The Songbook Collection [Box]

Performer: Rosemary Clooney
Artist: Scott Hamilton; Warren Vache; Cal Tjader; Dave McKenna; Jack Sheldon; L.A. Jazz Choir
Engineer: Ed Trabanco; Phil Edwards
Producer: John Oddo; Carl Jefferson; Allen Farnham; Carl E. Jefferson; John Oddo
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: SONGBOOK COLLECTION contains six CDs that are all available separately: SINGS ROGERS, HART & HAMMERSTEIN, SINGS THE LYRICS OF IRA GERSHWIN, SINGS THE MUSIC OF COLE PORTER, SINGS THE LYRICS OF JOHNNY MERCER, SINGS THE MUSIC OF IRVING BERLIN and SINGS THE MUSIC OF HAROLD ARLEN. THE SONGBOOK COLLECTION contains SINGS THE LYRICS OF IRA GERSHWIN (1980)/SINGS THE MUSIC OF COLE PORTER (1982)/SINGS THE MUSIC OF HAROLD ARLEN (1983)/SINGS THE MUSIC OF IRVING BERLIN (1984)/SINGS THE LYRICS OF JOHNNY MERCER (1987)/SINGS THE MUSIC OF RODGERS, HART & HAMMERSTEIN (1989). Personnel: Rosemary Clooney (vocals); Cal Collins (guitar); David Ladd, David Ladd (flute); Dave McKenna (piano); John Clayton, Jr., Michael Moore , Phil Flanigan, Steve Wallace , Chris Amberger, Bob Maize (double bass); Jack Sheldon (vocals, trumpet); Chris Flory, Ed Bickert (guitar); Roger Glenn (flute); Scott Hamilton (tenor saxophone); Warren Vach� (cornet, flugelhorn); Dan Barrett , Chauncey Welsch (trombone); John Oddo, Nat Pierce (piano); Cal Tjader (vibraphone); Gus Johnson, Jake Hanna, Jeff Hamilton , Joe Cocuzzo, Joe La Barbera (drums); L.A. Jazz Choir. Liner Note Authors: Peter Straub; Alan & Marilyn Bergman; Peter Reilly; Peter Reilly; Alan Bergman; Leonard Feather; Marilyn Bergman; Philip Elwood. Recording information: Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA (10/1979-10/1989); Mastermind Studios, NY., NY (10/1979-10/1989); Penny Lane Studios, New York, NY (10/1979-10/1989); Sage And Sound Recording, Hollywood, CA (10/1979-10/1989). Director: Gerald Eskelin. Arranger: John Oddo.

An iconic American vocalist, Rosemary Clooney often blurred the line between pop and jazz, occasionally even venturing into country and international styles. She started out as a singer with the Tony Pastor band in the 1940s, and her solo career started taking off at the end of the decade. Under the stewardship of Mitch Miller, she had numerous novelty-oriented '50s hits, but later on she dedicated herself to more serious, jazzier work, making some of her finest albums, like 1956's BLUE ROSE. Clooney was also active in films and TV (for a time she had her own television show), and continued performing and recording tirelessly until her death in 2002.

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