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Complete Recordings with Les Brown

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by: Doris Day

Release Date April 05, 2004
Such an angelic voice at such a young age. These are Doris' first recordings. The Jazz Factory has done a marvelous job with these 50+ year old recordings. Buy this first , then save up for the Bear Family boxes. Man , what a voice !

CD-Charts Position 152
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You're the Top: The Love Songs of Cole Porter

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by: Bobby Short, Cole Porter

Release Date June 22, 1999
Bobby Short has to be the leading Cole Porter interpreter today. It's hard not to think of Short and not picture him singing Porter. As for Cole Porter he is simplely the GREATEST composer that ever lived. In my opinion. I never heard Short sing some of the songs on this album and was wondering when he would record them. For instance "What Is This Thing Called Love" which is a or should I say WAS a very popular song. There's something extra here in this album,Short now works with a orchestra. Also he has Howard Alden playing his great guitar. I happened to hear Alden in the movie "Sweet and Lowdown". Short once again makes a great album. If your a fan of Cole Porter's music or Bobby Short...YOU HAVE TO GET THIS!

CD-Charts Position 153
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Lady Sings the Blues

CD-Charts > Music > Cabaret
by: Various Artists

Release Date March 25, 2003
Lady Sings The Blues is a marvelous two CD set that has so much to offer! This really gives people a large amount of timeless ballads from some of the best divas of the entire twentieth century. The sound quality is excellent and the artwork is very thoughtful.

Sarah Vaughan kicks off the set with her wonderful interpretation of "Key Largo." Sarah sounds just lovely and her ability to play with tempo changes impresses me greatly. The musical arrangement is rather jazzy as well. There's also "Embraceable You" sung by Dianne Reeves; Dianne sings this with all her heart and soul. The tempo is slowed down somewhat from the tempo I'm used to but this ballad as sung here by Dianne Reeves still holds its own very well. Della Reese also sounds ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 154
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Couleur Café

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by: Serge Gainsbourg

Release Date February 25, 1997
This CD showcases the best of Serge, in my opinion.

Somehow I think that Serge loved this period best. I think that this is where his heart was - long before he turned into Gainsbarre and the late 60s - 80s.

The song "Couleur Cafe" itself is an enduring classic of French popular music. To this day one can still hear it being played on the radio in France.

CD-Charts Position 155
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The Very Thought of You: Decca Recordings 1951-57

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by: Jeri Southern

Release Date March 09, 1999
Jeri Southern's era, the 40's and 50's, is not usually to my tase. I have few fond memories of the fifties. But once I discovered this album on Rhapsody, I couldn't get her voice out of my head. She has a sophisticated technique, a wonderful jazz voice and sings with absolute sincerity--the art that conceals art. The prior reviews on Amazon say it all. Get this CD!

CD-Charts Position 156
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Only One Life: The Songs of Jimmy Webb

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by: Michael Feinstein, Jimmy Webb

Release Date October 07, 2003
Feinstein gets the most out of Webb's already beautiful music, giving heartfelt, emotional deliveries without being excessively sentimental. I'd rate Feinstein's versions of "All I Know" and "Skywriter" above Art Garfunkel's, and his version of "The Moon's A Harsh Mistress" over Glen Campbell's. Except for Webb himself, I'd rank Feinstein as the best singer of Webb's songs that I know of.

CD-Charts Position 157
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Remembering Patsy Cline

CD-Charts > Music > Cabaret
by: Various Artists

Release Date September 09, 2003
but it was not. It was so disappointingly TERRIBLE I sent it to the landfill, heartbroken.

CD-Charts Position 158
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Mad Dogs and Englishmen

CD-Charts > Music > Cabaret
by: Noel Coward

Release Date August 21, 2007
but it was not. It was so disappointingly TERRIBLE I sent it to the landfill, heartbroken.

CD-Charts Position 159
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A Centenary Tribute: Songs from 1930-1953

CD-Charts > Music > Cabaret
by: Josephine Baker

Release Date March 13, 2006


> I have the greatest respect for and owe a lot to the gallant little producers who are restoring old recordings to CDs. So to my list of such companies as DRG and Archeophone, I can now add a delightful little label from London, England called Sepia.


I have just listened to 5 CDs, each featuring a female vocalist from the past, and was fascinated by their contrasting styles.


"Starring Betty Rhodes" (Sepia 1069) showcases a singer whose ""I don't want to walk without you" I have used so many times in my talk about the songs of World War II. Never the great star, she was always around doing a far better than average job in a few films and countless recordings. Here she sings 26 numbers that include "Somewhere in the night," "What is this thing called love?" ... Read More:

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Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Billie Holiday

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by: Billie Holiday

Release Date November 07, 2000
I am not a jazz or music expert, but Billie Holiday is my favorite vocalist, period. However, most of the other collections I have of hers (and admittedly, it's pretty limited) seem unable to divorce her public persona from her music. We know about her personal struggles, and it almost seems as if other producers have arranged her songs to reflect the inevitable downward spiral we know will come.

This album, however, hits the perfect Billie Holiday pitch. For the first few songs, she's young, maybe slightly hopeful, but definitely a little haunted. For the bulk of the songs in the middle, she's romantic, but edgy with cynicism about her experiences and weaknesses. The tragedy seems to have arrived by the last three tracks, but even still, it's not so hopeless that it's painful to listen to.
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