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Title: Sadly awful
Review: I was aware of Monica Lewis as the Chaquita Banana singer and that she had sung in the big band era, so I tried this CD. I was very disappointed, Ms. Lewis' voice is very much past its prime, and is extremely suspect of pitch. The jazzy backings are generic, without any particular oomph of their own. Add to all of this, that Jule Styne's songs do not lend themselves to jazz interpretations. Imagine the titles covered here in a swinging style, People, Some People, The Music that Makes me Dance, I Fall in Love too Easily, I Don't Want to Walk Without You. This album is a mistake from first note to last. I played it once and it is now sitting in a wastebasket to my right, because I wouldn't even want to inflict this on anyone else.
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