Judy Garland 4 cd Complete Decca Masters box set

Kenmerken

Periode: 2000 tot heden

Eigenschappen: Boxset

Beschrijving

I have been a fan of judy;s since i first watched her in the;wizard of oz; as a child, but lately my interest in her has resurged with the recent books and television shows made available this past year. However, i credit this cd set for really doing it as i listen to it almost every day. Put off by some of those cheaper, low quality sounding boxed sets, i went with this cd set because of the collection of music which spans almost fifteen years of her career. Judy;s voice is strong, rich and beautiful and exactly how she should always sound. Disc one spans recordings from 1936-1941 and includes hits like ;over the rainbow;, ;dear mr. Gable: you made me love you;, and zing! Went the strings of my heart;. My personal favorites from this disc are stompin; at the savoy; and everybody sing;. The latter always makes chills run down my spine.

Disc two includes recordings from 1941-1945 and it;s is interesting to see how judy;s voice takes on a more condfident tone, adding to an already rich and powerful voice. Disc three is my personal favorite, encompassing years 1942-1945. It includes music from her most famous movies like ;the harvey girls, ;meet me in st. Louis; and for me and my gal;. The title song of the latter, sung with gene kelly is charming as well as ;yah-ta-ta, yah-ta-ta, talk talk, talk;, with bing crosby. Other favorites are ;have yourself a merry little christmas; and the trolley song;. Half of disc four is just a compilation of songs already found in the previous discs, so i was not too happy about that, but the first half included songs from gerswin and rogers and hammerstein.

There is a great booklet enclosed which gives a background history of judy;s career with decca including some beautiful photographs. Yes, most of the music can be found in smaller collections and it is pricey, but it;s worth every penny and a must have for the serious judy garland fan.