Many of the Bluebird reissues are a bit disappointing due to their sampler nature, programming a lot of unrelated highlights together instead of coming out with the original complete sessions. This set jumps all over the place with some rare items by Mary Lou Williams, Beryl Booker, Vivien Garry, the International Sweethearts Of Rhythm and Hazel Scott preceding generally familiar vocals by Edythe Wright, Albert Hunter, Ethel Waters, Mildred Bailey, Helen Ward, Helen Forrest and Kay Davis. If this CD had stuck to ...
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Many of the Bluebird reissues are a bit disappointing due to their sampler nature, programming a lot of unrelated highlights together instead of coming out with the original complete sessions. This set jumps all over the place with some rare items by Mary Lou Williams, Beryl Booker, Vivien Garry, the International Sweethearts Of Rhythm and Hazel Scott preceding generally familiar vocals by Edythe Wright, Albert Hunter, Ethel Waters, Mildred Bailey, Helen Ward, Helen Forrest and Kay Davis. If this CD had stuck to instrumentals by women, this would have been a very valuable set instead of being merely a pleasing curiosity. It is still worth getting until a more coherent reissue comes along. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi
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