Let's Go To Town

Jill Corey | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 17, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sounds Of Yesteryear
• ASIN: B002PHI29M
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #509,023 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. National Guard Show #217: Introduction

2. National Guard Show #217: Milenberg Joys

3. National Guard Show #217: When I Fall In Love

4. National Guard Show #217: The Song Of The Wanderer

5. National Guard Show #217: A Cock Eyed Optomist

6. National Guard Show #217: Finale: Up A Lazy River

7. National Guard Show #218: Introduction

8. National Guard Show #218: Wedding Bells

9. National Guard Show #218: Bye Bye Blackbird

10. National Guard Show #218: Gin Mill Blues

11. National Guard Show #218: I've Got The World On A String

12. National Guard Show #218: Finale: Up A Lazy River

13. National Guard Show #219: Introduction

14. National Guard Show #219: Running Wild

15. National Guard Show #219: Somethings Coming

16. National Guard Show #219: Satin Doll

17. National Guard Show #219: The Trolley Song

18. National Guard Show #219: Finale: Up A Lazy River

19. National Guard Show #220: Introduction

20. National Guard Show #220: Come Back Sweet Papa

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

This CD contains four complete programs made for U.S. National Guard recruitment and features Billy Maxted's Manhattan Jazz Band, a swinging traditional band which was equally at home performing items such as Gin Mill Blues or Milneburg Joys as more laid back numbers such as Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's Satin Doll. The vocalist on these sessions was the superb Jill Corey, a singer who was more than the equal of most of her contemporaries, who handles a song in a fine and precise manner. Tracks include: Milenberg Joys, When I Fall In Love, The Song Of The Wanderer, Cock Eyed Optomist, Up A Lazy River, I've Got The World On A String, Satin Doll, The Trolley Song.

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not what it's cracked up to be., February 3, 2010

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Michael Plaskett "Mike Plaskett" (WDUQ Pittsburgh) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Let's Go To Town (Audio CD)

The packaging implies that Miss Corey works with the Billy Maxted Manhattan Jazz Band, but that isn't so. Corey's selections were recorded with a large studio orchestra. One might well conclude that Corey and Maxted never met.

Maxted's numbers themselves are true to their Red Nichols heritage. His bands were always sized between a small combo and a big band, tightly-arranged and ricky-ticky. The dixieland playing is clean and of big league quality.

Corey always comes off as a sweet kid with fine musicianship. Her singing has certain heartstring tugging qualities one might compare with that of Judy Garland, Helen Forrest or Betty Clooney.

These armed forces recruiting transcribed programs cleaned up well: the sound is pretty brilliant. If I remember correctly (I have filed the disc away), the dubbed in applause over the end of each selection is abrupt and phony, alas.