[.ca] That Rockin Chair Lady

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Although you could never actually mistake one for the other, the similarity between Mildred Bailey and the young Billie Holiday is sometimes quite striking. Certainly, they were the two most instinctively swinging female vocalists of the 1930s. Mildred was also one of biggest radio stars of the decade, and recorded prolifically. Sadly, she died in 1951, too early to benefit from the golden age of American song was just dawning, with the advent of LP records. These 20 tracks provide an attractive introduction to her light, unassertive voice and briskly elegant phrasing. Her choice of material was adventurous and her taste always impeccable. Among the songs included here are Ellington's gorgeous "All Too Soon", Alec Wilder's "It's So Peaceful In The Country" and Fats Waller's "Squeeze Me". Inevitably, there is one of many versions of her signature tune, Hoagy Carmichael's "Rockin' Chair", which she sings with just the right mixture of melancholy and humour. --Dave Gelly

• Georgia on My Mind - Mildred Bailey
• Rockin' Chair - Mildred Bailey
• Is That Religion? - Mildred Bailey, The Dorsey Brothers
• Harlem Lullaby - Mildred Bailey, The Dorsey Brothers
• There's a Cabin in the Pines - Mildred Bailey,
• Lazy Bones - Mildred Bailey, The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra,
• Shoutin' in That Amen Corner - Mildred Bailey, The Dorsey Brothers
• Doin' the Uptown Lowdown - Mildred Bailey, The Dorsey Brothers
• Junk Man - Mildred Bailey, Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
• Emaline - Mildred Bailey, Benny Goodman
• Someday, Sweetheart - Mildred Bailey & Her Swing Band
• When Day Is Done - Mildred Bailey & Her Swing Band
• Willow Tree - Mildred Bailey & Her Alley Cats
• Squeeze Me - Mildred Bailey & Her Alley Cats
• Downhearted Blues - Mildred Bailey & Her Alley Cats
• Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid - Mildred Bailey, Red Norvo & His Orchestra
• Smoke Dreams - Mildred Bailey, Red Norvo & His Orchestra
• Worried over You - Mildred Bailey, Red Norvo & His Orchestra
• Thanks for the Memory - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra, Mildred Bailey
• Don't Be That Way - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra
• There'll Be Some Changes Made - Mildred Bailey & Her Oxford Greys, Mildred Bailey
• Gulf Coast Blues - Mildred Bailey & Her Oxford Greys, Mildred Bailey