Helen Forrest - The Complete World Transcriptions (1999)
Vocal Jazz | MP3 320 kbps CBR | 112 min | 269 MB
Label: Soundies | Rel: 1999
Vocal Jazz | MP3 320 kbps CBR | 112 min | 269 MB
Label: Soundies | Rel: 1999
Big band singer Helen Forrest entered the pop vocals era as a strong contender, letting loose with her full range as a torch singer. This generously programmed 2-CD set is packed with dozens of 1949-50 radio recordings made for the World Transcription company while Forrest was working with the Carmen Dragon orchestra, music that's been unavailable for several decades. The arrangements are uniformly sentimental and syrupy, but they serve her soft crooning well… There's a hint of Judy Garland in Forrest's phrasing, as well as Doris Day, etc. But there's also Forrest in there, too a uniquely inviting tone, and a strong command of the material. This set is much stronger than the previously-released LP which covers the same period: the sound quality is great and the selection offers a comprehensive overview of her work at the time. Dragon's orchestra might not have been the greatest outfit ever, but Forrest fans will be pleased with this set.
Tracklist:
CD1
01. All Wrapped in Pink (0:17)
02. Little White Lies (2:17)
03. Embraceable You (2:28)
04. I'll Always Be in Love with You (2:15)
05. What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry (2:13)
06. Say It Isn't So (2:24)
07. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (2:29)
08. I'm Confessin' That I Love You (2:18)
09. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (2:32)
10. How Come You Do Me Like You Do? (2:08)
11. Mad About the Boy (2:10)
12. Everything I Have Is Yours (2:16)
13. I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me (2:05)
14. I Keep Telling My Heart (2:44)
15. On the Torchy Side (0:19)
16. Under a Blanket of Blue (2:40)
17. That's My Desire (2:40)
18. I Hadn't Anyone Till You (2:32)
19. My Reverie (2:32)
20. Mean to Me (1:47)
21. Someone to Watch over Me (2:10)
22. I'm in the Mood for Love (2:07)
23. What's the Use of Wond'rin' (2:28)
24. They Say It's Wonderful (1:51)
25. My Man (2:07)
26. How High the Moon (1:53)
27. Too Marvelous for Words (2:12)
CD2
01. Musical Notions Counter (0:18)
02. On the Sunny Side of the Street (1:58)
03. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) (2:06)
04. I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (2:19)
05. I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) (2:06)
06. The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) (2:04)
07. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You (2:05)
08. How Deep Is the Ocean (2:04)
09. Bill (2:00)
10. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (2:02)
11. My Ideal (2:03)
12. I've Got a Crush on You (1:49)
13. Stormy Weather (2:12)
14. My Heart Belongs to Daddy (2:16)
15. A Real Gone Case on Love (0:18)
16. Baby Won't You Please Come Home (1:57)
17. Dancing on the Ceiling (2:21)
18. I Only Have Eyes for You (2:15)
19. Paradise (2:25)
20. Come Rain or Come Shine (2:22)
21. Ain't Misbehavin' (2:02)
22. I May Be Wrong (2:18)
23. I Wanna Be Loved (2:28)
24. I Can't Get Started (1:56)
25. You Go to My Head (2:34)
26. Deep Purple (2:22)
27. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (2:01)