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How Sweet It Is! The Jackie Gleason Velvet Brass Collection is a nice 20-track compilation of Gleason's easy listening brass records, containing lush, appealing versions of such standards as "You're Driving Me Crazy," "But Not for Me," "The Man I Love," "Me and My Shadow," "Take the 'A' Train," "Am I Blue," "What's New?," "Girl of My Dreams," "September Song" and "My Buddy." There's also a handful of fine original compositions, such as "Melancholy Serenade" and "To a Sleeping Beauty," that may not be as strong as the standards, but they're lovely songs nonetheless, and they add value to what already is the strongest compilation of Gleason's lush brass recordings yet assembled. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Recording information: Capitol Studios, New York, NY (11/23/1952-05/05/1967).
Director: Mike Ragogna.
Personnel: Jackie Gleason (vocals).
Liner Note Authors: Steve Hoffman; Will Friedwald.
How Sweet It Is!: The Jackie Gleason Velvet Brass Collection Music How Sweet It Is!: The Jackie Gleason Velvet Brass Collection Songs | 1. | You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?) | |
| 2. | Skyliner | |
| 3. | But Not for Me | |
| 4. | Man I Love, The | |
| 5. | Cherokee | |
| 6. | Me and My Shadow | |
| 7. | Take the 'A' Train | |
| 8. | By the Beautiful Sea | |
| 9. | Am I Blue | |
| 10. | What's New? | |
| 11. | Girl of My Dreams | |
| 12. | My Buddy | |
| 13. | I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me | |
| 14. | September Song | |
| 15. | Out of Nowhere | |
| 16. | Chinatown, My Chinatown | |
| 17. | Melancholy Serenade | |
| 18. | One of These Days (Pow!) | |
| 19. | I Had but 50 Cents | |
| 20. | To a Sleeping Beauty (Monologue) - (mono) | |
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