Nat King Cole & Orchestra, Johnny Hartman & Erroll Garner, Modern Jazz Quartet, Helen Forrest & Billy May, Dinah Washington, Four Freshman, etc
Harry Warren Songbook - September in the Rain [ Jazz Giants Play / CD - released 12/Oct/2005 ] Over a career spanning six decades, Warren wrote more than 800 songs. Well known Warren hits included, "Lullaby of Broadway", and, "I Only Have Eyes for You". Warren was one of America's most prolific film composers. |
Helen Forrest
The Golden Years Of - I Had The Craziest Dream [ Jasmine / 4 CD - released 1/Sep/2003 ] This box set compiled and produced by Geoff Milne is a huge collection from one of the most popular of female big band singers and includes both broadcast and studio material dating back to 1938. |
Helen Forrest
The Voice Of The Big Bands [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/May/1997 ] Arguably the most underrated singer of the 20th Century. Her impeccable phrasing and unparalleled range and breath control made it so easy to be heard over a 17 piece band.... |
Helen Forrest with Artie Shaw
Sweeter As The Years Go By [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/Oct/1998 ] Give yourself a real treat and catch a fabulous band led by clarinettist Artie Shaw at the Blue Room of the Hotel Lincoln and hear the delectable Helen Forrest, "The Voice Of The Big Bands". It is to her this collection of songs is dedicated... |
Helen Forrest with Artie Shaw
Volume Two - Sweet And Simple [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/Nov/1999 ] On 11th July, 1999, Helen Forrest died of heart failure - she was 82. Thus 'The Voice Of The Big Bands', which sustained many a grieving heart through the later Depression years and the Second World War, was stilled forever. |
Various artists including The Andrews Sisters, Ella Fitzgerald, Helen Forrest, Vera Lynn & Tony Martin
Great Songs Of 1940 [ Bygone Days / Delta / CD - released 9/Sep/2008 ] A unique collection of original recordings sympathetically remastered. 25 tracks showcasing the greatest hits of 1940. |