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In 1958, Jane Russell made a stereo record that would become her personal favourite and these are the first 12 tracks on this CD. Jane was given carte blanche in the recording process and as Jane remembers, InchI picked the songs and the band. I knew I wanted a small group. I got Billy May to arrange and when I needed a piano player, Peggy Lee found me Joe Rotondi. I finally got to make a record the way I wanted to make it.Inch While she wouldn't be classified a jazz singer, Jane's phrasing and her effortless ability to swing demonstrate how much influence this genre has had on her. She injects a sense of the blues in InchLove On The RocksInch and InchBorn To BlueInch. She let's her notes linger on the Gershwin standard, InchHow Long Has This Been Going On'Inch making it sensuous and seductive, while on InchWhen A Woman Loves A ManInch, her rich alto voice easily slides from high to low in just the right places to give the song a sense of irony. Jane's sharp sense of rhythm is abundantly apparent on InchFine And DandyInch, InchTake It EasyInch and InchThere Will Never Be Another YouInch. As a bonus, we have included 5 never-before-released recordings of Jane. Accompanied by a trio Jane belts out InchSing You SinnersInch, exudes a cheerful optimism on InchI've Got The World On A StringInch and delivers a hauntingl vocal to InchOne Way Ticket To The BluesInch. The last two songs presented here are from Jane's films, InchGentlemen Prefer BlondesInch and InchMacaoInch. From the former we are treated to a 1952 demo recording of InchDiamond Are A Girl's Best FriendInch. From the latter, we have Jane's emotion-filled version of the bar-room classic, InchOne For My BabyInch. Retrieved from the original 1950 acetate recording made for the filming and not for commercial , Jane's performance is arguably her finest cinematic musical moment. Album Tracks 1. Fine and Dandy
