Years after her affiliations with Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, and Harry James, Helen Forrest recorded these transcriptions with the Carmen Dragon string orchestra. Although Forrest was only in her early thirties when these covers of popular pop and jazz tunes were made in 1949-1950, she was past her commercial prime (but at the peak of her vocal abilities). These economical arrangements emphasize Forrest's vocals much more than many of her earlier recordings with big bands, which is wonderful for fans interested in the ...
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Years after her affiliations with Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, and Harry James, Helen Forrest recorded these transcriptions with the Carmen Dragon string orchestra. Although Forrest was only in her early thirties when these covers of popular pop and jazz tunes were made in 1949-1950, she was past her commercial prime (but at the peak of her vocal abilities). These economical arrangements emphasize Forrest's vocals much more than many of her earlier recordings with big bands, which is wonderful for fans interested in the singer more than the band. Forrest sounds great as always, and The Complete World Transcriptions, a two-CD set with all 50 of her recordings for the transcription service, is both a complete package for collectors and an enjoyable collection of standards sung by one of the greatest vocalists of the swing era. ~ Greg Adams, Rovi
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Good in good packaging. 2 discs. Originally released: 1999. (B63021CD) #: 673477411428 overall condition B (THIS SALE IS FOR A SET OF 2 MUSIC DISC (S) DISC S IN GOOD CONDITION. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY. This sale is for a music s CD's. This cd s Contains visible Scratches (NO) CD s Case is damaged (NO) Top and Tab's lid case is good condition (YES) CD s tab holder in broken (NO) Discs Holding tab is broken (NO). Missing Cover pamphlet (no) This Disc may contains Marking. (No returns on CD Discs).
