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Title: Bing and Basie....definitely past their prime
Review: It really is hard for me to have to give an album by Bing (or Count Basie for that matter) a one star rating. However, this album is really awful. Both artists are well past their prime. Add to that an awful song selection of late 60's tunes (akin to the selection on "Hey Jude, Hey Bing"), and you have a real mess. "Little Green Apples", which Bing also sang for "Hey Jude, Hey Bing", is particularly terrible.Track listing:1."Gentle On My Mind"2."Everything Is Beautiful"3."Gonna Build a Mountain"4."Sunrise, Sunset"5."Hangin' Loose"6."All His Children"7."Put Your Hand In the Hand"8."Snowbird"9."Little Green Apples"10."Sugar, Don't You Know"11."Have a Nice Day"I love both guys, and have a plethora of Bing CD's in my collection, dating back to his earliest recordings. However, this is really a painful listen, both artistically, and emotionally....as it is sad that both of them reached this point. This one went to the used CD shop.
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