The Twenties Sweetheart [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED] [Import]

Annette Hanshaw | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 5, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Jasmine Music
• ASIN: B0000017EA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,040 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #19 in Music > Pop > Oldies > Tin Pan Alley
  • #60 in Music > Miscellaneous > Nostalgia

Editorial Reviews

Annette Hanshaw, along with Ruth Etting was one of the major female singers of the 1920's. This particular disc, has a great selection of songs, beginning with a few from 1926, including the very popular 1920's song "Black Bottom", running through selections from 1927, rounding off with a few in 1928. Taken the date of these tracks, the sound quality of these recordings are brilliant. So if you want to hear Annette Hanshaw, backed by some fine musicians, and ending most of the songs with her catchphrase "That's All", then is the one for you. Highly recommended.

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great forgotten vocalist evokes the Jazz Age, July 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Twenties Sweetheart [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED] (Audio CD)

Since the Gramophone review posted on this site seems more concerned with Miss Hanshaw's financial status and her backup band, it may be worth mentioning that Hanshaw captured, better than any other vocalist of her era, the Jazz Age. She has a plaintive, wistful quality which you won't find in any other vocalist of the period. Her diction is pure and clear and her phrasing is impeccable.The selections on this CD present some of her finest work. WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A WALK? is the definitive recording of this delightful flapper era novelty song. FIT AS A FIDDLE is a perfect combination of vocalist, melody, lyrics and accompaniment ~ it's the best version of this song you'll ever hear. MOON SONG and LITTLE WHITE LIES demonstrate Hanshaw's considerable gifts for ballad singing. BIG CITY BLUES, THE RIGHT KIND OF MAN and THAT'S YOU, BABY are all in Hanshaw's best tempo ~ midway between blues and hot jazz. The classic songs in the set, BODY AND SOUL and LET'S FALL IN LOVE, are rendered with surprising power and poignance. YOU WOULDN'T FOOL ME, WOULD YOU? showcases yet another facet of Hanshaw's vocal abilities: her near-perfect Helen Kane 'boop boop a doop' impersonation. HO HUM!, a parody of the 'june spoon moon' songs of the period, may be one of the wittiest recordings of the era.

Tommy Dorsey, then a session player on a number of Annette Hanshaw recordings, once said that Annette Hanshaw was a musician's singer. That's a high compliment from Dorsey, who went to coach another young vocalist named Frank Sinatra. Buy this wonderful CD and find out for yourself how brilliant this great forgotten vocalist really is.

Rick Levinson

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The 1st real jazz singer of the 20's..., May 12, 2000

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This review is from: The Twenties Sweetheart [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED] (Audio CD)

Annette Hanshaw was just about the only female vocalist(not including classic blues moaners like Bessie Smith) that was really singing jazz in the 20's, the only other was Ethel Waters. Hanshaw would improvise, scat, and swing, backed by only the finest jazz musicians of the time, and since Hanshaw came from a wealthy family and was already quite wealthy herself, she could hire the finest jazz players like Manny Klein, Joe Venuti, The Memphis Five, Dorsey Brothers, and essentailly had the same backup groups that the Boswell Sisters had, in the 30's. Due to Hanshaw's wealth she did not have to record pop tunes like Ruth Etting, or Kate Smith, she chose herself what she would record so it's all jazz, and in fun. She retired in the early 30's unfortionately. This CD is a nice overview of her recordings from the 20's. Highly recommended.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Annette Hanshaw - The Twenties Sweetheart"ÿ, December 27, 1999

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Gary R. Rotenberg (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Twenties Sweetheart [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED] (Audio CD)

An excellent compilation of her earliest work. In spite of the limitations inherent in the audio equipment of the day, the clarity of her voice comes through extremely well. The musicianship throughout the album is first rate. If one is looking for a superb example of the kind of sound that the best female vocalists of the twenties were capable of, this collection of early Annette Hanshaw provides it.