Mildred Bailey: Rockin' Chair Lady (1931-1950)
Label: DECCA Catalog: GRD644 Format: CD 1 Willow Tree - 3:17 2 Honeysuckle Rose - 2:56 3 Squeeze Me - 2:59 4 Downhearted Blues - 3:19 5 Blues in My Heart - 3:07 6 You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love) - 3:06 7 When It's Sleepy Time Down South - 2:59 8 Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) - 3:05 9 When That Man Is Dead and Gone - 2:40 10 Jenny - 3:14 11 Georgia on My Mind - 3:20 12 Rockin' Chair - 2:35 13 Sometimes I'm Happy - 3:09 14 Everything Depends on You - 3:11 15 Lover, Come Back to Me - 2:59 16 All Too Soon - 3:26 17 It's So Peaceful in the Country - 3:14 18 More Than You Know - 2:33 19 Cry Cry Cry - 3:01 20 Blue Prelude - 3:06 One of at least six Mildred Bailey compilation albums with the phrase "Rockin' Chair Lady" in the title, this 20-track overview issued by GRP in 1994 spans virtually her entire recording career from her Paul Whiteman days (1931) to one of her very last sessions (1950). Possessed of a lovely and at times delicate voice, Mildred Bailey specialized in Tin Pan Alley pop tunes, mostly songs of love and heartbreak. Married for a while to xylophonist and bandleader Red Norvo, she achieved fame during the 1930s but gradually receded from the limelight after 1940. This collection of vintage recordings, which were originally released on Decca phonograph records, includes sublime interpretations of songs by Fats Waller, Benny Carter, Lovie Austin, Hoagy Carmichael, and Duke Ellington. ~ arwulf arwulf, Rovi Price: $21.98 |