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Don Cherry was one of the relatively few big band vocalists of the late '40s who not only built a successful career as a solo performer through the era of traditional middle-of-the-road popular music during the early '50s but made the successful transition to have hits in the years after rock 'n' roll had transformed the pop landscape. He also found time to enjoy a parallel career as a top class amateur golfer and was in contention to win the 1960 US Open. This great-value 75-track 3-CD set comprises selected A and B sides for Decca and Columbia from across the first and most successful decade of his career, from his recording debut with the Victor Young orchestra in 1950 through to the end of the 1950s, by which time he had had made his final appearance in the pop Hot 100. It includes his Top 5 hits InchThinking Of YouInch and InchBand Of GoldInch along with all his other chart entries from this era. It includes performances with the orchestras of Artie Shaw, Camarata, Gordon Jenkins, Percy Faith, Norman Leyden and Ray Conniff, and it offers not only a fascinating insight into the development of his style through a dynamic decade in popular music but also an enjoyable showcase for his versatile but distinctive vocal talent. Album Tracks 1. Mona Lisa - Don Cherry with Victor Young & His Orchestra 2. Third Man Theme - Don Cherry with Victor Young & His Orchestra 3. Just Say I Love Her - Don Cherry & Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 4. Here in My Arms - Don Cherry with Chorus & Orchestra 5. Thinking of You - Don Cherry with Chorus & Orchestra 6. It May Be on Sunday - Don Cherry & Eileen Wilson 7. I'll Always Love You - Don Cherry & Eileen Wilson 8. Don't Worry 'Bout Me - Don Cherry & Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 9. I Can't Seem to Laugh Anymore - Don Cherry 10. When You Return - Don Cherry with Chorus & Orchestra
