title: The Astaire Story
text: # The Astaire Story
  
  The Astaire Story è un album in studio dell'attore, ballerino e cantante statunitense Fred Astaire, pubblicato nel 1953.
  
  La copertina del disco è stata realizzata da David Stone Martin.
  
  ## Tracce
  
  ### LP 1
  
  **Side A**
  
  * Isn't This a Lovely Day? (Irving Berlin) – 4:26
  * Puttin' on the Ritz (Berlin) – 2:51
  * I Used to Be Color Blind (Berlin) – 4:14
  * The Continental (Con Conrad, Herb Magidson) – 3:28
  
  **Side B**
  
  * Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:36
  * Change Partners (Berlin) – 3:13
  * 'S Wonderful (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:56
  * Lovely to Look At (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:26
  * They All Laughed (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:55
  
  ### LP 2
  
  **Side A**
  
  * Cheek to Cheek (Berlin) – 5:39
  * Steppin' Out with My Baby (Berlin) – 2:22
  * The Way You Look Tonight (Fields, Kern) – 2:57
  * I've Got My Eyes on You (Cole Porter) – 2:57
  * Dancing in the Dark (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 4:45
  
  **Side B**
  
  * The Carioca (Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans) – 4:48
  * Nice Work If You Can Get It (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:07
  * New Sun in the Sky (Dietz, Schwartz) – 2:27
  * I Won't Dance (Fields, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach, Kern, McHugh) – 3:01
  * Fast Dances (Ad Lib) – 2:24
  
  ### LP 3
  
  **Side A**
  
  * Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (Berlin) – 4:00
  * No Strings (I'm Fancy Free) (Berlin) – 2:54
  * I Concentrate on You (Porter) – 2:43
  * I'm Putting all My Eggs in One Basket (Berlin) – 2:54
  * A Fine Romance (Fields, Kern) – 3:43
  
  **Side B**
  
  * Night and Day (Porter) – 5:22
  * Fascinating Rhythm (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:41
  * I Love Louisa (Dietz, Schwartz) – 2:40
  * Slow Dances (Ad Lib) – 2:55
  * Medium Dances (Ad Lib) – 2:01
  
  ### LP 4
  
  **Side A**
  
  * They Can't Take That Away from Me (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 4:22
  * You're Easy to Dance With (Berlin) – 3:22
  * A Needle in a Haystack (Conrad, Magidson) – 2:22
  * So Near and Yet So Far (Porter) – 3:18
  * A Foggy Day (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 4:00
  
  **Side B**
  
  * Oh, Lady be Good! (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 5:01
  * I'm Building Up to an Awful Letdown (Fred Astaire, Johnny Mercer) – 3:59
  * Not My Girl (Astaire, Desmond Carter, Van Phillips) – 3:37
  * Jam Session for a Dancer – 6:34
  
  ## Formazione
  
  * Fred Astaire – voce, tap
  * Charlie Shavers – tromba
  * Flip Phillips – sassofono tenore
  * Oscar Peterson – piano
  * Barney Kessel – chitarra
  * Ray Brown – contrabbasso
  * Alvin Stoller – batteria
  