This edition gathers two of the best albums made by Rosemary Clooney at a time when the vocalist from Kentucky was rising to phenomenal popularity. In these recordings she is accompanied by the great Buddy Cole Trio and by a large orchestra including woodwinds and strings, with Nelson Riddle as arranger and conductor.
These dates confirm the Frank Sinatra opinion: "Rosemary Clooney has that great talent which exudes warmth and feeling in every song she sings. She's a symbol of good modern American music."
Rosie sung here a bouquet of great standards such as 'Deed I Do, You Took Advantage Of Me, Blue Moon, Goody, Goody, Too Close For Comfort, Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me, This Can't Be Love, Get Me To The Church On Time, April In Paris, I Ain't Got Nobody, Some Of These Days, Shine On Harvest Moon, Cabin In The Sky and Limehouse Blues, among others.
Tracklisting:
01. 'Deed I Do
02. You Took Advantage of Me
03. Blue Moon
04. Sing You Sinners
05. A Touch of the Blues
06. Goody, Goody
07. Too Close for Comfort
08. Do Nothing 'Till You Hear from Me
09. Moonlight Mississippi
10. I Wish I were in Love Again
11. Sunday in Savannah
12. This Can't Be Love
13. Get Me to the Church on Time
14. Angry
15. I Get along without You Very Well
16. How Am I to Know
17. You Took Advantage of Me
18. April in Paris
19. I Ain't Got Nobody
20. Some of these days
21. By Myself
22. Shine on Harvest Moon
23. Cabin in the Sky
24. Limehouse Blues
Total time: 60:17 min.
Rosemary Clooney accompanied by:
#1-12: Buddy Cole Trio. Los Angeles, December 26, 1958
#13-24: Large orchestra including woodwinds and strings, Nelson Riddle (arr,cond). Hollywood, May 25 & 27 & June 2, 1960.
