Maxine Sullivan - Loch Lomond: Greatest Hits 1937-1942

Maxine Sullivan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 20, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Asv Living Era
• ASIN: B00000DBV5
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,398 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Loch Lomond

2. I'm Comin', Virginia

3. Annie Laurie

4. Blue Skies

5. Easy To Love

6. The Folks Who Live On The Hill

7. Darling Nelly Gray

8. Nice Work If You Can Get It

9. Moments Like This

10. It Was A Lover And His Lass

11. Darkeyes

12. St. Louis Blues

13. Night And Day

14. Kinda Lonesome

15. It Ain't Necessarily So

16. Say It With A Kiss

17. I Dream Of Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair

18. I'm Happy About The Whole Thing

19. Corn Pickin'

20. Just A Little Gypsy

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars song heard on Hewlett Packard TV advertisement, April 13, 2004

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This review is from: Maxine Sullivan - Loch Lomond: Greatest Hits 1937-1942 (Audio CD)

The rendition of "Blue Skies" heard on the Hewlett Packard television commercial is on this CD.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the great artists of the twentieth century, August 5, 2005

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Hannah Somers "Hannah Somers" (California, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maxine Sullivan - Loch Lomond: Greatest Hits 1937-1942 (Audio CD)

Maxine Sullivan's recordings from the late 1930s through the early 1940s are not widely known. She, however, is one of the great jazz artists, with a lilting, musical delivery that one usually associates with Billie Holiday. Her voice, particularly in the early years is pure, clear and beautiful. It's as if Peggy Lee's voice was crossed with Holiday's soul. Sullivan's music is all swing, deeply and joyfully immersed in the music. There's no loud, bombastic, self-serving delivery here, so if you are a big fan of Betty Hutton, Streisand, or Mariah Carey, this may be too subtle for you. If you love Billie Holiday or Peggy Lee, you'll love Maxine Sullivan. Sullivan had a resurgence in the 1970s and she was very big overseas, but she smoked and her 1970 and later recordings sound a little raspy. But her delivery and the result is always fine.

5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding!, January 1, 2012

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Ms. Sullivan was right there on 52nd street when the whole place was abuzz with the sounds of early jazz, before it became corrupted with the crazy sounds of later times. You can actually follow the melodies here. It is maybe better described as a kind of crossover pop-blues, easy listening music. Whatever it is, this album is a keeper. Very pleasant to have as background while you're working in the shop. Her vocals are soft and feminine, not the husky sound of a Bessie Smith. She wasn't a druggo like Billie Holliday, just a pure artistic expert in phraseing her vocals, with neat catchy tunes and excellent backround horns. Her story is just as amazing in which she came from Pittsburgh and thought you could just walk in to a studio and get a record contract. Well, she did. I wasn't there, but my guess is she and her band probably weren't the flashiest, but her music was dripping with soul. I'm not a big soul or jazz fan, but I purchased an extra one of these just in case they ever disappear.