Post Description

Les Paul & Mary Ford - The Legend And The Legacy 1948-1962 1991(4cd's)



If you're going for the big gulp, you could do no better than this excellent four-disc box set, which covers all the highlights of Les Paul and Mary Ford's tenure with the label. Sparkling sound abounds throughout (even on the old acetate masters like "Lover"), with the first three discs covering not only the best issued Capitol masters, but three of Paul and Ford's radio shows for NBC and assorted catchy radio commercials for Robert Hall clothiers and Rheingold beer. The fourth disc in the set features no less than 34 previously unreleased tracks (most worked up for the Les Paul & Mary Ford at Home television show) with absolutely no letdown in the quality, musical or otherwise. Combined with all this great music is a booklet that is exemplary in its scope, chock-full of great photos, the best liners you could ask for on the duo by Stephen K. Peeples, and, best of all, a track-by-track running commentary from Les himself, right down to what guitar he used. Exhaustive and illuminating, both legend and legacy are served well here.

Disc 1        Title Composer Time
  1  Lover Hart, Rodgers 2:46
  2  Brazil Barroso, Russell 2:35
  3  Hip-Billy Boogie Paul 2:29
  4  What Is This Thing Called Love? Porter 2:37
  5  Caravan Ellington, Mills, Tizol 2:55
  6  Nola Arndt 2:35
  7  Cryin' Paul 2:47
  8  Dry My Tears Paul 2:11
  9  Goofus Harold, Kahn, King 2:36
  10  Tennessee Waltz King, Stewart 3:07
  11  Little Rock Getaway Sigman, Sullivan 2:23
  12  Mockin' Bird Hill Horton 2:16
  13  Chicken Reel Traditional 2:05
  14  How High the Moon Hamilton, Lewis 2:03
  15  Walkin' and Whistlin' Blues Paul 2:41
  16  Josephine Bivens, Kahn, King 1:59
  17  I Wish I'd Never Seen Sunshine Davis, Roberts 2:41
  18  In the Good Old Summertime Evans, Shields 2:07
  19  Three Little Words Kalmar, Ruby 1:54
  20  Jazz Me Blues Delaney 1:33
  21  Just One More Chance Coslow, Johnston 1:52
  22  Whispering Coburn, Rose, Schoenberger 1:58
  23  The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise Lockhart, Seitz 2:09
  24  Jingle Bells Pierpont 1:33
  25  Tiger Rag Costa, Edwards, LaRocca, Ragas. 2:04

  26  Les Paul Show - Episode #1, the "The Case of the Missing Les Paulver  Jones, Kalapana, Leleiohaku, Remick. 14:33

  27  "Robert Clothing Store" RadioSpots  1:48
  28  "Rheingold Beer" Radio Spots  1:24


Disc 2        Title Composer Time
  1  Carioca Eliscu, Kahn, Youmans 2:30
  2  I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) Daugherty, Neiburg, Reynolds 2:49
  3  Smoke Rings Gifford, Washington 2:56
  4  Meet Mister Callaghan Spear 1:48
  5  Take Me in Your Arms and HoldMe Walker 2:10
  6  Lady of Spain Damerell, Evans, Hargreaves, Tilsley 1:50
  7  My Baby's Comin' Home  Feller, Grady, Leavitt 2:24
  8  Bye Bye Blues Bennett, Gray, Hamm, Lown 2:00
  9  Deep in the Blues Paul 2:29
  10  St. Louis Blues Handy 2:35
  11  Mammy's Boogie Paul 1:43
  12  I'm Sitting on Top of the World Henderson, Lewis, Young 2:13
  13  Sleep Lebieg 2:00
  14  Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You) James, Pepper, Russell 2:50
  15  Johnny Is the Boy for Me Paul, Roberts 1:59
  16  The Kangaroo Paul 2:36
  17  Don'cha Hear Them Bells Paul 1:56
  18  I Really Don't Want to Know Barnes, Robertson 2:49
  19  South Hayes, Moten 1:58
  20  I'm a Fool to Care Daffan 2:52
  21  Auctioneer (I'll Buy That Dream)  Howard, Morris 2:18
  22  Whither Thou Goest Singer 2:07
  23  Mandolino Paul 2:22
  24  Mr. Sandman Ballard 2:08
  25  Song in Blue Ford, Paul 2:14
  26  Les Paul Show - Episode #2, the "The Gas Guitar" : Steel Guitar Rag/ Harbach, Kern, McAuliffe, Porter. 16:34

  27  "Rheingold Beer" Radio Spots  0:50

Disc 3        Title Composer Time
  1  Someday, Sweetheart Spikes, Spikes 2:55
  2  No Letter Today Brown 2:28
  3  On the Sunny Side of the Street Fields, McHugh 2:34
  4  Just One of Those Things Porter 2:16
  5  Twelfth Street Rag Bowman 2:18
  6  Lies Barris, Springer 2:32
  7  Nuevo Laredo Carey, Hicks, Lowe, Moore 2:57
  8  The Best Things in Life Are Free Brown, DeSylva, Henderson 2:27
  9  Moritat [Theme from Three Penny Opera]  Brecht, Weill 2:25
  10  Some of These Days Brooks 2:07
  11  I'm Movin' On Snow 1:50
  12  Farewell (For Just Awhile) Brooks, Lund 2:21
  13  Hummingbird Robertson 2:37
  14  Amukiriki (The Lord Willing) Livingston, Russell 2:50
  15  Magic Melodie Paul 2:08
  16  Alabamy Bound DeSylva, Green, Henderson 2:05
  17  Say the Words I Love to Hear Calhoun 1:48
  18  Send Me Some Money Clements 2:05
  19  Cimarron (Roll On) Bond 2:39
  20  San Antonio Rose Wills 2:05
  21  Cinco Robles (Five Oaks)  Sullivan, Wright 3:04
  22  I Don't Want You No More Ford, Paul, Wolski 2:27
  23  Fire (I'm Keeping My Heart Away from Fire) Silver 3:09
  24  The Night of the Fourth May 2:08
  25  Goodnight, My Someone Willson 2:22
  26  Les Paul Show - Episode #3, the "The Les Paulverizer" : Sweet Georgi Campbell, Connelly, Fields, McHugh. 14:14

  27  "Robert Hall Clothing Store"Radio Spots  1:11


Disc 4        Title Composer Time
  1  In the Mood Garland, Razaf 3:04
  2  Sentimental Journey Brown, Green, Homer 2:22
  3  I Ain't Got Nobody Graham, Peyton, Williams 2:08
  4  Down in Jungle Town Madden, Morse 1:49
  5  Doing the Town Paul 1:45
  6  Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) Danzig, Segal 2:25
  7  Hawaiian War Chant Kalapana, Prince Leleiohoku 1:57
  8  Everytime I Look at You Paul 1:44
  9  Sing to Me Gypsy Calico, Kollman 2:42
  10  Dancing with Ginger Paul 1:57
  11  Yearning (Just for You) Burke, Davis 2:32
  12  To Fall in Love Paul 2:11
  13  I'm Still in Love With You Ford, Paul 2:18
  14  Ninety and Nine Clephane, Sankey 2:23
  15  Wait for Me Gordon, Warren 2:35
  16  Five Alarm Fire Paul 1:47
  17  Let's Fall in Love Arlen, Koehler 2:05
  18  Tonight's the Night Paul 1:48
  19  Honolulu Rock-A-Roll-A Hoffman, Manning 2:05
  20  Jumpin' at the Zadicoe  Kellem 1:55
  21  Ro-Ro-Robinson Balz, Jary 2:00
  22  I Love You, Oh So Much Paul 1:45
  23  (Back Home Again In) Indiana Hanley, MacDonald 3:26
  24  Hey! Paul 2:10
  25  So Long Baby, So Long Paul, Zeller 1:54
  26  And I'm So Lonely Paul 2:33
  27  Russian Gyspy Paul 2:16
  28  Jazz on the Reservation Paul 2:33
  29  Green Champagne Paul 2:07
  30  Dark Eyes Traditional 1:37
  31  Cookin' Paul 2:34
  32  The Hoosier Hustle Paul 2:08
  33  Marie's Waltz Paul 2:24
  34  Zing! Went the Strings of MyHeart Hanley 2:15


De Covers zitten in de rars.
Er word 10 % pars mee gepost moet voldoende zijn.

Hou het netjes, want ik doe het ook voor mijn plezier.
Als er iets fout aan de spot is, laat het mij dan weten.
Kan ik nagaan wat er fout is gegaan en eventueel een repost doen.

Berichtjes zijn altijd van harte welkom,en worden zeer op prijs gesteld. 
Heel veel luister plezier toegewenst.

Groetjes Pimpelpaars.