Caterina Valente

Artist:  Caterina Valente
Born:  January 14, 1931.  Paris, France
Genre:  Standards, Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop
Occupation:  Singer, Dancer, Actress
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Caterina Valente is an Italian Singer, Guitarist, Dancer and Actress.  She was born into an Italian Artist Family.  She has recorded or performed with many international stars, including Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Perry Como, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Claus Ogerman, Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Buddy Rich, Edmundo Ros, and The Count Basie Orchestra.  She has became a truly multilingual artist, performing, her cabaret act and issuing recordings in six languages:  French, German, Italian, English, Spanish, and Swedish.  In 1959, she was nominated for a Grammy Award.

Title:  Classics With A Chaser  (2012)
Genre:  Standards, Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop, Classical, Easy Listening
Label:  Blue Moon
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Theme From Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 In B-Flat     Minor, Op.23  (3:07)
 2.  Tonight We Love  (2:49)
 3.  Reverie  (2:55)
 4.  My Reverie  (2:20)
 5.  Theme From Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor Op. 18   (3:34)
 6.  Full Moon And Empty Arms  (2:34)
 7.  Polonaise No. 6 In A-Fat, Op. 53  (2:38)
 8.  Till The End Of Time  (2:46)
 9.  Theme From Polovetzian Dances  (2:15)
10. Stranger In Paradise  (2:25)
11. Tchaikovsky's Melody, No. 3, Op.42  (2:43)
12. The Things I Love  (2:50)

Bonus Tracks:

13. The Breeze And I  (3:25)
14. Jalousie  (3:29)
15. If Hearts Could Talk  (3:14)
16. Granada  (3:15)
17. Temptation  (3:10)
18. Malaguena  (3:08)
19. Personalita  (2:35)
20. Nessuno Al Mondo  (2:23)
21. Till  (3:07)
22. Bongo Cha Cha Cha  (2:44)
23. Piel Canela  (2:38)
24. Fiesta Cubana  (2:21)

Personnel:

Caterina Valente:  Vocals

Werner Muller And His Orchestra

Classics With A Chaser is in 24 Bit Digitally remastered album of Caterina Valente, was released on August 6, 2012, from the originally issued by RCA in 1960, conducted by Werner Muller and his Orchestra plays a Classic, then Caterina sings a lighter Pop version.