Ivy Benson and Her All Girl Band

Ivy Benson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 30, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1943
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Harlequin Records
• ASIN: B0000509HV
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,666 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Home Coming Waltz

2. We Mustn't Say Goodbye

3. Star Dust

4. I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You

5. If I Had My Way

6. Tell me The Truth

7. How Sweet You Are

8. It Can't Be Wrong

9. By The River Of The Roses

10. I Dream In The Arms Of My Darling

11. There's A Ship Rolling Home

12. I'm Sending My Blessings

13. A Tree In The Meadow

14. I'm In The Mood For Love

15. Turn Over A New Leaf

16. I Cover The Waterfront

17. Once Upon A Wintertime

18. I Never Knew

19. Jealousy

20. Not So Quiet, Please

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars +1/2 From the hidden history of female jazz players, May 13, 2003

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This review is from: Ivy Benson and Her All Girl Band (Audio CD)

The rise of "all-girl" bands in WWII-era America is pretty well documented, with the International Sweethearts of Rhythm being the iconic band of the genre. Less well-known are their British contemporaries, who also took up the slack in the homefront nightclub scene, as the the menfolk went off to war. Bandleader Ivy Benson was one of the most successful female musicians of her time, leading a pretty solid band right up through the 1960s, well after the big band era had collapsed back in the States. These recordings, from 1943-49 singles and radio broadcasts, are not the most dazzling or top-flight dance band material, but they are charming and nostalgic, and capture a nice slice of sweet band history, which would otherwise have slid from memory long, long ago. Certainly worth checking out.