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Rosemary Clooney - White Christmas (1996) Reissue 2003

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Rosemary Clooney - White Christmas (1996) Reissue 2003

Rosemary Clooney - White Christmas (1996) Reissue 2003
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 319 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 155 Mb
Label: Concord Jazz | # SACD-1018-6 | Time: 00:55:11 | Scans included
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Traditional Pop, Holidays

Although Rosemary Clooney had a major part in the famous film White Christmas back in 1954, this was her first full Christmas album and it was a big seller when it was released late in 1996. From the jazz standpoint, there is not much here, as Clooney is accompanied by a huge orchestra conducted and mostly arranged by Peter Matz. Although there are a few brief solos from altoist Gary Foster, tenor saxophonist Dan Higgins, trombonist Chauncey Welsch and trumpeter Warren Luening, the music is essentially nostalgic middle-of-the-road pop with Clooney joined on several numbers by the Earl Brown Singers (who also take brief a cappella versions of some veteran Christmas tunes); one tune apiece features appearances by Michael Feinstein and Rosemary's brother Nick Clooney. But jazz content aside, Rosemary Clooney is in good voice, and the heartfelt emotions that she expresses on these Yuletide favorites communicate quite well.

Rosemary Clooney - All The Hits And More: Selected Singles 1948-61 (2023)

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Rosemary Clooney - All The Hits And More: Selected Singles 1948-61 (2023)

Rosemary Clooney - All The Hits And More: Selected Singles 1948-61 (2023)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 537 MB
3:39:18 | Pop, Vocal Jazz | Label: Acrobat

Rosemary Clooney, well-known in recent years as the aunt of movie star George Clooney, was one of the most popular and successful pop singers of the immediate post-war decades, racking up a remarkable string of hits in the early ‘50s. She called herself “a sweet singer with a big band sensibility”, which was a fair enough description, as her musical preferences were often compromised by the novelty material she was sometimes obliged to record. This great-value 78-track 3-CD set comprises selected A & B sides from her releases on Columbia and RCA during this era, beginning with singles recorded with her sister Betty with Tony Pastor’s Orchestra in the late 1940s.

Rosemary Clooney - Greatest Hits (2000)

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Rosemary Clooney - Greatest Hits (2000)

Rosemary Clooney - Greatest Hits (2000)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 207 MB | 00:36:57
Jazz, Vocal | Label: RCA Victor

Rosemary's greatest material included much more than her chart hits. Includes Nelson Riddle's arrangements of Shine On, Harvest Moon and I Get Along Without You Very Well , plus Mack the Knife; I Only Have Eyes for You and more!

Rosemary Clooney & Friends - Ring Around Rosie (1957) & Hollywood's Best (1955) [Reissue 2000]

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Rosemary Clooney & Friends - Ring Around Rosie (1957) & Hollywood's Best (1955) [Reissue 2000]

Rosemary Clooney & Friends - Ring Around Rosie (1957) & Hollywood's Best (1955) [Reissue 2000]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 215 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 166 MB | Covers - 19 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Traditional Pop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Collectables Records (COL-CD-6460)

Collectables Records' two-fer CD Ring Around Rosie/Hollywood's Best, credited to Rosemary Clooney "& Friends," combines the singer's first and last album projects for Columbia Records. Hollywood's Best, which paired her with Harry James' trumpet, was first released as an eight-song, 10" LP in 1952 (it was later expanded to a 12-track, 12" LP). Ring Around Rosie, from 1957, matched her up with the jazzy vocal group the Hi-Lo's. These two albums also were Clooney's only ones to reach the Billboard pop charts during the 1950s: Hollywood's Best peaked at number three in 1953, and Ring Around Rosie went to number 14 four years later. As a 24-track, 70-minute CD, the collection is a mixed bag…

Rosemary Clooney with the Buddy Cole Trio - Swing Around Rosie (1959) [Reissue 2002]

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Rosemary Clooney with the Buddy Cole Trio - Swing Around Rosie (1959) [Reissue 2002]

Rosemary Clooney with the Buddy Cole Trio - Swing Around Rosie (1959) [Reissue 2002]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 171 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 68 MB | Covers - 4 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Verve/Coral Stereo (589 485-2, CRL 757266)

This is an odd release by Rosemary Clooney, who's accompanied by keyboardist Buddy Cole and an unidentified rhythm section. Although the singer is in great form, Cole's extremely corny arrangements and his very dated sound on both organ and piano (which are frequently overdubbed, often in unison) threaten to make the entire session more of a nostalgia trip than something that will appeal to jazz collectors. Still, Clooney's pure swinging vocals on standards such as "'Deed I Do," "Blue Moon," "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me," and "This Can't be Love" are very rewarding, in spite of Cole's uninspiring backgrounds.

Rosemary Clooney - Thanks For Nothing (1964) [Reissue 2002]

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Rosemary Clooney - Thanks For Nothing (1964) [Reissue 2002]

Rosemary Clooney - Thanks For Nothing (1964) [Reissue 2002]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 218 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 80 MB | Covers - 34 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Traditional Pop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Wounded Bird Records (WOU 6108)

Thanks for Nothing was Rosemary Clooney's only album recorded for Frank Sinatra's Reprise Records. (Love, released by Reprise in 1963, actually had been recorded for RCA Victor in 1961.) It was also her last full-length LP project until she began recording for Concord Records in 1977. In his discography included in Clooney's autobiography, Girl Singer, Michael Feinstein notes that Clooney "isn't very fond of this album because the stresses of her personal life are audible on many of the tracks." But those very stresses, which included marital discord and a dependence on prescription drugs, may have contributed favorably to the final product on an album devoted to songs of love gone wrong, much in the mold of Sinatra's Only the Lonely…

Rosemary Clooney - Sings Rodgers, Hart & Hammerstein (1990) (Re-up)

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Rosemary Clooney - Sings Rodgers, Hart & Hammerstein (1990) (Re-up)

Rosemary Clooney - Sings Rodgers, Hart & Hammerstein (1990)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 317 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 121 MB | Covers - 13 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Concord Jazz (CCD-4405)

This Rosemary Clooney recording differs from all of her previous Concord albums in that she is joined by the L.A. Jazz Choir (a 12-voice group) on half of the dozen selections. The choral backing is a bit of an acquired taste for jazz listeners but Clooney's backup sextet does consist of tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton, trumpeter Jack Sheldon (who helps out Clooney with his vocal on "People Will Say We're in Love"), trombonist Chauncey Welsch, pianist John Oddo (who is responsible for both the choral and instrumental arrangements), bassist John Clayton and drummer Joe LaBarbera. Clooney interprets the music of Richard Rodgers and lyrics which are split almost evenly between Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein. Most of the tunes are fairly well-known (including "It Might as Well Be Spring," "I Could Write a Book," "You Took Advantage of Me" and "My Romance") but Rosemary Clooney makes them sound fresh and alive.

Rosemary Clooney - The Girl Singer [Recorded 1958-1961] (2002)

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Rosemary Clooney - The Girl Singer [Recorded 1958-1961] (2002)

Rosemary Clooney - The Girl Singer [Recorded 1958-1961] (2002)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 258 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 96 MB | Covers - 7 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Bluebird/RCA Victor (09026 63927 2)

The Girl Singer, Rosemary Clooney's volume in the Bluebird's Best series, spotlights her talents as a swinging post-big band vocalist between 1958 and 1961, when she was basically hitless but still recording some great material (including many arrangements by Nelson Riddle and excellent duet albums recorded with Bing Crosby and Pérez Prado). Although 16 tracks for a digital-era compilation is basically short shrift, there are highlights galore - starting with "Clap Hands! Here Comes Rosie," a nice piece of fluff that introduced an album of the same name. Also great is an update (with Crosby) of "How About You?" to include references to Gypsy, Marlon Brando, and the Pittsburgh Pirates (Crosby was a co-owner). The two tracks with Prado find the exuberant Clooney matching the outboard orchestra…

Rosemary Clooney & Perez Prado - A Touch of Tabasco (1959) [Reissue 2010]

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Rosemary Clooney & Perez Prado - A Touch of Tabasco (1959) [Reissue 2010]

Rosemary Clooney & Perez Prado - A Touch of Tabasco (1959) [Reissue 2010]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 183 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 64 MB | Covers - 9 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Latin Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Sony Music (154769-2)

On paper, this unlikely pairing of American popular vocalist Rosemary Clooney (who nearly defined the 1950s as a stylist) and Cuban percussionist and bandleader Pérez Prado seemed to be a disaster in the making. The end result is quite the opposite. Recorded during two sessions in July and August of 1959, this is simply one of the loveliest albums in either artist's catalog. The music is lively and colorful but retains Clooney's smooth and mellow character, and Prado's trademark arrangements and experiments with percussion, texture, and harmony. Apparently, Clooney had some trouble with pronunciation initially, but was coached by her husband, Puerto Rican actor Jose Ferrer (who wrote the original album's liner notes) and became a quick study…

Rosemary Clooney - Tenderly (2020)

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Rosemary Clooney - Tenderly (2020)

Rosemary Clooney - Tenderly (2020)
FLAC tracks | 3:29:51 | 859 Mb
Genre: Easy Listening, Pop, Jazz / Label: CTS Digital

Before the rock & roll revolution, Rosemary Clooney was one of the most popular female singers in America, rising to superstardom during the golden age of adult pop. Like many of her peers in the so-called "girl singer" movement – Doris Day, Kay Starr, Peggy Lee, Patti Page, et al. – Clooney's style was grounded in jazz, particularly big-band swing. She wasn't an improviser or a technical virtuoso, and lacked the training to stand on an equal footing with the greatest true jazz singers.

Rosemary Clooney - Clap Hands! Here Comes Rosie! (1960) & Fancy Meeting You Here (1958) [Reissue 2000]

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Rosemary Clooney - Clap Hands! Here Comes Rosie! (1960) & Fancy Meeting You Here (1958) [Reissue 2000]

Rosemary Clooney - Clap Hands! Here Comes Rosie! (1960) & Fancy Meeting You Here (1958) [Reissue 2000]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 454 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 179 MB | Covers (15 MB) included
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Pop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Taragon Records (TARCD-1060)

Two of Clooney's late-'50s/early-'60s RCA Victor albums on one CD. Clap Hands! Here Comes Rosie! is an upbeat session from 1960 on which Clooney, superbly fronting a band conducted by Bob Thompson, tackles standards like "Give Me the Simple Life," "Bye Bye Blackbird," and "Makin' Whoopee." Fancy Meeting You Here is a 1958 duet album with Bing Crosby on which the duo runs through a set of place-themed songs ("Calcutta," "Hindustan," "It Happened in Monterey") with a band splendidly conducted by Billy May. Two of Rosie's best on one disc - a real bargain.

Rosemary Clooney & Woody Herman - My Buddy (1983)

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Rosemary Clooney & Woody Herman - My Buddy (1983)

Rosemary Clooney & Woody Herman - My Buddy (1983)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 226 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 82 MB | Covers - 29 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Concord Jazz (CCD-4226)

Fine '83 collaboration between Rosemary Clooney and the Woody Herman big band, although Herman is nearing the end of his great career. Excellent arrangements, steadfast vocals, and the usual tidy, though careful, Concord production and engineering.

Rosemary Clooney - The Very Best Of Rosemary Clooney (1992)

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Rosemary Clooney - The Very Best Of Rosemary Clooney (1992)

Rosemary Clooney - The Very Best Of Rosemary Clooney (1992)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 288 MB | Covers (10 MB) included
Genre: Vocal Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Heartland Music (HD 2040)

Iconic American vocalist of the 1940s and '50s blurred the line between pop and jazz.
Before the rock & roll revolution, Rosemary Clooney was one of the most popular female singers in America, rising to superstardom during the golden age of adult pop. Like many of her peers in the so-called "girl singer" movement - Doris Day, Kay Starr, Peggy Lee, Patti Page, et al. - Clooney's style was grounded in jazz, particularly big-band swing. She wasn't an improviser or a technical virtuoso, and lacked the training to stand on an equal footing with the greatest true jazz singers. However, she sang with an effortless, spirited swing, and was everything else a great pop singer of her era should have been…

Rosemary Clooney - Brazil (2000)

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Rosemary Clooney - Brazil (2000)

Rosemary Clooney - Brazil (2000)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 388 MB | Covers - 54 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Latin Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Concord Jazz (CCD-4884-2)

As one of the most loved jazz vocalists, modern jazz heroines, and prolific vocalists, Rosemary Clooney gives a very beautiful and feminine side to Brazilian jazz on Brazil, a sensitive musical feeling of 16 ripe standards. This wonderful collection is dedicated to Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra, and Nelson Riddle through her amazing ambience of sensitive phrasing, lovely nuance, and splendid rhythmic shadings. Rosemary Clooney is joined by the lovely Diana Krall on "Boy from Ipanema" in a stunning vocal duet accompanied by Oscar Castro-Neves on guitar. John Pizzarelli sings "Wave," with the light, airy brilliance of a light kept burning throughout the night, and duets with Clooney on "Desafinado," "One Note Samba," "Let Go," "Dindi," and the reprise of the title track, "Brazil"…

Rosemary Clooney - With Love (1981)

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Rosemary Clooney - With Love (1981)

Rosemary Clooney - With Love (1981)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 238 MB | Covers (13 MB) included
Genre: Vocal Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Concord Jazz (CCD-4144)

Rosemary Clooney sings both old and new songs on this 1981 Concord album. With the emphasis on ballads (including "Just the Way You are," "The Way We Were," "Hello Young Lovers" and "Tenderly"), there is less variety on this set than usual although a swinging rendition of "Will You Still Be Mine" is a fine closer. Clooney is heard in prime voice as usual and there are some fine concise solos by tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton, cornetist Warren Vache, guitarist Cal Collins, pianist Nat Pierce and guest vibraphonist Cal Tjader.