Title: Singles Collection 1950-59
Artist: Cherry, Don
Label: Acrobat
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 824046907822
Genre: Jazz

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.

Tracks:
1.1 Mona Lisa - Don Cherry with Victor Young ; His Orchestra
1.2 Third Man Theme - Don Cherry with Victor Young ; His Orchestra
1.3 Just Say I Love Her - Don Cherry ; Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
1.4 Here in My Arms - Don Cherry with Chorus ; Orchestra
1.5 Thinking of You - Don Cherry with Chorus ; Orchestra
1.6 It May Be on Sunday - Don Cherry ; Eileen Wilson
1.7 I'll Always Love You - Don Cherry ; Eileen Wilson
1.8 Don't Worry 'Bout Me - Don Cherry ; Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
1.9 I Can't Seem to Laugh Anymore - Don Cherry
1.10 When You Return - Don Cherry with Chorus ; Orchestra
1.11 The Seven Wonders of the World - Don Cherry with Chorus ; Orchestra
1.12 Beautiful Madness - Don Cherry ; Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
1.13 Chapel of the Roses - Don Cherry ; Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
1.14 Bring Back the Thrill - Don Cherry with Chorus ; Orchestra
1.15 I Apologize - Don Cherry with Chorus ; Orchestra
1.16 Don't Leave Me Now - Don Cherry with Chorus ; Orchestra
1.17 Don't Cry - Don Cherry with Chorus ; Orchestra
1.18 Vanity - Don Cherry with Quintet ; Orchestra
1.19 Powder Blue - Don Cherry with Quintet ; Orchestra
1.20 Cara Cara Bella Bella - Don Cherry and Sonny Burke ; His Orchestra
1.21 Belle, Belle My Liberty Belle - Don Cherry and Sonny Burke ; His Orchestra
1.22 Maybe It's Because (I Love You Too Much) - Don Cherry
1.23 While We're Young - Don Cherry
2.1 I Will Never Change - Don Cherry
2.2 I Can't Help It - Don Cherry
2.3 Take Me Back - Don Cherry with Chorus ; Orchestra
2.4 Sentimental Tears - Don Cherry with the Ray Charles Singers ; Orchestra
2.5 It Doesn't Matter Where I Go - Don Cherry with the Ray Charles Singers ; Orchestra
2.6 Wonder - Don Cherry
2.7 My Mother's Pearls - Don Cherry
2.8 It's Been So Long, Darling - Don Cherry
2.9 Silver Dew on the Blue Grass Tonight - Don Cherry
2.10 I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire - Don Cherry with the Ray Charles Singers ; Orchestra
2.11 (I Want My Kisses) from Your Lips Only - Don Cherry
2.12 How Long - Don Cherry with Orchestra
2.13 The Second Star to the Right - Don Cherry with Orchestra
2.14 Changeable - Don Cherry and Grady Martin ; the Slew Foot
2.15 All By Myself - Don Cherry and Grady Martin ; the Slew Foot
2.16 I Got to Pass Your House to Get to My House - Don Cherry ; Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
2.17 Leave No Stone Unturned - Don Cherry with the Ray Charles Singers ; Orchestra
2.18 Till the Moon Turns Green - Don Cherry with the Ray Charles Singers ; Orchestra
2.19 Too Long - Don Cherry
2.20 I'm Through with Love - Don Cherry
2.21 I'm Just a Country Boy - Don Cherry with Gordon Jenkins ; His Orch. And Chorus
2.22 Where Can You Be - Don Cherry with Gordon Jenkins ; His Orch. And Chorus
2.23 Home Again - Don Cherry with Gordon Jenkins ; His Orch. And Chorus
2.24 Sip of Moonlight - Don Cherry with Gordon Jenkins ; His Orch. And Chorus
2.25 Tell It to Me Again - Don Cherry with Percy Faith ; His Orchesta
3.1 What Am I Trying to Forget! - Don Cherry with Norman Leyden ; His Orchestra
3.2 Band of Gold - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra
3.3 Rumble Boogie - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra
3.4 The Thrill Is Gone - Don Cherry with Chorus ; Orchestra
3.5 Wanted, Someone to Love Me - Don Cherry ; Eileen Wilson
3.6 Wild Cherry - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra
3.7 I'm Still a King to You - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra
3.8 Ghost Town - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra
3.9 I'll Be Around - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra
3.10 Namely You - Don Cherry with David Terry and His Orchestra ; Chorus
3.11 The Story of Sherry (Dia Prasina Matia) - Don Cherry with David Terry
3.12 Give Me More (Donnez Moi Tout Ca) - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff
3.13 The Last Dance - Don Cherry with Percy Faith
3.14 Don't You Worry Your Pretty Little Head! - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff
3.15 Mr. Teardrop - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff
3.16 There's a Place Called Heaven - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra
3.17 Fourteen Karat Gold - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra
3.18 I Keep Running Away from You - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra
3.19 A Ferryboat Called Minerva - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra
3.20 It'll Be Me - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra
3.21 Love Me, If You Will (Amami Se Vuoi) - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra
3.22 Another Time, Another Place - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra
3.23 The Glide - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra
3.24 Big Bad Wolf - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra
3.25 I Look for a Love - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra
3.26 The Golden Age - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra
3.27 Hasty Heart - Don Cherry with Ray Conniff ; His Orchestra