Amapola [ASV/Living Era] (2000)

About this title: It's truly disgraceful that MCA, which owns Jimmy Dorsey's classic sides, has so poorly served his pop recordings that an unauthorized British outfit like ASV can come up with a definitive Dorsey pop music collection. The songs here include a dozen chart-toppers and a dozen more recordings that made it to the top five, variously featuring Bing Crosby, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell, Kitty Kallen, and the Andrews Sisters. The songs are of minimal interest to jazz fans, but to those who enjoy big band music, it is well nigh impossible to ignore the virtuosity in this band. Even on a pop chestnut ... read more

Tracks:

1. I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) [Mercer]
2. Never in a Million Years [Gordon/Revel]
3. Too Marvelous for Words [Whiting/Mercer]
4. I Fall in Love With You Every Day [Loesser/Sherwin]
5. Change Partners [Berlin]
6. Hold Tight, Hold Tight (Sea Food) [Brandow/Kent/Robins]
7. Deep Purple [DeRose/Parish]
8. Six Lessons from Madame la Zonga [Newman/Monaco]
9. The Breeze and I [Lecuona/Stillman]
10. I Hear a Rhapsody [Baker/Fragos/Gaspar]
11. High on a Windy Hill [Kramer/Whitney]
12. Amapola [Lacalle/Gamse]
13. Yours (Quiereme Mucho) [Rodriguez/Roig/Sher]
14. My Sister and I [Zaret/Whitney/Krame]
15. Maria Elena [Barcelata/Russell]
16. Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes) [Menéndez/Gilbert/Ut]
17. Blue Champagne [Watts/Ryerson]
18. Jim [Petrillo/Rose/Shawn]
19. Tangerine [Schertzinger/Mercer]
20. My Devotion [Napton/Hillman]
21. Besame Mucho [Skylar/Velazquez]
22. Star Eyes [Raye/DePaul]
23. They're Either Too Young or Too Old [Schwartz/Loesser]
24. When They Ask About You [Stept]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.