Description:
Whether best remembered as the "Nightingale from Savannah" or the "Snootie Little Cutie" of the Tommy Dorsey and Harry James orchestras, there is no question that Connie Haines is without doubt among the most versatile and distinctive of all big band vocalists. One of the few singers who could hold her own both on stage and on record opposite Frank Sinatra in his prime, she has performed for more than 60 years, excelling in virtually every type of music from ballads and swing to blues and gospel. Though Connie has amassed a huge number of recordings over all that time, including many classic hits for a variety of major labels, they were mostly released as singles with precious few LPs and CD's to her credit. Hopefully, that is now being rectified with the addition of this new Audiophile collection of 23 standards that Connie made in the early 1950's backed by the Russ Case Orchestra. They show her off in all her many facets cute and bubbly, sultry and demure, smoothly crooning or energetically belting. Connie is beautifully showcased in gems that were initially intended only for broadcast by the Lang Worth Transcription service and which are now being commercially released for the first time, in beautifully restored digital sound. This new Audiophile collection will help preserve her legacy for those who have remained faithful all these years, as well as introduce her to new generations who may now be discovering her for the first time. |