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Title: Disappointing
Review: I have to disagree with the previous reviewers. Although I'm a fan of 30s-40s swing, and particularly of female vocalists of the period, I found O'Connell mediocre compared to her contemporaries. Part of it is her style, which is pedestrian at best; and when she tries to imitate Billie Holiday I can only groan. There is no comparison. Worse, a good portion of this disc contains those awful, insipid novelty songs that became so popular in the 40s - "Boog it," "I Bought a Wooden Whistle," "Six Lessons from Madame la Zonga," "Little Curly Hair in a High Chair," "Bad Humor Man," "Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry," etc. Yuck! CD quality is overall good, but that's about all I can say.
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