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    10/09/2001

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    All Music Guide Review

    As a rule, record companies don't give artists the chance to pick the songs when a boxed set is assembled. They might ask the person who writes the liner notes to interview the artist, or they might even have the artist write the liner notes. But the label, not the artist, usually chooses the material. Self Portrait is an exception; when this five-CD, 95-track boxed set was assembled in 2001, a 91-year-old Artie Shaw was given a rare chance to make the selections himself and comment on them. And for those who are seriously into the clarinetist, it is fascinating to see what he chooses. Self Portrait, which spans 1936-1954, contains most of his essential swing, era hits, including "Stardust," "Begin the Beguine," "Frenesi," and his ominous signature tune, "Nightmare." But Self Portrait is far from a superficial greatest-hits package; Shaw digs a lot deeper, offering highlights of the many bands that he led and taking a comprehensive look at his career. Although Shaw often featured singers, they aren't a high priority on Self Portrait; however, the vocalists who he felt were worth including range from Pauline Byrne on "Gloomy Sunday" (1940) and Hot Lips Page on "Blues in the Night" (1941) to Billie Holiday on his pleasing, if overexposed, 1938 recording of "Any Old Time." The vast majority of the 95 tracks are swing, but some excellent small-group recordings from 1954 find Shaw exploring bebop and cool jazz -- and they indicate that if he had not retired from music, he would have had a bright future as a bebopper. Obviously, a five-CD set is too much for casual listeners, who would be better off with one of the many single-disc collections of Shaw's major hits. But for those who have more than a casual interest in his work, Self Portrait is a jazz feast. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

    Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology) Track Listing

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  • 1
  • Nightmare
  • 2:50
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  • 2
  • Cream Puff
  • 2:54
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  • 3
  • Streamline
  • 2:25
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  • 4
  • The Blues-A
  • 2:52
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  • 5
  • The Blues-B
  • 2:59
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  • 6
  • Shoot the Likker to Me, John Boy
  • 2:49
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  • 7
  • Free Wheeling
  • 3:07
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  • 8
  • Monsoon
  • 3:08
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  • 9
  • Begin the Beguine
  • 3:14
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  • 10
  • Any Old Time
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for Any Old Time from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 11
  • Yesterdays
  • 3:18
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  • 12
  • It Had to Be You
  • 2:29
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  • 13
  • Stardust
  • 3:42
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  • 14
  • Shine on Harvest Moon
  • 2:29
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  • 15
  • Back Bay Shuffle
  • 3:38
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  • 16
  • Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
  • 2:42
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  • 17
  • Rosalie
  • 2:43
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  • 18
  • Traffic Jam
  • 2:16
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  • 19
  • Prosschai (Goodbye, Goodbye)
  • 3:14
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  • 20
  • Carioca
  • 4:06
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  • 21
  • Rose Room
  • 2:44
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  • 22
  • I Surrender, Dear
  • 3:42
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  • 23
  • Everything Is Jumpin'
  • 5:07
  • Sound Clip for Everything Is Jumpin' from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 24 (2)
  • At Sundown
  • 4:01
  • Sound Clip for At Sundown from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 25 (2)
  • Sweet Sue, Just You
  • 3:34
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  • 26 (2)
  • Man from Mars
  • 3:41
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  • 27 (2)
  • Diga Diga Doo
  • 2:42
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  • 28 (2)
  • Frenesi
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Frenesi from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 29 (2)
  • Gloomy Sunday
  • 3:40
  • Sound Clip for Gloomy Sunday from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 30 (2)
  • Temptation
  • 3:01
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  • 31 (2)
  • Stardust
  • 3:31
  • Sound Clip for Stardust from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 32 (2)
  • Blues (From "Lenox Avenue Suite, " Pt. 1)
  • 3:16
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  • 33 (2)
  • Blues, Pt. 1
  • 3:11
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  • 34 (2)
  • Prelude in C Major
  • 2:52
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  • 35 (2)
  • Summit Ridge Drive
  • 3:21
  • Sound Clip for Summit Ridge Drive from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 36 (2)
  • Dr. Livingstone, I Presume?
  • 3:22
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  • 37 (2)
  • Concerto for Clarinet
  • 9:15
  • Sound Clip for Concerto for Clarinet from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 38 (2)
  • Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
  • 3:34
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  • 39 (2)
  • Dancing in the Dark
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Dancing in the Dark from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 40 (2)
  • I Cover the Waterfront
  • 3:30
  • Sound Clip for I Cover the Waterfront from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 41 (2)
  • Nocturne
  • 3:34
  • Sound Clip for Nocturne from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 42 (2)
  • Blues in the Night
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for Blues in the Night from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 43 (3)
  • Is It Taboo?
  • 3:19
  • Sound Clip for Is It Taboo? from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 44 (3)
  • There'll Be Some Changes Made
  • 4:19
  • Sound Clip for There'll Be Some Changes Made from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 45 (3)
  • Take Your Shoes off Baby (And Start Runnin' Through My Mind)
  • 3:26
  • Sound Clip for Take Your Shoes off Baby (And Start Runnin' Through My Mind) from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 46 (3)
  • Just Kiddin' Around
  • 3:21
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  • 47 (3)
  • To a Broadway Rose
  • 3:25
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  • 48 (3)
  • Dusk (Evensong)
  • 4:15
  • Sound Clip for Dusk (Evensong) from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 49 (3)
  • Suite No. 8
  • 4:38
  • Sound Clip for Suite No. 8 from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 50 (3)
  • Two in One Blues
  • 3:31
  • Sound Clip for Two in One Blues from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 51 (3)
  • Lady Day
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Lady Day from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 52 (3)
  • 'S Wonderful
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for 'S Wonderful from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 53 (3)
  • Bedford Drive
  • 3:18
  • Sound Clip for Bedford Drive from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 54 (3)
  • The Grabtown Grapple
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for The Grabtown Grapple from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 55 (3)
  • The Sad Sack
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for The Sad Sack from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 56 (3)
  • Summertime
  • 5:00
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  • 57 (3)
  • Tabu
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Tabu from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 58 (3)
  • Lucky Number
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for Lucky Number from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 59 (3)
  • The Man I Love
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for The Man I Love from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 60 (3)
  • The Hornet
  • 3:05
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  • 61 (3)
  • The Maid With the Flaccid Air
  • 3:50
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  • 62 (3)
  • The Glider
  • 2:48
  • Sound Clip for The Glider from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 63 (4)
  • Begin the Beguine
  • 3:18
  • Sound Clip for Begin the Beguine from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 64 (4)
  • My Heart Belongs to Daddy
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for My Heart Belongs to Daddy from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 65 (4)
  • What Is This Thing Called Love?
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for What Is This Thing Called Love? from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 66 (4)
  • Get Out of Town
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for Get Out of Town from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 67 (4)
  • Love for Sale
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for Love for Sale from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 68 (4)
  • Anniversary Song
  • 2:10
  • Sound Clip for Anniversary Song from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 69 (4)
  • Smooth 'N Easy
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for Smooth 'N Easy from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 70 (4)
  • Stardust
  • 3:36
  • Sound Clip for Stardust from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 71 (4)
  • Aesop's Foibles
  • 3:41
  • Sound Clip for Aesop's Foibles from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 72 (4)
  • I Get a Kick Out of You
  • 3:27
  • Sound Clip for I Get a Kick Out of You from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 73 (4)
  • 'S Wonderful
  • 3:02
  • Sound Clip for 'S Wonderful from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 74 (4)
  • So Easy
  • 3:24
  • Sound Clip for So Easy from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 75 (4)
  • Krazy Kat
  • 3:20
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  • 76 (4)
  • Orinoco
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for Orinoco from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 77 (4)
  • Fred's Delight
  • 4:07
  • Sound Clip for Fred's Delight from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 78 (4)
  • Similau
  • 3:28
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  • 79 (4)
  • Afro-Cubana
  • 3:47
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  • 80 (4)
  • These Foolish Things
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for These Foolish Things from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 81 (4)
  • I've Got a Crush on You
  • 3:53
  • Sound Clip for I've Got a Crush on You from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 82 (4)
  • Someone to Watch over Me
  • 4:48
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  • 83 (4)
  • Autumn Leaves
  • 3:29
  • Sound Clip for Autumn Leaves from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 84 (5)
  • Don't Take Your Love from Me
  • 5:28
  • Sound Clip for Don't Take Your Love from Me from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 85 (5)
  • The Chaser
  • 8:40
  • Sound Clip for The Chaser from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 86 (5)
  • Stardust
  • 5:55
  • Sound Clip for Stardust from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 87 (5)
  • Summit Ridge Drive
  • 6:07
  • Sound Clip for Summit Ridge Drive from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 88 (5)
  • I Can't Get Started
  • 5:14
  • Sound Clip for I Can't Get Started from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 89 (5)
  • Too Marvelous for Words
  • 5:46
  • Sound Clip for Too Marvelous for Words from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 90 (5)
  • Yesturdays
  • 6:05
  • Sound Clip for Yesturdays from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 91 (5)
  • Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
  • 4:12
  • Sound Clip for Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 92 (5)
  • S'posin'
  • 5:33
  • Sound Clip for S'posin' from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 93 (5)
  • My Funny Valentine
  • 5:30
  • Sound Clip for My Funny Valentine from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 94 (5)
  • Dancing on the Ceiling
  • 7:12
  • Sound Clip for Dancing on the Ceiling from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


  • 95 (5)
  • Scuttlebutt
  • 6:15
  • Sound Clip for Scuttlebutt from Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)


    • Credits of Self Portrait (Bluebird Anthology)

    • Artie Shaw
    • Clarinet, Arranger, Leader, Main Performer, Repertoire, Annotation

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