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A TREAT FOR FANS OF THIRTIES SWING, June 7, 2004
This review is from: Stardust (Audio CD)
DeeDee Wright was fun! This seemingly forgotten lady was Tommy Dorsey's foremost female vocalist from 1935-1939. Because this CD is the ONLY one on the market which features the best of Edythe Wright, fans of Tommy Dorsey/Thirties Swing will be enthralled! Granted, DeeDee's voice wasn't beautiful in the vein of say Helen Forrest's, but it was very pleasant on the ears nevertheless. Some of her better-known recordings are: her lovely 1936 rendition of "Star Dust", "The Lady is a Tramp", "The Dipsy Doodle", "There's Frost on the Moon", "At the Codfish Ball", "Nice Work if You Can Get It", "Everybody's Doing It" and "San Francisco" This CD is highly recommended for serious collectors of Swing-Era music: it's a nostalgic funfest which is a real find for those interested.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Classic songs ... less than classic sound quality, December 16, 1999
As one who is not a recording technician, I hate to dwell on the sound quality, but this CD would rate more highly if it sounded better. If you can accept that the recordings ARE quite old, this is a very listenable collection of some great songs. Even if you enjoy the swinging Sinatra of the '50s more, you can hear the start of his trademark long phrasing here. Songs like "I'll be Seeing You" and "Imagination" are timeless, although "Dolores" has not aged as gracefully, with a lot of humming and doo-be-doo's that are either charming or annoying, depending on your taste. As far as I know there is no definitive Sinatra-Dorsey collection, but this is one worth considering.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
TRACK LISTING FOR FRANK SINATRA STARDUST, July 28, 2009
CD ONE
1. OH, LOOK AT ME NOW
2. ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE
3. AND THEN YOU KISSED ME
4. DEVIL MAY CARE
5. ALL OF ME
6. BLUE SKIES
7. EAST OF THE SUN
8. AMOR
9. APRIL PLAYED THE FIDDLE
10. I'LL BE AROUND
11. FOOLS RUSH IN
12. HOW ABOUT YOU?
13. LOVE ME AS I AM
14. IT HAD TO BE YOU
15. LET'S GET AWAY FROM IT ALL
16. LOVER COME BACK TO ME
17. NANCY
18. IF I LOVED YOU
19. SHAKE DOWN THE STARS
20. I'LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN
CD TWO
1. BEGIN THE BEGUINE
2. SWINGING ON A STAR
3. DAYBREAK
4. STARDUST
5. THE GIRL THAT I MARRY
6. THEY SAY IT'S WONDERFUL
7. TRADE WINDS
8. MY HEART TELLS ME
9. NIGHT AND DAY
10. YOU AND I
11. YOU MIGHT HAVVE BELONG TO ANOTHER
12. YOURS IS MY HEART ALONE
13. I'VE HAD THIS FEELING BEFORE
14. LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY
15. OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING
16. OVER THE RAINBOW
17. PEOPLE WILL SAY WE'RE IN LOVE
18. OL MAN RIVER
19. THERE ARE THINGS
20. WHAT MAKES THE SUNSET
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