The Great American Songbook (James Morrison album)

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The Great American Songbook
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 2017
Recorded21-23 November 2016
StudioAbbey Road Studios
Length69:20
Label ABC Jazz
James Morrison albums chronology
James Morrison with His Academy Jazz Orchestra
(2016)
The Great American Songbook
(2017)
Ella & Louis
(2017)

The Great American Songbook is a studio album by Australian jazz musician, James Morrison with the BBC Concert Orchestra and Keith Lockhart. The album was released on 2 June 2017. [1]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2017, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album. [2]

Track listing

  1. "I've Got the World on a String" - 6:25
  2. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" - 4:42
  3. "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" - 7:29
  4. "A Foggy Day (In London Town)" - 5:30
  5. "Our Love Is Here to Stay" - 3:55
  6. "Summertime" - 5:44
  7. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" - 7:23
  8. "Tenderly" - 2:36
  9. "The Way You Look Tonight" - 5:17
  10. "A Time for Love" - 5:47
  11. "The Shadow of Your Smile" - 6:00
  12. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" - 5:04
  13. "My Funny Valentine" - 3:27

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References

  1. "The Great American Songbook (DD)". Apple Music. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. "2017 ARIA Awards Winners by Year". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 March 2021.