Buddy Greco Records 1950-1959.
album/records/dates specifications
- Buddy Greco at Mister Kelly's (1955)
- Ain't Misbehavin'(1950)
- Buddy (1958)
- My Buddy (Buddy Greco live) (1959)
- Broadway Melodies (1956)
- All Time Favorites (195?)
- The Swingers Are Here (195?)
- A Feather on my Kapp (1956)
- Keep me in mind (195?)
1.Welcome to Mr. Kelly's (buddy greco)
2.But not for me (g & i gershwin)
3.They can't take that away from me (g & i gershwin)
4.Polka dots and moonbeams (burke-van heusen)
5.They didn't believe me (reynolds-kern)
6.A foggy day (g & i gershwin)
7.Here I am in love again (sweeney-charlap)
8.My baby just cares for me (donaldson-kahn)
9.My ship (weill-i gershwin)
10.Dancin on the ceiling (rodgers-hart)
11.Will you still be mine (adair-dennis)
12.One for my baby (mercer-arlen)
13.The nearness of you (carmichael-washington)
14.Give me the simple life (bloom-ruby)
What can I say about this FANTASTIC album? Greco and Frigo make a
sensational duo on this album. The songs are wonderful. The beautiful verses Greco does in
-But not for me- and -Here I am in love again-.BUT THE WHOLE ALBUM IS A BEAUTY!!.
Buddy Greco vocal and piano- John Frigo Bass
Recorded July 24, 1955
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1. Honeysuckle rose
2. Blue turning grey over you
3. Jitterbug waltz
4. Stella by starlight
5. Ain't misbehavin'
6. Bon bons, chocolate and chewing gum
7. Cara cara, bella bella
8. If you could see me now
9. Honey hush
10. Keepin' out of mischief
other titles unknown.
Buddy Greco vocal and piano with a tribute to Fats Waller
(Buddy Greco Quintet). It isn't certain if there was ever a 331/3 album
released in the U.K. Perhaps only 78 recordings on LONDON records.
Produce by Joe Delaney. He told me Buddy recorded 12 Fats
Waller compositions , circa 1950 in New York City. Buddy Greco on piano and
Jack Pleis on organ. Ain't misbehavin was the title song.
1. The tender trap (cahn-van heusen)
2. It happened in Monterey (wayne-rose)
3.I'll be around (alec wilder)
4. Broadway (woode-mcrae-bird)
5. The party's over (styne-comden-green)
6. Yes sir, that's my baby (kahn-donaldson)
7.That's all (hayes-brandt
8. Playing the field (steve allen)
9. Love you madly (Duke ellington)
10. I'll see you in Cuba (irving berlin)
This is an excellent album. 10 great titles. 5 piano pieces, 5 vocal
pieces. I give this album 5 stars. Buddy's quartet is fabulous.
Buddy Greco piano/vibes/vocal/arrangements-Al Taylor flute/tenor
sax/conga drums/triangle-John Ambrico bass-Bobbie Marinello bongos,drums-Johnny Cue
producer.
Recorded April 16, 1958
1. The lady is a tramp (hart-rodgers)
2. How about you (freed-lane)
3.The more I see you (gordon-warren)
4. Something's gotta give (mercer)
5. Cheek to cheek (berlin)
6.Like young (webster-previn)
7.Only love me (panzuti-pinchi)
8.Misty (burke-garner)
9.That's what I thought you said (guy-branker-mcrae)
10.Just in time (comden-green-styne)
11.I laughed at love (gilbert-katcher)
Buddy's second live album is terrific and his excellent piano playing in
Misty. Encore...!
(Dutch pressing with cover from the wrists down, label
titled 'the Buddy Greco
show)
Buddy Greco:vocal/piano arranged and conducted by Chuck
Sagle probably Sam Scafidi bass and Bobbie
Marinello drums
Recorded October 15 1959 at Le Bistro, Rush street, Chicago
1. Standing on the corner
2. Mack the knife
3. Shangri-la
4. Listen to the sound of my love
5.Too close for comfort
6.It's all right with me
7. On the street where you live
8. I've grown accustomed to her face
9. All at once you love her
10. Don't cry
11. Bauble's, bangles and beads
12. All of you
mostly songs from the 1955/1956 Broadway season. Very nice album.
Buddy Greco-vocal/piano- Al Taylor bongo/conga drums- Bobby Gibson
drums-John Ambrico bass-Billy Bauer & Mundell Lowe guitar.
recorded April 24 & 26 1956.
1.I'm lost
2.Lillette
3.Flamingo
4. My old Kentucky home
5.Gentle Annie (Stephen Foster)
6.Come where my love lies dreaming
7. Old dog tray (Stephen Foster)
8. Old folks at home (Stephen Foster)
9. Beautiful dreamer (Stephen Foster)
10.The Campton races (Stephen Foster)
11. Ring, Ring the banjo (Stephen Foster)
First 3 takes come from same source as LP BG sings and plays(1965)(Musicraft
records) other are recorded with big band and voices. Strange album.
It's
BUDDY'S first C & W album, tribute to Stephen Foster? Only for the true
Buddy Greco Fan.
Buddy Greco vocal-no more details.
recorded probably around 1955, Musicraft stuff from 1946/1948
Franchis Beecher guitar & Don Sgro bass.
1. It shouldn't happen to you
2. That's where it came in
3. Born to be blue
4. My old Kentucky home
5. Gentle Annie
6. How many times
7. Stranger in town
8. Baby, I'm true to you
9. Old folks at home
10. Ring, Ring the banjo.
This album is probably made to promote Buddy Greco. 4/10 all Buddy Greco.
Al Hibbler on 1, Mel Torme on 2/3.
Same source as previous LP (from Coral records??) and Musicraft records (6,7
& 8)
Buddy Greco vocal-Al Hibbler vocal-Mel Torme vocal
recorded probably around 1955, but Musicraft stuff from
1946/1948 Franchis Beecher guitar, Don Sgro bass.
1. Ooh looka there, ain't she pretty
2. all the things you are
3. keep me in mind
4. don't you think I ought to know
5. flamingo
6. Baby, I'm true to you
7. stranger in town
8. She left me for a millionaire
9. how many times
10. scratch my back
These are the most of Buddy Greco items when he recorded for
Musicraft records (1946/1948). Ooh looka there is a beauty!
The Stereo sound is very bad.
Buddy Greco vocal/piano-Francis Beecher
guitar, Don Sgro bass
recorded 1946/1948
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(First published July 16, 1999).
[Researched by Herman van der Meij]
Copyright © 1999 by [Herman van der Meij for Multi Media All In-Sellingen- The
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Revised: februari 02, 2010.