Softly/Round Midnight [Import] [Original recording remastered]

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Album Description
Part of the '2 on 1' series. UK reissue combines two of the soulful jazz singer's 1960 releases for Capitol, 'Softly' (feat. The Benny Carter Orchestra) & 'Round Midnight', both of which are out-of-print domestically. 2001 release.

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Softly/Round Midnight
Dakota Staton
Manufacturer: EMI Gold Imports
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005B4H0
Release Date: 2001-06-11

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Body And Soul
I Can't Get Started With You
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Knock Me A Kiss
Let Them Talk
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Will You Still Be Mine'
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Album Description

Part of the '2 on 1' series. UK reissue combines two of the soulful jazz singer's 1960 releases for Capitol, 'Softly' (feat. The Benny Carter Orchestra) & 'Round Midnight', both of which are out-of-print domestically. 2001 release.

Album Details

Two LP's on one digitally remastered CD; features 24 tracks from the inspirational jazz singer.

Customer Reviews:

Staton 2-Fer.......2005-10-20

Two LPs recorded in 1960 are here together on one CD. Benny Carter arranged and conducted on both, and they are quite different endeavors. SOFTLY consists of all slow, lush ballads, not really the best material or arrangement for Dakota's strength as a singer, which tends more toward blues-inflected tunes and varied tempos. I CAN'T GET STARTED and CLOSE YOUR EYES are typical.

ROUND MIDNIGHT, the second LP included, is better. Ballad tempos still predominate, but we get variety, too. One tune, ALONG ABOUT MIDNIGHT, is dripping with a blues feeling and is one of the best tracks Staton has ever recorded. WILL YOU STILL BE MINE is another highlight.

Thus we have a so-so album paired with a very good one. The excellent things on the ROUND MIDNIGHT album outweigh the disappointments on the SOFTLY one, so this CD is still a plus in my book.

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