Few vocalists were better poised to toast
Tommy Dorsey than
Jo Stafford, who spent several years in the great bandleader's ranks and took leads or harmonies on several of his biggest hits. Better yet, this 1963 LP includes charts by a pair of the
Dorsey band's best arranging acolytes,
Nelson Riddle and
Billy May (both of whom spent time in the band), plus four by
Benny Carter. Hearing these songs with new charts in superb stereo is a treat for swing fans, and the harmony vocal group in the background sparkles just as brightly as
Stafford's group,
the Pied Pipers, had with
Dorsey.
–
John Bush, Rovi