Customer Reviews

A Date with Della Reese at Mr Kelly's in Chicago / Story of the Blues

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The best I've heard. Della's powerfull voice makes an exceptional story through the different steps in blue's story. A must for any listener. Sorry but my english is not so well as I woul'd like.

The other reviewer of this CD sounds a little over obsessed with Della Reese and should get out more. However I think her best lp's are SPECIAL DELIVERY and DELLA. Both swing and are jazzy. This twofer is not bad but I'd hunt junk shops for the two titles just mantioned. Also Della Reese is not comparable to jazz singers like Ella Fitzgerald or Anita O'Day but more along the lines of Dinah Washington, and she can sing wondefully, with the right arrangements and songs.

She recorded the Story of the Blues when she was very young. Her voice is powerful -- almost gospel like. I had this album in vinyl, and it became so worn as to be almost unplayable. I'm so glad they released it. There are intros to each song that are a bit corny, but the recording is clear and the band behind her really swings.

Della Reese is the ultimate performer.Her voice is beyond description:amazingly powerful,expressive with flawless elocution and most original articulation,that requires much taste to be appreciated by real connoissers!Each song is a unique composition and none is like the other.After you listened to Della,the other blues or jazz stars seem colourless,despite their own qualities,they all are outcasted by Della's incredible temperament and talent.She is the alpha and the omega of song:she can sing everything,from gospel,blues to jazz and even classical music!!Della reese is without contest the BEST singer in the world!She has the trumpets of Jericho in her voice,and sings like an angel!She makes songs alive,she is not only an entertainer (actually the best) but she delivers a message in singing,of life,passion and joy.She is true and authentic and once you heard her,she put a spell on you forever!Moreover,she is gorgeous,and charismatic!Della Reese is the ultimate diva!