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Swing Around the Rosie (Spec Packaging)

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Swing Around Rosie is a wonderful Rosemary Clooney CD. I am baffled as to why this is out of print; it's a very good album. The sound quality is excellent and the artwork reflects good judgment. The Buddy Cole Trio plays magnificently, too.

The album starts off with Rosemary singing "'Deed I Do." "'Deed I Do" is a bouncy little tune that celebrates the joys of being in love. The Buddy Cole Trio throws in some mighty fine organ playing for the musical arrangement; and it all holds its own very well. "'Deed I Do" makes a strong start for this album. "You Took Advantage Of Me" features Rosemary singing this with a slower tempo than I'm used to--but she delivers this so well it's really very pretty. Rosemary's excellent timing enhances her performance, too.

"Blue Moon" is a classic love song that Rosemary aces so easily; her somewhat more mature voice sounds great and The Buddy Cole Trio supplies an excellent arrangement to accompany Rosemary as she sings. "A Touch Of The Blues" features Rosemary squarely in the spotlight--right where she belongs!

"Goody, Goody" is a cover song that Rosemary makes all her own with her timing and diction; The Buddy Cole Trio play the organ and more to make this number truly stand out as one of the highlights of this album. Listen also for "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me." This is yet another classic ballad featuring some great percussion while Rosemary sings this with all her heart and soul. How wonderful!

"I Wish I Were In Love Again" gets the royal treatment from Rosemary as she bats this right out of the ballpark. Rosemary's voice is again in excellent form and The Buddy Cole Trio plays beautiful music to make "I Wish I Were In Love Again" a very appealing number.

"Sunday In Savannah" is another charming ballad Rosemary Clooney fans are sure to enjoy; and the album ends well with Rosemary performing "This Can't Be Love." Rosemary sings this with plenty of enthusiasm and all her heart--excellent! "This Can't Be Love" really makes a fine, upbeat ending for this CD.

Rosemary Clooney fans will want this CD for their collections; it's absolutely wonderful. People who enjoy classic pop vocals will want this, too.

Rosemary Clooney has been one of the most underrated singers of our time. Her senses of rhythm and pitch rank up there with the best of them. This album is a terrific example of her abilities.

My only complaint with Verve is the price. The ... CD is only 28 minutes long! It's supposedly a limited edition package, and the sound is great, but the price is absurd.

If you want to understand what good American music was like in the late 1950s and early 1960s, you need this album. I also recommend Ms. Clooney's "Rosie Solves the Swinging Riddle," in my opinion the best album she ever did.

As for this record, it will feel good on the ears.

I hesitated buying this CD because I had Rosemary singing some of these songs on another recording (Rosie Sings Bing, I think). But they are most definitely NOT the same. On this CD, Rosie sings with a Jazz trio--with an organ as a major instrument. On other recordings, the backgrounds are more lush and "produced." On THIS recording, I swear, you can almost visualize them all playing in a smoky nightclub. I too, wish they had identified musicians, and the liner notes were really not worth reproducing. Mostly, though, you need to realize that this might be the best set of standards that Rosemary Clooney recorded. The original recording was done in 1958, and I am thrilled that I was able to enjoy it today. If you are hesitant, don't be afraid to buy from one of the vendors selling used copies. Mine cost me $2.50. It would have been worth full price.

I started to listen to Rosemary after hearing her sing on an album of Gershwins songs recorded by Michael Feinstein in 1987: "Pure Gershwin". I have to admit that up until then I'd looked on Rosemary Clooney as something of a lightweight singer. Little did I know! So the first 10 albums I listened to were from her Concord periode. What I liked the most was the timbre of her voice. Some of it came from age, some from experience,but as it turned out, for the most part it had been there all the time.

This album looks like a sure winner, the horrible picture on the cover aside. How could you loose with an album crammed full of great songs? For a starter you could get together with the Buddy Cole Trio. OK, I don't like Hammond-Organ Jazz, but worse than that: The arrangements are almost embarrassing to listen to. That great song "To Close for Comfort" made famous by Sammy Davis Jr, here really makes my skin crawl. I know a lot of you out there will disagree with me, but if you want the young Rosemary: Go for another album. THAT aside: She sings great!!! That's where the 3 stars are earned. The last two sits on my CD-shelf with this album that I hardly ever play.

Rosemary Clooney with a jazz trio led by organist/pianist Buddy Cole, Clooney gets hot on numbers like "Sing You Sinners" and "This Can't Be Love." One of her more enjoyable non-Mitch Miller(Thank God...)sets. This is Rosie swingin' with a trio, a represntitive set of Clooney the jazz singer. Also try "Blue Rose" Rosemary Clooney With Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, another Clooney gem.

This lovely reissue brings back one of Rosemary Clooney's most sought-after albums of the 60's - 'Swing Around Rosie'. Accompanied by the Buddy Cole Trio, this album is pure FUN!

Rosemary Clooney swings through numbers like "Goody Goody", "This Can't Be Love" (from THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE), "Deed I Do", "You Took Advantage of Me" and "Moonlight Mississippi (A Whistle-Stop Town)".

Jauntily-orchestrated by the Buddy Cole Trio, Rosemary is in her element, singing these superb numbers. This limited edition reissue reproduces the album complete with the Coral logo and the original liner notes. It's being discontinued in 2005 but I hear that copies will get harder and harder to get as early as next year, so I advise you to snap up this superb CD while you can!

Highly-recommended for Rosemary Clooney and show music fans.