Sammy Davis, Jr. Live Recordings 1949-1988



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Date: 4 May 1958
Location: New York City Town Hall, New York
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Morty Stevens (con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v, tap)

a.105937Something's Gotta Give  (Johnny Mercer)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
b.105938And This Is My Beloved  (Robert Craig Wright, George Forrest)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
c.105939Hey There  (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
d.105940My Funny Valentine  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
     MCA CD: MCAD-18354 - My Greatest Songs (1991)
     Universal CD: 5-84916-2 - The Candy Man Swings (2002)
e.105941It's All Right With Me  (Cole Porter)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
f.105942But Not For Me  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
g.105943Ethel, Baby  (Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Lawrence Holofcener)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
h.105944Too Close For Comfort  (Jerry Bock, Lawrence Holofcener, George David Weiss)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
i.105945My Heart Is So Full Of You  (Frank Loesser)
j.105946Ol' Man River - 03:45  (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern)
     Music Club CD: MCCD-140 - The Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr. (1993)
k.105947Chicago - 02:25  (Fred Fisher)
     Decca LP: DXSB-7192 - The Best Of Sammy Davis, Jr.
     MCA CD: MCAD-20198 - That Old Black Magic (1995)
     Half Moon CD: HMNCD-045 - The Song And Dance Man (1999)
l.105948How High The Moon  (Nancy Hamilton, William Morgan Lewis)
     Decca LP: DXSB-7192 - The Best Of Sammy Davis, Jr.
m.105949Nature Boy  (Eden Ahbez)
n.105949Because Of You  (Arthur Hammerstein, Dudley Wilkinson)
     MCA CD: MCAD-20198 - That Old Black Magic (1995)
All titles on: -     Decca LP: DL-8841 - Sammy Davis, Jr. At Town Hall (1959)
-     Decca CD: UCCC-9107 - Sammy Davis, Jr. At Town Hall (2004)

m, n performed as medley.

Omit Sammy Davis, Jr. (v) on l. Sammy Davis, Jr. (tap) on l only.


Date: ca. April 1960
Location: Los Angeles
Label: Colpix

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Morty Stevens (con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.Hooray For Hollywood - 05:09  (Johnny Mercer, Richard Whiting, Sammy Cahn)
     Colpix LP: CP-507 - "Pepe" Original Soundtrack (1960)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-113 - "Pepe" Original Soundtrack (1999)

Special lyrics by Sammy Cahn were added to "Horray For Hollywood" for this performance, which was a faux 'live' performance used in the 1960 film "Pepe".


Date: 25 August 1962
Location: 500 Club, Atlantic City

Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra (ldr), Ken Lane (p), Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.The Lady Is A Tramp - 04:08  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
b.The Birth Of The Blues - 02:22  (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson)
Both titles on: -     Latimer LP: 247-17 - Souvenir From Sinatrama Room - Collector's Item (1964)

Omit Dean Martin (v) on a. Omit Frank Sinatra (v) on a.


Date: November 26 to December 2, 1962
Location: Villa Venice, Chicago
Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra (ldr), The Henry Brandon Orchestra (acc), Matty Malneck (con), George Rhodes (p), Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.What Kind Of Fool Am I  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
b.Out Of This World  (Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen)
c.She's Funny That Way  (Neil Moret, Richard Whiting)
d.Hey There  (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross)
e.All The Way  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn)
f.The Birth Of The Blues  (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson)
g.Me And My Shadow  (Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, Billy Rose)
h.Sam's Song  (Jack Elliot, Lew Quadling)
i.The Birth Of The Blues  (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson)
All titles on: -     Artanis CD: ARZ-102-2 - The Summit: In Concert (1999)

Dean Martin (v) on f, h, i only. Frank Sinatra (v) on f, g, i only.


Date: November 26 to December 2, 1962
Location: Villa Venice, Chicago
Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra (ldr), The Henry Brandon Orchestra (acc), Matty Malneck (con), George Rhodes (p), Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.What Kind Of Fool Am I - 03:01  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
b.Out Of This World - 03:36  (Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen)
c.She's Funny That Way - 01:56  (Neil Moret, Richard Whiting)
d.Hey There - 01:46  (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross)
e.The Birth Of The Blues - 02:22  (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson)
f.Me And My Shadow - 02:30  (Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, Billy Rose)
g.Sam's Song - 02:43  (Jack Elliot, Lew Quadling)
h.The Birth Of The Blues - 01:30  (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson)
All titles on: -     Reprise CD: R2-73922-1 - Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection (2003)

Dean Martin (v) on e, g, h only. Frank Sinatra (v) on e, f, h only.


Date: November 26 to December 2, 1962
Location: Villa Venice, Chicago
Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra (ldr), The Henry Brandon Orchestra (acc), Matty Malneck (con), George Rhodes (p), Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.What Kind Of Fool Am I - 02:57  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     Jazz Hour CD: JH-1033 - At The Villa Venice, Chicago 1962 (Volume 1) (1995)
     CEL Music CD: CEL-154 - The Rat Pack (1999)
b.Out Of This World - 03:39  (Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen)
     Jazz Hour CD: JH-1033 - At The Villa Venice, Chicago 1962 (Volume 1) (1995)
     CEL Music CD: CEL-154 - The Rat Pack (1999)
c.She's Funny That Way - 01:20  (Neil Moret, Richard Whiting)
     Jazz Hour CD: JH-1033 - At The Villa Venice, Chicago 1962 (Volume 1) (1995)
     CEL Music CD: CEL-154 - The Rat Pack (1999)
d.Hey There - 01:15  (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross)
     Jazz Hour CD: JH-1033 - At The Villa Venice, Chicago 1962 (Volume 1) (1995)
     CEL Music CD: CEL-154 - The Rat Pack (1999)
e.All The Way - 05:48  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn)
     Jazz Hour CD: JH-1034 - At The Villa Venice, Chicago 1962 (Volume 2) (1995)
f.The Birth Of The Blues - 01:48  (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson)
     Jazz Hour CD: JH-1034 - At The Villa Venice, Chicago 1962 (Volume 2) (1995)
g.Me And My Shadow - 02:23  (Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, Billy Rose)
     Jazz Hour CD: JH-1034 - At The Villa Venice, Chicago 1962 (Volume 2) (1995)
     CEL Music CD: CEL-154 - The Rat Pack (1999)
h.Sam's Song - 03:04  (Jack Elliot, Lew Quadling)
     Jazz Hour CD: JH-1034 - At The Villa Venice, Chicago 1962 (Volume 2) (1995)
     CEL Music CD: CEL-154 - The Rat Pack (1999)
i.The Birth Of The Blues - 00:53  (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson)
     Jazz Hour CD: JH-1034 - At The Villa Venice, Chicago 1962 (Volume 2) (1995)
     CEL Music CD: CEL-154 - The Rat Pack (1999)

Dean Martin (v) on f, h, i only. Frank Sinatra (v) on f, g, i only.


Date: ca. 14 December 1962
Location: The Cocoanut Grove, The Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles
Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), The Dick Stabile Orchestra (acc), George Rhodes (arr, con, p), Reunald Jones (t), Terry Rosen (g), Michael Silva (d), Johnny Mendoza (bo), Sammy Davis, Jr. (vib, v)

a.1629Once In A Lifetime - 02:23  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     Reprise EP: 30015 - At The Cocoanut Grove (1963)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
b.1630In The Still Of The Night - 03:46  (Cole Porter)
c.1631What Kind Of Fool Am I - 03:11  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
d.1633Falling In Love Again - 04:00  (Frederick Hollaender, Sammy Lerner, Reg Connelly)
e.1634I've Got You Under My Skin - 06:32  (Cole Porter)
f.1634Big Bad John - 06:32  (Jimmy Dean)
g.1634Night And Day - 06:32  (Cole Porter)
h.1636Jet Song - 05:00  (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim)
     Reprise EP: 60032 (1962)
     Reprise LP: 64014 - The Most Beautiful Songs Of ... (1972)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
i.1636Something's Coming - 05:00  (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim)
     Reprise EP: 60032 (1962)
     Reprise LP: 64014 - The Most Beautiful Songs Of ... (1972)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
j.1636Cool - 05:00  (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim)
     Reprise EP: 60032 (1962)
     Reprise LP: 64014 - The Most Beautiful Songs Of ... (1972)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
k.1636Tonight - 05:00  (Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein)
     Reprise EP: 60032 (1962)
     Reprise LP: 64014 - The Most Beautiful Songs Of ... (1972)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
l.1636A-me-ri-ca - 05:00  (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim)
     Reprise EP: 60032 (1962)
     Reprise LP: 64014 - The Most Beautiful Songs Of ... (1972)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
m.1636Gee, Officer Krupke - 05:00  (Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein)
     Reprise EP: 60032 (1962)
     Reprise LP: 64014 - The Most Beautiful Songs Of ... (1972)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
n.1636Maria - 05:00  (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim)
     Reprise EP: 60032 (1962)
     Reprise LP: 64014 - The Most Beautiful Songs Of ... (1972)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
o.1637River Stay Away From My Door - 02:30  (Harry Woods, Mort Dixon)
p.1638Hound Dog - 03:39  (Jerry Leiber)
q.1638What'd I Say - 03:39  (Ray Charles)
r.1639Me And My Shadow (Walking Down The Avenue) - 02:37  (Traditional)
     Rhino CD: R2-76059 - The Essentials: Sammy Davis, Jr. (2002)
s.1640Rock-A-Bye Your Baby (With A Dixie Melody) - 10:22  (Jean Schwartz, Joe Young, Sam M. Lewis)
     Reprise EP: 60032 (1962)
     Reprise EP: 30015 - At The Cocoanut Grove (1963)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
t.1642Sam, By George! - 10:30  (George Rhodes)
u.1643The Birth Of The Blues - 01:31  (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson)
     Rhino CD: R2-75934 - Sammy & Friends (2000)
All titles on: -     Reprise LP: R-6063 - At The Cocoanut Grove (1963)
-     Rhino/Warner CD: R2-74277 - At The Cocoanut Grove (2001)

e, f, g performed as medley.

h, i, j, k, l, m, n performed as medley.

p, q performed as medley.

George Rhodes (arr) on t only. Omit Reunald Jones (t) on e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n. Omit Terry Rosen (g) on e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n. Omit George Rhodes (p) on e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n. Omit Michael Silva (d) on h, i, j, k, l, m, n. Omit Johnny Mendoza (bo) on e, f, g. Sammy Davis, Jr. (vib) on t only. Omit Sammy Davis, Jr. (v) on t.

Gary Fishgall's biography of Davis notes that his stint at the Cocoanut Grove began in October, and that Reprise recorded his opening night's performance. However, another online source lists this performance as recorded on December 14, 1962. While the master numbers seem to fit this date slightly better, master numbers appear not to have always been assigned according to recording date by Reprise.


Date: 6 September 1963
Location: The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas
Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra (ldr), The Antonio Morelli Orchestra (acc), George Rhodes (con, p), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.The Lady Is A Tramp  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
     unissued
b.Rock-A-Bye Your Baby (With A Dixie Melody) - 03:41  (Jean Schwartz, Joe Young, Sam M. Lewis)
     Snapper CD: SMDCD-360 - Ratpack: From Vegas To St. Louis (2001)

Date: 7 September 1963
Location: The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas
Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra (ldr), The Antonio Morelli Orchestra (acc), George Rhodes (con, p), Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra (v)

a.The Lady Is A Tramp - 04:01  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
b.All The Way - 05:39  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn)
c.The Oldest Established (Permanent Floating Crap Game In New York) - 00:29  (Frank Loesser)
All titles on: -     Capitol CD: 5-36615-2 - The Rat Pack Live At The Sands (2001)

Omit George Rhodes (con) on c. Omit George Rhodes (p) on c.


Date: 20 June 1965
Location: Kiel Opera House, St. Louis
Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra (ldr), The Count Basie Orchestra (acc), George Rhodes (con), Count Basie (p), Michael Silva (d), Johnny Mendoza (bo), Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra (v), Johnny Carson (bkv)

a.My Shining Hour - 01:52  (Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen)
     Passport Video DVD: 1562 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Singing At His Best (2004)
b.Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) - 03:15  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     Passport Video DVD: 1562 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Singing At His Best (2004)
c.I've Got You Under My Skin - 06:49  (Cole Porter)
     Passport Video DVD: 1562 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Singing At His Best (2004)
d.You Came A Long Way From St. Louis - 06:49  (John Benson Brooks, Bob Russell)
     Passport Video DVD: 1562 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Singing At His Best (2004)
e.Hit The Road Jack - 06:49  (Ray Charles)
     Passport Video DVD: 1562 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Singing At His Best (2004)
f.You Are My Sunshine - 06:49  (Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell)
     Passport Video DVD: 1562 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Singing At His Best (2004)
g.Bee-Bom - 06:49  (Les Van Dyke)
     Passport Video DVD: 1562 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Singing At His Best (2004)
h.One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) - 05:31  (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
     Passport Video DVD: 1562 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Singing At His Best (2004)
i.The Birth Of The Blues - 02:49  (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson)
All titles on: -     Snapper CD: SMDCD-360 - Ratpack: From Vegas To St. Louis (2001)
-     Reprise DVD: R2-73922-2 - Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection (2003)

c, d, e, f, g performed as medley.

The Count Basie Orchestra (acc) on a, b, h, i only. Count Basie (p) on a, b, h, i only. Dean Martin (v) on i only. Frank Sinatra (v) on i only. Johnny Carson (bkv) on i only.


Date: 1966
Location: Various (including the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel), New York, Lake Tahoe
Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Laurindo Almeida (g), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.You're Gonna Hear From Me - 02:00  (Andre Previn, Dory Previn)
b.On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) - 02:53  (Alan Lerner, Burton Lane)
c.My Funny Valentine - 02:37  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
d.Bye Bye Blackbird - 03:02  (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson)
e.Where Or When - 02:34  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
f.Once In A Lifetime - 02:13  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
g.In The Still Of The Night - 03:23  (Cole Porter)
h.The Lady Is A Tramp - 03:48  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
i.Here's That Rainy Day - 02:53  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
j.Speak Low - 03:39  (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash)
k.Me And My Shadow (Walking Down The Avenue) - 04:22  (Traditional)
l.What Kind Of Fool Am I - 02:36  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
m.Jet Song - 03:33  (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim)
n.Something's Coming - 03:33  (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim)
o.Cool - 03:33  (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim)
p.A-me-ri-ca - 03:33  (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim)
q.I Feel Pretty - 03:33  (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim)
r.Somewhere - 03:33  (Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein)
s.Tonight - 03:33  (Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein)
t.One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) - 13:27  (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
u.The Girl From Ipanema - 05:30  (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius DeMoraes, Norman Gimbel)
v.Do I Hear A Waltz? - 05:30  (Richard Rodgers, Stephen Sondheim)
All titles on: -     Madacy CD: MEG2-51074 - Essential (2005)

m, n, o, p, q, r, s performed as medley.

u, v performed as medley.

Laurindo Almeida (g) on i, j only.

A collection of live performances (of varying audio quality) taken from around 1966. "You're Gonna Hear From Me" features custom-made self-referential lyrics to open his performance.

Sammy implies the performance is around Valentine's Day when singing "My Funny Valentine", dating this around February 1966. He introduces Laurindo Almeida on "Speak Low", mentioning he is about to record an album together, indicating this it is indeed pre-June 1966.

A reference to Sinatra's then recently-released chart-topper "Strangers In The Night" dates "One For My Baby" later in that year.


Date: early May, 1966
Location: Copa Room, The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas
Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), The Antonio Morelli Orchestra (acc), George Rhodes (arr, con, p), Reunald Jones, Jr. (t), Benny Powell (tb), John Derose (g), Aaron Bell (b), Buddy Rich, Michael Silva (d), Sammy Davis, Jr. (vib, v)

a.J-4629With A Song In My Heart - 02:05  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
     Reprise 45: 0549 (1967)
     Reprise EP: 60105 - Don't Blame The Children (1968)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
     Prism Leisure CD: PLATCD-985 - With A Song In My Heart (2004)
b.J-4630Another Spring - 02:57  (Robin Beaumont, Leslie Bricusse)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
c.J-4631Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home - 04:16  (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
d.Rock-A-Bye Your Baby (With A Dixie Melody) - 03:09  (Jean Schwartz, Joe Young, Sam M. Lewis)
e.J-4633I've Got You Under My Skin - 10:43  (Cole Porter)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
f.J-4634What's A Nice Kid Like You Doing In A Place Like This - 10:43  (Charles Strouse, Lee Adams)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
g.J-4635Dang Me - 10:43  (Roger Miller)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
h.J-4636Big Bad John - 10:43  (Jimmy Dean)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
i.J-4637The Girl From Ipanema - 10:43  (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius DeMoraes, Norman Gimbel)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
j.J-4638Ugly Chile - 10:43  (Clarence Williams)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
k.J-4639On The Road To Mandalay - 10:43  (Oley Speaks, Rudyard Kipling)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
l.J-4640What'd I Say - 10:43  (Ray Charles)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
m.J-4641Hello, Dolly - 10:43  (Jerry Herman)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
n.J-4642The Lady Is A Tramp - 04:37  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Capitol CD: 5-41790-2 - Live From Las Vegas (2003)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
o.J-4643Lonesome Road - 06:48  (Nathaniel Shilkrat, Gene Austin)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
p.J-4644Gonna Build A Mountain - 06:48  (Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
q.J-4645Yes I Can - 06:48  (Charles Strouse, Lee Adams)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
r.J-4646I Want To Be With You - 06:48  (Charles Strouse, Lee Adams)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
s.J-4647Too Close For Comfort - 06:48  (Jerry Bock, Lawrence Holofcener, George David Weiss)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
t.J-4648Something's Gotta Give - 06:48  (Johnny Mercer)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
u.J-4649Hey There - 06:48  (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
v.My Mother The Car - 02:23  (Paul Hampton)
w.J-4650On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) - 02:45  (Alan Lerner, Burton Lane)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Reprise LP: P-10012R - Sammy Davis, Jr. De Luxe (1968)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
     Prism Leisure CD: PLATCD-985 - With A Song In My Heart (2004)
x.J-4651The Birth Of The Blues - 04:13  (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson)
     Reprise 45: 0549 (1967)
     Reprise EP: 60105 - Don't Blame The Children (1968)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Garland CD: GRZ-018 - Greatest Hits (1988)
     Personality CD: PRS-23004 - Greatest Hits (1989)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     DCC CD: DJZ-625 - The Sounds Of '66 (1996)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
     Prism Leisure CD: PLATCD-985 - With A Song In My Heart (2004)
y.J-4652As Long As She Needs Me - 02:31  (Lionel Bart)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     K-Tel LP: NA-463/NC-433 - The Sounds Of Sammy Davis Jr. (1975)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
     Prism Leisure CD: PLATCD-985 - With A Song In My Heart (2004)
z.J-4653Bye Bye Blackbird - 03:14  (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
aa.J-4654One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) - 10:20  (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Prism Leisure CD: PLATCD-985 - With A Song In My Heart (2004)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
ab.J-4655Where Or When - 03:15  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
ac.J-4656Chicago - 02:44  (Fred Fisher)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Prism Leisure CD: PLATCD-985 - With A Song In My Heart (2004)
ad.J-4657You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You - 03:23  (Larry Stock, Russ Morgan, James Cavanaugh)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
     Rhino CD: R2-76059 - The Essentials: Sammy Davis, Jr. (2002)
     Prism Leisure CD: PLATCD-985 - With A Song In My Heart (2004)
ae.J-4658Without A Song - 03:43  (Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
af.J-4678What Kind Of Fool Am I - 03:11  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     K-Tel LP: NA-463/NC-433 - The Sounds Of Sammy Davis Jr. (1975)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
ag.J-4679Sam, By George! - 08:11  (George Rhodes)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
ah.J-4680Sweet Beginning - 01:42  (Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse)
     Reprise LP: R-6237 - That's All! (1967)
     Fremus CD: CDFR-0506 - The Classic Collection: Live At The Sands Hotel (1993)
All titles on: -     Rhino/Warner CD: R2-74278 - That's All! (2001)

e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m performed as medley.

o, p, q, r, s, t, u performed as medley.

George Rhodes (arr) on ab, ae, ag only. Buddy Rich (d) on ag only. Omit Michael Silva (d) on ag. Sammy Davis, Jr. (vib) on ag only.

These recordings were compiled from 6 of Sammy's shows at The Sand's Hotel.


Date: 18 June 1966
Location: The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas
Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr., Buddy Rich (ldr), The Buddy Rich Big Band (acc), Ernie Freeman, George Rhodes (arr, con), Bob Faust, Chuck Foster, Tony Scodwell, John Sottile (t), John Boyse, Bob Braun, Jim Trimble (tb), Jay Corre, Marty Flax, Tom Hall, Sam Most, Steve Perlow (sax), Barry Zweig (g), John Bunch (p), Gerry Walters (b), Buddy Rich (d), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.J-4335Come Back To Me - 02:56  (Alan Lerner, Burton Lane)
     Reprise 45: 0238 (1966)
     Reprise LP: 64014 - The Most Beautiful Songs Of ... (1972)
     Garland CD: GRZ-018 - Greatest Hits (1988)
     Personality CD: PRS-23004 - Greatest Hits (1989)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
b.J-4336What Did I Have That I Don't Have? - 03:43  (Alan Lerner, Burton Lane)
c.J-4337If It's The Last Thing I Do - 03:24  (Saul Chaplin, Sammy Cahn)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
d.J-4338Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone - 02:36  (Sam Stept, Sidney Clare)
     Reprise 45: 0238 (1966)
     DCC CD: DZS-048 - Greatest Hits, Volume II (1990)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
     Prism Leisure CD: PLATCD-985 - With A Song In My Heart (2004)
e.J-4339I Know A Place - 02:27  (Tony Hatch)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
All titles on: -     Reprise LP: R-6214 - The Sounds Of '66 (1966)
-     DCC CD: DJZ-625 - The Sounds Of '66 (1996)
-     Warner Jazz CD: 8122736722 - The Sounds Of '66 (2004)
-     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-493 - The Sounds Of '66 (2004)

Some sources claim "Birth Of The Blues" was also recorded at this session, however the 'unreleased' bonus track on CD is actually from the 1966 Reprise album 'That's All'.


Date: 19 June 1966
Location: The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas
Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr., Buddy Rich (ldr), The Buddy Rich Big Band (acc), Ernie Freeman, George Rhodes (arr, con), Bob Faust, Chuck Foster, Tony Scodwell, John Sottile (t), John Boyse, Bob Braun, Jim Trimble (tb), Jay Corre, Marty Flax, Tom Hall, Sam Most, Steve Perlow (sax), Barry Zweig (g), John Bunch (p), Gerry Walters (b), Buddy Rich (d), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.J-4373What The World Needs Now Is Love - 03:05  (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
     Reprise LP: R-6214 - The Sounds Of '66 (1966)
     DCC CD: DJZ-625 - The Sounds Of '66 (1996)
     Warner Jazz CD: 8122736722 - The Sounds Of '66 (2004)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-493 - The Sounds Of '66 (2004)
b.J-4374What Now My Love - 03:08  (Gilbert Becaud, Carl Sigman)
     Reprise LP: R-6214 - The Sounds Of '66 (1966)
     Reprise LP: 64014 - The Most Beautiful Songs Of ... (1972)
     DCC CD: DJZ-625 - The Sounds Of '66 (1996)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
     Warner Jazz CD: 8122736722 - The Sounds Of '66 (2004)
     Prism Leisure CD: PLATCD-985 - With A Song In My Heart (2004)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-493 - The Sounds Of '66 (2004)
c.J-4375Naptown  (Unknown)
     unissued
d.J-4376What Kind Of Fool Am I - 03:07  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     Reprise LP: R-6214 - The Sounds Of '66 (1966)
     DCC CD: DJZ-625 - The Sounds Of '66 (1996)
     Rhino CD: R2-75934 - Sammy & Friends (2000)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
     Warner Jazz CD: 8122736722 - The Sounds Of '66 (2004)
     Prism Leisure CD: PLATCD-985 - With A Song In My Heart (2004)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-493 - The Sounds Of '66 (2004)
e.J-4377Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead - 01:49  (Harold Arlen, Erwin "Yip" Harburg)
     Reprise LP: R-6214 - The Sounds Of '66 (1966)
     DCC CD: DJZ-625 - The Sounds Of '66 (1996)
     Warner Jazz CD: 8122736722 - The Sounds Of '66 (2004)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-493 - The Sounds Of '66 (2004)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
f.J-4378Once In Love With Amy - 02:45  (Frank Loesser)
     Reprise LP: R-6214 - The Sounds Of '66 (1966)
     DCC CD: DJZ-625 - The Sounds Of '66 (1996)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
     Warner Jazz CD: 8122736722 - The Sounds Of '66 (2004)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-493 - The Sounds Of '66 (2004)
g.J-4379What'd I Say  (Ray Charles)
     unissued
h.J-4688Like Young - 03:33  (Andre Previn, Paul Francis Webster)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)

Date: ca. September 1971
Location: Las Vegas
Label: MGM

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), George Rhodes (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.71L 3016Go Down Gamblin'  (David Clayton-Thomas)
     unissued
b.71L 3017John The Baptist (Holy John)  (Al Kooper, Phyllis Major)
     unissued
c.71L 3018Lucretia MacEvil  (David Clayton-Thomas)
     unissued
d.71L 3019You've Made Me So Very Happy - 02:40  (Berry Gordy, Jr., Frank Wilson, Brenda Hollaway, Patrice Hollaway)
     K-Tel LP: NA-463/NC-433 - The Sounds Of Sammy Davis Jr. (1975)
e.71L 3020Spinning Wheel  (David Clayton-Thomas)
     unissued
f.71L 3021I've Gotta Be Me  (Walter Marks)
     unissued
g.72L 3209The Impossible Dream  (Mitch Leigh, Joe Darion)
     unissued
h.72L 3210Didn't We? (This Time) - 03:11  (Jimmy Webb)
     K-Tel LP: NA-463/NC-433 - The Sounds Of Sammy Davis Jr. (1975)
i.72L 3211Sweet Beginning  (Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse)
     unissued
j.72L 3211Someone Nice Like You  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     unissued
k.72L 3211Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     unissued
l.72L 3211Once In A Lifetime  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     unissued
m.72L 3211The Joker  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     unissued
n.72L 3211Bird Flying High  (Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse)
     unissued
o.72L 3211In My Dreams  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     unissued
p.72L 3211What Kind Of Fool Am I  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     unissued
q.72L 3212Exodus (This Land Is Mine) - 03:42  (Pat Boone, Ernest Gold)
     K-Tel LP: NA-463/NC-433 - The Sounds Of Sammy Davis Jr. (1975)
r.72L 3213In The Ghetto  (Scott Davis)
     unissued
s.72L 3214Ol' Man River  (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern)
     unissued

i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p performed as medley.


Date: ca. 1975

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), George Rhodes (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.The Birth Of The Blues - 01:58  (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson)
b.You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You - 02:54  (Larry Stock, Russ Morgan, James Cavanaugh)
Both titles on: -     K-Tel LP: NA-463/NC-433 - The Sounds Of Sammy Davis Jr. (1975)

Date: ca. August, 1977
Location: Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
Label: RCA Victor

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), The Australian All-Stars (acc), George Rhodes (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v, tap)

a.VAA-7518I've Gotta Be Me - 02:16  (Walter Marks)
     Warner Bros. LP: BSK-3128 - A Live Performance Of His Greatest Hits (1977)
     Curb Records CD: D2-77272 - Greatest Songs (1990)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
b.VAA-7519Bye Bye Blackbird - 03:09  (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson)
     Warner Bros. LP: BSK-3128 - A Live Performance Of His Greatest Hits (1977)
     RCA Victor LP: VPL1-0218 - Hearin' Is Believin' (1979)
     Curb Records CD: D2-77272 - Greatest Songs (1990)
c.VAA-7520Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow (Theme From "Baretta") - 02:08  (Morgan Ames, Dave Grusin)
     Warner Bros. LP: BSK-3128 - A Live Performance Of His Greatest Hits (1977)
d.VAA-7521The Candy Man - 05:00  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     Warner Bros. LP: BSK-3128 - A Live Performance Of His Greatest Hits (1977)
     K-Tel CD: 3630-2 - Lounge Legends (1997)
e.VAA-7521What Kind Of Fool Am I - 05:00  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     Warner Bros. LP: BSK-3128 - A Live Performance Of His Greatest Hits (1977)
f.VAA-7522I Can Do That - 03:03  (Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban)
g.What I Did For Love - 03:31  (Edward Kleban, Marvin Hamlisch)
h.I've Got You Under My Skin - 03:14  (Cole Porter)
i.VAA-7524Rock-A-Bye Your Baby (With A Dixie Melody) - 06:08  (Jean Schwartz, Joe Young, Sam M. Lewis)
     Warner Bros. LP: BSK-3128 - A Live Performance Of His Greatest Hits (1977)
     Curb Records CD: D2-77272 - Greatest Songs (1990)
j.VAA-7525I Write The Songs - 03:22  (Bruce Johnston)
     Warner Bros. LP: BSK-3128 - A Live Performance Of His Greatest Hits (1977)
     RCA Victor LP: VPL1-0218 - Hearin' Is Believin' (1979)
k.VAA-7527The Birth Of The Blues - 04:22  (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson)
     Warner Bros. LP: BSK-3128 - A Live Performance Of His Greatest Hits (1977)
     Curb Records CD: D2-77272 - Greatest Songs (1990)
l.VAA-7528You Will Be My Music - 08:40  (Joe Raposo)
m.VAA-7528I'll Never Smile Again - 08:40  (Ruth Lowe)
n.VAA-7528Nancy (With The Laughing Face) - 08:40  (Phil Silvers, Jimmy Van Heusen)
o.VAA-7528Witchcraft - 08:40  (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh)
p.VAA-7528In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning - 08:40  (Dave Mann, Bob Hilliard)
q.VAA-7528Come Fly With Me - 08:40  (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen)
r.VAA-7528My Way - 08:40  (Claude Francois, Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibault, Paul Anka)
s.VAA-7529The Lady Is A Tramp - 03:21  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
     Warner Bros. LP: BSK-3128 - A Live Performance Of His Greatest Hits (1977)
     Curb Records CD: D2-77272 - Greatest Songs (1990)
     Snapper CD: SMDCD-360 - Ratpack: From Vegas To St. Louis (2001)
t.VAA-7530Mr. Bojangles - 03:50  (Jerry Jeff Walker)
     Warner Bros. LP: BSK-3128 - A Live Performance Of His Greatest Hits (1977)
     Warner LP: OP-1501 - The Sound Of Sammy (1978)
     Curb Records CD: D2-77272 - Greatest Songs (1990)
All titles on: -     RCA Victor LP: VPL1-0146 - In Person: Australia '77 (1977)

d, e performed as medley.

l, m, n, o, p, q, r performed as medley.

Sammy Davis, Jr. (tap) on f only.

Davis performed two concerts at the Sydney Opera House in August, 1977. The shows were recorded by RCA engineers and material was released across three LPs, two by RCA itself and one released by Warner Bros. Master numbers listed here are only for those recordings which were released at some point by Warner Bros.

The exception to this is the "Frank Sinatra Medley", which has a Warner master number, yet didn't appear on the Warner Bros. release. This is because the medley was planned to be included on the album, but was removed in September, 1977, a month before the October 28th release date.

VAA-7523 is listed for "Talk To The Animals". However, the recording used is actually Davis' Reprise recording (KA-6072) from July, 1967, with audience applause added.


Date: ca. August, 1977
Location: Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
Label: RCA Victor

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), George Rhodes (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.VAA-7526Showtime (For Everyone)  (Joel Hirschhorn, Al Kasha)
     Warner Bros. LP: BSK-3128 - A Live Performance Of His Greatest Hits (1977)

This is the only performance from Sammy's recordings at the Sydney Opera House to appear solely on Warner Bros' "A Live Performance Of His Greatest Hits". It does so with the Mike Curb Congregation back-up vocals (from Sammy's studio recording of the same song) added apparently in post-production over the top of Sammy's live performance.

(The same album also inexplicably inserted Sammy's studio recording of "I Can Do That" with applause added, instead of using the live recording of "I Can Do That" used in the RCA Victor release.)


Date: ca. August, 1977
Location: Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
Label: RCA Victor

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), The Australian All-Stars (acc), George Rhodes (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.For Once In My Life - 03:15  (Ronald Miller, Orlando Murden)
b.On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) - 05:48  (Alan Lerner, Burton Lane)
c.Up, Up And Away - 05:48  (Jimmy Webb)
d.The Peanut Vendor - 05:48  (Marion Sunshine, L. Wolfe Gilbert, Moises Simons)
e.John The Baptist (Holy John) - 07:06  (Al Kooper, Phyllis Major)
f.After Today - 03:04  (Leslie Bricusse)
g.Begin The Beguine - 04:24  (Cole Porter)
h.Something - 08:40  (George Harrison)
i.With A Little Help From My Friends - 08:40  (Paul McCartney, John Lennon)
j.A Day In The Life - 08:40  (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
k.She's Leaving Home - 08:40  (Paul McCartney, John Lennon)
l.Yesterday - 08:40  (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
m.The Second Time Around - 01:30  (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen)
n.I'm Not Anyone - 04:25  (Paul Anka, Johnny Harris)
All titles on: -     RCA Victor LP: VPL1-0218 - Hearin' Is Believin' (1979)

b, c, d performed as medley.

h, i, j, k, l performed as medley.

These performances recorded during Davis' two performances at the Sydney Opera House in August 1977.


Date: 4 July 1985
Location: Theatre des Champs Elysees, Paris, France

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), George Rhodes (arr, con), Clayton Cameron (d), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v, tap)

a.After Today  (Leslie Bricusse)
b.Theme From "New York, New York"  (Fred Ebb, John Kander)
c.What I Did For Love  (Edward Kleban, Marvin Hamlisch)
d.Night And Day  (Cole Porter)
e.I've Got You Under My Skin  (Cole Porter)
f.Day In, Day Out  (Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom)
g.Jet Song  (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim)
h.Something's Coming  (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim)
i.Cool  (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim)
j.Maria  (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim)
k.Hey There  (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross)
l.And This Is My Beloved  (Robert Craig Wright, George Forrest)
m.For Once In My Life  (Ronald Miller, Orlando Murden)
n.Singin' In The Rain  (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown)
o.Cute  (Neal Hefti)
p.Ol' Man River  (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern)
q.The Birth Of The Blues  (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson)
r.Mr. Bojangles  (Jerry Jeff Walker)
All titles on: -     Pickwick Video VHS: PFM-2147 - The Very Best Of Sammy Davis Junior: Mr Bojangles (1985)

d, e, f performed as medley.

g, h, i, j performed as medley.

k, l performed as medley.

Omit Sammy Davis, Jr. (v) on o. Sammy Davis, Jr. (tap) on n, o only.


Date: 22 March 1988
Location: The Metro Center, Minneapolis
Label: Matdant

Sammy Davis, Jr., Frank Sinatra (ldr), Morty Stevens (con), Fip Ricard (t), Frank Accardo (g), George Genna (p), James Leary (b), Clayton Cameron (d), Sammy Davis, Jr., Frank Sinatra (v)

a.Here I'll Stay - 02:01  (Alan Lerner, Kurt Weill)
b.Begin The Beguine - 03:46  (Cole Porter)
c.Tomorrow Is Another Day - 03:24  (Leslie Bricusse)
d.Satin Doll - 03:14  (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer)
e.Talk To The Animals - 05:49  (Leslie Bricusse)
f.The Candy Man - 05:49  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
g.Once In A Lifetime - 05:49  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
h.What Kind Of Fool Am I - 05:49  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
i.Mr. Bojangles - 05:25  (Jerry Jeff Walker)
j.Side By Side - 10:00  (Harry Woods)
k.I've Heard That Song Before - 10:00  (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne)
l.All Or Nothing At All - 10:00  (Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence)
m.Memories Are Made Of This - 10:00  (Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr, Frank Miller)
n.Something's Gotta Give - 10:00  (Johnny Mercer)
o.Love And Marriage - 10:00  (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen)
p.Volare - 10:00  (Modugno, Migliacci, Parish)
q.That Old Black Magic - 10:00  (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
r.Witchcraft - 10:00  (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh)
s.Bye Bye Blackbird - 10:00  (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson)
t.I Got Plenty O' Nuttin - 10:00  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward)
u.Come Fly With Me - 10:00  (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen)
v.Gonna Build A Mountain - 10:00  (Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse)
w.Oh, Marie - 10:00  (Eduardo DiCapua)
x.Hava Negilah - 10:00  (Traditional)
y.All Of Me - 10:00  (Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks)
z.You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You - 10:00  (Larry Stock, Russ Morgan, James Cavanaugh)
All titles on: -     Matdant CD: 586 - Sinatra And Sammy: North Country Concert (1990)

e, f, g, h performed as medley.

j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z performed as medley.

Omit Sammy Davis, Jr. (v) on l, p, r, u, w. Frank Sinatra (v) on j, k, l, m, o, p, r, s, u, w, y, z only.


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