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100 Strings and Joni

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This is a beautfully rendered album and Joni's voice is pitch perfect. She sings every note as written. But she takes no interpretive chances and there's no vocal fireworks. The real accomplishment here are the splendid arrangements by Jeffrey Osborne and Geoff Love - two men who never met a huge orchestra they didn't like. The lush, layered arrangements are spectacular. The musicians are also first rate and for such a large gathering there's a fantastic cohesiveness. Though her singing is pleasant enough, Joni's voice is basically the 101st instrument in the entire ensemble.

This is a great album of classic standards with lush orchestrations. Joni's voice is incredibly smooth and expressive and the selections are some of the best of the Jerome Kern era of classic songwriters. My favorite is Imagination. Best version I have ever heard...as a matter of fact many of the tunes are my benchmark arrangements. If you are a fan of the 30's-50's classic love songs and ballads, this is for you!! Great for Valentines Day. Romantic stuff. This was one of my favorite albums on vinyl as a kid. Now I can get the CD. Yeah!

100 Strings and Joni is a tour de force for lovers of romantic music of the 30's, 40's, and 50's. Joni's voice is pitch perfect with the back up of the strings lending their own magic.

My favorite is "I Can't Believe That You Love Me."

A great way to spend part of your Sunday afternoon listening to beautiful contemporary music.

I learnt about Joni James some 15 years ago. Her angelic voice always brought out the meaning of the songs which she had selected. It's always very relaxing to listen to any of her album. Am glad I managed to get this one.

When I saw this offering I was second guessing as to what it was, figuring I had just about everything Joni James every recorded. Wow! Was I ever wrong. I had a couple, sure, but the bulk of the album was all new to me. As always her melodic little girl voice sounded great. If you like listening JJ, don' miss this one.

Miss Joni James swept away on a veritable ocean of violins!
This classic LP remastered in pristine sound with tender torch tunes rendered "close to the microphone" by one of the 1950s most popular singing icons. Recorded in London at the famous Abbey Road studios with those lush, sweeping Acquaviva arrangements. Joni's most divine moment! (Tacked on to the original album are 6 tracks, also with the 100 Strings orchestra, of songs from her Jimmy McHugh tribute LP.)

May use this with other songs as background for all the scanned pics of us dancing for 52 years.