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 Mrs. Swing

Name:  Mrs. Swing
Artist: Mildred Bailey
Styles: Blues - Classic Female Singers - Easy Listening - Vocal - Jazz - Vocalists - Female
Media: Audio CD
Features: Box set
Release Date: 21 April 2003
Label: Proper
  
UPC Catalogue No: 805520020572
Amazon Sales Ranking: 75914
Number of Discs: 4

Tracks
 1  What Kind O' Man Is You? - Mildred Bailey
 2  Is That Religion? - Mildred Bailey
 3  Harlem Lullaby - Mildred Bailey
 4  Lazybones - Mildred Bailey
 5  But I Can't Make a Man - Mildred Bailey
 6  Doin' the Uptown Lowdown - Mildred Bailey
 7  Heat Wave - Mildred Bailey
 8  Junk Man - Mildred Bailey
 9  Ol' Pappy - Mildred Bailey
 10  Emaline - Mildred Bailey
 11  I'd Love to Take Orders From You - Mildred Bailey & Her Swing Band
 12  I'd Rather Listen to Your Eyes - Mildred Bailey & Her Swing Band
 13  Someday Sweetheart - Mildred Bailey & Her Swing Band
 14  When Day Is Done - Mildred Bailey & Her Swing Band
 15  Willow Tree - Mildred Bailey & Her Alley Cats
 16  Honeysuckle Rose - Mildred Bailey & Her Alley Cats
 17  Squeeze Me - Mildred Bailey & Her Alley Cats
 18  Downhearted Blues - Mildred Bailey & Her Alley Cats
 19  Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid - Mildred Bailey
 20  Picture Me Without You - Mildred Bailey
 21  Now That Summer Is Gone - Mildred Bailey
 22  For Sentimental Reasons - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 23  It's Love I'm After - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 24  'Long About Midnight - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 1  More Than You Know - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 2  Thousand Dreams of You - Mildred Bailey
 3  Smoke Dreams - Mildred Bailey
 4  Slumming on Park Avenue - Mildred Bailey
 5  I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Mildred Bailey
 6  My Last Affair - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 7  Trust in Me - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 8  Where Are You? - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 9  You're Laughing at Me - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 10  Never in a Million Years - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 11  There's a Lull in My Life - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 12  Rockin' Chair - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 13  If You Should Ever Leave - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 14  Moon Got in My Eyes - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 15  Heaven Help This Heart of Mine - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 16  It's the Natural Thing to Do - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 17  Posin' - Mildred Bailey
 18  Bob White (Watcha Gonna Swing Tonight) - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 19  I See Your Face Before Me - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 20  Thanks for the Memory - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 21  Lover, Come Back to Me - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 22  Always and Always - Mildred Bailey
 23  I Was Doing Alright - Mildred Bailey
 24  It's Wonderful - Mildred Bailey
 25  Our Love Is Here to Stay - Mildred Bailey
 1  Weekend of a Private Secretary - Mildred Bailey
 2  Please Be Kind - Mildred Bailey
 3  Bewildered - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 4  I Can't Face the Music - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 5  Don't Be That Way - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 6  At Your Beck and Call - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 7  Says My Heart - Mildred Bailey
 8  I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 9  Rock It for Me - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 10  If You Were in My Place - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 11  (I've Been) Savin' Myself for You - Mildred Bailey
 12  You Leave Me Breathless - Mildred Bailey
 13  Washboard Blues - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 14  My Melancholy Baby - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 15  So Help Me - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 16  Small Fry - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 17  As Long as You Live (You'll Be Dead If You Die) - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 18  Put Your Heart in a Song - Mildred Bailey
 19  Sunny Side of Things - Mildred Bailey
 20  Garden of the Moon - Mildred Bailey
 21  Love Is Where You Find It - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 22  I Used to Be Color Blind - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 23  This Is Madness (To Love Like This) - Mildred Bailey
 24  My Reverie - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 25  What Have You Got That Gets Me? - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 26  Old Folks - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 1  Have You Forgotten So Soon? - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 2  They Say - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 3  Blame It on My Last Affair - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 4  St. Louis Blues - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 5  Begin the Beguine - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 6  Cuckoo in the Clock - Mildred Bailey
 7  There'll Never Be Another You - Mildred Bailey
 8  'Taint What You Do - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 9  There'll Be Some Changes Made - Mildred Bailey & Her Oxford Greys
 10  Gulf Coast Blues - Mildred Bailey & Her Oxford Greys
 11  Prisoner of Love - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 12  Lamp Is Low - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 13  Moon Love - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 14  Ghost of a Chance - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 15  You're the Moment in My Life - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
 16  I Thought About You - Mildred Bailey
 17  Bluebirds in the Moonlight - Mildred Bailey
 18  Darn That Dream - Mildred Bailey
 19  Peace, Brother! - Mildred Bailey
 20  All the Things You Are - Mildred Bailey
 21  Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam) - Mildred Bailey
 22  Give Me Time - Mildred Bailey
 23  Don't Take Your Love From Me - Mildred Bailey
 24  Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry - Mildred Bailey
 25  I'll Be Around - Mildred Bailey

Customer Reviews
 
100 SONGS FROM THE GREAT MILDRED! Rating: 5.0

Mildred Bailey, initially heavily influenced by Bessie Smith and Ethel Waters, did not follow either the blues style or the melodic ballad method they each had made their own. In fact, when Mildred recorded her first songs in 1929, she could claim to be the first successful white female jazz vocalist, having taken a similar route as Billie Holiday who she admired. However, their voices were dissimilar, with Mildred’s having a high bell-like quality enabled by perfect diction, and the ability to interpret lyrics in a believable way which heightened any song’s sentiments. Both she and Billie had careers which were beset with personal problems and resulted in their early deaths – in Mildred’s case at age 48. Compared with Billie, Mildred’s recording career has received less attention, and this four CD set containing 100 tracks from the initial 1929 recording session follows through the years until 1942. Fortunately, Mildred was usually backed by the very best musicians and she recorded with husband Red Norvo’s Orchestra, as well as under her own name when they recorded for different record companies. There were also odd sessions with the Dorsey Brothers and Benny Goodman. Apart from featuring songs of the day which did not become standards, there are those which did like HEAT WAVE, PLEASE BE KIND, and PRISONER OF LOVE. She also had her own popular hits, ROCKIN’ CHAIR, LAZY BONES and SMALL FRY for which she is particularly remembered. What is clear is the sheer variety of material Mildred recorded, with all songs stamped with her individual style and effort. This collection, together with its excellent career over-view and discography, is certainly one which should help bring her name back into popularity, ensuring she finds her place as one of the great early vocalists.

 
EXCELLENT OVERVIEW OF MILDRED'S CAREER Rating: 4.0

Mildred Bailey, initially heavily influenced by Bessie Smith and Ethel Waters, chose not to follow either the blues style or the melodic ballad method they each had made their own. In fact, when Mildred recorded her first songs in 1929, she could claim to be the first successful white female jazz vocalist, having taken a similar route as Billie Holiday who she admired. However, their voices were dissimilar, with Mildred’s having a high bell-like quality enabled by perfect diction, and the ability to interpret lyrics in a believable way which heightened any song’s sentiments. Both she and Billie had careers which were beset with personal problems and resulted in their early deaths – in Mildred’s case at age 48. Compared with Billie, Mildred’s recording career has received less attention, and this four CD set containing 100 tracks from the initial 1929 recording session follows through the years until 1942. Fortunately, Mildred was usually backed by the very best musicians and she recorded with husband Red Norvo’s Orchestra, as well as under her own name when they recorded for different record companies. There were also odd sessions with the Dorsey Brothers and Benny Goodman. Apart from featuring songs of the day which did not become standards, there are those which did like HEAT WAVE, PLEASE BE KIND, and PRISONER OF LOVE. She also had her own popular hits, ROCKIN’ CHAIR, LAZY BONES and SMALL FRY for which she is particularly remembered. What is clear is the sheer variety of material Mildred recorded, with all songs stamped with her individual style and effort. This collection, together with its excellent career over-view and discography, is certainly one which should help bring her name back into popularity, and ensure her reputation as one of the great early vocalists

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