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Springtime Album Release Concert
Motherlode
Friday, May 19
Northwest Service Center 8 p.m.
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Tickets $13 advance $15 at the door;
available now at IPs My Pleasure 236-0505 and
all Fastixx outlets: 224-8499
From left: Betty Hutton, Keely Smith and Dinah Shore
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Big Bands in Hi-Fi, Vol. 2
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Wow! What a compilation! Every big band
number my grandparents love to listen to on their
oldies station is in here. In the Mood, Song o f
India, Lover Come Back to Me!, Begin the Beguine,
Sentimental Journey, and Lullaby ofBirdland are
all included, with plenty more.
All of the recordings are remastered from the
actual originals, and are conducted by some of the
best names in the big band era like Benny
fact that some of the songs— It Had to Be You, My
Funny Valentine, Lover Come Back To Me!—
have been done by so many different artists proves
the strength of their lyrical and musical content.
With a great voice singing them, they are en
hanced to the point of excellence.
The Keely Smith CD is the one that didn’t
really sparkle for me, though. Smith just doesn’t
stand out in the way that Hutton and Shore do. Her
version of Stormy Weather is great, and so is You
Go to My Head, but beyond that nothing really
jumped out to grab me.
V a r io u s A r tists
Goodman, Duke Ellington and Count Basie.
Sure, big band music doesn’t appeal to every
one, but most people I know enjoy the talent and
the sound of this time period. Skeptical? Just look
at the success of Harry Connick Jr.
An incredible collection, perfect for that big-
band itch in all of us.
D inah S h o r e / B e t t y H u t t o n / K e e l y S m it h
Great Ladies o f Song, Spotlight On...
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All three CDs are beautiful. The true essence
of each performer is perfectly captured at the peak
of their careers.
Of the three, I most enjoyed the Betty Hutton
collection. Her vocals gave me those warm-fuzzy
chills. Like when you hear mom singing in the
other room when you go visiting. (Only for some
of us, this might not be an entirely pleasant
memory.)
Included on this CD are Love Is the Damdest
Thing, It Had to Be You, Doin ’ It the Hard Way,
and the newly popular (since Bette Midler brought
it back). Stuff Like That There. Listening to Betty
Hutton is incredibly refreshing. A matinée idol
surviving after all of these years through her
voice.
The Dinah Shore CD is a treat as well. I
enjoyed it almost as much as the Hutton compila
tion. Shore sounds great in these recordings. The
Hooray fo r Love:
Capitol’s Great Gentlemen o f Song
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This is the ultimate collection of classic love
songs. Before Andy Bell crooned Oh / ’Amour or
Sophie B. Hawkins exclaimed Damn, I Wish I
Was Your Lover people used to listen to the likes
of Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett tell them of
love.
On this compilation, culled from the vaults of
Capitol Records, all the songs are the older songs
of love. Lou Rawls sings Stormy Weather, Sammy
Davis Jr. tells us You Are My Lucky Star, and Chet
Baker pokes fun at My Funny Valentine.
Truly, though, either you love them or you
don’t. No in betweens. The Capitol “Spotlight
On” series focuses on some of the individual
gentlemen of song; look for reviews in next issue’s
column.
P r ic k U p Y o u r E a r s : Watch for Melissa
Etheridge coming soon in concert. Garth Brooks’
lesbian sister, Betsy Smittle (his bass player), will
be releasing her First solo album soon. And the
return of Dee-Lite to the City of Roses is destined
to happen shortly. Maybe Lady Kier will be clean
enough to be enjoyable this time. Then again...
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It will be a Portland party at this debut concert for Motherlode's new fourth album. Precious Stone
Join us for our celebration! CD's and tapes o f Precious Stone will be available for the first time at this event;
after that, they will be available at It's My Pleasure and other local music stores. The concert will be ASI,
interpreted.
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