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This Italian-born, Chicago-raised bandleader had an equal flair for lush ballads, big-band swing, Latin rhythms…even rock ’n’ roll, when that arrived later in the ’50s. That’s why he remained a popular attraction, year after year; these 55 prime recordings include his hits "So Long," "Pretend," "Caravan," "Crazy, Man, Crazy," "Warsaw Converto," "The Creep," "Skokiaan," "Theme from Picnic," "Tricky," "Shish-Kebab," his arrangements of "Perdido," "Autumn Leaves," "Tenderly," "Maybelline" and more! Acrobat.