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"Swing, Swing, Swing"
The mid-'90s lounge music revival has
come and gone, the music of Louis Prima has been used to sell
khaki pants, but--strangely enough--vocalist and Prima ex-wife
Ms. Smith has remained relatively quiet. Until now. With the
appropriately titled Swing, Swing, Swing, Keely proves she still
has the perfect timing, pitch, and vocals that she had on those
classic collaborations with Prima Smith starts with a lively
medley of "When You're Smiling" and "The Sheik
of Araby," does Prima favorites "Jump, Jive, An' Wail"
and "Robin Hood," and includes plenty of unique numbers
she can call her own (just check out "Keely's Boogie").
"Yeah, Yeah, Yeah," "Yata Hei," and the album's
title track are some highlights--upbeat numbers where the 17-piece
Frankie Capp Orchestra provide the jazzy energy of Keely Smith's
old bandleader, Billy May. --Jason Verlinde |
Customer review from Amazon
Reviewer: HepCatSwinger
Until she releases her next CD (which I am really looking forward
to) Keely Sings Sinatra, we have this CD which overall is enjoyable,
however this is Louis Prima's music not Keely's. Keely is a ballad
singer, not a swing singer, however the tribute is sincere and
loving. I think her Sinatra tribute CD (coming out any day now)
will be even better. Keely handles the swing/R&B tunes well,
and their are no ballads, howevr I recently saw herin concert
and she sang a ballad "It's Magic" and it blew the
entire audience away, she really has improved as an artist since
the 50's. Amd this CD really does swing, you can dance Jitterbug
and Lindy to it, so pick it up support Keely's comeback to the
second era of swing. |
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