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Best of the Song Books: The Collection
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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
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Yesterday & Today: A Celebration in Song
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Best Of Columbia Years 1943-52 [4-CD SET]
: :This four-disc, 97-track collection compiles the highlights of the first major period of Frank Sinatra's solo career, beginning with 1943's 'Close To You,' and ending with 1952's 'Why Try to Change Me Now.' Sinatra was the preeminent singing idol of American teenagers (the female ones, at least) during this period, thanks to the dreamily smooth crooning style he exhibits here on 'People Will Say We're in Love,' 'I Should Care,' 'Embraceable You,' and dozens of others. Sometimes the still-callow singer isn't up to the material ('Ol' Man River'), sometimes the material isn't worthy ...
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Hits of the 30's & 40's, Vol. 1 & 2
:Album Details:The Era of Big Band Swing Represented the First Real Instance of Jazz Music, Or Very Close Derivatives of Jazz, Becoming Part of the Mainstream of Popular Music. The Tunes Became Standards of the Time that People Whistled on their Way to Work, the Musicians Became Superstars Mobbed by Fans, and Top Names Like Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller and Harry James Sold Records by the Millions. Swing, was the Pop of Its Day!
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Lady Day: The Complete Columbia Golden Years
:Album Details:The Era of Big Band Swing Represented the First Real Instance of Jazz Music, Or Very Close Derivatives of Jazz, Becoming Part of the Mainstream of Popular Music. The Tunes Became Standards of the Time that People Whistled on their Way to Work, the Musicians Became Superstars Mobbed by Fans, and Top Names Like Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller and Harry James Sold Records by the Millions. Swing, was the Pop of Its Day!
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From This Moment On: The Songs of Cole Porter
:Album Details:The Era of Big Band Swing Represented the First Real Instance of Jazz Music, Or Very Close Derivatives of Jazz, Becoming Part of the Mainstream of Popular Music. The Tunes Became Standards of the Time that People Whistled on their Way to Work, the Musicians Became Superstars Mobbed by Fans, and Top Names Like Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller and Harry James Sold Records by the Millions. Swing, was the Pop of Its Day!
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Great Vocalists
:Album Description:UK budget-price box-set featuring one disc apiece for Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Dean Martin, Billie Holiday, Perry Como, Dinah Shore, Bing Crosby & Peggy Lee. Each disc comes in a slipcase and all are housed in a deluxe box. 2001.
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Judy
: essential recording:When we watch The Wizard of Oz, it's easy to get nostalgic about Judy Garland. And, amid her legacy, the tales of her weaknesses, and the Technicolor memories that only can time can bring, we tend to forget what actually made Judy so great. Here's what made her so great: a repertoire that spans genres, from jazz to show tunes to 'Old Man River'; her cool vocals on 'Come Rain or Come Shine'; and the clarity of her voice on 'Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart.' Judy has all this ...
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The Original Jazz Masters Series, Vol. 2
: essential recording:When we watch The Wizard of Oz, it's easy to get nostalgic about Judy Garland. And, amid her legacy, the tales of her weaknesses, and the Technicolor memories that only can time can bring, we tend to forget what actually made Judy so great. Here's what made her so great: a repertoire that spans genres, from jazz to show tunes to 'Old Man River'; her cool vocals on 'Come Rain or Come Shine'; and the clarity of her voice on 'Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart.' Judy has all this ...
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