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- Artist: The Boswell Sisters
- Rating:
- Release Date: 1931 03 19-1932 04 09
- Total Time: 72:05
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Vocal Music
Review
Most vocal groups that attempt to sing jazz instead end up in the genre of middle-of-road pop music. The Boswell Sisters (comprised of Connee, Vet, and Martha) were a strong exception, always swinging and, by changing tempos and keys frequently while including some other surprises, performing creative jazz of the early '30s. This Collector's Classics CD unfortunately skips their first seven recordings, but then reissues complete and in chronological order 24 of the Boswells finest performances. With a supporting cast frequently including trumpeters Bunny Berigan and Manny Klein, trombonist Tommy Dorsey, and clarinetist Jimmy Dorsey (all of whom receive a generous amount of solo space), the sisters are heard at their best throughout this consistently exciting set. Highlights include "Roll on Mississippi, Roll On," "Shine on, Harvest Moon," "Heebies Jeebies," "River Stay 'Way From My Door," "Put That Sun Back in the Sky," and "There'll Be Some Changes Made." This is an essential acquisition. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Wha'd Ja Do to Me? | Milton Ager | The Boswell Sisters | (3:14) |
| When I Take My Sugar to Tea | Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, |
The Boswell Sisters | (3:09) |
| Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On | The Boswell Sisters | (2:56) | |
| Shout, Sister, Shout | Clarence Williams, Alex Hill, |
The Boswell Sisters | (3:13) |
| Sing a Little Jingle | Harry Warren, Mort Dixon | The Boswell Sisters, Victor Young | (3:04) |
| I Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five and Ten Cent Store) | Harry Warren, Mort Dixon, Billy Rose | The Boswell Sisters, Victor Young | (3:12) |
| It's the Girl | The Boswell Sisters | (3:14) | |
| It's You | Fats Waller, Andy Razaf | The Boswell Sisters | (3:04) |
| Makin' Faces at the Man in the Moon | Ned Washington, Al Hoffman | The Boswell Sisters, |
(2:49) |
| I Can't Write the Words | The Boswell Sisters, |
(3:04) | |
| Shine on Harvest Moon | Nora Bayes, |
The Boswell Sisters | (3:08) |
| Heebie Jeebies | Boyd Atkins | The Boswell Sisters | (2:37) |
| River, Stay 'Way from My Door | Mort Dixon, Harry Woods | The Boswell Sisters | (3:24) |
| An Evening in Caroline | Walter Donaldson | The Boswell Sisters | (2:59) |
| Nothing Is Sweeter Than You | The Boswell Sisters | (3:03) | |
| I Thank You, Mr. Moon | The Boswell Sisters | (2:46) | |
| Was That the Human Thing to Do? | Sammy Fain, Joe Young | The Boswell Sisters | (3:02) |
| Put That Sun Back in the Sky | Irving Kahal, Joseph Meyer | The Boswell Sisters | (2:58) |
| Stop the Sun, Stop the Moon | J. Russel Robinson | The Boswell Sisters | (2:59) |
| Everybody Loves My Baby | Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams | The Boswell Sisters | (2:18) |
| There'll Be Some Changes Made | The Boswell Sisters | (3:03) | |
| Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler | The Boswell Sisters | (3:00) |
| If It Ain't Love | Fats Waller, Don Redman, Andy Razaf | The Boswell Sisters | (2:55) |
| Got the South in My Soul | Lee Wiley, Ned Washington, Victor Young | The Boswell Sisters | (2:54) |
