Autumn in New York/Starring Jo Stafford [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Editorial Reviews
Album Details
Combines vocalist Jo Stafford's 1950 ('Autumn In New York') and 1953 ('Starring Jo Stafford') releases together on one disc. All 24 tracks have been digitally remastered on this 1997 EMI item, including 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,' 'Almost Like Being In Love,' 'The Gentleman Is A Dope,' 'Fools Rush In' and much more.

Tracks:

Autumn in New York
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes -
Haunted Heart
If I Loved You
In the Still of the Night
Some Enchanted Evening
Just One of Those Things
Almost Like Being in Love
Make Believe
Through the Years
Best Things in Life Are Free
Sometimes I'm Happy
Serenade of the Bells
On the Alamo
No Other Love
Red River Valley
Ivy
Fools Rush In
Sunday Kind of Love
Gentleman Is a Dope
Symphony
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
You Keep Coming Back Like a Song
Day by Day

Album Details

Combines vocalist Jo Stafford's 1950 ('Autumn In New York') and 1953 ('Starring Jo Stafford') releases together on one disc. All 24 tracks have been digitally remastered on this 1997 EMI item, including 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,' 'Almost Like Being In Love,' 'The Gentleman Is A Dope,' 'Fools Rush In' and much more.

Customer Reviews:

Capitol collection of Jo Stafford singles from the 40s.......2007-04-08

I love Jo Stafford's voice and I was very happy I bought this two record cd. The only time I wasn't enthralled was when she sang in a genre I don't normally listen to. Leonard Feather wrote in "Inside Bop" that "The Gentleman Is A Dope" represents the influence of bop on mainstream singing by 1946. Listen to the opening chorus where Stafford scats. It sounds like she's singing with the clarinet.

Classic & Classy Jo.......2005-07-20

This is my favorite Jo Stafford CD! Every track here is a sophisticated number that showcases why she continues to impress listeners with her smooth voice. Her rendition of "Autumn in New York" makes me cry and feel sentimental every time, and I've never even set foot in New England!

Beautiful music - but this CD is now superfluous.......2002-10-03

I bought this before the Yes indeed! boxed set was released. Every song on this wonderful twofer can be found in that set, although I haven't checked to see if they are all the same versions. A previous reviewer suggests two of these tracks are missing from the box, so unless he has made a mistake, they must be different versions of the same songs.

Of the songs included here, romantic love songs make up most of this collection although there are a couple of western songs (Red river valley and Tumbling tumbleweeds) recorded with lush orchestral backings like the rest of this CD. All are sung superbly by Jo - but I can't ever remember hearing Jo do anything less. Smoke gets in your eyes and Some enchanted evening are just two of the famous songs here.

This is a magnificent collection, but if you buy Yes indeed! (at only a slightly higher price), you won't need it.

Buy the boxed set instead!.......2002-10-01

The *music* contained on this dual-album CD unquestionably deserves 5 stars. However, anyone reading this far would probably like to know that ALL BUT TWO TRACKS of this CD are included on the *Proper Box* 4-CD set -- "Yes Indeed" -- which costs about the same price as this single CD. So unless you're a "completist" or want the original album covers (which are reproduced in tiny size), there is currently no reason to buy this CD. Get more Jo for your dough -- buy the boxed set instead!

Jo Stafford-Autumn in New york.......2001-08-13

I was eight years old when WW 2 ended and thru the prior years and many after, Jo Staffords music was always on the radio, I was so thrilled with this album, especially to realize that all the words came flooding back as if it were just yesterday. The song " NO OTHER LOVE" was my first real intro to classical music which is now among my favorites and as a young girl learned that song, was a piece by Chopin.

Average customer rating:

Two of the greatest!

Autumn in New York/Starring Jo Stafford
Jo Stafford
Manufacturer: EMI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music

Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000003PYR
Release Date: 2000-04-04

Tracks:

Autumn in New York - Jo Stafford, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - Jo Stafford, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Haunted Heart - Jo Stafford, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
If I Loved You - Jo Stafford, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
In the Still of the Night - Jo Stafford, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Some Enchanted Evening - Jo Stafford, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Just One of Those Things - Jo Stafford, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Almost Like Being in Love - Jo Stafford, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Make Believe - Jo Stafford, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Through the Years - Jo Stafford, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Best Things in Life Are Free - Jo Stafford, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Sometimes I'm Happy - Jo Stafford, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Serenade of the Bells - The Pied Pipers, Jo Stafford, The Starlighters, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
On the Alamo - Jo Stafford, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
No Other Love - The Pied Pipers, Jo Stafford, The Starlighters, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Red River Valley - The Pied Pipers, Jo Stafford, The Starlighters, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Ivy - The Pied Pipers, Jo Stafford, The Starlighters, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Fools Rush In - The Pied Pipers, Jo Stafford, The Starlighters, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Sunday Kind of Love - The Pied Pipers, Jo Stafford, The Starlighters, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Gentleman Is a Dope - The Pied Pipers, Jo Stafford, The Starlighters, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Symphony - The Pied Pipers, Jo Stafford, The Starlighters, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Tumbling Tumbleweeds - The Pied Pipers, Jo Stafford, The Starlighters, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
You Keep Coming Back Like a Song - The Pied Pipers, Jo Stafford, The Starlighters, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Day by Day - The Pied Pipers, Jo Stafford, The Starlighters, Paul Weston & His Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Two of the greatest!.......1999-05-19

Perhaps two of the most memorable and beautiful vocal albums in recording history are captured here in this splendid import "twofer". Jo Stafford is a rare and haunting vocal artist; possessing the amazing ability to break your heart with a simple chord change. Jo Stafford in her brilliance makes it all seem so easy. These two albums of Broadway and folk favorites from 1955 are a must!

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