Walk up New York's Fifth Avenue until you reach 70th Street, then pause. A short distance into Central Park is the Rumsey Playfield and the Naumburg Bandshell, and a little to the left, the Mall. Imagine, if you can, the scene in 1929, a scene that was very different. Overlooking the Mall was the Casino which, after years of dereliction (and at enormous cost to Mayor Jimmy Walker and his musical-comedy mistress Betty Compton had been transformed into a costly and exclusive restaurant and night club. It opened with Emil Coleman's band in the main ballroom and Leo Reisman and his Orchestra in the Terrace Room. Leo and his men drew bigger crowds and soon replaced Coleman. New York's society were attracted to the leader with the wild waving, black locks who punched, chopped and sliced the air with his baton. But very soon there was an even greater attraction for the socialites to fawn over, a handsome young musician with dark wavy hair and a flashing smile. The news travelled fast amongst the 'Four Hundred' club - "Have you heard that adorable new pianist who plays in Reisman's band? My dear, but you must" The young man who set the debs (and their mothers) a-fluttering was Eddy Duchin.

Produced By Geoff Milne

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Disc One
1 SNUGGLED ON YOUR SHOULDER
2 SOFT LIGHTS AND SWEET MUSIC
3 NOW YOU'VE GOT ME WORRYIN' FOR YOU
4 BY THE FIRESIDE
5 THE CLOUDS WILL SOON ROLL BY
6 THE NIGHT WHEN LOVE WAS BORN
7 NIGHT AND DAY
8 AFTER YOU, WHO?
9 TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS
10 I COVER THE WATERFRONT
11 ISN'T IT HEAVENLY?
12 IT'S THE TALK OF THE TOWN
13 CLOSE YOUR EYES
14 LA CUMPARSITA
15 A HUNDRED YEARS FROM TODAY
16 I JUST COULDN'T TAKE IT, BABY
17 DID YOU EVER SEE A DREAM WALKING?
18 AS LONG AS I LIVE
19 MAY I ?
20 WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN
21 RIPTIDE
22 EASY COME, EASY GO
23 DAMES
24 HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE

Disc Two
1 HERE IS MY HEART
2 AFTER ALL
3 LOVELY TO LOOK AT
4 I WON'T DANCE
5 ISN'T THIS A LOVELY DAY
6 CHEEK TO CHEEK
7 YOU ARE MY LUCKY STAR
8 I'VE GOT A FEELIN' YOU'RE FOOLIN'
9 HOW DO I RATE WITH YOU?
10 I NEARLY LET LOVE GO SLIPPING THROUGH MY FINGERS
11 A RENDEZVOUS WITH A DREAM
12 TAKE MY HEART
13 PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
14 A STAR FELL OUT OF HEAVEN
15 I'LL SING YOU A THOUSAND LOVE SONGS
16 IT'S DELOVELY
17 LOVE IS GOOD FOR ANYTHING THAT AILS YOU
18 LET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF
19 HEAVEN HELP THIS HEART OF MINE
20 OL' MAN MOSE
21 BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA
22 FROM NOW ON
23 SEPTEMBER SONG
24 STORMY WEATHER
25 STARDUST
26 YOU CAN'T BRUSH ME OFF