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- Date Released: May 21, 2002
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: RCA Victor
- Copyright: (P) 2002 BMG
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The Girl Singer, Rosemary Clooney's volume in the Bluebird's Best series, spotlights her talents as a swinging post-big band vocalist between 1958 and 1961, when she was basically hitless but still recording some great material (including many arrangements by Nelson Riddle and excellent duet albums recorded with Bing Crosby and Pérez Prado). Although 16 tracks for a digital-era compilation is basically short shrift, there are highlights galore -- starting with "Clap Hands! Here Comes Rosie," a nice piece of fluff that introduced an album of the same name. Also great is an update (with Crosby) of "How About You?" to include references to Gypsy, Marlon Brando, and the Pittsburgh Pirates (Crosby was a co-owner). The two tracks with Prado find the exuberant Clooney matching the outboard orchestra. The Girl Singer also includes a version of "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" recorded in Nashville with Floyd Cramer and (probably) a Chet Atkins arrangement. (No, Cassandra Wilson wasn't the first to treat it as a vocal standard.) For jazz or vocal fans curious about a great vocalist but with no wish to revisit "Come on-a My House" or "This Ole House," The Girl Singer is a solid collection.
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- Chet Atkins - Arranger // Chet Atkins - Arranger // Chet Atkins - Arranger // Chet Atkins - Arranger // Chet Atkins - Arranger // Floyd Cramer - Piano // Floyd Cramer - Leader // Rosemary Clooney - Vocals // Rosemary Clooney - Vocals // Rosemary Clooney - Vocals // Rosemary Clooney - Vocals // Bing Crosby - Vocals // Bing Crosby - Vocals // Bing Crosby - Vocals // Bing Crosby - Vocals // Bing Crosby - Vocals // Bing Crosby - Vocals // Bing Crosby - Vocals // Bing Crosby - Vocals // Bing Crosby - Vocals // Alan Lomax - Editing // Alan Lomax - Editing // Will Friedwald - Liner Notes // Will Friedwald - Compilation // Todd Whitelock - Mastering // Todd Whitelock - Mixing // Billy May Orchestra - ? // Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra - ? // Pérez Prado Orchestra - ? // Sheryl Lutz-Brown - Design // Joshua Sherman - Series Producer // Carlos Kase - Reissue Producer
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