The Astaire Story
# The Astaire Story

The Astaire Story è un album in studio dell'attore, ballerino e cantante statunitense Fred Astaire, pubblicato nel 1953.

La copertina del disco è stata realizzata da David Stone Martin.

## Tracce

### LP 1

**Side A**

* Isn't This a Lovely Day? (Irving Berlin) – 4:26
* Puttin' on the Ritz (Berlin) – 2:51
* I Used to Be Color Blind (Berlin) – 4:14
* The Continental (Con Conrad, Herb Magidson) – 3:28

**Side B**

* Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:36
* Change Partners (Berlin) – 3:13
* 'S Wonderful (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:56
* Lovely to Look At (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:26
* They All Laughed (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:55

### LP 2

**Side A**

* Cheek to Cheek (Berlin) – 5:39
* Steppin' Out with My Baby (Berlin) – 2:22
* The Way You Look Tonight (Fields, Kern) – 2:57
* I've Got My Eyes on You (Cole Porter) – 2:57
* Dancing in the Dark (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 4:45

**Side B**

* The Carioca (Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans) – 4:48
* Nice Work If You Can Get It (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:07
* New Sun in the Sky (Dietz, Schwartz) – 2:27
* I Won't Dance (Fields, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach, Kern, McHugh) – 3:01
* Fast Dances (Ad Lib) – 2:24

### LP 3

**Side A**

* Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (Berlin) – 4:00
* No Strings (I'm Fancy Free) (Berlin) – 2:54
* I Concentrate on You (Porter) – 2:43
* I'm Putting all My Eggs in One Basket (Berlin) – 2:54
* A Fine Romance (Fields, Kern) – 3:43

**Side B**

* Night and Day (Porter) – 5:22
* Fascinating Rhythm (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:41
* I Love Louisa (Dietz, Schwartz) – 2:40
* Slow Dances (Ad Lib) – 2:55
* Medium Dances (Ad Lib) – 2:01

### LP 4

**Side A**

* They Can't Take That Away from Me (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 4:22
* You're Easy to Dance With (Berlin) – 3:22
* A Needle in a Haystack (Conrad, Magidson) – 2:22
* So Near and Yet So Far (Porter) – 3:18
* A Foggy Day (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 4:00

**Side B**

* Oh, Lady be Good! (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 5:01
* I'm Building Up to an Awful Letdown (Fred Astaire, Johnny Mercer) – 3:59
* Not My Girl (Astaire, Desmond Carter, Van Phillips) – 3:37
* Jam Session for a Dancer – 6:34

## Formazione

* Fred Astaire – voce, tap
* Charlie Shavers – tromba
* Flip Phillips – sassofono tenore
* Oscar Peterson – piano
* Barney Kessel – chitarra
* Ray Brown – contrabbasso
* Alvin Stoller – batteria
