Jo Stafford - The Excellence Series: Autumn In New York (Digital Remaster 2024) (1950/2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Autumn in New York was produced by Anaida Garcia, Hugh Fordin, Jim Kelly, and Will Friedwald. It features Paul Weston and His Orchestra. The album is composed of songs originally written for musical shows, and each track has been featured in one. The album is named after the title track, Autumn in New York, written by Vernon Duke. The song was featured in the musical Thumbs Up!, which opened in 1934. The album was originally released in 1950 with eight tracks by Capitol Records. It was rereleased in 1955 with four additional tracks.

An early LP for Jo Stafford (and the LP format itself), 1950's Autumn in New York assembled a dozen standards set at ballad tempo and arranged with crying strings by Stafford's primary arranger (and husband), Paul Weston. Most of them were show tunes, some dating back to the '20s, and all seemed tailor-made for Stafford's sweet, pure tone and way with a lovelorn lyric. The title song and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" earned pride of place, but there simply wasn't a deficient tune in the bunch – "Sometimes I'm Happy," "Some Enchanted Evening," "Just One of Those Things" – and Stafford treated them all with the reverence and devotion they deserve. The LP was released in several formats, including a collection of 78-rpm EPs, while a 2009 reissue by DRG boasted 11 bonus tracks, including a few previously unreleased songs as well as a pair of big hits: "Jamboree Jones" (featuring Johnny Mercer) and "Tim-Tayshun (Temptation)" (Stafford's cornpone sendup of the Bing Crosby standard).

Tracklist:
01. Autumn In New York (Digital Remaster 2024)
02. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Digital Remaster 2024)
03. Haunted Heart (Digital Remaster 2024)
04. If I Loved You (Digital Remaster 2024)
05. In The Still Of The Night (Digital Remaster 2024)
06. Some Enchanted Evening (Digital Remaster 2024)
07. Just One Of Those Things (Digital Remaster 2024)
08. Almost Like Being In Love (Digital Remaster 2024)
09. Make Believe (Digital Remaster 2024)
10. Through The Years (Digital Remaster 2024)
11. The Best Things In Live are Free (Digital Remaster 2024)
12. Sometimes I'm Happy (Digital Remaster 2024)


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