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The number of sound recordings featuring Bobby
Short is formidable; a search in OCLC's Worldcat database, for example, produced 120
hits. The list below includes only recordings on which Short is the primary
contributor. Titles are listed in reverse chronological order and are linked to
entries on the All-Music Guide, where set lists and further information can be
found. "OP" after the year means the recording is out of print in the U.S.
Recordings owned by Danville Public Library are marked with a *.
[ CD=compact disc; CS=cassette; LP=long-play
record ]
Bobby Short is
K-RA-ZY
for Gershwin (1990). Atlantic CD-608-2, CS 608. A double album of
material from 1956, '57, and '73.
*Bobby, Noel, & Cole
(1989). Atlantic CD-82062-2, CS-82062-4. Combines two previously released
recordings: Bobby
Short Loves Cole Porter, and Bobby Short is Mad About Noel Coward.
Guess Who's in Town:
Bobby Short Performs the Songs of Andy Razaf (1987, OP). Atlantic CD-81778-2, CS-81778-4.
50 By Bobby Short
(1986). Atlantic CD-81715-2, CS81715-4. A 2-CD set of
previously released material; a greatest hits package of sorts.
Moments Like This
(1982, OP). Atlantic CD-82474-2, CS-82474-4.
The Very Best of Bobby Short (1972, OP).
Atlantic SD 1620. LP of material recorded from 1955-58.
*Mabel Mercer & Bobby
Short at Town Hall (1968) and *Mercer & Short: Second Town Hall Concert
(1969). Collectables Records COL 6839. Two breakthrough performances
for Bobby, in which he teamed with one of his longtime idols. Newly
repackaged as a double-CD set.
Bobby Short on the East
Side (1960, OP). Atlantic LP-1321.
Sing Me a Swing Song
(1958, OP). Atlantic LP-1285.
Speaking of Love: The
Songs of Bobby Short (1957, OP). Atlantic SD LP-1262.
Bobby Short (1956,
OP). Atlantic LP-1230.
Songs by Bobby Short
(1955, OP). Atlantic LP-1214.
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