). - 20. After you've gone / (Creamer; Layton). - 21. There's no you / (Adair; Hopper; Durgom). - 22. Perdido / (Tizol; Lengsfelder; Drake). - 23. Can't get you out of my mind / (Vallée). - 24. Lover / (Rodgers. Hart). - 25. Yesterdays / (Harbach; Kern). - Interpr.: Tracks 1 - 14: Charlie Ventura and His Orchestra. Tracks 15 - 20: Charlie Ventura and His Orchestra, Charlie Ventura and His Quintet. Tracks 21 - 25: Charlie Ventura and His Orchestra, Charlie Ventura and His Quartet. - Aufn.: Tracks 1 - 7: New York, December 28, 1949. Tracks 8 - 10: New York, April 6, 1950. Tracks 11 - 14: New York, July 20, 1950. Tracks 15 - 20: New York, March 7, 1951. Tracks 21 - 25: New York, August 6, 1951