▁of ▁All Music ▁writes , ▁" With ▁all ▁due ▁respect ▁to ▁many ▁re issues ▁of ▁classic ▁Broadway ▁t unes ▁by ▁various ▁recording ▁labels , ▁this ▁box ▁set ▁sets ▁a ▁new ▁standard ▁for ▁music ▁that ▁has ▁stood ▁the ▁test ▁of ▁time ▁but ▁is ▁played ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁time ▁and ▁space ▁by ▁a ▁modern ▁woman . ▁Ada ir ▁is ▁probably ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁to ▁tack le ▁a ▁project ▁of ▁this ▁magnitude ▁and ▁therefore ▁makes ▁this ▁set ▁an ▁innov ative ▁j ew el ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁accomplish ing ▁" the ▁impossible "; ▁it ▁proves ▁that ▁great ▁works ▁are ▁performed ▁not ▁by ▁strength , ▁but ▁by ▁per se ver ance ." ▁ ▁C . ▁Michael ▁Ba iley ▁of ▁All ▁About ▁Jazz ▁starts ▁his ▁review ▁by ▁saying ▁this ▁collection ▁is ▁" A ▁Super b ▁Introduction ▁to ▁the ▁Great ▁American ▁Song ▁Book ..." ▁and ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁say , ▁" This ▁release ▁hon ors ▁both ▁M s . ▁Ada ir ▁and ▁Green ▁Hill ▁Records , ▁each ▁who ▁had ▁the ▁g uts ▁to ▁present ▁this ▁grand ▁canon ▁with ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁grace ▁and ▁a pl omb ▁of ▁creating ▁high ▁art ." ▁ ▁Ch et ▁William son ▁of ▁R amb les ▁ends ▁his ▁review ▁with ▁this ▁statement :" Th ose ▁who ▁listen ▁for ▁something ▁ed gy ▁and ▁new ▁will ▁not ▁find ▁it ▁here , ▁but ▁what ▁they ▁will ▁hear ▁is ▁something ▁that ▁we ▁don ' t ▁hear ▁all ▁that ▁much ▁anymore ▁and ▁often ▁take ▁for ▁granted ▁when ▁we ▁do ▁-- ▁classic ▁songs , ▁played ▁with ▁class , ▁ver ve ▁and ▁taste