Given Margaret Whiting's limitations as a stylist, you certainly wouldn't expect an album of Jerome Kern-penned Broadway standards to rank among her jazziest, most lively LPs, but the great arranger Russ Garcia truly outdoes himself, masterminding a delightfully energetic session that's undeniably appealing. While Garcia and sidemen including altoist Bud Shank contribute much of the album's sense of swing, Whiting proves herself a far more fluid and rhythmic singer than her critics care to admit -- her clarion vocals achieve a nice balance between the theatricality of Kern's music and the pizzazz of Garcia's treatments. A pointed reminder that "wholesome" doesn't necessarily equate with "square."
Margaret Whiting
Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book, Vols. 1-2
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AllMusic Review by Jason Ankeny
Track Listing
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1 | Margaret Whiting | 03:22 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
2 | Margaret Whiting | 02:55 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
3 | Margaret Whiting | 03:32 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
4 | Margaret Whiting | 02:25 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
5 | Margaret Whiting | 03:19 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
6 | Margaret Whiting | 02:44 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
7 | Margaret Whiting | 03:06 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
8 | Margaret Whiting | 02:34 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
9 | Margaret Whiting | 03:57 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
10 | Margaret Whiting | 03:39 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
11 | Margaret Whiting | 02:56 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
12 | Margaret Whiting | 03:49 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
13 | Margaret Whiting | 03:23 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
14 | Margaret Whiting | 03:57 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
15 | Margaret Whiting | 02:15 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
16 | Margaret Whiting | 03:24 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
17 | Margaret Whiting | 02:52 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
18 | Margaret Whiting | 04:17 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
19 | Margaret Whiting | 03:33 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
20 | Margaret Whiting | 02:05 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
21 | Margaret Whiting | 03:08 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
22 | Margaret Whiting | 04:03 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
23 | Margaret Whiting | 02:25 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
24 | Margaret Whiting | 03:42 | SpotifyAmazon |