Cherry,Don Singles Collection 1950-59 CD

Don Cherry was one of the relatively few big band vocalists of the late '40s who not only built a successful career as a solo performer through the era of traditional middle-of-the-road popular music during the early '50s but made the successful transition to have hits in the years after rock 'n' roll had transformed the pop landscape. He also found time to enjoy a parallel career as a top class amateur golfer and was in contention to win the 1960 US Open. This great-value 75-track 3-CD set comprises selected A and B sides for Decca and Columbia from across the first and most successful decade of his career, from his recording debut with the Victor Young orchestra in 1950 through to the end of the 1950s, by which time he had had made his final appearance in the pop Hot 100. It includes his Top 5 hits "Thinking Of You" and "Band Of Gold" along with all his other chart entries from this era. It includes performances with the orchestras of Artie Shaw, Camarata, Gordon Jenkins, Percy Faith, Norman Leyden and Ray Conniff, and it offers not only a fascinating insight into the development of his style through a dynamic decade in popular music but also an enjoyable showcase for his versatile but distinctive vocal talent.

1. Mona Lisa - Don Cherry with Victor Young ; His Orchestra 2. Third Man Theme - Don Cherry with Victor Young ; His Orchestra 3. Just Say I Love Her - Don Cherry ; Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 4. Here in My Arms - Don Cherry with Chorus ; Orchestra 5. Thinking of You - Don Cherry with Chorus ; Orchestra 6. It May Be on Sunday - Don Cherry ; Eileen Wilson 7. I'll Always Love You - Don Cherry ; Eileen Wilson 8. Don't Worry 'Bout Me - Don Cherry ; Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 9. I Can't Seem to Laugh Anymore - Don Cherry 10. When You Return - Don Cherry with Chorus ; Orchestra 11. The Seven Wonders of the World - Don Cherry with Chorus ; Orchestra 12. Beautiful Madness - Don Cherry ; Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 13. Chapel of the Roses - Don Cherry ; Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 14. Bring Back the Thrill - Don Cherry with Chorus ; Orchestra 15. I Apologize - Don Cherry with Chorus ; Orchestra 16. Don't Leave Me Now - Don Cherry with Chorus ; Orchestra 17. Don't Cry - Don Cherry with Chorus ; Orchestra 18. Vanity - Don Cherry with Quintet ; Orchestra 19. Powder Blue - Don Cherry with Quintet ; Orchestra 20. Cara Cara Bella Bella - Don Cherry and Sonny Burke ; His Orchestra 21. Belle, Belle My Liberty Belle - Don Cherry and Sonny Burke ; His Orchestra 22. Maybe It's Because (I Love You Too Much) - Don Cherry 23. While We're Young - Don Cherry 24. I Will Never Change - Don Cherry 25. I Can't Help It - Don Cherry 26. Take Me Back - Don Cherry with Chorus ; Orchestra 27. Sentimental Tears - Don Cherry with the Ray Charles Singers ; Orchestra 28. It Doesn't Matter Where I Go - Don Cherry with the Ray Charles Singers ; Orchestra 29. Wonder - Don Cherry 30. My Mother's Pearls - Don Cherry 31. It's Been So Long, Darling - Don Cherry 32. Silver Dew on the Blue Grass Tonight - Don Cherry 33. I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire - Don Cherry with the Ray Charles Singers ; Orchestra 34. (I Want My Kisses) from Your Lips Only - Don Cherry 35. How Long - Don Cherry with Orchestra 36. The Second Star to the Right - Don Cherry with Orchestra 37. Changeable - Don Cherry and Grady Martin ; the Slew Foot 38. All By Myself - Don Cherry and Grady Martin ; the Slew Foot 39. I Got to Pass Your House to Get to My House - Don Cherry ; Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 40. Leave No Stone Unturned - Don Cherry with the Ray Charles Singers ; Orchestra 41. Till the Moon Turns Green - Don Cherry with the Ray Charles Singers ; Orchestra 42. Too Long - Don Cherry 43. I'm Through with Love - Don Cherry 44. I'm Just a Country Boy - Don Cherry with Gordon Jenkins ; His Orch. And Chorus 45. Where Can You Be - Don Cherry with Gordon Jenkins ; His Orch. And Chorus 46. Home Again - Don Cherry with Gordon Jenkins ; His Orch. And Chorus 47. Sip of Moonlight - Don Cherry with Gordon Jenkins ; His Orch. And Chorus 48. Tell It to Me Again - Don Cherry with Percy Faith ; His Orchesta 49. What Am I Trying to Forget! - Don Cherry with Norman Leyden ; His Orchestra 50. Band of Gold - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra 51. Rumble Boogie - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra 52. The Thrill Is Gone - Don Cherry with Chorus ; Orchestra 53. Wanted, Someone to Love Me - Don Cherry ; Eileen Wilson 54. Wild Cherry - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra 55. I'm Still a King to You - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra 56. Ghost Town - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra 57. I'll Be Around - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra 58. Namely You - Don Cherry with David Terry and His Orchestra ; Chorus 59. The Story of Sherry (Dia Prasina Matia) - Don Cherry with David Terry 60. Give Me More (Donnez Moi Tout Ca) - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff 61. The Last Dance - Don Cherry with Percy Faith 62. Don't You Worry Your Pretty Little Head! - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff 63. Mr. Teardrop - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff 64. There's a Place Called Heaven - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra 65. Fourteen Karat Gold - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra 66. I Keep Running Away from You - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra 67. A Ferryboat Called Minerva - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra 68. It'll Be Me - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra 69. Love Me, If You Will (Amami Se Vuoi) - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra 70. Another Time, Another Place - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra 71. The Glide - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra 72. Big Bad Wolf - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra 73. I Look for a Love - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra 74. The Golden Age - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra 75. Hasty Heart - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra