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For the Boys
(1991)
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Bette Midler
A film placing Midler in The Andrews Sisters' milieu of WWII was an inspired choice, and the soundtrack shows her abilities on period material as well as giving her a chance to sing a touching version of The Beatles' "In My Life." William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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I'll Take Romance
(2002)
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Beegie Adair
One reason that the great pop standards of the 1930s, '40s, and '50s are great pop standards is that they have proven versatile. Though usually written for Broadway or Hollywood musicals, they were taken up by pop musicians while still new, and over the years served as vehicles for jazz players before being transformed by Frank Sinatra and his ...
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Hit Parade 1953
(2007)
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Various Artists
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No More Blues
(1988)
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Susannah McCorkle
Susannah McCorkle first emerged in 1976 as one of the top interpreters of lyrics to mature since the 1950s. Since then she has continued to grow as an expressive singer who brings out hidden beauty in the songs she sings. For her Concord debut, McCorkle is joined by Ken Peplowski (on clarinet and tenor), either Emily Remler or Bucky Pizzarelli on ...
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The Dawn of Doo-Wop
(2002)
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Various Artists
England's Proper label issued this 100-track attempt to sum up the state of black harmony groups between 1940 and 1952. Though there's a lot of incredible music from the era, this four-disc set overly concentrates on slow ballads instead of up-tempo numbers. The first disc, "Digging the Roots," begins right where it should, with tracks by the ...
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A Jazz Romance: A Night in With Verve
(2001)
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Various Artists
In jazz, ballads have a way of separating the men from the boys and the women from the girls. They show what an improviser is made of emotionally. On ballads, technique for the sake of technique doesn't cut it -- you have to bring some genuine feeling and honest-to-God emotion to the table. And there is plenty of honest-to-God emotion on this four ...
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The Definitive Collection
(2006)
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Tom T. Hall
Hip-O's 2006 The Definitive Collection is a retitled reissue of their 2001 release Ultimate Collection. Since Tom T. Hall's recording career extends all the way from 1969 to the end of the 20th century, becoming familiar with his music can often feel like a daunting task. Thankfully, the folks at Hip-O have made things much easier for newcomers ...
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Over the Rainbow
(2001)
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Little Jimmy Scott
There have been few 75-year-old vocalists working in any popular music style that sounded as good as Scott did on this session from late 2000, aided by contributions from top players like Joe Beck (guitar) and Grady Tate (drums). Scott loves those sentimental songs, and this set is full of standards in that vein, from the title track and "Pennies ...
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Close to You and More
(1957)
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Frank Sinatra
Close to You is one of Frank Sinatra's most gentle and intimate albums, and that is due in no small part to the Hollywood String Quartet, which forms the core of the album's instrumental support. It also was one of the most difficult to record, taking eight months and five different sessions. Certainly, it is one of the most unusual and special of ...
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Sings the Select Johnny Mercer
(1995)
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Frank Sinatra
This isn't a definitive collection mainly because Frank Sinatra went on to record so many more great Johnny Mercer tunes for his Reprise label. But what does make it onto this CD is top-shelf. Since Sinatra was justly renown for his sensitive way with a lyric, it makes sense to compile numbers that were by written by Mercer, his favorite lyricist. ...
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Love Songs from the 50's
(2000)
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Various Artists
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Here Comes Mr. Jordan
(1994)
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Steve Jordan
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Till Then: The Very Best of the Classics
(2001)
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The Classics
Till Then: The Very Best of the Classics collects 20 tracks from this often neglected harmony quartet. The Classics' inability to stay with one particular record label for any length of time proved to be their downfall. Between 1959 and 1964, the Classics recorded for at least a half-dozen different labels. Definitive versions of the hits ...
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That's All
(1964)
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Mel Tormé
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First Issue: Great American Songbook
(1994)
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Billie Holiday
For this double-disc set commemorating her American postage stamp (and patterned after Ella Fitzgerald's Songbook series), Verve compiled two discs of Billie Holiday covering the best of American popular song, from Ellington to Gershwin to Berlin to Porter and others. Though most of the material comes from the late '50s, when Holiday's voice was ...
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Ballad Essentials
(2002)
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Susannah McCorkle
Noted for the beauty of her voice and ability to freshen up the most tired lyric, Susannah McCorkle left behind an impressive and large body of work at the time of her death in 2001. Ballad Essentials concentrates onMcCorkle's softer side, collecting a dozen pieces recorded for Concord between 1983 and 2000. A remarkable cadre including Ken ...
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Keys to Your Heart
(1995)
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David Syme
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Live at the Cafe Carlyle
(1984)
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George Shearing with Don Thompson
Don Thompson spent several years as George Shearing's bassist and this album is his best recording with the veteran pianist. Thompson, who plays second piano on Herbie Hancock's "Tell Me a Bedtime Story," jams with strong intuition and consistent swing, easily picking up on Shearing's musical directions during such songs as "Pent up House," "The ...
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The Magic of Kay Starr
(2001)
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Kay Starr
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Favorite Things
(1997)
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George Shearing
George Shearing's solo piano CD Favorite Things doesn't hide his early background in the study of classical music, but at times it celebrates it. The only truly arranged piece on the album, "My Favorite Things," incorporates a portion of a Scarlatti sonata, while "Not You Again" hints at Tchaikovsky. "Taking a Chance on Love" was inspired by ...
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Memories/Sing the Good Old Songs
(2001)
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The Vogues
Taragon collects two of the Vogues' late-'60s albums onto one CD with Memories/Sing the Good Old Songs. Along with the hit singles "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)" and "Moments to Remember," the two-fer includes sweet, lighter-than-air renditions of "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing," "Since I Don't Have You," "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye," ...
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Mostly Ballads
(1989)
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Lionel Hampton
As with the slightly earlier Mostly Blues CD, the title of this set is inaccurate. True, Hampton performs such ballads as "I'll Be Seeing You," "Lover Man" and "But Beautiful," but many of these songs are taken at medium tempos and this program also includes three Teo Macero originals that are definitely not ballads. The use of synthesizer on ...
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The Magic World of Gordon Jenkins/In a Tender Mood
(2000)
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Gordon Jenkins
In 2000, Collectors' Choice Music released The Magic World of Gordon Jenkins/In a Tender Mood, which contained two complete albums by Gordon Jenkins on one compact disc. Rob Theakston, All Music Guide
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Save the Last Dance for Me
(1995)
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Dion & the Belmonts
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Runaround Sue: The Best of the Rest
(1993)
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Dion
It doesn't need to be said that a compilation of little-known Dion tracks from the early 1960s, half of them outtakes and alternates that didn't see first release until the 1980s, is for fans only. If you are a fan, and accept that his lesser-known tracks from the period were (as they were for virtually every rock artist of the time) not nearly up ...
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