• Track Listing

This Jay McShann/Duke Ellington vocalist forged a solo career as the ’50s arrived, and that’s what’s covered here: 75 tracks including most of his A- and B-sides for Aladdin, Sunrise/Miracle, Chess, Atlantic, Mercury/Clef/Norgran and Decca, including all Al’s chart entires and some fine outings with Count Basie, too. Bask in his warm baritone as you hear his hits "Trees," "Lover, Come Back to Me," "Danny Boy," "What Will I Tell My Heart," "Unchained Melody," "He," 11th Hour Melody," "Never Turn Back," "Away All Boats," "After the Lights Go Down Low," his takes on "I’m Just a Lucky So and So," "As Time Goes By," "Honeysuckle Rose," "Summertime," "Solitude," "Poor Butterfly," "Stormy Weather" and more! Acrobat.