He was born in Harlem, and his parents were music hall artists. Sammy Davis Jr. would learn how to do everything: sing, perform, dance, act... He had such an unmistakeable voice, and together with his look, his “attitude” and his unshakable feeling for putting on a show, it made him a complete artist and he became one of the most famous crooners of the 20th century. Prepared by Olivier Julien, this 3CD anthology throws light on recordings by the man they called “Mr. Entertainment.” He was no doubt the first black Superstar in America, a figure whose peers included Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.
Patrick Frémeaux

CD1
 1 - Bebop the Beguine 2’47
 2 - Can’t You See I’ve Got the Blues 2’46
 3 - Hey There 2’46
 4 - Because of You (part 1) 2’44
 5 - Because of You (part 2) 2’46
 6 - Glad to Be Unhappy 3’04
 7 - The Red Grapes 2’47
 8 - Love (Your Magic Spell is Everywhere) 2’09
 9 - The Birth of the Blues 3’17
10 - I’ll Know 3’01
11 - Adelaide 2’49
12 - The Lonesome Road 2’09
13 - September Song 2’52
14 - These Foolish Things 4’04
15 - Six Bridges to Cross 3’01
16 - All of you 2’40
17 - Stan’ up and Fight 4’08
18 - Easy to Love 2’22
19 - My Funny Valentine 3’08
20 - Something’s Gotta Give 2’03
21 - You do Something to Me 2’17
22 - Love Me or Leave Me 2’58
23 - The Man with the Golden Arm 3’10
24 - In a Persian Market 2’31
25 - Five 2’16
26 - You’re Sensational 3’00
27 - Don’t let Her Go 2’57


CD2
 1 - Love Me or Leave Me 2’56
 2 - Frankie and Johnny 3’17
 3 - Circus 3’05
 4 - That Old Black Magic 3’18
 5 - Too Close for Comfort 2’18
 6 - Guess I’ll Hang my Tears Out to Dry 4’40
 7 - New York’s My Home 3’13
 8 - Just One of Those Things 2’50
 9 - Earthbound 3’09
10 - Dangerous 2’52
11 - All About Love 2’35
12 - The Gypsy in My Soul 2’52
13 - Begin the Beguine 3’23
14 - You’re the Top (avec Carmen Mc Rae) 3’03
15 - Happy to Make Your Acquaintance 3’12
16 - Baby, it’s Cold Outside (avec Carmen Mc Rae) 3’13
17 - The Golden Key 3’01
18 - Long Before I Knew You 2’59
19 - French Fried Potatoes & Ketchup 2’15
20 - Goodbye so Long I’m Gone 3’02
21 - Someone to Watch Over Me 3’23
22 - All the Way 2’58
23 - Night and Day 2’28
24 - On a Slow Boat to China 2’36
25 - When I Fall in Love 3’28


CD3
 1 - They Can’t Take that Away from Me 2’04
 2 - I Can’t Get Started 3’27
 3 - I Ain’t Gonna Change 2’16
 4 - Song and Dance Man 3’07
 5 - No Fool Like an Old Fool 2’40
 6 - Unspoken 3’07
 7 - You’d Be so Nice To Come Home To 3’09
 8 - Pennies From Heaven 4’24
 9 - Love Letters 4’17
10 - It’s Magic 3’25
11 - I’ve Heard that Song Before 3’39
12 - I Loves You Porgy (avec Carmen Mc Rae) 3’49
13 - There’s A Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York 2’16
14 - The Lady Is A Tramp 4’22
15 - What Kind of Fool Am I 3’23
16 - Gonna Build a Mountain 2’23
17 - Once in a Lifetime 2’10
18 - Someone Nice Like You 2’24
19 - As Long as She Needs Me 3’05
20 - Let’s Face the Music and Dance 2’23
21 - Deed I Do 2‘11
22 - Falling in Love Again (I can’t help it) 3’26

DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE : OLIVIER JULIEN