FRANK SINATRA ELLA FITZGERALD LOUIS ARMSTRONG: 1954 Finian’s Rainbow Unreleased Film Soundtrack

FRANK SINATRA, ELLA FITZGERALD, ELLA LOGAN and LOUIS ARMSTRONG perform songs from the musical FINIAN’S RAINBOW composed by E.Y. Harburg and Burton Lane. The recordings were intended for the soundtrack of an animated film version of the musical which was never completed. Sinatra and fellow singers are accompanied by Nelson Riddle and orchestra as well Oscar Peterson, Red Norvo, Ray Brown and other jazz greats. Recorded in November and December, 1954 in Los Angeles. The audio is from the RIC ROSS Frank Sinatra Collection. The tracks: FRANK SINATRA: Necessity 0:01 FRANK SINATRA & ELLA LOGAN (with OSCAR PETERSON, RED NORVO & RAY BROWN): Old Devil Moon 2:46 FRANK SINATRA, ELLA FITZGERALD & Children’s Chorus: If This Isn’t Love 10:49 LOUIS ARMSTRONG (with OSCAR PETERSON, RED NORVO & RAY BROWN): The Begat 13:12 FRANK SINATRA & ELLA FITZGERALD: Necessity 15:48 ELLA LOGAN: When The Idle Poor Become The Idle Rich 18:53 FRANK SINATRA: That Great