Ted Fio Rito was a bandleader and composer with an immense amount of talent. His music stands the test of time as a beautiful, fun, and exciting collection that reflects an era gone by. These songs are impossible not to want to dance to, or at least sing along with. Vocalists on this CD include Dick Powell, Nick Lucas, Ted Lewis, Dan Russo, and more. The booklet includes an extensive biography, photographs, and notes on each song.
The track list is as follows:
1. Soothing
2. Toot, Toot, Tootsie!
3. Copenhagen
4. Trying to Forget
5. Then You've Never Been Blue
6. Hangin' on the Garden Gate
7. My Baby Just Cares For Me
8. (I Don't Stand) A Ghost of a Chance With You
9. I'll Take an Option on You
10. My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii
11. Fair and Warmer
12. I'll String Along With You
13. Simple and Sweet
14. Here Comes Cookie
15. Roll Along, Prairie Moon
16. Honey
17. It's Been So Long
18. Let's Face the Music and Dance
19. King Kamahameha
20. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
21. Charley, My Boy
22. King For a Day
23. No! No! Nora
24. Rio Rita
This CD is perfect for jazz lovers with a penchant for the silly or the sentimental.