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 A SUBTLE SWING Jan 28, 2009
This was issued in 1990 by Columbia Legacy in their Best Of Big Bands series, and spans mid-1936 to early 1939. Eleven of the eighteen tracks are instrumentals and show what an excellent orchestra this was. The reason was not simply the excellence of Eddie Sauter's arrangements but also, as the late Dick Sudhalter points out in the liner note, that the emphasis was on playing with restraint. That's not to say that the result is not exciting, rather that it is what the audience labelled "subtle swing". That was suited perfectly to Mildred Bailey's voice, which she deployed with sensitivity. As a bonus, two previously unissued titles (I Kiss Your Hand, Madame and A-Tisket, A-Tasket are included), and their presence compensates for what today is regarded as short measure.
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 Choice collection of Red Norvo with Mildred Bailey Apr 19, 2008
If you're looking for a collection of songs from the 1930s that swing and feature Mildred Bailey, this is it. Mildred Bailey sings on "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm," "A Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid," "Always and Always,"Picture Me Without You," "Smoke Dreams," "I Go For That," and Ella Fitzgerald's signature song, "A-Tisket, A-Tasket." The sound quality is extremely good without the crackles and pops you usually hear on such old recordings in other collections. The remainder of the songs are really great easy swingin' tunes, including some Irving Berlin numbers, i.e., the aforementioned "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm," "Remember," and "Russian Lullaby." Featured on piano on several tracks is Bill Miller, who became Frank Sinatra's pianist. Get this disc!
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