Joni Swings Sweet/Bossa Nova Style (2003)

About this title: This single-CD two-fer includes a pair of vintage pop titles from vocalist Joni James. By the time she issued Joni Swings Sweet (1959), James had already become one of America's top pop vocalists. Here, James showcases her inimitably lyrical interpretations of a dozen well-known popular standards backed by both a full orchestra and a smaller combo. This is much in keeping with the same variety that she utilized during her legendary live shows -- which were more often than not performed to standing-room-only crowds from coast to coast as well as abroad. The album kicks off with a blast as ... read more

Tracks:

1. Somebody Loves Me [DeSylva/MacDonald]
2. After You've Gone [Creamer/Layton]
3. Blue Moon [Hart/Rodgers]
4. Sentimental Journey [Brown/Green/Homer]
5. Moonglow [DeLange/Hudson/Mill]
6. Too Marvellous for Words [Mercer/Whiting]
7. Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart [Hanley]
8. I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) [Turk/Ahlert]
9. How About You [Freed/Lane]
10. It Had to Be You [Kahn/Jones]
11. You Make Me Feel So Young [Myrow/Gorson/Gordon]
12. The Blue Room [Hart/Rodgers]
13. Dindi [Gilbert/Jobim/Olive]
14. I Could Have Danced All Night [Lerner/Loewe]
15. September Song [Anderson/Weill]
16. My Foolish Heart [Washington/Young]
17. I Wish You Love (Que Reste T'Il de Nos Amours) [Trenet/Beach]
18. While We're Young [Engvick/Wilder/Pali]
19. I Understand [Gannon/Wayne]
20. The Girl from Ipanema [Jobim/DeMoraes/Gimb]
21. Guilty [Kahn/Akst/Whiting]
22. Once I Loved [Gilbert/Jobim/DeMor]
23. My Romance [Rodgers/Hart]
24. You're Nearer [Rodgers/Hart]

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