Fran Warren kicks off this mix of fabulous female singers, with Claude Thornhill's Orchestra. Her warm, smooth mature sounding voice was also featured by Charlie Barnet, Randy Brooks, Billy Eckstine, and Art Mooney. The thirties brought a new kind of singer - cooler, warmer, jazzier, smoother, sweeter and tougher. Kay Thompson was a voice coach to stars such as Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Frank Sinatra, and June Allyson, Andy Williams, and also authored the book series 'Elouise' for children. 'Was That The Human Thing To Do' is a rare glimpse of one who rarely recorded but was active behind the scenes. She composed and recorded the song "Elouise" for Cadence records in 1956. Some of these songs are fun and some romantic-some have a bit of attitude. Representing a cross section of strong vocalists from the Swing Era. All these tracks were transferred with a special digital hi-definition process for smoother highs and fuller sound - enjoy!!!
A Sunday Kind Of Love-Fran Warren Claude Thornhill Col C851 11/12/46 37075 Belle-Leonard-Rhodes
Was That The Human Thing To Do? Dec 27130 1950 76437 Fain-Young
'Long About Midnight-Mildred Bailey And Her Orchestra Voc 3378 11/09/36 20219 Mills-Hill
Ebony Rhapsody-Ivie Anderson Duke Ellington Vic 24674 04/12/34 79155 Johnston-Coslow
Dedicated to You-Dolly Dawn-Frank Freoba LLC Show#62 1937 026633 Cahn-Chaplin-Zarel
Shoo Shoo Baby-Connie Haines-Neal Hefti COR 1944 Moore
Wherever There's Love-Lee Wiley-Eddie Condon Dec 23374 12/13/44 72620 Condon-DeVries
Don't Take Your Love From Me-Lena Horne -Artie Shaw Orchestra Vic 20-1573 06/26/41 066149 Nemo
Mamae Eu Quero-Carmen Miranda Dec 23132 12/26/39 67000 Jararaca-Paiva
I Love You Much Too Much-Vera Lynn - Ambrose Dec 3470 06/07/40 4797 Raye-Olshey-Towber
We Three-Yvette BB 10872 09/03/40 Robertson-Colgane-Mysels
That Old Devil Called Love-Billie Holiday Dec 23391 11/08/44 72497 Roberts-Fisher
Good For Nothin' Joe-Kay Starr - Live in Concert MH 680 08/04/47 1083 Koeler-Bloom
I Told Ya I love Ya Now Get Out-June Christy-Stan Kenton Orchestra Cap 15018 09/01/47 2368 Frigo-Ellis-Carter
Cabin In The Cotton-Frances Wayne-Neal Hefti Cor 60599 10/01/51 81397 Parish-Perkins
Just like A Gypsy - Maxine Sullivan-John Kirby Dec 3954 06/17/41 69369 Simons-Burke
I Thought About You-Teddy Grace-Bob Crosby Orchestra Dec 2812 10/23/39 66791 Van Heusen-Mercer
Don't Even Change a Picture On The Wall-Lee Morse And Her Blue Grass Boys Dec 27163 1950 Morse
I Heard-Pearl Bailey Don Redman Cor 60645 12/28/51 82048 Redman-Mills
Liar-Greta Keller and the Sinfonettes LMS 300 1940 2899 Kasznar-Revil
Cry Me A River-Julie london-Barney Kessell Lib 55006 1955 Hamilton
Why Don't You Do Right?-Peggy Lee-Benny Goodman Col C694 07/27/42 33048 McCoy
At Last-Frances Langford-Harry Sosnik Dec 18434 06/14/42 70884 Warren-Gordon
Opus #1 -Anita O'day-Gene Krupa Col C853 08/21/45 35110 Oliver
I Ain't Gonna Sin No More-Ethel Waters Dec 141 09/05/34 38549 Conrad-Magidson
