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Mrs. Swing
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0805520020572
Format: Box set, Import
Label: Proper Box UK
Manufacturer: Proper Box UK
Number Of Discs: 4
Publisher: Proper Box UK
Release Date: May 05, 2003
Studio: Proper Box UK
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Editorial Review:
Blessed with a light, clear, bell-like voice & a musician's ear, coupled with excellent diction, Mildred Bailey could sing a song with such conviction & warmth that she could make the listener believe in it no matter how superficial the actual message. She was the number one white singer of the swing era, and truly was Mrs. Swing. 100 tracks have been shoehorned onto four CDs including all her greatest recordings between 1929 & 1942. Includes 52-page booklet. Standard jewel cases housed in a box. Proper. 2003.
Blessed with a Light, Clear, Bell-like Voice and a Musician's Ear, Coupled with Excellent Diction, Mildred Bailey Could Sing a Song with Such Conviction and Warmth, that She Would Make You, the Listener, Believe in It, No Matter How Superficial the Actual Message. She was the Number One White Singer of the Swing Era, She Truly was Mrs. Swing. 100 Tracks have Been Shoehorned Onto the Four CDs Including all of her Greatest Recordings Between 1929 and 1942. The Set Comes with a 52 Page Booklet.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - The Mildred Bailey Jackpot !!!
Mildred Bailey sang beautifully--and when they say her voice was as clear as a bell, they mean it! This terrific four CD set gives us many tracks from the years when Mildred was truly a star.
The first of the four CDs is entitled Squeeze Me. "Heat Wave" features Mildred's vocals squarely in the spotlight; there's some surface noise but she sings this so well you can forgive it. After a musical intro Mildred comes in--and man, how this number takes flight! I love the jazzy arrangement, ... Read More
Rating: - Mildred is so good YOU REALLY NEED THE BOX SET!
Mildred Bailey was not just the first real Jazz band singer. She was one of the earliest real jazz singers and she continued to have a jazz based strain to her singing throughout her career unlike some singers with her success who might have gone more pop. She was fun. She was fun. She was fun. She jived, she joked, she played.
She is just so good you can't just have dribs and drops and drabs, you need the Box Set. Oh Mildred we miss you soooo bad!
You are going to ... Read More
Rating: - Amazing music,
All I can say is that I bought this box, listened to it more than any other collection of music I've ever owned, and then started buying all 9 CDs in the Chronological Classics of Mildred Bailey series. Never since I first discovered the recordings of Lee Wiley and Ethel Waters did a voice stun and touch me like hers. Her voice has been described as light and sweet, which it is, but that belies the amazing complexity and emotionally wrenching quality of her best performances (of which there are many). ... Read More
Rating: - Mildred Bailey , Jazz, and Political Correctness
Let's be clear from the start---Mildred Bailey was a white jazz singer whose career streched from the mid-1920s through the WWII era. Mildred Bailey was also the first female jazz singer to front a band, and she was arguably the greatest female jazz singer whoever lived. No qualification necessary here. Again, Mildred was white, and I emphasize this point only becaue Ken Burns and other white jazz historians seem to think that they're doing the African American community some favor by pretending that ... Read More
Rating: - GREAT MILDRED BAILEY COMPILATION
Mildred Bailey, initially heavily influenced by Bessie Smith and Ethel Waters, chose not to follow either the blues style or the melodic ballad method they each had made their own. In fact, when Mildred recorded her first songs in 1929, she could claim to be the first successful white female jazz vocalist, having taken a similar route as Billie Holiday who she admired. However, their voices were dissimilar, with Mildred's having a high bell-like quality enabled by perfect diction, and the ability to interpret ... Read More
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