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A Voice in Time: 1939-1952
(2007)
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Frank Sinatra
This four-CD set is a first in Frank Sinatra's Columbia Records discography: a box set that encompasses his Columbia solo sides with his work for Tommy Dorsey and Harry James, plus live broadcast sides up through 1952. It may also perplex some potential purchasers, especially those who already have the 12-CD Sony/Legacy Columbia Years set -- which ...
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The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy]
(2002)
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Tony Bennett
Like most entries in Sony/Legacy's Essential series, 2002's The Essential Tony Bennett is an excellent, exhaustive retrospective of a lengthy, hit-filled career at Columbia. Although Bennett spent time at other labels -- particularly in the '70s -- he made his best-known and greatest recordings for Columbia, from the late '50s through the '90s, ...
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Flower Drum Song [Original Broadway Cast]
(1961)
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Original Cast Recording
Rodgers and Hammerstein return to a theme that had served them well in both The King and I and South Pacific: misunderstanding and reconciliation between individuals of differing cultural backgrounds. This 1958 musical revolved around the meeting of old and new worlds in San Francisco's Chinatown. Flower Drum Song has a serviceable score but is ...
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All-Time Greatest Hits
(1950)
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Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett's departure from Columbia Records after 22 years in 1972 inspired the label to put together a one-volume hits compilation (originally released on two LPs) of 20 songs covering his entire Columbia output, from "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and the early hits like "Because of You" and "Rags to Riches," through the early- to mid-'60s hit ...
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Gold
(2005)
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The Temptations
With an onslaught of greatest-hits compilations to their name, finding the ideal Temptations anthology can prove to be a daunting task for the die-hard fan as well as for those simply looking for the hits. Granted, there are several in print that are passable but by no means thorough surveys. And aside from the onslaught of midrange budget-line ...
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Army Air Force Band
(2001)
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Glenn Miller & the Army Air Force Band
In 1956, RCA Victor released an ambitious, if imperfect, five-LP set that focused on U.S. performances by Glenn Miller's Army Air Force Band; all of the material, which spanned July 1943-June 1944, was recorded before the orchestra moved to England. That five-LP set drove Miller's hardcore fans wild; they were thrilled to get their hands on a lot ...
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The Music of Johnny Mathis: A Personal Collection
(1994)
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Johnny Mathis
The Music of Johnny Mathis: A Personal Collection is exactly that, a four-disc box set of recordings hand-picked by Johnny Mathis, with an accompanying booklet filled with biographical information and his recollections about each song. The 86 selections are arranged in chronological order from Mathis' first recording, "When Sunny Gets Blue" from ...
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By Request/Sing to Me, Mr. C.
(2001)
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Perry Como
Collectables Records' two-CD set By Request/Sing to Me, Mr. C. combines two early-'60s Perry Como albums. By Request, actually the later of the two discs, having been released initially in 1962, finds Como tackling some of the best songs of the day, the album given over to early-'60s hits like "Can't Help Falling in Love" and "Moon River." Of ...
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Flower Drum Song [2002 Broadway Revival Cast]
(2003)
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2002 Broadway Revival Cast
Flower Drum Song is unique among Rodgers & Hammerstein's musicals in that it was neither a massive success like Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music, nor a flop like Allegro, Pipe Dream, and Me & Juliet. It was a moderate success: Its 600-performance run on Broadway, 1958-1960, returned a profit to investors; ...
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The Complete Concord Recordings
(2002)
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Mel Tormé & George Shearing
Beside Marty Paich, none of Mel Tormé's collaborators exerted such a large influence on the singer's career as George Shearing, the pianist whose understated, expressive accompaniment contributed to Tormé's resurgence during the early '80s. Their six excellent albums together -- two of which, An Evening With... and Top Drawer, earned Grammy awards ...
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A Grand Night for Singing [Original Broadway Cast]
(1994)
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Original Broadway Cast Recording
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Romance [Box Set]
(2002)
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Frank Sinatra
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My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations
(2002)
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The Temptations
At the time of the release of the two-disc Temptations compilation My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations, Motown had in print a five-CD box set, Emperors of Soul; a one-disc Ultimate Collection; and two volumes of the midline-priced 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection on the group (not to mention umpteen older comps). So, this TV ...
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I'll Buy You a Star
(1961)
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Johnny Mathis
The voice of Johnny Mathis is always distinctive and compelling but when blended with Nelson Riddle, whose magic made recordings by Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, and so many others even more special, the results are extraordinary. I'll Buy You a Star puts Mathis' voice in a beautiful setting, something Linda Ronstadt would emulate ...
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A&E Biography
(1998)
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Bobby Darin
Released in conjunction with the airing of the television show of the same name, A&E Biography offers an incomplete but informative overview of Bobby Darin's recordings for Capitol Records. Although the compilation is limited by its reliance on a single label -- Darin recorded many terrific rock & roll songs for Atlantic -- many of his great ...
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Miss Peggy Lee
(1998)
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Peggy Lee
Except for four hit-making years for Decca in the middle of the '50s, Peggy Lee spent the balance of her career with Capitol. And though her many LPs were among the best recorded at the label, most still lay unreleased by the late '90s. Capitol rectified the situation somewhat with the release of its four-disc treatment, Miss Peggy Lee. Including ...
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Show Stoppers, Too!
(2004)
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Various Artists
New York-based independent label DRG Records certainly doesn't have the market on cast recordings to itself; the major labels still issue most of the original Broadway cast albums, and there are other competitors in the field. But 28 years into its existence, DRG continues to devote itself primarily to show music, and this sampler of cast ...
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Super Hits
(1999)
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Johnny Mathis
Johnny's Greatest Hits remains the definitive Johnny Mathis album, but it has to be said that Columbia's budget-line collection Super Hits does an excellent job of capturing highlights from his career. Most of his biggest hits are here, including "Chances Are," "Wonderful! Wonderful," "The Twelfth of Never," "A Certain Smile" and "Too Much, Too ...
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The V-Discs: Columbia Years: 1943-45
(1943)
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Frank Sinatra
When Frank Sinatra left Tommy Dorsey's band and signed his first solo contract with Columbia Records in 1943, it should have been one of the biggest musical events of the year -- Sinatra had been wowing audiences since 1940 as a singer in Dorsey's band, and had developed a huge following, especially among younger women; in the space of just two ...
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Many a Wonderful Moment
(2000)
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Rosemary Clooney
Bear Family's Many a Wonderful Moment gathers eight discs of Rosemary Clooney's music. Beginning with her switch to Columbia in 1958 and including her complete recordings for MGM, Coral, RCA, Reprise, and Capitol, the set covers ten years' worth of work with Bing Crosby, Nelson Riddle, and other stars of the time. Excursions into country, Latin, ...
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Hearts and Minds
(2000)
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Susannah McCorkle
Susannah McCorkle's 16th release available through Concord begins with "I Can Dream, Can't I" and ends with "I Don't Want ro Set the World on Fire," two highly desirous songs that may reflect the intentions of the dynamic vocalist, but needless to say after 15 successful releases cannot begin to measure the tremendous impact she has had as one of ...
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Jazz 'Round Midnight Again: Ella Fitzgerald
(1995)
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Ella Fitzgerald
Although the subject of countless roundups, regal chanteuse Ella Fitzgerald guarantees nothing less than a quality mix. A balm for migraines and perfect for nights at home, Fitzgerald's ballad artistry is particularly stunning; so much so that Verve is presenting this encore of her first Jazz 'Round Midnight disc. The new look comes with a fresh ...
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1959 Broadway Songbook
(1995)
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Jeff Harnar
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I'll Be Easy to Find
(1998)
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Sarah Partridge
It is quickly obvious (after hearing a chorus or two of this fine CD) that Sarah Partridge is a first-class jazz singer. It is not that she completely remakes the material, but she has lived the songs enough to make most of them sound as if they written for her. Partridge (based in New York) has a strong voice, is able to scat effectively and, ...
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Love Locked Out
(1959)
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Beverly Kelly
Although she had an appealing voice and a softly swinging style, Bev Kelly only recorded two jazz albums before sinking permanently into obscurity. On the CD reissue of her first Riverside date, the repertoire mostly deals with lost love and most of the songs are taken at slow-to-medium tempos. The supporting cast is impressive (pianist Jimmy ...
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