"This is really the most fabulous box set. It represents Eartha over many years, doing the same song at different ages, and she only improves with time. Saw her in Seattle at Jazz Alley, when she admitted to being, well, nearly old as my mother. She signed the box set for me, very gracious. I took two friends, a man in his 20's, and his 30 something wife..they'd never heard any of Eartha's music before, and the young macho man went nuts, jumping up - whistling and yelling. To him, and ME, she's every bit as sexy as when I saw her on Ed Sullivan in th 50's & 60's. This IS her finest collection. Forget CD #5 tho, eh....but the other four are worth the price, and more. Also buy eartha in person at The Plaza, it is her very best LIVE recording. YOU NEED THEM BOTH !!!! too marvelous for words..."
PURRRRRFECTION!
Ruben | Tallahassee, Florida | 03/26/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This collection reflects the many moods of Miss Kitt in all her sultry splendor. From "I Want To Be Evil" to "C'est Si Bon" to "Jonny" (in English and German), to "Do You Remember" and "Lullaby Of Birdland" and into her blues selections, the cuts from "Mrs. Patterson" and the ultimate in Eartha-ness: "Monotonous", this 5 CD set is worth every penny! While I came along many years after these recordings, I find myself enchanted with every track. If only I were 30 years older!"
Thank you,Miss Kitt!!!!!!!!!
N. Wellbäck | Stockholm, Sweden | 04/11/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This collection of Eartha kitt songs is the best.You get every importent song of her career.The sound ,the sleeve design is fantastic.
It is expensive but it's worth the money.This box shows Miss Kitt at her best.You get all the hits and some diffrent verisons of some of the hits.This is my birthday present to myself.
Eartha kitt is the best singer out there today.She is fantastic!!!
Miss Kitt is sexy without ever beeing sleesy.It's a sexiness of the old world.
Miss Kitt,thank you for everything you have done!!!You are the greatest!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Show tune Holy Grail
Steve Lovett | Dallas, TX USA | 03/30/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"For those collectors looking for the rarest of rare in musical theater and ready to pay for it, this box set is the only current way to get one of the Holy Grails of musical recordings, "Mrs. Patterson". In addition, you get most of her hits from her first stage outting in "New Faces of 1952.""
Track Listings (26) - Disc #1
