Name: 16 Most Requested Songs
Brand: Sony Bmg Special Markets
SKU: 1252326
Price: 24.66 AUD
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16 Most Requested Songs

By Bing Crosby (Recorded By)

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Format

CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Release Date

1 December 2009

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EAN

0886974963721

Writer

Bing Crosby (Recorded By)

Country

USA

Studio/Live

Studio

Guest Artist

The Mills Brothers; Woody Herman; Jimmy Dorsey; Tommy Dorsey; Bunny Berigan

Label

Sony Bmg Special Markets

Dimensions

12.9 x 14.2 x 1 centimetres (0.10 kg)

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Bing Crosby (vocals); Eddie Lang, Dick McDonough (guitar); Les Dreyer, Bennie Krueger (alto saxophone); Max Farley, Saxie Mansfield, Larry Binyon (tenor saxophone); Lebert Lombardo (trumpet); Will Bradley (trombone); Hank Stern (tuba); Joe Meresco, Fulton McGrath (piano); Artie Bernstein (acoustic bass); Larry Gomar, Chauncey Morehouse, Stan King (drums).
Includes liner notes by Didier C. Deutsch.
Digitally remastered by Mark Wilder (1992, Sony Music Studios).
For those curious about the origins of American popular singing, this collection of Bing Crosby's early solo recordings (1931-1934) for Brunswick is a must. If there is any doubt how seminal Crosby was, just compare him to any number of white male "crooners" from the late '20s. The crooners are almost without exception irremediably corny, off-pitch, and altogether unlistenable. In contrast, Crosby, whose roots were in jazz, had timing, vocal flexibility, and tremendous verve, as well a certain Midwestern detachment, which allowed him to put across the love songs of the day with his musical integrity intact.
The compilation gathers all the essential early Crosby milestones such as his oft-imitated (and parodied) "Temptation," "You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me," the chilling Depression-era classic "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?," and the astonishingly hard-swinging "Sweet Georgia Brown," guaranteed to perk up even the most jaded of ears. The first three selections also feature the early Mills Brothers, who add a bit of musical if not racial harmony to the proceedings.

Professional Reviews

Q (4/93, p.96) - 3 Stars - Good - "...illustrates just how much skill went into the Crosby persona..."

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