Helen FORREST – The Voice Of The Big Bands

Arguably the most underrated singer of the 20th Century. Her impeccable phrasing and unparrelled range and breath control made it so easy to be heard over a 17 piece band. Miss "99" lbs. of dynamite (according to Downbeat Magazine) was held in the highest regard as the finest band singer ever by such contemporaries such as Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald etc. Listen to her version of "When The Sun Comes Out" with The Benny Goodman Orchestra, albeit one of her lesser known works ,it may well be the greatest interplay you'll ever hear between ban and vocalist !.If you love the big band music of the 1930's and 1940's and have never heard Helen Forrest, then you are missing a lot.

Track Listing

with Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
1. DEEP IN A DREAM
2. DEEP PURPLE
3. COMES LOVE
4. DAY IN, DAY OUT
5. ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE
6. MOONRAY
with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
7. HOW HIGH THE MOON
8. SHAKE DOWN THE STARS
9. IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND
10. I'M NOBODY'S BABY
11. TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE
12. YES, MY DARLING DAUGHTER
13. BEWITCHED
14. I FOUND A MILLION DOLLAR BABY
15. WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT
with Harry James & his Orchestra
16. THE DEVIL SAT DOWN AND CRIED (with Dick Haymes)
17. I DON'T WANT TO WALK WITHOUT YOU
18. SKYLARK
19. HE'S MY GUY
20. I HAD THE CRAZIEST DREAM
21. I'VE HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE
22. CLOSE TO YOU
with Dick Haymes
23. LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY
24. IT HAD TO BE YOU