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	Della Reese The Jubilee Years [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED] Genres: Jazz, Pop 2010 two CD release. The many talents of Della Reese has meant she has enjoyed a long and successful career as top drawer performer of Jazz, Blues, R&B, Gospel and stylish Pop music. Here, the spotlight is on her two c... more » « less
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All Artists: Della Reese
Title: The Jubilee Years [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED]
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Jasmine Music
Original Release Date: 1/1/2010
Re-Release Date: 5/14/2010
Genres: Jazz, Pop
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Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
Other Editions: Jubilee Years
UPC: 604988054422

Synopsis

Album Description

2010 two CD release. The many talents of Della Reese has meant she has enjoyed a long and successful career as top drawer performer of Jazz, Blues, R&B, Gospel and stylish Pop music. Here, the spotlight is on her two complete albums and a collection of her singles from Jubilee records including the classic hit 'And That Reminds Me'. This is a great introduction to the work of Della Reese and shows exactly why she was considered one of the foremost interpreters of the American Songbook. 50 tracks. Jasmine.

CD Reviews

Once Upon a Dream

Reno Baldomero | 06/04/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This 2-disc released by Jasmine Records doesn't include anything that haven't been released on CD before. Disc one was originally released by Westside as "The Jubilee Singles", and both "A Date with Della" and "The Story of Blues" have been issued by Collector's Choice. All three albums sounded great, but this one sounds even better. The audio was a bit low on "The Jubilee Years" album, and the vocals on "The Story of the Blues" only came out through one of the speakers. All of these quibbles have been rectified on this beautiful collection.

Her years at Jubilee were not terribly successful. It started off well with her truly unique take on "In the Still of the Night", which sold 500,000 copies, and she scored a million-seller and gold single with "And That Reminds Me", which peaked at number #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and #9 on the weekly chart. It also reached number #16 on Cash Box' best-selling singles chart of 1957. Her subsequent singles and those before "And That Reminds Me", did not chart, except for Adderley's "Sermonette", which entered the charts at number #99 for one single week in 1958. Do not be fooled by this rather low amount of charting singles, as many of her singles were incredibly good. Della sang it all. From sweet and tender ballads like the lovely "If Not for You" and "How Could You Not Believe Me", to her hard-swinging take on "Once Upon a Dream", and straight '50s pop on songs like "Years from Now" and "Time Was". The latter being once of her very best. I won't get too deep into disc two, as you most likely already own both of them. They both showcase Della's strenght as a performer, and she was always at her best when belting the blues.

Let's hope that Jasmine Records delivers on the promise they make on the backside of the booklet, by delivering an overview of her years at RCA Victor. When they do, let us hope that they choose to issue a collection of her singles (90% of which have never seen the light of day on CD), or reissue a couple of her albums that have yet to be released on CD, like "Waltz with Me" and/ or "Della by Starlight".

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